Advanced Bridge Materials’ Efficacy Tested at NC State University
Aug 03, 2005 |
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One-third of urban bridges in the United States are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, according to the recent Infrastructure Report Card issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Virginia Tech electrical engineers invent wireless Internet connection
Aug 03, 2005 |
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A new unlicensed, wireless Internet connection, WiFi, is providing new freedom to the World Wide Web addict. An antenna for WiFi, invented by Warren Stutzman of Virginia Tech's Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Eng ...
SAMSUNG Introduces a ‘Korea-Japan Roaming Phone’
Aug 03, 2005 |
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Samsung Electronics announced the launch of a multi-function Korea – Japan roaming mobile phone (model: SCH-V670). V670 also comes with the latest multimedia features (MP3, VOD, MOD, etc.), as well as diverse ...
'Smart' Bio-nanotubes Developed; May Help in Drug Delivery
Aug 03, 2005 |
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Materials scientists working with biologists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have developed "smart" bio-nanotubes - with open or closed ends - that could be developed for drug or gene delivery ...
NASA's Spitzer Finds Hidden, Hungry Black Holes
Aug 03, 2005 |
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Most of the biggest black holes in the universe have been eating cosmic meals behind closed doors – until now. With its sharp infrared eyes, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope peered through walls of galactic dust to uncover wha ...
Space Station Astronaut Records Muscle Activity for Study
Aug 03, 2005 |
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Expedition 11 NASA ISS Science Officer John Phillips conducted his fourth session of the Foot/Ground Reaction Forces during Spaceflight, or FOOT experiment. Phillips wore the instrumented Lower Extremity Monitoring Suit, ...
Gemini Samples Spectrum Of 2003 UB313: Pluto-Like Surface
Aug 03, 2005 |
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The Gemini Observatory has obtained a preliminary spectrum of 2003 UB313, the lastest so-called "10th planet". These observations were obtained on January 25, 2005 by Chad Trujillo, a Gemini staff member who is also on the ...
The Web: Silencing jihadi Web sites
Aug 03, 2005 |
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The online communications channel between al-Qaida's shadowy leaders and its terrorist operatives has been severely disrupted in recent weeks -- since the July 7, 2005, jihadi attacks on London -- apparently by British intelligence.
Nerve Cells' Power Plants Caught In A Traffic Jam
Aug 03, 2005 |
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Nerve cells need lots of energy to work properly, and the energy needs to be delivered to the right place at the right time. By inducing a mutation in fruit flies, researchers have figured out that a particular ...
NASA, Industry Partner Test 20-Meter Solar Sail System
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NASA has reached a milestone in the testing of solar sails -- a unique propulsion technology that will use sunlight to propel vehicles through space. Engineers have successfully deployed a 20-meter solar sail system that ...
Messenger spacecraft on way to Mercury
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NASA's Messenger spacecraft swung by Earth for a Tuesday gravity assist that propelled it deeper into space on its long journey toward Mercury.
First in-orbit space shuttle repair successful (Update)
Aug 03, 2005 |
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Updated: The STS-114 crew completed heat shield repairs efforts on Space Shuttle Discovery’s underbelly during today’s spacewalk. STS-114 Mission Specialist Steve Robinson removed gap fillers that were protruding ...
Finding may explain link between alcohol and certain cancers
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Drinking alcoholic beverages has been linked to an increased risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer and other types of cancer. Researchers looking for the potential biochemical basis for this link have focused on acetaldehyde, ...
NASA considers second emergency spacewalk
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The successful emergency spacewalk by a shuttle Discovery astronaut Wednesday might soon be followed by the world's second such emergency repair mission.
First Galileo Satellite delivered by UK company
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Surrey Satellites Technology Ltd (SSTL) and the Galileo satellite navigation programme achieved a major milestone last week when SSTL delivered the first Galileo test satellite. The 'Galileo System Test Bed ...
