Firm field tests micro-power broadband
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A Florida company has successfully completed the first field tests of xMax, a long-range signal technique that uses extremely low amounts of power.
ISS crew to try U.S. spacesuits Monday
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The Expedition 12 crew prepared for the mission's first spacewalk and kept the station ship-shape this week. Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev are ready for their mission's ...
Scientists to explore the 'Grand Canyon' of the oceans
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The deepest, darkest, most inhospitable place on Earth is the focus of a new 2 million research project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. The ECOMAR project will explore the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a mountain ran ...
Briefs: Homechoice expands IPTV footprint in U.K.
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Homechoice, Britain's leading Internet television platform, is making its move to go nationwide.
Study: Wildlife trade figures unreliable
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Wildlife trade reported by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora reportedly differs from government figures.
Wing color not just for looks
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Harvard and Russian researchers have documented natural selection's role in the creation of new species through a process called reinforcement, where butterfly wing colors differ enough to avoid confusion ...
Space technology onboard transatlantic racer
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Space technology will boost the performance of at least one boat during this year’s Transat Jacques Vabre international sailing contest. The race starts on Saturday from Le Havre in France, and ends in Salvador ...
Briefs: eBay founder gives $100M for microfinance
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The founder of eBay said Friday he will donate $100 million to Tufts University to be invested in microfinance.
Wireless World: Convergence arrives
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The wireless deal announced by a consortium of cable companies grabbed all the headlines this week, but analysts have been predicting the convergence of such technology capabilities for several years now. More partnerships ...
NASA seeks $5 billion more for shuttles
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NASA needs about $5 billion more than previously budgeted to operate the space shuttle before the program ends in 2010, said the agency's director.
A sense of place
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Cyberspace is widely considered to be lacking geography, rendering borders and distances irrelevant in a globalizing world. As a result, few have focused on how the very technologies that created the virtual space of the ...
Briefs: Samsung's digital-music hopes remain high
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Samsung Electronics said Friday it will offer technical support to its Internet-based music partners that are rivals to Apple's iPod.
Senate approves ANWR oil drilling
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The U.S. Senate gave final approval for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as part of a deficit-cutting budget bill.
'Invisible magic' in a Networked World
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All the things we use in our everyday lives will one day be networked with one another. “They will perceive their environment, process data and communicate with one another,” explains computer researcher Friedemann Mattern ...
New review delays Cape Cod wind farm
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A new environmental review for a Cape Cod wind farm in Massachusetts will delay a final decision on the project about a year.
