NASA awards Mars Science Lab contract
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Jun 05, 2006 |
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NASA has selected Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services Inc. to develop the launch vehicle for the Mars Science Lab mission.
Group Living Takes a Toll on Galaxies
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Astronomers have detected substantial amounts of filamentary, cold gas in compact groups of galaxies, highlighting what may be an important force in galactic evolution, scientists announced today at the American ...
Boeing, FedEx trial plane-part RFIDs
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Boeing and FedEx are testing the effectiveness of higher-powered RFID tags as a means of monitoring the condition of an MD-10 air freighter.
Marmots are returned to the Dolomites
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Twenty pairs of marmots -- Europe's version of the U.S.'s groundhog -- have been reintroduced into Italy's National Park of the Belluno Dolomites.
Generics controversy issue widens
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A dispute between the U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission over generic drugs is reportedly widening with implications for the drug firms.
EPA mandates ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel
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The Environmental Agency has quietly issued a rule requiring U.S. oil refineries to produce ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel to substantially reduce emissions.
Report says collaboration the rule for IT
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A new study concludes that collaboration among companies around the world has become the business model for the high-tech industry.
Next space shuttle crew has countdown test
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NASA says the astronauts and ground crews for Space Shuttle Discovery's upcoming mission, STS-121, will hold a countdown test next week.
HTC's Dopod deal seen as positive for IPO
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There may be a surge in multi-tasking personal digital assistant phones across Asia, or so there would be if High Tech Computer's plans pan out.
