The Next Space Age Is Coming
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Space Frontier Conference 14, which will be held in Los Angeles on October 21-23, is set to celebrate the Next Space Age - a time when you and your children can finally achieve the dream of going into space, when private ...
Silicon Nanotechnology to Combat Biowarfare Agents
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In fall 2001, several letters containing deadly spores were sent to targeted spots across the county. The documents threatened the lives of postal workers, government administrative workers, officials and others. ...
IT hiring increasing in the United States
Sep 06, 2005 |
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Information-technology employment is increasing, and the greatest expansion appears to be coming from computer-network design and related services, with Internet companies, software developers and even consumer-product firms ...
Nano shuttles suggest lifting things may become thing of the past (Update)
Sep 06, 2005 |
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A key technological breakthrough led by the University of Edinburgh suggests that a futuristic world where people can move objects about ‘remotely’ with laser pointers could be closer than we think. Chemists working on the ...
Miss. River wetlands must be reconstructed
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Scientists say the New Orleans flooding might have been prevented had the Mississippi River's delta and barrier islands been intact. But now the scientists say a Manhattan Project-style effort must be made to restore the ...
Surround sound via headphones
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Music fans will soon be able to enjoy high-quality surround sound even when traveling: Ensonido creates an illusion of several loudspeakers for the ears wearing stereo headphones. The software measures the ...
Kazaa hit by file-sharing crackdown
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Following in the footsteps of the U.S. courts, an Australian federal judge Monday ruled against the file-swapping network Kazaa for making it easier for Web users to download copyrighted music, but he denied allegations by ...
Study: Martian volcanoes might be active
Sep 06, 2005 |
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British scientists say fields of volcanic cones discovered at the North Pole of Mars suggest the Red Planet might still be geologically active.
Human tissue to be made from stem cells
Sep 06, 2005 |
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University of Liverpool researchers reportedly are striving to make human tissue grown from stem cells available for transplant within four years.
Salinity of northeast U.S. water increases
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Scientists say northeastern U.S. surface water might become toxic for freshwater marine life and unfit for human consumption within 100 years.
TOM Online, Skype form JV in China
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Chinese wireless Internet company TOM Online and Skype, a popular Web site enabling free phone calls, announced the formation of a joint venture in China.
Improving picture for high definition television
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By the end of this year there will be 28.6 million high-definition television sets in homes worldwide, according to HDTV, a new research report published today by Informa Telecoms & Media. By 2010 that number will be more ...
Red-tape cuts for Gulf Coast telecoms
Sep 06, 2005 |
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Federal regulators have been cutting red tape in order to speed the recovery of the communications network in the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast.
Ericsson launches automatic configuration
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Ericsson launched Tuesday its automatic device configuration, which will allow operators to identify which devices are being used by a cell phone.
Online banking interest in U.S. stalls
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Worries about security have led to an apparent cooling toward Internet banking in the United States. A new survey from Ipsos Group indicated Tuesday that the number of Americans who use online banking hit a plateau during ...
