Archive: 04/07/2006
Cablevision to test remote DVR service
In the continuing struggle for dominance in the digital-video-recorder market, industry giant Cablevision is about to try something different. The firm, which has offered conventional digital-cable systems and set-top boxes ...
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Rumblings on the moon could be problematic for lunar base
As NASA envisions it, astronauts will return to the moon within the next decade or so. Unlike in the earlier, quick, Apollo visits, these astronauts will build a permanent base and prepare for an historic ...
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War Between The Sexes Influences Evolution in Some Species, Say Scientists
Competition and conflict between males and females start inside the egg in some species, say scientists. Birds, butterflies, and snakes have a genetic war between the sexes that influences the way they evolve, according to ...
Apr 07, 2006 |
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Ancient Ants Arose 140-168 Million Years Ago
Ants are considerably older than previously believed, having originated 140 to 168 million years ago, according to new research on the cover of this week's issue of the journal Science.
Apr 07, 2006 |
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First Color Mars Images From New Orbiter
This is the first color image of Mars from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The blankets of material ejected from the many small fresh craters are generally ...
Apr 07, 2006 |
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Museum unveils world's largest T-rex skull
The world's largest Tyrannosaurus rex skull, unearthed nearly 40 years ago in eastern Montana, is now on display at the Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University in Bozeman.
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Explaining how the brain recognizes faces
The mechanism by which the brain recognizes faces has long fascinated neurobiologists, many of whom believe that the brain perceives faces as "special" and very different from other visual objects. For example, ...
Apr 07, 2006 |
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Aussies seek input on Telstra sale
Australian Finance Minister Nick Minchin will visit European and Japanese investors later this month to discuss the proposed sale of telco Telstra.
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Small Telephone Network With Peer-to-Peer
Siemens has developed a telephone system that doesn't require a switchboard. The HiPath BizIP telephones are directly connected to one another and communicate much like participants in an Internet file-sharing ...
Apr 07, 2006 |
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Women now live longer than men even in poorest countries
2006 is likely to be the first year in human history when, across almost all the world, women can expect to outlive men, say researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of Sheffield in this week's BMJ.
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Israel: Intel to spend $810 million here
Global chip-making giant Intel has promised to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in Israel over the coming years for procurement, the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor announced this week.
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Delivering online assistance to the needy
Video telephony allows immediate contact with people at home, enables them to continue living at home and relieves pressure on care-providers by reducing physical journeys. It was first tested in Europe in the early 1990s ...
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Wireless sensor networks offer high-tech assurance for a world wary of earthquakes
An earthquake strikes a large city, wrecking roads and bridges, stranding rush-hour commuters, trapping office workers inside high-rise buildings. As director of the city's transportation authority, you have minutes to make ...
Apr 07, 2006 |
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University of California leads in patents
The University of California led the top 10 universities receiving most patents in 2005 with 390.
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Wireless World: Free cell phones for all?
Broadcast television has always been free for consumers -- courtesy of advertising sponsors, ranging from the makers of Alka-Seltzer to the purveyors of Viagra and Propecia. Now that mobile phones are as integral ...
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