Archive: 11/07/2005
Iridium Satellite sees maritime growth
Iridium Satellite said Monday demand for maritime satellite communications equipment is continuing to grow.
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Tsunami damage limited on Indonesia reefs
Scientists say tsunami damage on reefs close to the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake epicenter pales in comparison with human-caused damage.
Nov 07, 2005 |
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Study: How an internal organelle doubles
Yale University scientists have found a mechanism that regulates the way an internal organelle, the Golgi apparatus, duplicates as cells prepare to divide.
Nov 07, 2005 |
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Yahoo! to fully own European, Korean sites (Update)
Yahoo! Inc. said Monday it will pay a total of $500 million to gain full control of its sites in Britain, Germany, France and South Korea.
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No salvation yet for TiVo from Yahoo! deal
No longer satisfied with simply being an Internet search engine, Yahoo! has been diversifying its portfolio rapidly over the past few months through a number of major acquisitions and business deals with other companies. ...
Nov 07, 2005 |
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Microsoft takes lead in AOL bidding
Microsoft Corp. has taken the lead in talks to purchase a major stake in America Online from Time Warner Inc., according to a news report Monday.
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Fast and totally secure communication in quantum
A new era of totally secure communication and information sharing is within reach, with physicists at ANU achieving possibly the world’s fastest transmission of 'unhackable' data using bright lasers to generate an absolutely ...
Nov 07, 2005 |
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A researcher racing for results
Yuntian Zhu of DOE's Los Alamos National Laboratory's may have started late in the race to develop ultra-long carbon nanotubes, but he is now on the fast track to success.
Nov 07, 2005 |
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ISS crew takes a space walk
U.S. astronaut William McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev took part in a Monday spacewalk at the International Space Station.
Nov 07, 2005 |
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Tens of Thousands of World Citizens Unite Online to Debate Urban Sustainability
Experts and ordinary people from around the world will address problems of urban habitat without leaving their homes or offices, thanks to IBM technology. The 72-hour Habitat JAM will bring together academics and students, ...
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K-State Physics Professor Says Evolution Debate Damaging State's Educational Reputation
There are worse jobs than being a science teacher in the state of Kansas. But not much. According to Popular Science Magazine, only two jobs -- a manure inspector and a human lab rat -- rank lower than a Kansas biology tea ...
Nov 07, 2005 |
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Innovation award for improved radio frequency plasma reactor
An invention by researchers from Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science won recognition from the Institute of Electrical Engineers at their inaugural Innovation in Engineering Awards recently. Professor John Allen and ...
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Giant ape co-existed alongside humans 100,000 years ago, researcher finds
A gigantic ape, measuring about 10 feet tall and weighing up to 1,200 pounds, co-existed alongside humans, a geochronologist at McMaster University has discovered.
Nov 07, 2005 |
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Researcher challenges movies unscientific aliens
Is there life on other planets? And if so, are they the little green men of science fiction? Professor Ian Stewart from the University of Warwick thinks there is life on other planets and while it could be ...
Nov 07, 2005 |
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'Flu Chip' May Help Combat Future Epidemics, Pandemics
A novel "Flu Chip" developed at the University of Colorado at Boulder that can determine the genetic signatures of specific influenza strains from patient samples within hours may help world health officials ...
Nov 07, 2005 |
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