Sony Ericsson announces another in a series of Walkman phones -- the stylish W550
Aug 08, 2005 |
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Sony Ericsson today a new addition to its Walkman™ phone family - the W550 - an affordable phone that offers great quality stereo music and integrates a 1.3 megapixel camera, full Internet browsing capability ...
Networking: Trouble for new Microsoft OS?
Aug 08, 2005 |
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Microsoft Corp. is releasing a beta version of Windows Vista, its latest operating system -- said to be impervious to most network hackers -- and the accompanying server software is anticipated later this year, experts told ...
How do you get plants to grow on Mars?
Aug 08, 2005 |
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The first step: relieve their anxiety. Anxiety can be a good thing. It alerts you that something may be wrong, that danger may be close. It helps initiate signals that get you ready to act. But, while an ...
Japan plans giant broadband satellite
Aug 08, 2005 |
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Japanese government officials say they will develop a new communications satellite to provide broadband services that are as fast as fiber optic cable.
Study yields insights into fungi—and beer
Aug 08, 2005 |
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Chemotherapy and organ transplantation not only take a huge toll on patients, but they can compromise the immune system and leave patients vulnerable to infections from microbes such as pathogenic fungi--the fastest-growing ...
Meteor impacts: Life's jump starter?
Aug 08, 2005 |
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Meteor impacts are generally regarded as monstrous killers and one of the causes of mass extinctions throughout the history of life. But there is a chance the heavy bombardment of Earth by meteors during the planet's youth ...
IBM to Open Source Technology for Analysis of Unstructured Information
Aug 08, 2005 |
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IBM announced plans to make available through open source its Unstructured Information Management Architecture (UIMA), a technology designed to support a new breed of software applications that can process text within documents ...
Weather delays shuttle return by a day
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NASA delayed the Shuttle Discovery's return to Earth for one day Monday because of unstable weather conditions in Florida.
Nanotechnology to provide portable genetic risk detection
Aug 08, 2005 |
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A state-of-the-art portable biosensing device based on micro- and nanotechnologies will empower doctors to rapidly and accurately forewarn patients of their genetic risk of developing diseases such as cancer.
Back to Mars for the closest look yet
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In two days' time [Wednesday 10th August] NASA will launch the biggest spacecraft ever to be sent to Mars - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). UK scientists are involved with MRO’s Mars Climate Sounder instrument that will ...
North Carolina wine crops face beetlemania
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North Carolina grape growers who have dealt with hurricanes, tornadoes, fungi and birds now face another threat: Japanese beetles.
Some GM crops legal in the U.K.
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Genetically modified crops can reportedly be grown in Britain without farmers having to notify the government or their neighbors, the Guardian reported Monday.
Verizon aims to curb cell 'sticker shock'
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Verizon is seeking to eliminate unpleasant surprises on cell-phone bills that can cause parents to think twice before turning the devices over to their kids.
Rainbands Offer Better Forecasts of Hurricane Intensity
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Scientists will soon begin one of the largest research projects ever undertaken to better understand dramatic, rapid changes in hurricane intensity. These changes have baffled forecasters for decades.
Model gives clearer idea of how oxygen came to dominate Earth's atmosphere
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A number of hypotheses have been used to explain how free oxygen first accumulated in Earth's atmosphere some 2.4 billion years ago, but a full understanding has proven elusive. Now a new model offers plausible scenarios ...
