Bids on massive U.S. telecom pact roll in
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Major telecom companies have begun submitting their bids for Networx, a massive communications upgrade planned by the United States government.
Physicists unravel how the Brits may have struck gold in Olympic sailing
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A study led by University College London scientists has unravelled the physical mechanism behind the poorly understood weather phenomenon of coastal wind jets - which are thought to have helped the British sailing team strike ...
North Sea efficient sink for carbon dioxide
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A relatively large number of algae grow in the North Sea. These form the basis for a much richer food chain than that found in the Atlantic Ocean. Dutch-sponsored researcher Yann Bozec calculated that coastal seas such as ...
FEMA computers hampered during Katrina
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Faulty federal computer networks may have been partly to blame for the government's lackadaisical response to major storms last summer -- and Hurricane Katrina this year, experts tell UPI's Networking.
Nokia boss says mobile-phone demand strong
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The growth in global mobile-phone demand should continue into next year despite earlier expert predictions of a downturn, the head of Nokia predicted.
Wireless Industry Leaders Promote Next-Generation Wi-Fi Technology to Accelerate IEEE Standards Development
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Twenty six Wi-Fi industry leaders today announced a coalition formed to accelerate the IEEE 802.11n standard development process and promote a technology specification for next-generation wireless local area networking (WLAN) ...
Few note virtualization's 'stealthy creep'
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Virtualization, a concept that replaces the old model of a computer as a single “box” running only its own operating system and storing only its own data in its own format, is likely to revolutionize the IT industry.
NASA to test space shuttle runway program
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NASA has announced a pilot program expanding access and use of the space shuttle runway at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Supercomputers may help oil companies
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Ohio State University scientists say oil companies may soon be using supercomputers to solve problems such as how to fight oil spills.
Rensselaer engineers to inspect levees
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute scientists are going to New Orleans as part of an expert team investigating levee failures caused by Hurricane Katrina.
IBM: No genetic tests for hiring, benefits
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The IBM Corp. in Armonk, N.Y., reportedly plans to pledge not to use genetic information in hiring or determining eligibility for healthcare plans.
Intel Ships Multi-Core Server Platforms
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Intel Corporation today announced the availability of its first dual-core, hyper-threaded Intel Xeon processor for dual processor servers. The new processor helps to improve the performance and response time of multi-threaded ...
Computer predicts quakes in S.F. area
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Scientists say the San Francisco Bay Area has a 25-percent chance of a magnitude 7 or greater earthquake during the next 20 years.
Deep sleep may be in your genes
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Swiss scientists at the University of Zurich say they've identified a genetic variation that may explain why some people sleep better than others.
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