Expedition 11, Space Tourist Back on Earth
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The Expedition 11 landed back on Earth Monday at 9:09 p.m. EDT after undocking from the international space station at 5:49 p.m. EDT. Commander Sergei Krikalev, Flight Engineer John Phillips and Spaceflight ...
Australia Ready For Shenzhou Emergency
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Australian authorities are ready to rescue China's next astronauts in the event that the Shenzhou 6 spacecraft makes an emergency landing in Australia.
Samsung appeals against illicit gain
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Samsung appealed Tuesday a ruling that its chairman was involved in a deal to transfer control of the company from father to son.
S&P sees strong global chip outlook
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Standard & Poor's said Monday the global semiconductor industry's outlook should be stable this year and next.
Japanese Businessman Picked As Next Would-Be 'Space Tourist'
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A Japanese businessman could become the fourth non-professional to travel to outer space next fall, the Russian Space Agency said Monday, reports RIA Novosti.
Spirit Preparing For Robotic Arm Work
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Spirit is healthy and still performing science in the summit area of "Husband Hill." The rover has acquired a 360-degree panorama from the top of Husband Hill, and has performed remote sensing of other targets of interest. ...
Katrina floodwaters not as toxic as feared
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Researchers at Louisiana State University say the floodwaters that inundated New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina were not as toxic as feared.
Jefferson scientists uncover new clues to how crucial molecular gatekeepers work
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One of the biggest mysteries in molecular biology is exactly how ion channels – tiny protein pores through which molecules such as calcium and potassium flow in and out of cells – operate. Such channels can be extremely important; ...
Brownian motion under the microscope
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An international group of researchers from the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), the University of Texas at Austin and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany have demonstrated that ...
System sends disaster info via wireless
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A bill currently making its way through the U.S. Senate calls for development of a notification system that would use wireless and cellular technology to convey lifesaving information in the event of terrorist attacks and ...
MTV launches college broadband channel
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America's popular MTV television network has created a new network of original content aimed at college audiences and available exclusively over broadband.
Nortel to beef up Trinidad-Tobago wireless
Oct 11, 2005 |
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The islands of Trinidad and Tobago will soon be hooked up to 3G wireless broadband under an agreement between the country's main telecom company and Nortel.
Life's Building Blocks Are Common In Space
Oct 11, 2005 |
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A team of NASA exobiology researchers revealed today organic chemicals that play a crucial role in the chemistry of life are common in space. "Our work shows a class of compounds that is critical to biochemistry is ...
Philips announces a silicon-based BiCMOS technology for emerging microwave applications
Oct 11, 2005 |
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Royal Philips Electronics today introduced QUBiC4X, the latest addition to its highly successful QUBiC4 family of high-performance BiCMOS (Bipolar CMOS) process technologies. Based on silicon-germanium-carbon (SiGe:C) technology, ...
Tiny bubbles a storehouse of knowledge
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Fluid inclusions – tiny bubbles of fluid or vapor trapped inside rock as it forms – are clues to the location of ores and even petroleum; and they are time capsules that contain insights on the power of volcanoes and hints ...
