Scientists develop life-saving chrome
Sep 21, 2005 |
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British scientists have developed a safer and more versatile alternative to chrome electroplating, the coating found on vintage car bumpers, steel camshafts, and fixtures such as door furniture and light fittings.
Japan mobile-phone sales dip 0.8 percent
Sep 21, 2005 |
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Mobile-phone sales in Japan fell 0.8 percent in the first half of 2005, a research group said Wednesday.
Scientists describe 'human world'
Sep 21, 2005 |
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The internationally syndicated Earth & Sky Radio Series today announced the launch of a special report on its web site on what it calls "the Human World." In the report, 50 leading scientists describe the Human World from ...
Deep Impact Comet May Have Formed in Giant Planets Region
Sep 21, 2005 |
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Comet Tempel-1 may have been born in the region of the solar system occupied by Uranus and Neptune today, according to one possibility from an analysis of the comet's debris blasted into space by NASA's Deep ...
The Web: Tools that manage app access
Sep 21, 2005 |
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Oracle Corp. last week debuted new software that can be used to help grant -- or deny -- users access to information on PCs, and industry insiders told UPI's The Web the company's moves could provide momentum for a promising ...
Venus Express Completes Integration And Testing
Sep 21, 2005 |
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The Venus Express spacecraft is nearing completion now as the Gallium Arsenide Triple Junction Solar Arrays are integrated and tested, which will provide the required 1100 Watts of power to the spacecraft systems.
The Roots Of Civilization Trace Back To ... Roots
Sep 21, 2005 |
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About five to seven million years ago, when the lineage of humans and chimpanzees split, edible root plants similar to rutabagas and turnips may have been one of the reasons.
NASA Selects New Space Shuttle Program Manager
Sep 21, 2005 |
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NASA announced Tuesday the selection of N. Wayne Hale Jr. as manager of the Space Shuttle Program. He has been deputy manager since July 2003 and succeeds Bill Parsons, who returned to NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi ...
Nigeria reassures on cell-phone safety
Sep 21, 2005 |
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Nigeria is reassuring the public that cell phones pose no verifiable health threat as cheap and second-hand units gain popularity.
Covad boasts of 6 Mbps broadband service
Sep 21, 2005 |
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Silicon Valley's Covad Communications is offering broadband service of a sizzling 6.0 megabits per second and 768 kilobits per second for home-office use.
Survey: U.S. businesses broadband service
Sep 21, 2005 |
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A survey Wednesday said U.S. small businesses are somewhat slow in adopting high-speed broadband service.
Microsemi amplifier aimed at LCD speakers
Sep 21, 2005 |
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Microsemi Corp. has introduced a next-generation amplifier designed for liquid-crystal display television and other high-tech applications.
A Cosmic Baby-Boom
Sep 21, 2005 |
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The Universe was a more fertile place soon after it was formed than has previously been suspected. A team of French and Italian astronomers made indeed the surprising discovery of a large and unknown population ...
Challenging the World's Largest Computing Grid
Sep 21, 2005 |
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Enough data to fill 17,000 CDs were transferred from Edinburgh University to the CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in nine days, as part of the latest networking challenge by particle physicists. Delegates to the ...
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