Seattle leading way in tsunami research
Dec 21, 2005 |
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Seattle now has what may be the world's largest tsunami research center, with a goal of forecasting a major tsunami within 10 minutes of its development.
Mission to Mars via Antarctica
Dec 21, 2005 |
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A few weeks before leaving for the Antarctic Concordia Station, the Italian-French crew that will spend over one year in one of the harshest, isolated environments on Earth, attended two days of preparatory ...
Researchers demonstrate single molecule absorption spectroscopy
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Dec 21, 2005 |
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A powerful new tool for probing molecular structure on surfaces has been developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Single molecule absorption spectroscopy can enhance molecular ...
Lenovo's bid to challenge Dell
Dec 21, 2005 |
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The Chinese computer group that bought out the personal computer unit of IBM earlier this year said late Tuesday its chief executive officer would step down after only eight months on the job. Stephen Ward will be succeeded ...
The Web: Europe's cyber privacy declines
Dec 21, 2005 |
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The European Union is no longer the online privacy sanctuary that it once was, as government officials there are enacting a new Internet monitoring law in the aftermath of last summer's London train bombings, ...
U.S. locusts related to African locusts
Dec 21, 2005 |
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A DNA study has linked the genetic lineage of Western Hemisphere insects to African desert locusts.
Allo, allo? A star is ringing
Dec 21, 2005 |
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Astronomers have used ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile and the Anglo-Australian Telescope in eastern Australia as a 'stellar stethoscope' to listen to the internal rumblings of a nearby star. The data collected ...
NASA facility launch site for GlobalFlyer
Dec 21, 2005 |
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The Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be the takeoff site for an attempt to set the record for the longest flight of an aircraft or balloon.
Gift-Bearing Progress Launches Toward Space Station
Dec 21, 2005 |
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The 20th unpiloted Progress cargo craft launched toward the International Space Station Wednesday at 1:38 p.m. EST, carrying Christmas gifts, equipment and supplies to the orbiting laboratory. It is scheduled ...
Algal protein in worm neurons allows remote control of behavior by light
Dec 21, 2005 |
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By introducing expression of a special green-algae gene into neurons of the tiny, transparent nematode C. elegans, researchers have been able to elicit specific behavioral responses by simply illuminating animals with blue ...
World record polluting fine paid in Boston
Dec 21, 2005 |
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A Hong Kong ship's captain has reportedly agreed to pay a $10.5 million dumping fine -- the largest criminal environmental fine in Massachusetts history.
Briefs: U.S. HDTV ownership could hit 26 percent
Dec 21, 2005 |
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A survey released Tuesday concluded that a quarter of households in the United States will possess a high-definition television by the end of 2006.
Making filmmaking a game
Dec 21, 2005 |
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Thanks to technology, independent filmmakers and wannabes have yet another unique way to get discovered. Video-game maker Activision has released a brand new PC game about the film industry called The Movies. Think of it ...
Briefs: Yahoo!'s webcast of Howard Stern booms
Dec 21, 2005 |
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Yahoo! said Wednesday over 4.4 million people went online to watch video streams of its Howard Stern webcast on Dec. 16.
New NASA satellites shipped to launch site
Dec 21, 2005 |
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NASA's Space Technology 5 micro-satellites have arrived at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., launch site for a scheduled February lift-off.
