Computerization meets the Roman Empire
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Ancient Rome met 21st century e-science this summer in a Hampshire County field in Britain.
Canadian ministers discuss energy issues
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Canada's energy ministers ended their annual meeting Wednesday in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, concerned about the impact of higher energy costs.
Cramming for exams on cell phones
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Cramming for exams is never fun, but it's a fact of life for students everywhere, especially in Japan. But forget using flash cards or using a textbook to learn all the needed information. Mobile-phone companies are now getting ...
NTT Communications network partially down
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Mobile carrier NTT Communications said Thursday about 35,000 circuit lines were unusable due to a problem in its facility in Osaka.
Analysis: Baidu's legal woes in China
Sep 22, 2005 |
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The legal problems of Wall Street darling Baidu.com, dubbed the "Google of China," worsened Tuesday after state-run media reported an unfavorable court ruling.
AOL goes for reality programming
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Reality television may soon need to be renamed Internet reality. Both Internet providers and small production studios across the globe are moving their ideas for reality programming online.
Japan Internet execs shy away from politics
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Internet entrepreneurs are downright sexy in the United States, as glossy magazines such as Vanity Fair will testify. Yet while the founders of Google and eBay's chief executives are lauded by the glitterati as much as by ...
Mars Express mission extended
Sep 22, 2005 |
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ESA’s Mars Express mission has been extended by one Martian year, or about 23 months, from the beginning of December 2005. The decision, taken on 19 September by ESA’s Science Programme Committee, allows the ...
Mobile TV trial goes live in UK
Sep 22, 2005 |
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In a UK first, EastEnders, Coronation Street, CSI and Lost are just some of the TV programmes up to 400 O2 customers, living and working in Oxford, will be able to watch live on an advanced mobile phone from next week.
Project would recreate Roman monument
Sep 22, 2005 |
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When the autumnal equinox peaks at 3:23 p.m. (PDT) on Thursday, Sept. 22, a University of Oregon team working to reconstruct one of the world's most famous solar clocks will savor - and record - the moment by making another ...
Lights! Camera! Action! Science!
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Dr. Pan Conrad is on a quest. Her search for signs of life in extreme environments has taken the JPL astrobiologist from the icy realms of the Arctic and the dry valleys of Antarctica to the scorching sands of Death Valley, ...
MRI pioneer wins national physics prize
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Sep 22, 2005 |
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With its ability to obtain detailed pictures from the depths of the living body, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has saved many lives and dramatically increased knowledge of the human body, particularly the brain. There ...
Hurricanes delay shuttle launch
Sep 22, 2005 |
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NASA Administrator Michael Griffin says Gulf Coast hurricanes will delay the next space shuttle launch until May -- putting it two months behind schedule.
Copenhagen battles intense smog
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Copenhagen officials say they would have to enforce a 40 percent decrease in car and truck traffic to meet European Union clean air standards.
Intel launches WiMax push in SE Asia
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Intel has launched a campaign to bolster the growth of WiMax in Southeast Asia by offering consulting and other technical expertise.
