Archive: 06/24/2005
Intelsat Americas IA-8 Launch Successful
Intelsat announced Thursday that at 10:03 ET the IA-8 satellite was successfully launched aboard Sea Launch's Zenit-3SL rocket.
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Report warns of challenges to U.S. leadership in space
The U.S. must bolster the competitiveness of its commercial space industry, expand international cooperation and refocus on basic science to hold on to its traditional leadership position in space, according to a paper that ...
Jun 24, 2005 |
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Rural drivers using cell phones are likely to cause accidents
Rural drivers using cell phones while driving are nearly four times more likely to cause automobile accidents than rural drivers not using cell phones, according to a new study by the Western Transportation Institute based ...
Jun 24, 2005 |
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Separating morning and evening in the circadian clock of mammals
Work by researchers at the universities of Aberdeen and Nottingham suggest an anatomical basis for the adaptation of the mammalian circadian clock to changing day-length. Endogenous circadian clocks ensure that temporal pat ...
Jun 24, 2005 |
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Verizon, Samsung Announce SCH-i730
The search is over for mobile professionals and gadget enthusiasts in need of a wireless device with reliable EV-DO high-speed connectivity, a familiar user interface and essential hardware features. Samsung's ...
Jun 24, 2005 |
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New Software Changes Wireless Technology Functions on Demand
Taking wireless technology to the next level, NASA is leading the way in the field of Software Defined Radio, or SDR, a wireless technology that gives an electronic device the ability to quickly and easily ...
Jun 24, 2005 |
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New book highlights status of research into carbon nanotubes
'Applied Physics of Carbon Nanotubes' is aimed at scientists, engineers and investors Since their discovery 14 years ago, carbon nanotubes have captured the imagination of scientists and lay people alike. The science of ...
Jun 24, 2005 |
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Studies showcase superconductivity savvy at UH
Four graduate students present award-winning, multidisciplinary work at recent competition Furthering superconductivity and related research, University of Houston students in science and engineering showcased their origi ...
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Jun 24, 2005 |
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Detour: Planetary Construction Zone Ahead
Interstellar travelers might want to detour around the star system TW Hydrae to avoid a messy planetary construction site. Astronomer David Wilner of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and ...
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1001 Hawaiian Nights Dedicated to the Cool and the Far Away!
British astronomers today saw the first images from an ambitious new programme of discovery, the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS). The survey will scour the sky with the world's most powerful infrared ...
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'Apollo Program' for hydrogen energy needed, researcher says in Science
What if all the vehicles now on the road in the United States were suddenly powered by hydrogen fuel cells? Stanford researchers say in a June 24 article in the journal Science that such a conversion would improve air qu ...
Jun 24, 2005 |
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Students locate Civil War ship
Students at East Carolina University have located the remains of a U.S. warship that tried to wrest control of the Roanoke River from the Confederacy.
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Intelsat Americas IA-8 Launch Successful
Intelsat announced Thursday that at 10:03 ET the IA-8 satellite was successfully launched aboard Sea Launch's Zenit-3SL rocket.
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Parking lot sealant may be polluter
A Texas study found a coating used in many parking lots may be a major source of potentially harmful polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. PAHs are produced by the incomplete burning of organic substances, including coal, oil ...
Jun 24, 2005 |
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Antarctic Telescope High On Australian New Wishlist
Astronomers hope to kick-start their long-running push to build a telescope in Antarctica in the latest 10-year plan for Australian astronomy. A draft version of the so-called decadal plan will be discussed at the annual sci ...
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