Rural drivers using cell phones are likely to cause accidents
Jun 24, 2005 |
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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 ...
Amputee displays hands that can 'feel'
Jun 24, 2005 |
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A rehabilitation center in Chicago has equipped a man who lost both arms with prosthetics that can sense hot and cold and allow him to pick up objects.
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New Software Changes Wireless Technology Functions on Demand
Jun 24, 2005 |
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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 ...
'Apollo Program' for hydrogen energy needed, researcher says in Science
Jun 24, 2005 |
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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 ...
Verizon, Samsung Announce SCH-i730
Jun 24, 2005 |
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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 ...
Research shows Persistent El Nino-Like Conditions During Past Global Warming
Jun 24, 2005 |
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During the most recent period in Earth's past with a climate warmer than today, the tropical Pacific was in a stable state of El Nino-like conditions, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, ...
Intelsat Americas IA-8 Launch Successful
Jun 24, 2005 |
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Intelsat announced Thursday that at 10:03 ET the IA-8 satellite was successfully launched aboard Sea Launch's Zenit-3SL rocket.
Studies showcase superconductivity savvy at UH
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Jun 24, 2005 |
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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 ...
Separating morning and evening in the circadian clock of mammals
Jun 24, 2005 |
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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 ...
Report warns of challenges to U.S. leadership in space
Jun 24, 2005 |
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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 ...
Parking lot sealant may be polluter
Jun 24, 2005 |
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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 ...
Students locate Civil War ship
Jun 24, 2005 |
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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.
Digital Advances Produce Improved Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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One day on a gray-painted aircraft carrier tossed by turbulent seas, a grizzled Navy commander awaits the arrival of a new pilot. A teeny knock pings from the outside of the officer's watertight steel door. "Come in," the ...
Senators want space shuttle to keep flying
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Senators from Texas and Florida, the states most associated with the space program, want no interruption in NASA's manned flights. Kay Bailey Hutchison, a Texas Republican, and Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, have sponsored leg ...
USAF Awards Raytheon $752M Contract For Taiwan Early Warning Radar
Jun 24, 2005 |
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Raytheon has been awarded a not-to-exceed $752 million contract by the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Material Command, Electronic Systems Center (ESC), Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., to provide Taiwan with an Early Warning Surveillance ...
