Archive: 12/24/2004
Progress Cargo Spacecraft On Its Way to ISS
An unpiloted Russian cargo ship got a head start on Santa, lifting off Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with 2.5 tons of supplies, equipment and Christmas gifts for Commander Leroy Chiao and ...
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Blu-ray/ DVD Combo ROM Disc Technology, Enabling 33.5GB Storage Capacity
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) is pleased to announce that it has developed the world's first Blu-ray/ DVD combo ROM disc technology, which enables storage of video content in both high definition and stan ...
Dec 24, 2004 |
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Los Alamos wizardry to aid new Mars science laboratory
Having analyzed Mars from afar via orbiting satellite, Los Alamos National Laboratory instruments will next be on their way to get out and play in the Martian dirt. Two of the eight instruments aboard NASA's ...
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Are Advancements Robust Enough to Deliver on Hydrogen's Immense Potential?
The need for 'green' power and fuel efficiency is motivating the energy community to investigate hydrogen as a compelling alternative fuel. While hydrogen continues to pose significant challenges in terms of commercial produc ...
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Update: Huygens Probe Set to Detach From Cassini Orbiter Tonight
The highlights of the first year of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn can be broken into two chapters: first, the arrival of the Cassini orbiter at Saturn in June, and second, the release of the Huygens pr ...
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Huygens probe ready to detach from Cassini mother craft
After a seven-year and 3.2 billion km journey from Earth to Saturn, ESA’s Huygens probe, travelling on board NASA’s Cassini mother craft and powered through an umbilical cable, is now ready to separate and continue its j ...
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400-Meter Asteroid May Hit Earth on 13 April, 2029
A recently rediscovered 400-meter Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) is predicted to pass near the Earth on 13 April 2029. The flyby distance is uncertain and an Earth impact cannot yet be ruled out. The odds of impact, ...
Dec 24, 2004 |
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Opera 8 to Include Speech Commands
Opera Software Thursday released the beta version of its next browser for the Windows platform. Opera is breaking ground once again with a range of new usability tools, including Fit-to-Window-Width, Fit-to-Paper-Width, improved ...
Dec 24, 2004 |
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Tiny Holes Offer Giant Glimpse into Future
Miniscule holes in a single molecule detector being developed at the University of Arkansas may hold the key to enormous advancements in the medical and biological sciences. Jiali Li, an assistant professor of physics, rec ...
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