Teflon chemical to be altered by 2015
Jan 26, 2006 |
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A chemical used to make Teflon will be altered to prevent its release into the environment from finished products or from manufacturing plants.
Sequencing Our Seas
Jan 26, 2006 |
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Scientists have sequenced and compared the genomes of planktonic microbes living throughout the water column in the Pacific Ocean. The pioneering study yielded insight into the specialization of microbial communities ...
Disney releases Mars film to Imax theaters
Jan 26, 2006 |
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The Walt Disney Co. is releasing a film at 25 Imax theaters featuring the world's highest-resolution photographs of the planet Mars.
Engineers just want to have fun
Jan 26, 2006 |
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Researchers writing in IEEE Spectrum's February issue say you wouldn't believe what some engineers get to do for a living.
Airmen Train On Latest Technology
Jan 26, 2006 |
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A shadowy silhouette is seen through dust clouds, brush and trees. There's neither enough sun nor moonlight to distinguish the surroundings. The atmosphere is unfamiliar, uncomfortable, dangerous and unpredictable. You know ...
Huawei says switches held fast during Haj
Jan 26, 2006 |
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China's Huawei Technologies is boasting that its softswitch system helped Saudi Telecom sail through the crush of calls during the recent Haj.
Outside View: Internet as apple of discord
Jan 26, 2006 |
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The lower house of the Russian parliament (State Duma) and human-rights activists have clashed in an irreconcilable battle over the social role of Ru.net, the Russian segment of the World Wide Web.
Strong sales not leading to mobile profits
Jan 26, 2006 |
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Mobile-phone manufacturers are finding that global demand for handsets is almost insatiable, as consumers in wealthy countries flock to update their phones with the latest multi-functioning products, while those in poorer ...
In Grids we trust
Jan 26, 2006 |
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The importance of understanding the process by which a result was generated is fundamental to many real-life applications in science, engineering, medical domain, supply management, etc. Without such information, users cannot ...
Internet television finally grows up
Jan 26, 2006 |
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At the height of the Internet boom, television companies and Internet startups were promoting the power of using video on the Internet.
Kazakhstan to launch telecom satellites
Jan 26, 2006 |
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Kazakhstan will launch its first two telecommunications satellites later this year.
Terrorist-resistant bridge is developed
Jan 26, 2006 |
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A University at Buffalo engineer has developed a "multi-hazard" design that he said makes bridges more resistant to terrorist attacks and earthquakes.
Briefs: BT to handle Microsoft call-routing plan
Jan 26, 2006 |
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British Telecom will manage Microsoft's OneCall worldwide call-center initiative for the next two years.
Is Singtel hanging up on India?
Jan 26, 2006 |
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The India telecom sector was abuzz with reports that Singtel may be selling out of India ever since October when Vodafone acquired a smallish stake in Bharti Tele-Ventures for a huge $1.5 billion. But if the latest moves ...
Iraqi electrical restoration foundering
Jan 26, 2006 |
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A study of the $6 billion Iraqi electrical restoration project finds it's foundering because of poor planning, poor administration and insurgent attacks.
