Mars Express successfully powers through eclipse season
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2006 |
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The Mars Express spacecraft has emerged from an unusually demanding eclipse season introducing a special, ultra-low-power mode nicknamed 'Sumo' - an innovative configuration aimed at saving the power necessary ...
Computer-aided detection could help breast cancer screening
Sep 26, 2006 |
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A novel approach to reading mammograms with the help of a computer could free up hundreds of medical man-hours, as well as speeding-up the breast screening process.
Human factors researchers help to avoid runway incursions and errors
Sep 26, 2006 |
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Major airports around the country will be safer after they implement a new Federal Aviation Administration standard to help prevent runway incursions, which the FAA defines as "any occurrence on an airport runway . . . that ...
Researchers to Boost 'Smart Tag' Security
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 26, 2006 |
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Johns Hopkins researchers will take part in a new multi-institution project to improve the security of "smart tags," the wireless devices that allow drivers to zip through automatic tollbooths and let workers enter a secured ...
