'WiFi before you fly'
Oct 28, 2005 |
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this week debuted a wireless Internet system throughout all its terminals, outflanking Boston Logan and other major U.S. airports by providing WiFi for travelers from the curb ...
Spooky Astronomy: Halloween is a big night for astronomers
Oct 28, 2005 |
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According to the National Retail Foundation, the most popular Halloween costume last year was Spiderman. Next was "a princess," followed by witches and vampires, SpongeBob, Barbie and Harry Potter. Sounds abo ...
Quantum Physics Discovery May Bring About Changes in Optical Communication
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Oct 28, 2005 |
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Results from experiments conducted at the University of California, Santa Barbara may lead to profound changes in optical communications. The discovery is reported in the October 28th edition of the journal Science.
The Mystery Of The Chinese Shenzhou 6 Module
Oct 28, 2005 |
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The Shenzhou 6 orbital module is still flying, and Chinese media statements hint that it's probably functioning well. Soon after the crew of Shenzhou 6 returned to Earth, the module was boosted into a higher orbit which will ...
Meteorites may have caused ancient lava
Oct 28, 2005 |
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Vast sheets of prehistoric lava some 250 million years ago were probably caused by meteorites, according to U.S. scientists.
Samsung Intros SGH-D307 Messaging Phone
Oct 28, 2005 |
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Samsung today announced the availability of the multi-functional designed SGH-d307, which features a swivel display that morphs the clamshell phone into a virtual mini-laptop. With a quick flip of the screen, ...
Study Produces Road Map for Nanomanufacturing
Oct 28, 2005 |
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Researchers have taken an important step toward high-volume production of new nanometer-scale structures with the first systematic study of growth conditions that affect production of one-dimensional nanostructures ...
What Makes The Brain Tick, Tick, Tick...
Oct 28, 2005 |
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The brain is a "time machine," assert Duke neuroscientists Catalin Buhusi and Warren Meck. And understanding how the brain tracks time is essential to understanding all its functions. The brain's internal clocks coordinate ...
Tricking or treating an iPod?
Oct 28, 2005 |
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For some music fans, spending a day without their iPod is inconceivable, and that includes Halloween. After all, from the morning jog to a day at the office and getting around in the car, the digital music pla ...
Using science in classroom on behalf of a cause predates 'intelligent design'
Oct 28, 2005 |
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by Mark Reutter, Business & Law Editor The effort to teach "intelligent design" in public schools is not the first time that "science" has been enlisted for a cause in the classroom, according to a University of Illinois le ...
Microsoft trap lures in zombies
Oct 28, 2005 |
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Microsoft's lawsuit against alleged zombie networks stemmed from monitoring of a single hijacked computer the company says sent out 18 million spam e-mails.
GAO: NASA still has accounting problems
Oct 28, 2005 |
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NASA's inability to balance its checkbook by tens of millions could hurt the space agency's chances to return to the moon by 2018, federal auditors said.
Russian satellite failed to separate from booster
Oct 28, 2005 |
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A Russian military satellite Mozhayets-5 launched from the Plesetsk space center failed to separate from its booster rocket.
Energia To Build Site For Moon Flights - Corporation President
Oct 28, 2005 |
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The Russian Energia Rocket and Space Corporation is set to build a site for flights to the Moon and create a new space transport system soon, the company's president said, reports RIA Novosti.
First Giant Magellan Telescope Mirror Casting is 'Perfect'
Oct 28, 2005 |
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The University of Arizona Steward Observatory Mirror Lab's casting of the first mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) "appears to be essentially perfect," UA Steward Observatory director Peter Strittmatter ...
