Archive: 12/30/2005
Locust breeding expected to rise
Locust breeding is expected to accelerate in the months ahead, the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization said in a bulletin Friday.
Dec 30, 2005 |
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ISS Crew to Celebrate New Year
The crew onboard the International Space Station are looking forward to celebrating New Year's Day after spending a quiet Christmas 225 miles above the Earth.
Dec 30, 2005 |
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Module eases wireless laptop service
A Belgian company has developed a wireless laptop module that connects to standard cell towers and is not limited to the proximity of WiFi hot spots.
Dec 30, 2005 |
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U.S. healthcare not ready for boomers
The U.S. healthcare system is not ready for the baby boom generation moving into retirement, geriatric care specialists say.
Dec 30, 2005 |
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Wireless World: Feds vacate airwaves
The government is getting out of the way of next-generation mobile broadband services -- a new niche being developed by cell-phone companies -- by preparing to spend $936 million to move its radio communications onto an obscure ...
Dec 30, 2005 |
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China 3G tests may signal technology war
Analysts predicted Friday that China's progress on third-generation wireless could stoke a rivalry between competing technologies.
Dec 30, 2005 |
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Researcher says women compete differently
Research shows that U.S. women not only compete differently than men in the workplace, they also compete differently with each other.
Dec 30, 2005 |
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Globe Talk: U.S., Europe still under pressure
The telecommunications industry continued to be cutthroat in 2005 worldwide, not least with SBC Communications buying out AT&T and Verizon expected to merge with MCI by early next year.
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And If Rockets Had Wings...
What goes up like a rocket, changes into a plane, then glides under controlled flight? For Christopher Wilkins 05, Erik Palitsch 05, Samuel Lee 05, James Rollo 05, and a team of Rensselaer students, its ...
Dec 30, 2005 |
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Radiation studies key to nuclear reactor life, recycling spent fuel
Two UW-Madison projects to study advanced materials and fuels for current and future nuclear reactors received roughly $1 million this month under the Department of Energy Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI).
Dec 30, 2005 |
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Briefs: Oil, component costs may dampen PC market
The global personal-computer market surged in the third quarter, but the boom is unlikely to be sustained, a research group said Friday.
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Briefs: Britain leads Europe in broadband
Britain is the most wired European nation, a research study released Friday found.
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Briefs: India's BSNL extends free broadband trial
India telecom major BSNL has extended its deadline for signing up for a free two-month trial of its broadband service until the end of January.
Dec 30, 2005 |
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U.S. broadband airliner satellite launched
A communications satellite designed to provide wireless broadband to airliners has been carried into space by France's Alcatel Alenia Space.
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Briefs: Intel to kick off new logo, slogan
Intel said it will launch a new company logo and slogan in the new year.
Dec 30, 2005 |
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