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NASA targets GLAST launch for June 7
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 03, 2008 |
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NASA has set June 7 as the new target launch date for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch window extends from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 ...
For safer emergencies, give your power generator some space (w/ Video)
Oct 06, 2009 |
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To subdue the steaming heat of hurricanes or to thaw out during a blizzard, gasoline-powered, portable generators are a lifeline during weather emergencies when homes are cut off without electricity. But these generators ...
Behind the scenes with Windows 7
Apr 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- To design Windows 7, Microsoft analyzed billions of pieces of data. It studied exactly what PC users do in front of their screens. It tallied hundreds of thousands of Windows surveys. It got feedback from people ...
Busy rocket season to launch at Poker Flat Research Range
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 12, 2009 |
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A total of eight National Aeronautics and Space Administration sounding rockets will launch from Poker Flat Research Range in 2009. The rocket season is split into two launch windows. The first launch window opens Jan. 10, ...
NASA targets GLAST launch for no earlier than June 11
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 06, 2008 |
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NASA has set June 11 as the new no-earlier-than target launch date for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch window extends from 11:45 ...
Study expands window for effective stroke treatment
May 28, 2009 |
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Once symptoms start, there's only a tiny window of time for stroke victims to get life-saving treatment. Now, research from the Stanford University School of Medicine has cracked that window open a bit wider.
New Opera Web browser offers more tab options
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Web browsers from the Norwegian company Opera Software ASA have been better known for their innovation than their usage.
The Medical Minute: Hot weather and vehicles are a deadly combination
Aug 12, 2009 |
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A few minutes might not seem like a long time, but there are circumstances when it can mean the difference between life and death. During the "dog days" of summer, children are at serious risk for heat stroke if left alone, ...
Scientists explore new window on the origins of life
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The remarkable behaviour of bacteria that have been forced to live without their protective wall has allowed Newcastle University scientists to open a new window on the origins of life on earth.
NASA Goddard mission approved to probe matter in extreme environments
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2008 |
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An instrument to study the extreme environments of the universe has been given the "green light" from NASA Headquarters. The High-Resolution Soft X-Ray Spectrometer (SXS) was one of the two science proposals ...
It's not hard to customize Vista
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Q. I purchased a new PC with Vista Home Premium installed. Windows Photo Gallery came preinstalled with a bundle of programs. Previously I used Picasa2, which I prefer now that I have tried Photo Gallery. The problem is that ...
Stanford Hospital does nation’s first drive-through pandemic exercise
Jun 13, 2009 |
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A couple of months ago, during the swine flu scare, Stanford Hospital & Clinics had a preview of what a real pandemic might look like: Hundreds of people, fearing they might be sick with the H1N1 virus, showed ...
Slotted buses keep passengers cool
Jul 20, 2009 |
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A simple redesign of public buses used in hot and dry climates could make passengers more comfortable without the need to use extra fuel running air conditioning, according to a study published in the International Journal of ...
Study: Double discounts confuse consumers
Sep 13, 2007 |
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A U.S. study showed that consumers often are unable to determine the true cost of goods when confronted with a "double discount."
New Twist on Favorite X-ray Technique Promises Ultrafast Molecular Studies
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of physicists from the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, including graduate student David Bernstein, have made a promising discovery that a well-known synchrotron technique ...
