News tagged with conference
Controversial new climate change results
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New data show that the balance between the airborne and the absorbed fraction of CO2 has stayed approximately constant since 1850, despite emissions of CO2 having risen from about 2 billion ...
Unravelling the mystery of mechatronics
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Futuristic projects such as a glamorous desktop personal assistant called Nicole, who can help with tasks around the office, will come under the spotlight at a conference at the Massey University ...
Tutankhamen fathered twins
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two foetuses found in the tomb of Tutankhamen may have been twins and were very likely to have been the children of the teenage Pharaoh, according to the anatomist who first studied the mummified remains ...
Web founder makes online privacy plea
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Plans by Internet service providers to deliver targeted adverts to consumers based on their Web searches threaten online privacy and should be opposed, the founder of the Web said Wednesday.
UN meeting: help nations adapt to global warming
Aug 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As nations negotiate tough decisions on cutting greenhouse gases, the United Nations is holding a separate conference on coping with more floods, droughts and other effects of climate change already ...
Experts meet to hash out web privacy rules
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Hundreds of privacy experts from around the world met in Madrid on Wednesday for a three-day conference which aims to arrive at a global standard for the protection of personal data.
No disks needed for startup's streamed video games
Mar 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Music and movies can be streamed over the Internet, so why not video games? A startup founded by technology entrepreneur Steve Perlman says it has developed a technology to deliver video games on demand, an idea ...
Boom times ahead for mobile Web access
Apr 24, 2009 |
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After a slow start, mobile Web access has finally taken off, thanks in large part to better technology, and it will drive growth in Internet use in the future, industry leaders say.
Time Warner CEO hints at online fees for magazines
May 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- One of the world's largest magazine publishers appears to be having second thoughts about giving away most of its articles on the Internet.
Video conferencing allows companies to cut travel plans
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Just a few years ago, Advanced Micro Devices executive Linda Starr racked up a million air miles a year in business travel. Now she logs a mere 100,000 miles per year, thanks to sophisticated video conferencing technology.
TED begins hunt for remarkable fellows
Mar 09, 2009 |
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TED on Monday began hunting for heroes in hard-pressed lands.
Jobs appears closer to returning to work at Apple
Jun 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs appears to be a step closer to returning to work, as a doctor gave him an "excellent prognosis" after receiving a liver transplant at a Tennessee hospital.
UN seeks better data on hurricanes, droughts
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The United Nations opened talks Monday on setting up a better weather surveillance system worldwide so all nations can get earlier, more accurate warnings about hurricanes, droughts and floods.
Kentucky a model for broadband expansion
Feb 24, 2009 |
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In Martin County, Ky., a remote corner of Appalachia, it can take hours to reach a doctor's office, a simple cholesterol check costing a miner a day's work.
Recession casts shadow over video game conference
Mar 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The video game industry is holding up, but the gloom of the recession will be on the minds of thousands of people at this week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, a key event for video game ...
