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Space shuttle experiment to provide insights into turbulence, heating
Mar 23, 2009 |
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A Purdue University aerospace researcher helped shape plans to install a new experiment currently on the space shuttle Discovery to collect data for controlling deadly friction and heating in the design of ...
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Avoiding wind tunnels, computer simulations pave way for hypersonic flight
Apr 10, 2008 |
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A two-hour plane flight between Tokyo and New York sounds like science fiction, but methods developed by Princeton engineers to describe turbulence at extreme conditions may aid the design of aircraft with that kind of speed, ...
Qwest doubles top broadband speed in some cities
Jul 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Qwest is doubling its top Internet download speeds in some areas to keep up with the offerings of cable companies.
Scramjet test successful
Dec 31, 2005 |
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The Freeflight Atmospheric Scramjet Test Technique, or FASTT, is the first liquid fuel-powered scramjet to fly, says the U.S. Office of Naval Research.
AT&T to double wireless data speeds in 6 cities
Sep 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami and Charlotte, N.C., will be the first cities to see the benefits of AT&T's plans to double the data download speeds on its wireless network. The six cities will be upgraded ...
Purdue wind tunnel key for 'hypersonic vehicles,' future space planes
Jan 02, 2008 |
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By using the only wind tunnel capable of running quietly at "hypersonic" speeds, Purdue University engineers have conducted experiments to yield critical data for designing an advanced aircraft called the ...
Verizon pushes faster (and pricier) FiOS bundles
Jun 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Verizon is boosting speeds on its FiOS service. And it's throwing in a high-definition Flip video camera or Hewlett-Packard computer to get you to join.
NASA announces aeronautics competition
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2006 |
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NASA has announced a new aeronautics competition for U.S. high school and college students looking at the future of flight.
Satellite equipment maker ViaSat buying WildBlue
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- ViaSat Inc. is acquiring WildBlue Communications Inc., a provider of high-speed Internet access via satellite, for $568 million in cash and stock, the companies said Thursday.
NASA Launches New Technology: An Inflatable Heat Shield
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Aug 17, 2009 |
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A successful NASA flight test Monday demonstrated how a spacecraft returning to Earth can use an inflatable heat shield to slow and protect itself as it enters the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
Verizon Wireless uses new network for first time
Aug 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Verizon Wireless says it has completed the first calls using a brand-new network that's planned to go live next year, offering faster Internet speeds.
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