Archive: 10/12/2005
The Web: Industry dismisses U.N. control
Legal experts say that despite much caterwauling, the United Nations is unlikely to emerge as the next power broker of the Internet, and U.S. companies, which created cyberspace, are likely to retain their dominant role there. ...
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Vidcasting market set to grow
The next Internet revolution may just begin at home on an almost non-existent budget. Over the past year, vidcasting, or video-on-demand broadcasts, have gained popularity across the Internet and are poised to become the ...
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Pantech to launch phone in Japan
Pantech said Wednesday it will introduce its latest handset in Japan through a partnership with KDDI.
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NTT, Rakuten to start online auction co.
NTT DoCoMo and Rakuten announced late Tuesday they would be starting up an Internet auction house jointly.
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Prankster caught for harrassing operators
A man who called a telephone directory service for no reason more than 7,000 times was arrested Tuesday, Japanese police reported Wednesday.
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Proposed 'starshade' observatory could image continents on exo-solar planets
A NASA institute charged with supporting novel space concepts that push the envelope with existing technology has chosen a University of Colorado at Boulder proposal to image distant planets around other stars ...
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Scientists to assess societal implications of nanotechnology
How will rapid technological change influence democracy, affect our privacy, and even change human identity itself? The National Science Foundation has awarded $6.2 million to explore such questions at the new Center for ...
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Nanotubes as measuring tips
Engineers at Purdue University have shown how researchers might better use tiny hollow fibers called "multi-walled carbon nanotubes" to more precisely measure structures and devices for electronics and other ...
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Researchers find a potential key to human immune suppression in space
Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center have identified a set of key immune-response genes that do not turn on in a weightless environment. The discovery is another clue in the effort to solve an almost 40-year-old ...
Oct 12, 2005 |
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NASA's Centennial Challenges Collaborates With Foundation
NASA announced its intent to collaborate with the X Prize Foundation on two planned Centennial Challenges Prize competitions.
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Opportunity Backs Out Of Potentially Sticky Situation
Opportunity is healthy and traveling westward around "Erebus Crater." The rover is running in restricted sols, so the team is able to drive it only every other sol and has been doing so. On sol 601, Opportunity drove 34 meters ...
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Syracuse 3A And Galaxy 15 To Launch October 13
Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission been given the go-ahead for a liftoff on October 13, with a dual payload.
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The Tropics Play A More Active Role Than Was Thought In Controlling The Earth's Climate
Researchers from the Universitat Auṭnoma de Barcelona and Durham University (UK) have discovered that a million years ago, global climate changes occurred due to changes in tropical circulation in the Pacific similar to ...
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Violent video games: aggressive thoughts?
Michigan State University researchers say playing violent video games leads to brain activity patterns that may be characteristic for aggressive thoughts.
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Families sharing meals have happier kids
An Emery University study shows families regularly sharing evening meals have children who have higher self-esteem and interact better with their peers.
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