Archive: 12/12/2005
Iron fused with magnesium: New discovery may explain composition of Earth's core
The outer core of the Earth, whose composition until now has been a mystery, may consist of an alloy of iron and magnesium. This discovery by an international team of scientists with members from Linköping ...
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Dec 12, 2005 |
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Scientists' 'recipe' to help build a quantum computer
Scientists have come up with a "recipe" to help build the world’s first quantum computer – a new generation of super-fast machines set to revolutionise scientific discovery.
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Dec 12, 2005 |
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Briefs: Alcatel picked for China broadband upgrade
Alcatel will provide equipment for an expansion of broadband services in China's Anhui province, the French company announced Monday.
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Briefs: Iowa Telecom acquires carrier Montezuma
Iowa Telecommunications Service has agreed to acquire Montezuma Mutual Telephone in a deal that further consolidates service in rural Iowa.
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Apple iPod: The new public access?
I have to admit that I've never been a fan of Apple's iPod -- for reasons too numerous to mention in this story -- but Apple has finally added the killer feature to its ubiquitous, market-dominating MP3 player: ...
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Ruckus' RIOT advances home WiFi networking
Ruckus Wireless Monday unveiled an interoperability program it said improved the ability of home WiFi networks.
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Orcas most polluted Arctic mammal
Orcas, or killer whales, reportedly have passed the polar bear to become the most contaminated mammal in the Arctic.
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Networking: Capturing baby boomers' knowledge
A third of the aging baby-boom generation employees of Bruce Power, Canada's private nuclear power producer, are poised to retire in the coming years, taking decades of insights into complex nuclear reactor systems and steam ...
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Hughes to launch broadband satellite in 07
Hughes Network Systems will launch a satellite designed to beam broadband communications to Earth in early 2007.
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Briefs: Yahoo! launches upgraded Widget
Yahoo! launched Monday an updated version of its Widget Engine.
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Comcast, Cisco, Nortel work on network
Comcast said Monday it will work with Cisco and Nortel to form an open transport initiative.
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Printers to produce life-saving organs
A team of American scientists is studying the potential of printers being developed to produce life-saving organs, reports Wired.com. They believe that any organ, a skin graft, a new trachea or a heart patch ...
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Titanic sunk faster than thought
After visiting the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in August 2005, scientists have discovered that Titanic took just five minutes to sink – much faster than previously thought.
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Paving The Way For Women To Mars
When the first female astronauts set foot on Mars, they may spare a thought for the 24 women who paved the way for lengthy space trips by giving three months of their lives to space science, two months of which involved staying ...
Dec 12, 2005 |
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Exploring Caves With Hopping Microbots
If you want to travel to distant stars, or find life on another world, it takes a bit of planning. That's why NASA has established NIAC, the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts. For the past several years, ...
Dec 12, 2005 |
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