Christopher Kraft and Eugene Kranz have been named to the list of NASA's first generation of explorers honored as Ambassadors of Exploration.

Space & Earth -

Apr 17, 2006 3.5 / 5 (2) 0

Greater openness is needed to boost innovation in the computer software industry and economic growth worldwide, a research group reported Monday.

Technology -

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Microsoft is the latest company to be subpoenaed by chip maker Advanced Micro Devices for its antitrust lawsuit against rival Intel Corp.

Technology -

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Eircom may finally be close to finding a partner and saviour, ending months of searching and speculation on the part of analysts.

Technology -

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Iridium Satellite, KDDI Network & Solutions, and Pioneer Navicom have completed air trials of a helicopter tracking system in Japan.

Technology -

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BellSouth has launched a secure e-mail system to cater to the needs of small businesses.

Technology -

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Although they have concerns about privacy, consumers believe that personalization technology – such as direct-mail marketing and filling out forms on Web sites – is here to stay, according to a research project conducted ...

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Apr 17, 2006 3.3 / 5 (4) 0

Yale University scientists say how people express their views exerts a contagious, strong influence on other people, often without them even realizing it.

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University of Oklahoma researchers say U.S. men involved in paternity disputes are more often right when they strongly believe a child is theirs.

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Apr 17, 2006 3 / 5 (6) 0

Laboratory discoveries by scientists at two universities may lead to new directions in cancer therapy drugs. The researchers have discovered that a genetic switch involved in growth and development of an animal is the same ...

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Apr 17, 2006 4.8 / 5 (5) 0

Scientists have long known that the social insects in the order Hymenoptera--which includes ants, bees, and wasps--have an unusual mechanism for sex determination: Unfertilized eggs develop into males, while fertilized eggs ...

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China reportedly is attracting hundreds of Americans and other foreigners desperately in need of organ transplants, raising some ethical questions.

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Apr 17, 2006 4.8 / 5 (5) 0

The porous, sieve-like minerals known as zeolites have been used for decades in purifiers, filters and other devices. Yet creating and refining a new type of zeolite is still a matter of sophisticated trial ...

Nanotechnology -

Apr 17, 2006 4.4 / 5 (19) 0

Thirteen of the nation’s most prominent physicists have written a letter to President Bush, calling U.S. plans to reportedly use nuclear weapons against Iran “gravely irresponsible” and warning that such action would ...

Physics -

Apr 17, 2006 4.8 / 5 (365) 0

New research by Andrew Gelman, professor of statistics and political science, reveals that voting preference or political party affiliation of U.S. states are not simply tied to income levels.

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