Archive: 08/17/2005
The Web: Home-sales rules changing
Is it going to be harder in the future for you to buy, or sell, residential real estate over the Internet? Some experts think so. In interviews with UPI's The Web column, real-estate agents and lawyers say new regulations ...
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View from the Top: E-Commerce grows up
[B]Do search engines make online shopping easier? [/B] Many industry watchers consider this year as the 10th anniversary of e-commerce. Internet access is now nearly ubiquitous in the United States with rapidly proliferating hig ...
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Nanotechnology under the microscope
It has been hailed by some as a revolutionary science — and by others as a threat to mankind. The technology which spawned fears of unstoppable 'grey goo' taking over the planet and inspired the bestselling Michael Crichton nov ...
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Scientists One Step Closer to Forecasting 'Clear Skies' for Astronauts
Scientists funded by NASA have made big strides in learning how to forecast "all clear" periods, when severe space weather is unlikely. The forecasts are important because radiation from particles from the ...
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Sony Expands SXRD Rear Projection HDTV Line With 50 AND 60-Inch Grand WEGA TVs
On the occasion of celebrating the production of the one millionth rear projection Grand WEGA micro-display television at its technology center here in southwestern Pennsylvania, Sony Electronics today introduced ...
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4,000 BC antiquities found in Iran
Iranian archeologists discovered ruins and antiquities in central Iran that date back to 4,000 B.C., officials said Wednesday.
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Toshiba Ships First 40GB 1.8-inch Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Drive
Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) announced shipment of the world's first HDD based on perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR). The new 1.8-inch HDD, used primarily in consumer electronics (CE) devices, enables up ...
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Tampa Bay Becomes "Smart Bay" With Well-Placed Sensors
A demonstration in July in which scientists and engineers from the University of South Florida placed sophisticated, small, rugged sensors at strategic points in Tampa Bay and downloaded data from them wirelessly illustrated ...
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Sea Ice May Be On Increase In The Antarctic: A Phenomenon Due To A Lot Of 'Hot Air'?
A new NASA-funded study finds that predicted increases in precipitation due to warmer air temperatures from greenhouse gas emissions may actually increase sea ice volume in the Antarctic's Southern Ocean.
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First Chinese Unmanned Lunar Mission Set For 2007
China is planning a three-stage programme of unmanned lunar missions, with the aim of bringing back rock samples from the moon in around 2017, aerospace officials said yesterday.
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