27/10/2005

First Internet-built student satellite successfully launched

SSETI Express, a low Earth orbit spacecraft designed and built by European university students under the supervision of ESA’s Education Department, was successfully launched this morning at 08:52 CEST from the Plesetsk ...

Anytime, anywhere fast wireless connectivity

Today, most computer and consumer electronic devices require wires to record, play or exchange data. UWB (Ultra Wide Band) eliminates the need for such wires freeing people to perform activities such as remotely connecting ...

Popular insecticide now in suburban waters

University of California-Berkeley researchers have, for the first time, detected high concentrations of a popular insecticide in suburban stream sediment. The discovery is raising concerns about the insecticide's effects ...

Satellites used in insurance risk modeling

European scientists say one of the worst disasters to hit Europe in the last decade has shown how satellite images can improve insurance risk modeling.

Wine and cheese: serious science

Twenty-seven food and wine experts recently met in Summerland, Canada, to determine ideal cheese-wine parings using scientific sensory methodology.

Can't do math? You are not alone

Mayo Clinic researchers say they've determined Math Learning Disorder is common among school-age children, especially among boys.

Focusing: Brain, not age, important

University of Illinois scientists say they've determined that when it comes to focusing on a task, the brain and not age is most important.

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