Archive: 11/30/2005
The Web: Supreme Court tackles 'trolls'
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision this week to review a lower-court decision involving eBay and an injunction for patent infringement revives the patent agenda pushed earlier this year by the software industry, a reform program ...
Nov 30, 2005 |
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New Firefox 1.5 Net browser released
The latest version of the Firefox Internet browser was released by Mozilla to an anxious techie audience late Tuesday.
Nov 30, 2005 |
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Mars has a big watery past
Substantial quantities of liquid water must have been stably present in the early history of Mars. The findings of OMEGA, on board ESA's Mars Express, have implications on the climatic history of the planet ...
Nov 30, 2005 |
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Buried craters and underground ice - Mars Express uncovers depths of Mars
For the first time in the history of planetary exploration, the MARSIS radar on board ESA's Mars Express has provided direct information about the deep subsurface of Mars. First data include buried impact ...
Nov 30, 2005 |
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Space Physicist finds 'lumpy' ionosphere, glimpses of the subsurface of Mars
University of Iowa Space Physicist Don Gurnett and his UI colleagues report that a scientific instrument aboard the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft is working perfectly and that its data ...
Nov 30, 2005 |
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Astronomers Find Neptune-Mass Planet Around Small Star
A team of French and Swiss astronomers have discovered one of the lightest exoplanets ever found using the HARPS instrument on ESO's 3.6-m telescope at La Silla (Chile). The new planet orbits a star belonging ...
Nov 30, 2005 |
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U.S. criticizes planned EU chemicals law
U.S. officials are reportedly complaining about the European Union's intention to subject industry to new chemical regulations.
Nov 30, 2005 |
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Khrunichev Space Center Head Dismissed
Alexander Medvedev, the director-general of the Khrunichev Space Center has been dismissed, the center said in a news release Monday, reports RIA Novosti.
Nov 30, 2005 |
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Bulletin of Atomic Scientists 60 years old
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists celebrates its 60th anniversary Saturday with ceremonies in Chicago.
Nov 30, 2005 |
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Restructured NASA advisory council meets
Two former Apollo astronauts joined 22 other experts Tuesday during the first meeting of the newly restructured NASA Advisory Council.
Nov 30, 2005 |
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NASA awards Millennium Mission contract
NASA Tuesday announced a $27 million Millennium Mission contract to the Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va.
Nov 30, 2005 |
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Brain scans used to predict behavior
Washington University scientists in St. Louis say they can predict whether people will win or lose a brief visual game by analyzing their brain scans.
Nov 30, 2005 |
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Feds urged to issue genetic testing rules
Johns Hopkins scientists are urging U.S. officials to issue rules concerning genetic testing to assure the quality of such procedures.
Nov 30, 2005 |
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