News tagged with worldwide network
LIVE: Facebook goes public
(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...
May 18, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
More accurate than Santa Claus: First Galileo satellite orbit determination with high precision
Every year for Christmas, the North American Air Defence Command NORAD posts an animation on their website, in which the exact flight path of Santa Claus' sled led by reindeer Rudolf is precisely located (http://www.noradsanta.org/en/). The path of navigation satellites, however, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Interactive map of sea level changes launched
A new interactive map that allows users to explore changes in sea level worldwide over five decades has been launched by the UK's Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL).
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 23, 2011 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
1
Study: Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated
A new report says the Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much of a dangerous radioactive substance into the atmosphere as Japanese authorities estimated, reaching 40 percent of the total from Chernobyl.
Oct 27, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
How the Internet architecture got its hourglass shape and what that means for the future
In the natural world, species that share the same ecosystem often compete for resources, resulting in the extinction of weaker competitors. A new computer model that describes the evolution of the Internet's ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 15, 2011 |
4 / 5 (7) |
14
|
Facebook to welcome 200 millionth user
Hot social networking website Facebook expects to welcome its 200 millionth user on Wednesday, co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said.
Apr 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
