Robbie the Robot works at Purdue
Purdue University scientists now have a $1 million robot system at its Math Sciences Building with the capacity to store up to 1 petabyte of data.
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Envisat sees smoke from Europe's worst peacetime fire
London is completely blanketed by the black plume of smoke from Europe's worst peacetime fire in this Envisat image, taken within five hours of the blaze beginning.
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Toxicology-on-a-chip tool readies for market
Recalls of popular prescription drugs are raising public concern about the general safety of new pharmaceuticals. A collaborative group of researchers says that identifying which drug candidates are toxic early in the discovery ...
Dec 12, 2005
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New manufacturing process helps metals lose weight
A pioneering manufacturing process that can turn titanium, stainless steel and many other metals into a new breed of engineering components could have a big impact across industry.
Dec 12, 2005
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Helping municipalities to market broadband for the masses
Experimenting with the idea of municipal provision of sophisticated Internet services, European researchers have come up with some very promising results that were positively received by all municipalities involved in the ...
Dec 12, 2005
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Iron fused with magnesium: New discovery may explain composition of Earth's core
The outer core of the Earth, whose composition until now has been a mystery, may consist of an alloy of iron and magnesium. This discovery by an international team of scientists with members from Linköping University in ...
Dec 12, 2005
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Scientists' 'recipe' to help build a quantum computer
Scientists have come up with a "recipe" to help build the world’s first quantum computer – a new generation of super-fast machines set to revolutionise scientific discovery.
Dec 12, 2005
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Briefs: Alcatel picked for China broadband upgrade
Alcatel will provide equipment for an expansion of broadband services in China's Anhui province, the French company announced Monday.
Dec 12, 2005
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Briefs: Iowa Telecom acquires carrier Montezuma
Iowa Telecommunications Service has agreed to acquire Montezuma Mutual Telephone in a deal that further consolidates service in rural Iowa.
Dec 12, 2005
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Apple iPod: The new public access?
I have to admit that I've never been a fan of Apple's iPod -- for reasons too numerous to mention in this story -- but Apple has finally added the killer feature to its ubiquitous, market-dominating MP3 player: video. Sure, ...
Dec 12, 2005
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