ISS component sets a record
Zarya, the International Space Station's first component, completed its 50,000th orbit Tuesday at 11:17 a.m. EDT.
Space Exploration
Aug 14, 2007
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Sony Ericsson Intros New Cyber-Shot Phone
Sony Ericsson’s new K770 Cyber-shot phone, announced today, is a digital camera, a photo album and an elegant phone all in-one. Still a phone first and foremost, it allows you to send and share your photos as soon as you’ve ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 14, 2007
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Double Trouble for the Big Island of Hawaii: Flossie and Quakes
On Tuesday, August 14, 2007, the Big Island of Hawaii will feel Hurricane Flossie's effects after experiencing an earthquake the night before.
Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2007
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ISS Crew Members Flex Robotic Arms to Install Stowage Platform
With the use of Canadian-built robotic arms, STS-118 astronauts installed a new stowage platform on the exterior of the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Aug 14, 2007
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Next up: 'The Nano Lisa'
Two atomic-sized images resulting from scientific work at IBM's labs are part of an art exhibit opening today at the United States Patent and Trademark Museum in Alexandria, Virginia.
Nanomaterials
Aug 14, 2007
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How sea slugs fall in love
Scott Cummins and his colleagues at The University of Queensland have uncovered a potent mix of chemicals which acts like a cross between Chanel No 5 and Viagra—but only if you are a sea slug.
Aug 14, 2007
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Graduate students find no match in evening cell phone use spike and crash data
It's conventional wisdom that talking on cell phones while driving is risky business, but two University of California, Berkeley, graduate student economists report that a spike in cell phone use in recent years and on weekday ...
Other
Aug 14, 2007
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Researchers seeking to understand consequences of unintended releases of H2
The Department of Energy’s domestic FreedomCAR and Fuels presidential initiative has now gone global, and researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are playing a key role in that worldwide effort.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 14, 2007
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AMD Releases Specification Designed to Enable Real-Time Performance Optimization for Software Applications
AMD today made available a new specification describing “Light-Weight Profiling” (LWP), a technology designed to increase the performance of software applications by providing a mechanism that allows software to more ...
Software
Aug 14, 2007
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Year-Round Schools Don't Boost Learning, Study Finds
Students in “year-round” schools don't learn more than their peers in traditional nine-month schools, new research has found.
Other
Aug 14, 2007
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