GigaPan technology can capture a crowd in detail
The next time you head out to the concert event of the year - or even a sporting event - make sure you're well-coiffed and ready for your close-up.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 20, 2011
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New York Times adds 43,000 digital subscribers
The New York Times added more than 40,000 digital subscribers in the third quarter but advertising revenue continued to slide.
Business
Oct 20, 2011
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Laser makes sure food is fresh
Minced meat, bread, fruit juice and many other foods are packaged in a protective gas which extends their shelf life. There is currently no good method to check whether the packaging has the correct gas content. However, ...
Other
Oct 20, 2011
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Scary is exciting -- sheep's head is not for wimps
Sheep's head is not for wimps. Until now very few of us have been tempted by this traditional Norwegian dish.
Other
Oct 20, 2011
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Face-to-face with an ancient human
A reconstruction based on the skull of Norway's best-preserved Stone Age skeleton makes it possible to study the features of a boy who lived outside Stavanger 7,500 years ago.
Archaeology
Oct 20, 2011
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Visions of a 'car-free future'
City centers could become virtually car-free over the next 20 years under new plans proposed by University of Leeds transport researchers.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 20, 2011
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Microsoft engineer envisions computers that adapt to us
For decades, we controlled computers with a mouse and keyboard. The plastic mouse became a prosthetic for our hand, and the keyboard an extension of our fingers.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 20, 2011
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GPM satellite takes a spin on the high capacity centrifuge
In the clean room at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Md., the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission's Core satellite is steadily taking shape. Set to measure rainfall worldwide after launch in 2014, ...
Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2011
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ROSAT - fiery debris to rain from the sky
The recent re-entry of the UARS satellite was not the end of falling satellite debris, as the German ROSAT X-ray observatory satellite will soon crash back to Earth.
Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2011
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Leaf litter ants advance case for rainforest conservation in Borneo
Studies of ant populations in Borneo reveal an unexpected resilience to areas of rainforest degraded by repeated intensive logging, a finding which conservationists hope will lead governments to conserve these areas rather ...
Ecology
Oct 20, 2011
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