Briefs: Ericsson integrates Marconi's broadband
Ericsson launched an integrated broadband network that will combine its access system with that of Marconi's, which it bought out earlier this year.
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Wolf to be honored for science, tech work
U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., will be honored with an award for contributions in science, engineering and technology. Wolf will receive the 2006 George E. Brown Jr. Award for his leadership in the field on March 28 during ...
Mar 27, 2006
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Idol goes Underground with online contest
As the fifth season of American Idol wraps up on television, Web site American Idol Underground is just beginning its Big Push contest, where unknown artists compete and get judged by online listeners.
Mar 27, 2006
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Briefs: XM adds 17 new programs to lineup
XM Satellite Radio added 10 new music channels and seven news channels to its lineup, including a program hosted by Oprah Winfrey.
Mar 27, 2006
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Briefs: ICANN Internet conference opens in N.Z.
The details of running the World Wide Web as well as the Internet's future will be on the table this week when ICANN holds its annual meeting in New Zealand.
Mar 27, 2006
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Networking: Wiring the small office
Computer networks can dramatically cut costs and improve customer satisfaction, but only for major Fortune 500 and Forbes 400 companies, right? Perhaps that was the case last century, but not anymore. Experts tell United ...
Mar 27, 2006
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Study shows headdown bedrest precisely mimics human physiology in spaceflight
With President Bush talking up trips to the moon and Mars, and a new satellite circling the red planet, ever wonder what it feels like in space? The expensive way to find out is to hitch a ride on a parabolic aircraft trip, ...
Mar 27, 2006
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New 3D Magnetic Tweezers
Professor Gwo-Bin Vincent Lee, from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, and his colleagues have manufactured three-dimensional, micromachined magnetic tweezers to manipulate DNA molecules. Their method was published in ...
Coal-based jet fuel poised for next step
A jet fuel comparable to Jet A or military JP 8, but derived from at least 50 percent bituminous coal, has successfully powered a helicopter jet engine, according to a Penn State fuel scientist. "Because the fuel is 50 percent ...
Mar 27, 2006
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Light activated anticancer drug targeted to DNA using cisplatin like sub-units
One of the most effective chemotherapy drugs against cancer is cisplatin because it attaches to cancer DNA and disrupts repair. However, it also kills healthy tissue. Many scientists are creating alternative drugs or cisplatin ...
Mar 27, 2006
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