Mobile group drafts phone-camera specs
An industry group Wednesday released two new specifications for next-generation camera phones.
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Study: Europe faces severe climate changes
A European Environment Agency report warns Europe faces devastating climate changes unseen on the continent for 5,000 years.
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Nanotech discovery could have radical implications
It has been 20 years since the futurist Eric Drexler daringly predicted a new world where miniaturized robots would build things one molecule at a time. The world of nanotechnology that Drexler envisioned is beginning to ...
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Engineers discover why toucan beaks are models of lightweight strength
As a boy growing up in Brazil 40 years ago, Marc A. Meyers marveled at the lightweight toughness of toucan beaks that he occasionally found on the forest floor. Now a materials scientist and professor of mechanical and aerospace ...
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Briefs: India minister against telecom net sharing
India's telecom minister says he is against requiring companies to share their communications infrastructure with competitors.
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Briefs: Swisscom in talks with govt on Eircom
Swisscom said Wednesday it is holding talks with the Swiss government on the possibility of buying out Eircom.
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Briefs: Nokia steps up 3G efforts in China
Nokia said Wednesday it will be strengthening its third-generation network in China.
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NOAA: Africa to become drier this century
A recent U.S. study reportedly predicts global warming will result in Africa's dry regions becoming even drier in the near future.
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FAA telecom upgrade reaches IP milestone
The new Internet Protocol backbone for the Federal Aviation Administration's telecom upgrade project has been completed.
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Lord May: Scientific values are threatened
England's outgoing Royal Society President Robert May of Oxford is urging scientists to speak out against the climate change "denial lobby."
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