(PhysOrg.com) -- Star clusters are among the most visually alluring and astrophysically fascinating objects in the sky. One of the most spectacular nestles deep in the southern skies near the Southern Cross in the constellation ...
Astronomy
Oct 29, 2009
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(AP) -- Think the digital TV transition is over? Not quite. Many viewers have found that they can't pick up certain stations after the switch, even with the right TVs or converter boxes. The stations are still trying to ...
Telecom
Sep 18, 2009
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Google just got bigger. Not the company, but the search box on its home page, that is.
Internet
Sep 11, 2009
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(AP) -- For years, I have tucked away recipe cards of all shapes and sizes in nooks and crannies of my kitchen, determined that one day I would actually use them. Sadly, for many recipes, that day never came, partly because ...
Software
Aug 19, 2009
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Mars rover engineers at JPL are winding down testing of different escape maneuvers using a test rover in a sand box filled with soil to mimic the Martian surface. It is possible that in early August the first extraction attempts ...
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2009
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(AP) -- The government program that provides $40 coupons for digital TV converter boxes is winding down.
Telecom
Jul 30, 2009
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Micro-blogging service Twitter has unveiled a new frontpage featuring a prominent search box in a bid to attract new users.
Internet
Jul 30, 2009
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It seemed so simple. Buy a government-subsidized converter box, plug it in, and sit back and enjoy the brave new world of digital television.
Telecom
Jul 8, 2009
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(AP) -- The mysterious disappearance of an Air France jet this week while flying over the Atlantic in fierce thunderstorms is stirring a debate about whether new technologies and procedures are needed to prevent similar ...
Engineering
Jun 5, 2009
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In a surprise discovery that may help boxed wine shake off its image as a gauche alternative to bottles, scientists in Canada are reporting that multilayer aseptic cartons (a.k.a. ‘boxes’) may help reduce levels of substances ...
Other
Jun 4, 2009
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