London makes new push to rival Silicon Valley
Maybe this time Silicon Valley will have to move over—London made a fresh bid Thursday to become a world centre for high-tech and start-ups.
Maybe this time Silicon Valley will have to move over—London made a fresh bid Thursday to become a world centre for high-tech and start-ups.
Business
Mar 13, 2014
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More than 5000 images, 65 daily global maps and six 10-day global syntheses, plus a quick peek at the Olympics: in its first two months of work, the vegetation-monitoring Proba-V minisatellite has yielded a valuable harvest ...
Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2014
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Eight crashes that sent more than a dozen competitors to the hospital marred bobsled practice runs leading up to the 1932 winter Olympic games in Lake Placid, N.Y., but as dramatic as those incidents were, they also provide ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2014
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Nineteen-year-old Slovakian luger Josef Petrulak competed in the Sochi Olympics in a 22-year-old sled. That's right: His sled is three years older than he is. His German rivals get a new sled every year, designed by BMW and ...
Other
Feb 14, 2014
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The Winter Olympics are jam-packed with daredevil feats that make for dramatic TV pictures. But at the Sochi Games an eye in the sky is offering a whole new perspective on the action below.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 12, 2014
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A Twitter account highlighting the myriad teething problems that have plagued the Winter Olympics has attracted 324,000 followers—120,000 more than the official Sochi account.
Internet
Feb 9, 2014
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It's not often that the Winter Olympic Games come with an ocean view, but that's what we are getting this year at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Sochi is the warmest city ever to host the winter games, which officially ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2014
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EPFL researchers will track emotions of the viewing public during the Olympic Games in Sochi. Via social media, they will show in real time what people are feeling during the competitions.
Computer Sciences
Feb 7, 2014
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Google marked the Winter Games in Sochi by flying the gay flag Thursday in a search page Doodle that linked to a call for equality in the Olympic Charter.
Internet
Feb 7, 2014
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Just outside the Olympic Park in Sochi, where the Winter Games open on Friday, is a green space with benches, artificial ponds and a couple of hides. "Ornithological Park", the sign declares.
Environment
Feb 4, 2014
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