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Japan delays high-speed Internet satellite: agency Tokyo (AFP) Feb 13, 2008 
Japan's space agency said Wednesday it was delaying the launch of a satellite aimed at providing high-speed Internet access across Asia due to a technical problem with its rocket. Japan was slated Friday to launch the Kazuna, an experimental satellite looking at how to bring broadband-speed service across Asia even when terrestrial infrastructure goes down. The Japan Aerospace Exploration ... read more |
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All systems go for SKorea's space-ready kimchi
Seoul (AFP) Feb 13, 2008A specially engineered version of kimchi, South Korea's beloved pickle dish, has been cleared for a historic space mission this year, officials said Wednesday. The bacteria-free kimchi, developed by top Korean scientists, will blast off along with the country's first astronaut after being approved by Russian space authorities, they said. Instant noodles, cinnamon tea and uncooked organic ... more Predicting The Radiation Risk To ESA's Astronauts 
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 14, 2008European scientists have developed the most accurate method yet for predicting the doses of radiation that astronauts will receive aboard the orbiting European laboratory module, Columbus, attached to the ISS this week. The new software package accurately simulates the physics of radiation particles passing through spacecraft walls and human bodies. Such techniques will be essential to use ... more Sprint Plays Cupid For Customers With Social Networking, GPS And More 
Overland Park KS (SPX) Feb 13, 2008This Valentine's Day, Sprint customers can play cupid to the loved and lovelorn while texting arrows aimed at the heart. Call it flirting at the speed of light or love connections at SprintSpeed; either way, Sprint customers have a variety of ways to land a Valentine or keep in touch with loved ones while on-the-go, including MySpace comments and updates. In fact, MySpace is now delivering ... more Game consoles can model black holes, drug molecules 
Paris (AFP) Feb 13, 2008Researchers are cannibalising the Sony PlayStation 3 console and other gaming hardware, turning them into low-cost supercomputers to model pharmaceutical molecules and black holes, the weekly New Scientist says. The PS3 console uses a Cell chip, made by IBM, Sony and Toshiba, that comprises a central processing unit and eight slave processors and can run on the open-access Linux operating ... more Future Of Social Networking Explored In UW's Computer Science Building 
Seattle WA (SPX) Feb 13, 2008If you need information, the Internet offers a wealth of resources. But if you're hunting down a person or a thing, a computer's not much help. That may soon change. Electronic tags promise to create what some call the "Internet of things," in which objects and people are connected through a virtual network. To see what this future world would be like, a pilot project involving dozens of ... more |
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Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Feb 13, 2008Alanco Technologies announces that its StarTrak Systems subsidiary, the leading provider of wireless GPS tracking, monitoring, and two-way control systems for the refrigerated transport industry, has added sixteen new refrigerated trailer fleet customers in December/January, collectively operating approximately 1,500 refrigerated trailers. Including immediate order releases, new equipment ... more Raytheon Finishes 2007 With Two Patriot Awards Totaling 377 Million USD 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Feb 14, 2008Raytheon wrapped up 2007 with two Patriot contract awards totaling $377 million, bringing the total value of its 2007 domestic Patriot awards to more than $600 million. "The combat-proven Patriot system continues to play a key role in protecting U.S. and allied forces around the world," said Pete Franklin, vice president for National and Theater Security Programs at Raytheon Integrated Defense ... more Only NKorean missile can 'wake up' Japan, says Tokyo governor 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 14, 2008Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara says the Japanese have lost their national pride, and only an outside provocation like a North Korean missile launch can shake them out of their complacency. Ishihara, an unrepentant nationalist who heads the world's largest metropolis, has warned that Japan could become a US or Chinese colony if its people do not act to protect themselves. ... more EADS DS Delivers Army Command And Control Information System To Franco-German Brigade 
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 13, 2008EADS Defence and Security (DS) handed over the system software for the state-of-the-art, digital Army Command and Control Information System (FuInfoSyS H) at the Franco-German Brigade site in Mullheim, Germany, to the Head of the Modernisation Department in the Federal Ministry of Defence. Under contract to the Federal Office for Information Management and Information Technology of the ... more |
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Orlando FL (SPX) Feb 14, 2008At the 2008 International Builders' Show Hydromatic Technologies Corporation will launch a new technology for clothes dryers that will reduce the appliance's energy consumption up to 50 percent and cuts clothes-drying time by up to 41 percent. As the second-most energy consuming appliance in the home, clothes dryers are not required to abide by energy standards. With Hydromatic's ... more Top scientists gather for debate on 21st century challenges 
Boston, Massachusetts (AFP) Feb 13, 2008Burning public health issues, cloned animals and the dangers of climate change will top the agenda at a conference drawing some 10,000 eminent scientists from around the world. The annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science opens on Thursday in Boston and will gather participants from 56 countries to discuss the latest scientific breakthroughs and challenges ... more China suffers first defeat at WTO over auto parts 
Geneva (AFP) Feb 13, 2008China suffered its first defeat at the World Trade Organisation after the body upheld a complaint by the US, EU and Canada over Beijing's import tariffs on car parts, a source said Wednesday. The case is the first time China has been the subject of a complaint that went all the way through to the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body since joining the organisation in 2001. China has a minimum ... more Gearing Up For World's Largest Rocket Contest 
Arlington VA (SPX) Feb 13, 2008Students around the country are testing altimeters and trimming tail fins in anticipation of qualifying for the final round of the Sixth Annual Team America Rocketry Challenge in May. A total of 643 middle and high school teams from 43 states and the District of Columbia have registered for the world's largest rocket contest and are designing and building their vehicles by hand. The contes ... more
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