In Brief: S. Korea to launch comm satellite Aug. 10
South Korea plans to launch a communications satellite in August that will be used by both the military and civilian sectors.
Telecom
Jun 28, 2006
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Germany may spark European climate crisis
The German government may reportedly trigger a European "climate crisis" by enacting extremely limited carbon emission rules.
Environment
Jun 28, 2006
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NASA engineer quits 5 days before launch
A 30-year NASA veteran and one of the agency's top shuttle engineers has reportedly angrily resigned only five days before Saturday's Discovery launch.
Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2006
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The Web: The Age of Individualized Adverts
Online marketing today is about more than inserting "Hello, Roger," in the subject line of an e-mail and hoping it somehow convinces the recipient, in this instance, a chap named "Roger," that it is truly customized, intended ...
Internet
Jun 28, 2006
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U.S. cars among world's worst polluters
U.S. cars and pickup trucks are reportedly responsible for nearly half of the world's greenhouse gases emitted by such vehicles.
Environment
Jun 28, 2006
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Tokyo Stock Exchange learning tech lessons
Technology is key in ensuring the trust and confidence of a stock exchange, a research group said Wednesday.
Software
Jun 28, 2006
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The Hooked Galaxy
Life is not easy, even for galaxies. Some indeed get so close to their neighbours that they get rather distorted. But such encounters between galaxies have another effect: they spawn new generations of stars, some of which ...
Astronomy
Jun 28, 2006
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Joyriders Vs. Jaywalkers: a Collision of Cultures
“Look both ways for cars before you cross the street.” That’s one of the most important warnings American children hear when they’re old enough to walk alone. That’s because we live in a culture in which cars, trucks ...
Other
Jun 28, 2006
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Celebrate July 4th with Bald Eaglets – Live on the Web!
Celebrate the 4th of July this year by watching live bald eaglets on your own computer screen, just a few weeks before they fledge from the nest. You can see two bald eaglets being fed and cared for by their eagle parents ...
Jun 28, 2006
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Researchers Create New Organic Gel Nanomaterials
Researchers have created organic gel nanomaterials that could be used to encapsulate pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic products and to build 3-D biological scaffolds for tissue engineering. Using olive oil and six other ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 28, 2006
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