Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Stem cell centre to give UK world lead

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 01:43 AM

	Britain is set to become the world leader in stem cell medicine with the announcement today of a new £16m research institute for developing the transplant operations of the future. Read full article: 'Stem cell centre to give UK world lead'

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Articles: Hopes for commercial space flights soar as SpaceShipOne glides safely back to Ea

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 01:41 AM

Sixty-two miles above the sun-baked Mohave desert, the test pilot Mike Melvill could observe the curvature of the Earth. Seeing the planet from the edge of space was, he said, "almost a religious experience". The divine experience over, he opened a packet of M&Ms, released them into the gravity-reduced cockpit and started the long glide back to Earth.

Read full article: 'Hopes for commercial space flights soar as SpaceShipOne glides safely back to Ea'

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Articles: Early humans may have started talking half a million years ago

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 01:38 AM

	Scientists have come a step closer to answering one of the great unknowns in human evolution - at what point did early man begin to use language? Read full article: 'Early humans may have started talking half a million years ago'

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Articles: Top 500 Supercomputers List Shows IBM A Big Winner

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 12:51 AM

	The latest edition of the supercomputing survey, released Monday, shows two of the company's Blue Gene machines were among the top 10 fastest. Read full article: ' Top 500 Supercomputers List Shows IBM A Big Winner'

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Articles: Boeing, ISRO likely to work on satellite project

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 12:48 AM

	Boeing and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are likely to jointly build a communication satellite for the global market, US and Indian officials said today. Read full article: 'Boeing, ISRO likely to work on satellite project'

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Articles: Rocket launch in U.S. may spur Arrow

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 12:46 AM

	The touchdown of the first privately financed manned space flight yesterday won't hurt the Canadian Arrow team's chances of winning an international prize, says the Arrow team leader. "We are not slowing down," Geoff Sheerin said of the London-based team. Read full article: 'Rocket launch in U.S. may spur Arrow'

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Articles: India, US Space Cooperation Can Benefit Developing World

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 12:42 AM

	Space cooperation between India and the US dates back to 1963 with an atmospheric experiment on a US-made rocket. Analyst Uday Bhaskar at the Institute of Defense Studies and Analyses in New Delhi said the space talks are an "important engagement between the two nations." Read full article: 'India, US Space Cooperation Can Benefit Developing World'

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Articles: Spaceship escapes gravity

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 12:36 AM

	Powered by a unique fuel made of rubber and laughing gas, SpaceShipOne rocketed into history yesterday despite a "serious anomaly" that caused the ship to pitch and roll at the top of its flight -- throwing it 22 miles off course in just five seconds. Read full article: 'Spaceship escapes gravity'

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Articles: Private spacecraft readied for historic flight

Posted by admin on Monday, June 21, 2004 - 07:01 AM

	If all goes well over the California desert Monday morning, Michael Melvill, 62, a veteran test pilot, will become the first civilian flier to earn his astronaut's wings aboard a privately financed spacecraft. Read full article: 'Private spacecraft readied for historic flight'

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Articles: Tech execs want better schools, fewer software pirates

Posted by admin on Monday, June 21, 2004 - 03:31 AM

	Chief executives of leading technology companies urged Congress on Wednesday to promote math and science in U.S. schools, avoid interfering with industry efforts to hire more workers overseas and crack down on foreign software piracy. Read full article: 'Tech execs want better schools, fewer software pirates'

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