Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: 'Black box' cam for total recall

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 02:56 AM

	A wearable camera full of sensors could help people with memory problems, according to Microsoft researchers. Read full article: ''Black box' cam for total recall'

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Articles: Panel to call for bigger private role in space

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 12:48 AM

	A White House commission will recommend this week that NASA streamline its bureaucracy and give private companies a greater role in providing access to space, according to two people familiar with the panel's report. Read full article: 'Panel to call for bigger private role in space'

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Articles: Nokia Rolls Out New Ammunition

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 12:44 AM

Nokia announced the forthcoming release of five new phone models at its annual press event in Helsinki, Finland last weekend. The announcement came on the heels of first-quarter market results that were less than favorable for the company. Although Nokia handset sales increased worldwide, its overall market share decreased in Western Europe and North America, according to Gartner. The decrease, says Bob Woods, principal analyst for mobile terminals research at Gartner, is in response to Nokia's weak product portfolio, causing carriers to choose its competitors' handsets.

Read full article: 'Nokia Rolls Out New Ammunition'

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Articles: Cassini Flyby Gives Clues to Origin of Saturn’s Moon Phoebe

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 12:33 AM

The Cassini spacecraft has sent back the clearest pictures ever taken of Phoebe, one of Saturn’s outer moons. Cassini came within 2,068 kilometers of the dark moon and acquired data using 11 different instruments. "It’s obvious a lot of new insights into the origin of this strange body will come as a result of all this," notes Cassini Imaging team leader Carolyn Porco of the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.

Read full article: 'Cassini Flyby Gives Clues to Origin of Saturn’s Moon Phoebe'

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Articles: Australia's lifeguards go hi-tech

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 02:24 AM

	They are using a computer surveillance system to monitor Australia's beaches in an attempt to reduce deaths by drowning. Read full article: 'Australia's lifeguards go hi-tech'

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Articles: Inventor plans 'invisible walls'

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 02:17 AM

	The inventor of an "invisibility" cloak has said that his next project will be to develop the technology to allow people to see through walls. Read full article: 'Inventor plans 'invisible walls''

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Articles: Science proves that love is blind

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 02:11 AM

	Scientists have shown that there is a degree of truth in the old adage that love is blind. Read full article: 'Science proves that love is blind'

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Articles: Arrests made in theft of source code for game

Posted by admin on Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 11:55 PM

	Authorities have arrested suspects in a case involving the theft of software blueprints for the hotly awaited action computer game "Half-Life 2," the FBI said yesterday. Read full article: 'Arrests made in theft of source code for game'

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Articles: Apple and Napster expand online music services

Posted by admin on Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 11:51 PM

	Apple and Napster, two of the world's leading online music providers, are this week announcing separate initiatives to expand their distribution services internationally. Read full article: 'Apple and Napster expand online music services'

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Articles: Saturn's consort Phoebe shows her face

Posted by admin on Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 11:47 PM

	The spacecraft Cassini, due to begin exploring Saturn next month, flew within 1,250 miles of the planet's mysterious moon Phoebe at the weekend. Read full article: 'Saturn's consort Phoebe shows her face'

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