Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Body heat could power pacemakers

Posted by admin on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 06:22 AM

	Scientists at Biophan Technologies in New York are developing a "biothermal battery" that turns the body's own heat into electricity. Read full article: 'Body heat could power pacemakers'

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Articles: China creates web vigilante site

Posted by admin on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 02:17 AM

	The Chinese authorities have begun a new website for people to report on what officials describe as illegal or unhealthy information on the internet. Read full article: 'China creates web vigilante site'

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Articles: Lara Croft creator speaks out

Posted by admin on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 02:15 AM

	The heroine of the Tomb Raider games, Lara Croft, has become an iconic figure beyond just the world of video games. Read full article: 'Lara Croft creator speaks out'

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Articles: 19th Century news going online

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

	More than a million pages from 19th Century British newspapers are to be put online by the British Library. Read full article: '19th Century news going online'

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Articles: SCO Loses Attempt to move Novell Case to State Court

Posted by admin on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 12:24 AM

The SCO Group Inc. has seen better days. After reporting disappointing losses in its latest quarter, thanks to growing legal costs and shrinking license revenues, SCO executives adjourned their Thursday press conference to discover that the company had suffered a legal setback in its long-running case against Novell Inc.

Read full article: 'SCO Loses Attempt to move Novell Case to State Court'

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Articles: Canine word wizard astounds scientists

Posted by admin on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 12:19 AM

	Meet Rico, the border collie with a 200-word vocabulary. You name it, he can get it. Rico has just astonished German scientists by demonstrating language acquisition by "fast mapping" - the technique three-year-olds use when they first start to talk. Read full article: 'Canine word wizard astounds scientists'

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Articles: Power Mac G5 So Cool

Posted by admin on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 12:06 AM

	Each new Apple G5 Power Mac includes a liquid cooling system, 8x SuperDrives that can read and write DVD-Rs DVD-RWs and CD-Rs and CD-RWs. All three Apple Power Mac G5s can sustain as much as 8 GB of RAM. A liquid-cooling system handles the heat generated by the 90-nanometer PowerPC chip. Read full article: 'Power Mac G5 So Cool'

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Articles: Sales boom fuels new net growth

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 07:22 AM

	More net names were sold during the first three months of 2004 than at the height of the dotcom boom, reports domain registrar Verisign. Read full article: 'Sales boom fuels new net growth'

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Articles: Net games lure 'bored housewives'

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 06:13 AM

	While hardcore online gaming remains the preserve of young men, research firm Screen Digest found that "bored housewives" are fuelling the growth of other games offered on the net. Read full article: 'Net games lure 'bored housewives''

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Articles: Nokia Llsing market share as rivals grow

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 12:29 AM

	The Gartner Group, world leader in providing business technology research, says cell phone handset leader Nokia witnessed a sharp decline in market share during the first quarter of this year, CRIENGLISH.com reported Thursday. Read full article: 'Nokia Llsing market share as rivals grow'

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