Ten years ago, on July 23, 1999, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched aboard the…
Month: July 2009
New Drug May Reduce Heart Attack Damage
A novel drug that targets a master disease-causing gene can dramatically reduce heart muscle damage…
‘Bacterial Computers’: Genetically Engineered Bacteria Have Potential To Solve Complicated Mathematical Problems
Researchers have created “bacterial computers” with the potential to solve complicated mathematics problems. Scientists demonstrate…
Microsoft to let users pick browser (AP)
AP – Microsoft Corp. will offer computer users a choice of rival Web browsers to…
Hubble pictures Jupiter’s ‘scar’
The refurbished Hubble telescope focuses on the result of an apparent comet or asteroid impact…
Airlines Search For New Avenues To Lure Recession-Hit Voyagers (Investor’s Business Daily)
Investor’s Business Daily – Business travelers hunger for wireless Internet service. Their fill came in…
Dell settles federal discrimination suit for $9.1M (AP)
AP – Dell Inc. said Friday it has agreed to settle a federal gender-discrimination class…
Linux exec: Personal computers will be free like phones (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld – Look for personal computer users to soon get their hardware in the same…
Palm Pre reconnects with estranged iTunes (AP)
AP – Palm’s Pre smart phone just can’t stay away from Apple’s iTunes software.
Brewery To Be Built At University
A fully functioning micro-brewery is to be built at The University of Nottingham. The facility…