Science minister David Willetts tells BBC News that space is an important growth sector for…
Month: May 2010
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Bull Bills Tera 100 as Europe’s First Petaflop Computer (PC World)
PC World – French server and services company Bull has just turned on a new…
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iPhone-Sized Apple TV Could Appeal To Gamers
Hooking an iPhone to a TV is hardly the first thing that would cross the…
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iPad’s International Launch Draws Lines at Apple Stores
The iPad frenzy has now gone international. On Friday, Apple’s tablet computer — which sold…
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Ad Planner 1000 Lets Google Ad Clients Target Top Sites
Google gave its online advertising clients a new tool Thursday that gives them the ability…
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Traditional aerobic fitness training trumps pedometer-based walking programs for health benefits
Researchers compared fitness training to a pedometer-based walking program, measuring the fitness and health outcomes…
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Dicty mystery solved: First to starve in slime mold thrive at others’ expense
Evolutionary biologists have found that the first cells to starve in a slime mold seem…
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Flu doesn’t die out, it hides out
Every autumn, as predictably as falling leaves, flu season descends upon us. Every spring, just…
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To double spud production, just add a little spit
When it comes to potentially doubling the output of the world’s fourth largest food crop,…
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Novel therapeutic approach shows promise against multiple bacterial pathogens
A team of scientists from government, academia and private industry has developed a novel treatment…