| AD FREE NEWS | SPACE NEWS | EARTH NEWS | WAR NEWS | CHINA NEWS DAILY |
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
| PREVIOUS ISSUE OF SPXDAILY |
Plastic Diode Could Lead To Flexible, Low Power Computer Circuits, Memory
Columbus OH (SPX) Nov 15, 2005Ohio State University researchers have invented a new organic polymer tunnel diode – an electronic component that could one day lead to plastic computer memory and plastic logic circuits on computer chips. Today, computer chips use mainly inorganic silicon. It's A Tankless Job 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 15, 2005It's hiding in your home, probably in a closet or dark corner of the basement. You depend on it daily, but don't give it much thought until you become too demanding and it lets you down. Wastewater: Energy Of The Future? Brisbane, Australia (UPI) Nov 14, 2005 
Professor Jurg Keller at Australia's University of Queensland said he and his colleagues have discovered how to turn wastewater into electricity.Tomato Seeds In Students' Hands, After 18 Months In Space 
Longueuil QC (SPX) Nov 15, 2005The 400,000 tomato seeds that were brought back to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on August 9 were in the spotlight Monday. Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Robert Thirsk, accompanied by 550 students, kicked off the fifth and final year of the Tomatosphere project. Energia Details Inmarsat 4's Orbital Insertion Korolev, Moscow region (SPX) Nov 15, 2005 
At 17:07 Moscow Time (14:07 GMT), on November 8, the Zenit-3SL Integrated Launch Vehicle (ILV) carrying Inmarsat-4 Spacecraft (SC) as a payload was launched from the sea-going Launch Platform (LP) Odyssey, a part of the Sea Launch Rocket and Space Complex. |
Networking: Feds Calls Blackberry Essential
Chicago (UPI) Nov 14, 2005The feds are intervening in a 5-year-old patent case against Research in Motion, the Canadian-based developer of BlackBerry, arguing in court papers filed last week that the networked wireless computing devices are essential and a network outage could cause severe problems for the U.S. government. Carnegie Mellon-Led Team Finds First Evidence Of A Living Memory Trace 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 15, 2005An international team of scientists for the first time has detected a memory trace in a living animal after it has encountered a single, new stimulus. Engineering Aliens 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2005What would you call an alien if you encountered it on the street tomorrow? What if that alien didn't come from another world but rather was created in a laboratory right here on Earth and functioned differently from other Earth life? Free Lectures On Exploring Pluto Coming Up At Pasadena City College 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2005Two free public programs in Pasadena will offer an overview of the upcoming NASA mission to Pluto. Pluto is the only planet in our solar system not yet studied by a robotic explorer, but not for long. Arianespace And ESA Meet Potential Vega Customers 
Rome, Italy (ESA) Nov 15, 2005The first Vega Customer Day, held in Rome on Thursday to raise awareness of, and confidence in, Europe's new small launcher, is a sure sign that Vega is on track for a qualification launch at the end of 2007. |
|
Russia's Space Forces Report On This Year's Results
Moscow (SPX) Nov 15, 2005The Commander of the Russian Space Forces (RSF) delivered a 2005 summary report Monday at an extended meeting of the Military Council, reports RIA Novosti. Tata Sky Signs Lease Agreement With ISRO 
Mumbai, India (SPX) Nov 15, 2005Tata Sky, a Star-Tata joint venture Monday signed an agreement with Indian Space Research Organisation to lease high-powered Ku band transponders from the space agency's communication satellite for launching Direct-to-Home services across the country, reports PTI. Orbital Receives Contract For MEASAT-1R Commercial Communications Satellite 
Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 15, 2005Orbital Sciences announced Monday that MEASAT Satellite Systems, of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has signed a contract to purchase one geosynchronous (GEO) communications satellite from the company. New Technology Extends Satellite Control System Life By At Least 15 Years 
Lanham MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2005Integral Systems announced Tuesday it has received a contract from WorldSpace to provide a state-of-the-art satellite control system based on Integral's EPOCH IPS (Integrated Product Suite) for their two geostationary satellites, AfriStar and AsiaStar. Venus Express Completes LEOP Activities 
Paris (ESA) Nov 15, 2005The Venus Express Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) activities again continued to run very smoothly. All foreseen activities were completed and it was also possible to bring forward some platform commissioning activities, which were planned for last weekend. |
Government Showdown Could Break Up Internet, Experts Warn
Tunis (AFP) Nov 14, 2005A tense dispute over US control of the Internet in the run-up to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) could eventually lead to the break-up of the global network and hamper seamless browsing, officials warned Monday. Protestors Give Britain's Blair Unexpected Coal Delivery 
London (AFP) Nov 14, 2005Environmental pressure group Greenpeace dumped coal at British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Downing Street offices on Monday in a protest against his action on climate change, police said. Madagascar Energy Firm Announces Green Fuel Programme 
Antananarivo (AFP) Nov 09, 2005Farmers in Madagascar are going all out to produce an environmentally friendly fuel from a shrub they hope can be used to meet five percent of diesel needs within a couple of years, a local energy firm has announced. FluWrap: Ominous Mutations Reported 
Washington (UPI) Nov 14, 2005Vietnamese scientists say new research suggests that avian influenza has mutated into a form that could be transmissible between humans. Walker's World: Europe's Grim Week 
Paris (UPI) Nov 15, 2005It has been a bad week for Europe. France burned, and Paris was locked down under curfew. Tony Blair lost an important vote in parliament, and his grip on power faltered, while Germany dithered to put together an unconvincing new government whose first decision was to raise taxes, yet again. |
|
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2005 - SPXDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by TerraDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
