NASA and NOAA's environmental satellite now GOES-15

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Twelve days after a flawless launch, NASA and NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) reached its proper orbit and was renamed GOES-15. The latest weather satellite will complete its checkout in mid August 2010 and be stored in-orbit, ready for activation should one of...

Computer Sciences gets 5-year pact extension

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Computer Sciences Corp. received a five-year extension on an outsourcing contract with United Technologies Corp., adding more than $1.5 billion to the deal.The information technology services company said late Thursday that the extension also allows it to expand into new regions with the...

Grant From HHS and CDC Will Aid in Prevention Efforts for Obesity and Tobacco

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Today Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, along with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, announced the receipt of an unprecedented amount of funding for public health efforts addressing chronic disease in the county. The grant, from the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers...

Conn. murder inmate with cancer declared innocent

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A Connecticut inmate with cancer who has served 16 years for murder is being freed after a star witness recanted.Fifty-one-year-old Ronald Taylor was handcuffed in a hospital bed Thursday when his lawyer came to tell him a judge overturned his conviction in a 1993 killing.Superior Court Judge...

GM fighting state efforts to protect auto dealers

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General Motors is fighting legislation in at least five states that gives automobile dealers leverage over carmakers in the scramble for franchises.One such measure nearing final passage in Kentucky would give auto dealers who lost franchises first crack at new ones.GM announced Friday that it...

AbitibiBowater to sell Mackenzie, B.C., assets to Conifex subsidiary

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Insolvent newsprint giant AbitibiBowater is unloading more assets as it seeks a Quebec court's permission to sell its largely idled Mackenzie, B.C., wood and paper mills to a subsidiary of privately-held Conifex Inc. for an undisclosed price.DTR Wood Acquisition Co. was the successful bidder...

NSF dispatches rapid response oceanographic expedition to Chile earthquake site

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Scientists funded by the National Science Foundation and affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California at San Diego are undertaking an expedition to explore the rupture site of the 8.8-magnitude Chilean earthquake.

The9 says its president will step down in May

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Chinese online game developer The9 Ltd. said Friday that its president, Xiaowei Chen, is stepping down when her contract expires on May 16.The company said Chen is leaving for "personal development" reasons but did not elaborate. A message left with the company was not immediately returned.The9...

18 RI children settle lawsuits over lead paint

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Eighteen Rhode Island children poisoned by lead paint have settled lawsuits against their former landlords.Vincent Greene, a lawyer representing the children, announced the settlements Friday but said the terms were confidential.Greene says the children who sued were exposed to lead before they...

McDonnell seeking bigger offshore Va. drilling map

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Intent on making Virginia a national energy power, Gov. Bob McDonnell is lobbying for an expansion of the 2.9 million offshore acres the government has designated for possible oil and gas exploration.McDonnell contends the offshore leasing map 50 miles off Virginia's coast should be redrawn to...

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Much ado about next to nothing

Mar 15

The recent review of the past 10 years of the National Nanotechnology Initiative--as presented by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology--suggested the rise of nanomanufacturing as the near future of nanotechnology. But the actual proposed funding reflects a cautious approach, even about nanotech in general.

Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

Mar 5

I typically attend the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy each year in pursuit of specific coverage. This year, I sought out candidates for coverage in a vacuum technology article, and pulled together some instruments for a spectroscopy guide. But as busy as that kept me, it wasn’t all mass spectrometers and vacuum pumps on the show floor.  

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NuGard Coating Ashburn Hill

Jan 7

NuGard First Response Protective Clothing are lightweight coveralls, jackets, and pants that provide protection from heat and flame while keeping the wearers body temperature constant.

Multi-Touch Music Maker

Jan 7

Professor David Wessel shows his multi-touch interface that uses computer technologies that allow him to experiment with fine controls to "caress" the instrument.