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Related News ItemsDecision time on site for giant radio telescopeFri, 25 May 2012 02:41:15 -0700
LONDON (Reuters) - The location of a huge radio telescope strong enough to detect extraterrestrial life in the far reaches of the universe could be settled on Friday when the group in charge of the project meets in the Netherlands. When completed in 2024 the "Square Kilometre Array" (SKA)will be made up of 3,000 dishes, each 15 metres wide, together with many more antennae, that will stretch ...
Read More... Science Fiction Barely Ahead of Space Exploration RealityMon, 21 May 2012 13:49:07 -0700
Science and space exploration have caught up to science fiction in many ways, producing marvels beyond the imaginings of the visionary writers of the past. Yet there are staples of science fiction that current technology is still leagues away from attaining, and which some doubt can ever be achieved.
Read More... Google funds computer teachers and Raspberry Pis in EnglandFri, 25 May 2012 01:43:08 -0700
"Dozens of teachers specialising in computer science are to work in English schools thanks to a partnership between Google and the charity Teach First. Google's chairman Eric Schmidt said money would also be provided to buy 'teaching aids, such as Raspberry Pi's or Arduino starter kits'. He said that without investment in the subject, the UK risked 'losing a generation' of scientists." My ...
Read More... 22 Pomona parents honored for completing their first Internet training classMon, 14 May 2012 19:35:45 -0700
POMONA - Up until a few couple months ago, Irene Braham used to be uncomfortable around computers. She was uneasy around the machines but she also wanted to know what her children did on the Internet. Video: Online graduation in Pomona
Read More... Another day, another board ex-Yahoo CEO Thompson leavesMon, 21 May 2012 07:45:43 -0700
The former Yahoo chief executive has been ousted from Splunk's board after it was revealed that he doesn't actually have a computer science degree. Originally posted at News - Internet & Media
Read More... Make Britain Count: Google head Eric Schmidt supports our campaignThu, 24 May 2012 09:36:10 -0700
Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, tells Christopher Middleton why, in a globalised economy, Britain can no longer maintain the traditional divide between arts and science.
Read More... Corrected: Decision time on site for giant radio telescopeFri, 25 May 2012 02:23:57 -0700
LONDON (Reuters) - The location of a huge radio telescope strong enough to detect extraterrestrial life in the far reaches of the universe could be settled on Friday when the group in charge of the project meets in the Netherlands. When completed in 2024 the "Square Kilometer Array" (SKA) will be made up of 3,000 dishes, each 15 meters wide, together with many more antennae, that will stretch ...
Read More... Introducing: Kathleen RavenThu, 24 May 2012 09:37:35 -0700
This is a series of Q&As with young and up-and-coming science, health and environmental writers and reporters. They – at least some of them – have recently hatched in the Incubators (science writing programs at schools of journalism), have even more recently fledged (graduated), and are now making their mark as wonderful new voices explaining science to the public. [More]
Read More... Efficient and tunable interface for quantum networksWed, 23 May 2012 23:17:54 -0700
Quantum computers may someday revolutionize the information world. But in order for quantum computers at distant locations to communicate with one another, they have to be linked together in a network.
Read More... Internet Usage Linked to DepressionSun, 20 May 2012 04:26:28 -0700
Researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology find that students who have depression tend to use the Internet differently than those who show no symptoms of depression.
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