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Soyuz Mobile Gantry Takes Shape At KourouKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Apr 05, 2010 The final major infrastructure element for Soyuz' new launch site in French Guiana is taking shape as the large mobile service gantry is assembled for this medium-lift vehicle at the Spaceport. Structural framework for the gantry initially was built up to a height of 27 meters, marking the first assembly phase of this mobile structure, which is now being increased up to 45 meters. The gantry then will receive its external metallic covering, and also be outfitted with the internal movable wor ... read more |
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College Park, MD (UPI) April 2, 2009 Friday, the U.S. Labor Department will release March employment data and economists have been optimistic the economy is finally gaining jobs and the recession has ended. The consensus forecast, based on surveys of economists taken at the end of last week, is for a 200,000 jobs gain in March. The economy shed 36,000 jobs in February. The unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at ... more  
Stanford, CA (UPI) April 2, 2009 U.S. nanotechnology engineers say they have created a nanoscale probe that can slide through a cell wall without damaging it and fuse with the membrane. Stanford University researchers said their probe offers scientists a portal for extended eavesdropping on the inner electrical activity of individual cells. Everything from signals generated as cells communicate with each other to "dige ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) April 2, 2010Japanese electronics giant Sharp unveiled Friday a liquid crystal display (LCD) touchscreen that shows 3D images without requiring special glasses, as the race to market such products intensifies. Although Sharp has not given specific plans, there is speculation that it will equip video game giant Nintendo's upcoming DS console due out next spring, which will feature games in 3D. Both compan ... more |
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Under the radar, Apple's Asian suppliers work furiouslyTaipei (AFP) April 2, 2010 The fevered buildup to Saturday's iPad launch has demonstrated the brute efficiency of the little-known Asian suppliers responsible for turning Apple's design vision into hands-on reality. Taiwanese touch-screen makers, South Korean chip producers and Chinese battery manufacturers have been adding workers by the hundred to staff extra factory shifts and meet double the forecast demand. Along the way, the component makers have navigated technical hurdles posed by a product that Apple boasts will ... read more |
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