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As sure as the calendar turned from 2010 to 2011, tech writers have been issuing their predictions about what the new year may bring in the Internet world. Many of them are smart, interesting and thought-provoking. Some of them will be right, and...
Russia in 2030 will be very different from what most expect
By Paul Goble Unlike the citizens of most countries, Russians cannot say what their country will be like only 20 years from now, what will be the names of the rulers, what will be the nature of the political system, what will be the borders of...
Government sends $2,245,342 check
Utah officials said a new computer system is partially to blame for an incident involving a $2,245,342 check rather than a $15 refund. Jerry Mika said he received the check for the hefty sum in the mail after requesting a $15 refund for his being...
Cowpox finding could lead to new vaccines
U.S. researchers say the cowpox virus can keep infected host cells from warning the immune system that they have been compromised. In a report from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, scientists said they found that strains of monkeypox...
China advances in air defense radar
China, raising its threat to Taiwan’s defense readiness, reportedly has improved its radar system, putting it on par with other advanced countries. Fang Lei, a senior officer at Chinese Air Force headquarters, was quoted on the Web site of China...
Germany working on small driverless trains
Researchers in Germany are working on the creation of a small train system called RailCab that could mean rail travel without engineers. Deutsche Welle said Sunday that University of Paderborn researchers have already created a small prototype of...
Gigapixels obtained from ordinary cameras
U.S. researchers have created a publicly accessible robotic system that can produce ultra high-resolution panoramas using ordinary digital cameras. The panoramas are called GigaPans because they are comprised of billions of pixels, or picture elements...
