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12/30/2003

Microsoft co-founder's supersonic flisht

Post @ 20:10 in Business - Science

I saw this old news on Guardian Onlineblog

"On the day of the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' 1903 flight, a small craft called SpaceShipOne demonstrated that supersonic flight is now possible by a small company working without government help. It also represents an important milestone in Scaled Composites' ambition to win the X-prize, to be awarded to the first non-governmental body to launch a manned spacecraft into space," reports Dr David Whitehouse of BBC News.

Paul Allen announce this supersonice flight for small business in Scaled.com, The X-prize is $10m for the first privately funded, non-governmental body that can launch a three-person spacecraft into space twice in two weeks.

12/ 4/2003

MIT IDEAS Competition.

Post @ 10:10 in Innovation - Science

MIT IDEAS Competition 2003-2004.

IDEAS is a competition started in 2001 at MIT to promote student innovation and inventiveness for community needs. The IDEAS Competition provides an opportunity for members of the MIT community to develop their creative ideas for projects that make a positive impact in the world. Participants work in teams to develop designs, plans, strategies, materials and mechanisms that benefit communities, locally, nationally or internationally.

IDEAS Competition first start by MIT's Amy Smith. Very Impressive

10/14/2003

China Grid Project

Post @ 14:35 in China's Affairs - Science - Technology

Excited news from infoworld: China Grid project announce go live, it's mean a dozen unversitites work on grid project that will connect up to 200,000 students in 100 schools across the country.

Reference: IBM Grid Computing

10/ 7/2003

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003

Post @ 13:53 in Science

NY Times news: American and Briton Win Nobel for Using Chemists' Test for M.R.I.'s
Press Release

09/29/2003

What is Chaos?

Post @ 14:44 in Concept/Theory - Resource - Science

Chaos! What is Chaos! I had never learned this physics theory . Chaos are using more widely than ever before.
1. A online course about CHAOS from UT: What is Chaos?
2. Chaos information in Chinese Language: 混沌天地
3. Isaac Theory: 学习的混沌法则
4. Ask Yahoo: What is Chaos Theory?

08/25/2003

Exploring the Red Planet

Post @ 10:39 in Photography - Science

Exploring the Red Planet

Photo Gallary of Mars

Mars and Earth come close together Graphic

All eyes on red planet From Nature.COM

Approaching Mars From:Nasa.gov

Mars zooms in for close-up From USATODAY