After days of glitches, the space station’s new urine recycler has passed a key test. Read more…
Archive for November, 2008
In this second spacewalk for the STS-126 mission, astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (left) and Shane Kimbrough continued the process of removing… Read more…
Two astronauts finished a marathon four-spacewalk space station fix on Monday. Read more…
Bubbles of hot plasma can keep black-hole growth in check. Read more…
The large Thales Alenia Space Italy plant here is looking to two events in the coming weeks. Read more…
Apple’s Safari is among the Web browsers that have gained market share in 2008, according to a new report from research firm OneStat. Read more…
In the US, cell phone jammers can only legally be used by federal law enforcement agencies. But a move is afoot to expand their use in state and local law enforcement, an effort promoted in part by a company that makes the hardware. Read more…
With Fedora 10 scheduled for release today, many users are thinking about how they are going to upgrade. A complete upgrade is something you do no more than twice a year, so the details are easy to forget. Read more…
Most gamers seeking treatment for compulsive gaming are not addicts, says the head of Europe’s only gaming addiction clinic. Read more…
Mobile net growth is growing eight times faster than PC-based access with over 7 million people now surfing via their phone. Read more…