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By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 30 June 2006 Watch Bar Code Report Bar code The Universal Product Code turned 30 this week. The U.P.C. is a unique combination of black and white lines that can identify virtually anything from a bar of soap to medical
By David McAlary Washington 28 February 2007 A U.S. spacecraft has taken the closest images of Jupiter since the Galileo probe perished in a programmed dive into the huge planet's atmosphere four years ago. The spacecraft's destination is icy, dista
US Economy Rebounds Faster Than Expected in Second Quarter 第二季度美国经济反弹速度快于预期 The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy expanded at its fastest pace in more than two years - growing at an annualized rate of 4.6 perce
I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards. 我走得很慢,但是我从来不会后退。 图片1
Over time I have been changed quite a lot. I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642. Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums. I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical mac
By Valer Gergely Moscow 05 April 2007 watch Space Library report The next Soyuz spaceflight to the International Space Station is scheduled for launch on Saturday, carrying two Russian cosmonauts and a private American citizen. Jim Bertel narrates t
Space Crew to Enjoy Thanksgiving Feast in Orbit The three crew members on the International Space Station plan to have their own Thanksgiving feast on Thursday as they orbit 352 kilometers above the earth. The lone American on board plans to share so
By Phillip Wellman Abidjan 04 November 2007 Sunday marks eight months since Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo signed a peace deal with rebel leader Guillaume Soro, now prime minister. The agreement, which followed a brief civil war, is proceeding
By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 04 February 2008 It is winter in Washington, people bundled in heavy coats to shield themselves from the cold weather. Many seek refuge at indoor events. The recently held Washington Auto Show - where visitors got an up
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 17 July 2006 watch Space Marketing report Companies eager to expand their market share are turning their attention to the sky and beyond. In the age of globalization, space is the final frontier for advertisers. ------
By Steve Mort Washington, DC 23 February 2007 watch NASA Future report President Bush has called for a three percent increase in spending for America's space agency, NASA. The increase includes $3 billion to develop the Orion space vehicle that NASA
By Phil Mercer Sydney 27 August 2007 Australia has echoed American criticism of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, saying the pace of political reconciliation under his government is too slow. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney, where Iraq is expecte
Dwindling US Space Budget Worries Scientist It's a trend that troubles astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, an outspoken advocate for space research and exploration. The director of the American Museum of Natural Historys Rose Center for Earth and Spa
Space Shuttle's End Prompts Doubts About NASA's Future One day after the landing of Atlantis ended the 30-year space shuttle program, the company that ran shuttle operations for the U.S. space agency NASA is dismissing 1,510 employees. The end of the
Study: Immune System Weakens in Space During the final flight of the US space shuttle Atlantis in the summer of 2011, one of the most important pieces of scientific cargo on board was a medical experiment designed to test how the human immune system
Early warning systems can be the difference between life and death in earthquake-prone regions. But they are expensive. The US, Mexico and Japan have such systems. That leaves large swats of central and South America, Asia and the Caribbean unprotect
By Robert Raffaele Washington, DC 05 July 2006 watch Discovery Liftoff report Shuttle Discovery launch NASA successfully launched the space shuttle Discovery Tuesday, after two previous launches were scrubbed due to bad weather in the southeastern U
Brazil and China have failed in their mission to launch a climate-monitoring satellite into orbit on Monday. The China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 3, or CBERS-3 was destroyed after a Chinese Long March 4B rocket launched from northern Chinas Tai
Physical chemist Zhang Cunhao and nuclear weapons expert Cheng Kaijia have won Chinas top science award for their outstanding contribution to scientific and technological innovation in the country. Both winners are from the Chinese Academy of Science
Senator Barack Obama, who will formally claim the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next month, has been working to defend and clarify his position on Iraq in recent weeks. The effort, culminating in a column in The New York Times, follows