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Junkyard on the Moon
moonboun_redux_485.jpg In what had to have been among the eeriest sensations ever felt by a human being, Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean took this photograph of astronaut Charles Conrad examining the...
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Can This Chinese Farmer's DIY Helicopter Really Fly?
That's One Crazy Copter A farmer cares to bet his life on his DIY copter, but the Chinese government says no. DVICE Anyone who dares to build a helicopter with wooden blades, a steel-pipe-reinforced...
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A Chinese DIY Submarine Made from Oil Barrels
Diving Stations Taking recycling and oil barrels to a new level China Daily Chinese locals have already demonstrated a knack for knocking together homemade flying contraptions and robots. Now one...
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Coming Soon: Non-Latin Character URLs
Ni Hao Internet Since its inception, the World Wide Web has been dominated by English. Even websites that use a different language still use the Latin-character "www" format, with a URL spelled out...
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Chinese Scientists Would Feel "Blind" if Google Pulled Out
Google Bai Bai AP Most Chinese citizens may still rely on homegrown Baidu for their Internet search needs, but Google's threatened pullout apparently worries the vast majority of Chinese scientists...
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Microsoft's Engkoo Scans the Web to Teach Itself How to Teach You Languages
Engkoo It sounds a bit Google-ey, what with all the data mining across the Web and all that, but it's Microsoft researchers in Beijing that are crafting an online Chinese-to-English dictionary that...
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Native Chinese Supercomputer Could Be World's Most Efficient
The Loongson "Godson 2-C" An earlier generation of the Loongson – also known as "Dragon Core" or "Godson"– used in some netbooks and PCs. The next-gen Loongson 3 should be able to power China's first...
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China Opens the World's Longest Bridge Over Water, Toppling American...
Jiaozhou Bay Bridge Xinhua News Agency Along with its massive high-speed rail network, China has officially surpassed the United States in yet another piece of transportation infrastructure: the...
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Secret Cyber War Games Between U.S. and China Let Countries Role-Play Their...
U.S. Navy Wargames Naval officers operate the Ectocryp Black Secure Voice Gateway during Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2011 at SPAWAR Systems Center, Pacific. CWID is an annual...
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China Sets Sights on Arctic and Moon, Universe to Follow
China's Icebreaker China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", runs through floating ice after crossing the Arctic Circle on July 20. Xuelong, which can break 4-foot-thick ice, is on its fifth...
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Man's exploration of the moon has left behind over 20 tons of probes, rovers, rocket boosters and assorted other detritus scattered around the whole of the lunar surface.…
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Anyone who dares to build a helicopter with wooden blades, a steel-pipe-reinforced frame, and a motorcycle engine deserves to go up in the thing. But the Chinese government…
View ArticleA Chinese DIY Submarine Made from Oil Barrels
Chinese locals have already demonstrated a knack for knocking together homemade flying contraptions and robots. Now one amateur inventor has created a full-fledged submarine…
View ArticleComing Soon: Non-Latin Character URLs
Since its inception, the World Wide Web has been dominated by English. Even websites that use a different language still use the Latin-character "www" format, with a URL…
View ArticleChinese Scientists Would Feel "Blind" if Google Pulled Out
Most Chinese citizens may still rely on homegrown Baidu for their Internet search needs, but Google's threatened pullout apparently worries the vast majority of Chinese…
View ArticleMicrosoft's Engkoo Scans the Web to Teach Itself How to Teach You Languages
It sounds a bit Google-ey, what with all the data mining across the Web and all that, but it's Microsoft researchers in Beijing that are crafting an online Chinese-to-English…
View ArticleNative Chinese Supercomputer Could Be World's Most Efficient
A new native Chinese supercomputer set to debut this summer might be the most efficient ever built. It won’t be the fastest, but it sips power to perform terascale…
View ArticleChina Opens the World's Longest Bridge Over Water, Toppling American...
Along with its massive high-speed rail network, China has officially surpassed the United States in yet another piece of transportation infrastructure: the world’s longest…
View ArticleSecret Cyber War Games Between U.S. and China Let Countries Role-Play Their...
China and the U.S. are playing pretend war to vent their mutual frustrations and avoid a real one, according to a report by the Guardian. The State and Defense departments…
View ArticleChina Sets Sights on Arctic and Moon, Universe to Follow
In an effort to reach all corners of the Earth and moon, China is building its first state-constructed icebreaker for Arctic expeditions, and will launch its third lunar…
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