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Private industry moves to take over space race

October 1, 2007 The space race taking shape in the private sector today is due in large part to boyhood dreams of astronauts. TAGS: Paul Allen, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, founder, exploration, Del.icio.us, moon, men, Digg, space, U.S.

Timeline: Key milestones in space exploration

October 1, 2007 CNET News.com takes a look at some of the key events that brought humans into space and brought valuable information that will guide where we go next. TAGS: exploration, spacecraft, human, milestone, flight, Del.icio.us, Digg, Pioneer Electronics, space, U.S.

A brief history of the virtual world

November 9, 2006 Bruce Damer, the self-proclaimed "Gandalf" of virtual worlds, talks with CNET News.com about the history of 3D social spaces. TAGS: virtual worlds, Second Life, history, space, 3D, conference, environment, games

MIT Media Lab's latest innovation? More space

September 27, 2006 Designed by award-winning architect Fumihiko Maki, the lab's expansion building breaks ground next year. Images: MIT Media Lab expansion TAGS: expansion, innovation, glass, space

Celebrating 50 years in space

October 3, 2007 The space race started with a little thing called Sputnik. Since then, the heavens have only gotten more crowded. In this multipart series, we take a look at the state of space exploration 50 years... TAGS: exploration, Newsmaker, Digg, Silicon Valley, satellite, space, U.S.

General Electric's water source

February 9, 2007 Jeff Fulgham, with GE's Water and Process Technologies, suggests ways to turn around the water crisis. TAGS: Jeff Fulgham, General Electric Co., membrane, turbine, acquisition, space

Drawing on the Wii, reality TV

December 28, 2006 Game designer Jane McGonigal says the console could save democracy, advises other designers to watch Survivor. TAGS: Jane McGonigal, Activision Inc., designer, Nintendo Wii, SMS, games, Microsoft Xbox, multimedia, space, IM, TV

Betting it all on Napster

September 1, 2004 Chris Gorog sold Roxio's software business so that he could compete with Microsoft in digital music. Is he crazy? TAGS: Napster Inc., online music, digital music, Roxio, space, Apple Computer, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., brand

'Second Life' dreams of Electric Sheep

April 3, 2006 A tiny start-up is helping big companies make their mark on the virtual world.Photos: Lighting up worlds TAGS: Second Life, virtual worlds, consortium, Washington D.C., space, CEO, bank, 3D

Temporary parks dominate parking spaces across the U.S.

September 22, 2007 reporter's notebook On the third-annual PARK(ing) Day, urban parking spaces across the country were commandeered and turned into small oases.Photos: Put up a PARK(ing) lot TAGS: park, garden, San Francisco, space, U.S., notebook computer, idea

Sony brings it 'Home' for the PS3

March 7, 2007 PlayStation 3 maker tries to leverage the success of popular 3D virtual worlds with its own 3D social space, called Home. Images: Sony goes 'Home' TAGS: Second Life, virtual worlds, Sony Corp., space, Sony Playstation, Sony PS3, 3D, video

Microsoft shops for N.Y. retail space

August 31, 2005 Inquiring about space in Times Square, Microsoft may again dip its toes into the retail-store business--and make a much bigger splash. TAGS: real estate, New York, space, San Francisco, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

John Thompson places his wager

December 16, 2004 Symantec's CEO talks up the blockbuster acquisition that changes Symantec into a software megapower. TAGS: John Thompson, EMC Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., Symantec Corp., acquisition, storage management, PowerQuest Corp., merger, small and medium business, security company, space, security, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

New compound gets water out of clothes

August 11, 2005 Researchers discover a way to help fabrics in the spin cycle shed water, which could lead to savings in energy. TAGS: capillary, tension, Procter & Gamble Co., fabric, compound, fiber, researcher, space

NASA to send flies into space

June 22, 2006 Scientists hope fruit flies will help them better understand health risks in space during NASA's next shuttle mission. Images: Flies in outer space TAGS: fly, flight, health, food, scientist, space

'Last Call Poker' celebrates cemeteries

November 20, 2005 Players use alternate-reality game as a way to celebrate graveyards as public spaces and think about the people buried there. Photos: Games in the graveyard TAGS: Jane McGonigal, Activision Inc., Los Angeles, event, space, games

Bills would boost unlicensed Wi-Fi

February 21, 2006 Senators propose allowing broadband deployment on vacant TV channels, saying it would be cheap and easy to set up. TAGS: spectrum, interference, bill, Republican, broadcaster, space, telecommunications, TV, Wi-Fi, broadband

Shuttle makes stop to study humans in space

July 28, 2005 During an eight-day stay at the International Space Station, Discovery will contribute to a study on sustained human life in outer space. Photos: Hotel for space travelers TAGS: crew, exploration, flight, station, object-oriented, human, space, researcher

Net visionary Vint Cerf looks to the stars

July 28, 2005 The man commonly referred to as a "father" of the Net says if he were 30 again, he'd focus on networking communications in space. TAGS: Vint Cerf, Xerox PARC, TCP/IP, star, networking, Xerox Corp., scientist, space
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