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ROBO SPACE

- Can Sentient Machines Evolve

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/robot-03b.html

Ann Arbor - Feb 12, 2003 - It's coming, but when? From Garry Kasparov to Michael Crichton, both fact and fiction are converging on a showdown between man and machine. But what does a leading artificial intelligence expert--the world's first computer science PhD--think about the future of machine intelligence? Will computers ever gain consciousness and take over the world?

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TECH SPACE

- Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Reaches Commercial Sector
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/chip-tech-03d.html

Livermore - Feb 12, 2003 - The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer has granted the Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUVL) project an Excellency in Technology Transfer award for technology that will lead to microprocessors that are tens of times faster than today's most powerful chips.

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ROBO SPACE

- Carnegie Mellon Scientist to Develop Probes to Detect Life on Mars
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-robot-03a.html

Pittsburgh - Feb 12, 2003 - Carnegie Mellon University scientist Professor Alan Waggoner has received a three-year $900,000 award from NASA to develop fluorescent-dye-based systems to be used in remote operations to detect life on Mars and in other hostile or distant environments.

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NANO TECH

- NASA, UCLA To Launch New Institute To Improve Aerospace Systems
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/nanotech-03j.html

Los Angeles - Feb 12, 2003 - To help develop new, compact devices and systems for future aerospace systems, NASA and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) today opened a research institute that will use biology to inspire innovation.

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OPINION SPACE

- Facing Pandora's Box Of Nuclear Myths And Prejudices
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/nuclearspace-03f.html

Brisbane - Feb 12, 2003 - Movies such as 'Star Wars' and 'Lord of the Rings' have set a new standard in film making. Demonstrating that old favorites can be counted upon to attract moviegoers if you do it right and sequels even pre-planned. New favorites can also be relied on for repeat returns on an investment. Harry Potter had no less than seven sequels lined up. But it has to be said that some stories never seem to lose their appeal.

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COSMOLOGY

- The Oldest Light in the Universe
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cosmology-03b.html

Huntsville - Feb 13, 2003 - NASA has released the best "baby picture" of the Universe ever taken; the image contains such stunning detail that it may be one of the most important scientific results of recent years. Scientists used NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) to capture the new cosmic portrait, which reveals the afterglow of the big bang, a.k.a. the cosmic microwave background.

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MARSDAILY

- NASA Study Shows How Water May Have Flowed On Ancient Mars
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-water-science-03b.html

Moffett Field - Feb 13, 2003 - NASA scientists have discovered how an intricate Martian network of streams, rivers and lakes may have carried water across Mars. Using new three-dimensional data from the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft and a powerful state-of-the-art computer code that 'models' overland water flow, scientists visualized the complex flow of Martian water.

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