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John Glenn's excellent adventure

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Sen John Glenn's much publicized participation in shuttle mission STS-95 was not just a publicity stunt. Glenn's participation resulted in much needed support for NASA and it enabled the mission to study the links between space flight and aging.

Author: Alpert, Mark
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
Research, Appreciation, Space shuttles, Astronauts, Glenn, John

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Long-distance robots

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Telepresence robots are equipped with a video camera, a wireless transmitter and a microphone and will enable internet users are remote locations to see what the robot sees and hear what it hears.

Author: Alpert, Mark
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
Robots, Robot control systems

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Look, Ma, no wires!

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Metricom's Richochet wireless modem, available for $99 with wireless service costs of $75 per month, registered variable connection speeds before an upgrade by the company.

Author: Alpert, Mark
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Testing, Fax modems, Communications protocols, Transmission speed, Facsimile modems, Metricom Ricochet (Wireless fax modem)

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