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...In February, the Philippines said one of its ships was hit by a laser from a Chinese vessel near the disputed Spratly Islands....
...Why do some ideas slip out of the grasp of incumbents, then thrive in the hands of upstarts? In 1970, the photocopying giant Xerox established the Palo Alto Research Center, or Parc....
...The Ford Fusions that were launched in the pilot test this week are outfitted with 20 cameras and seven lasers, as well as GPS and radar units....
...surface; the inner workings of the human heart; and how best to optimise the firing of the 192 giant lasers in the adjoining National Ignition Facility....
...“My pants don’t ever fit,” she says with a sigh at the Woodbridge Center Mall. Why? “My hips.”...
...” … It is a hot day when I arrive at the studio, a short distance from La Brea Avenue in the heart of Hollywood....
...According to the Pew Research Center, just under half of American Muslims admit to this. The same survey finds 70 per cent of white evangelicals say they are Christians first and Americans second....
...For now the carrier says it is “laser focused” on its own plans to cut costs by $2bn and boost sales by $1bn. AMR has also moved effectively to box out third parties....
...So impressively productive was Google’s laser-beam focus on search that it amassed the wherewithal to diversify, ironically, acquiring YouTube....
...They’ve taken the Carly Fiorina route and persuaded a man to stay home and create some TLC. So maybe things are changing....
...Reprinted by arrangement with The Penguin Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA), Inc. Copyright (c) Alan Greenspan, 2007....
...Founded in 1970 before the dawn of personal computing, Palo Alto Research Center (Parc) has a venerable role in the annals of Silicon Valley....
...The Laser Ultrasonic Technology (LaserUT) Center, tucked into a quiet corner of the production floor, has been under development at Fort Worth for almost two decades....
...Observer was particularly intrigued by a handheld laser dubbed the "Avian Dissuader" that allegedly scares away the birds....
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