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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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AT&T named him chief scientist, and in that position he worked on developing architecture and protocols for a large-scale Internet so that customers could connect to it from their homes. In 1969 he was tasked with helping to build transmission lines in Bangladesh that connected the country’s eastern and western electrical grids.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

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Miles of fabrics are immersed in gigantic “washing machines” full of dye and water. Alchemie’s machines dye cotton using 95 percent less water and 70 percent less energy. They dye polyester using 95 percent less water and 85 percent less energy. They dye polyester using 95 percent less water and 85 percent less energy.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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On a visit to Pakistan with his parents, 7-year-old Aadeel Akhtar met a girl his age who was missing her right leg. The Ability Hand is connected by Bluetooth to a smartphone app, which provides users another way to configure and control the hand's movements. The Ability Hand is also water-resistant, Akhtar says.

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Munich Re: 2011 already the highest-ever loss year on record from natural catastrophes; led by Japan earthquake

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The severe earthquakes that shook the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, in February and in June (the third time since autumn 2010) are not connected with the Japanese quake. Brisbane itself was also severely hit although, contrary to what had been feared, the Brisbane River flood waters remained around a metre below the record level of 1974.

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