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Manassas Virginia, April 27, 2011 – The Institute of Navigation (ION) announces that Walkersville High School is one of ten high school teams selected to compete in the 2011 ION Mini-Urban Challenge National Competition to be held Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the...
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WAYNESBORO, Va. and PARIS, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — NTELOS Holdings Corp. is upgrading its wireless broadband network in Hagerstown. NTELOS, a Virginia-based integrated telecommunications provider serving customers in the mid-Atlantic region, has selected Alcatel-Lucent to do the expansion and upgrade project. nTelos Wireless received funding for this project under the U.S. Department of...
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On April 12, 2011, NASA announced that it was celebrating and commemorating 50 years of space flight and 30 years of Shuttle flights. The agency will put four Shuttle orbiters on permanent display for the public at locations to be announced. Shuttle Enterprise, the first orbiter built, will move from the Smithsonian’s National Air and...
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LAUREL, Md., March 24, 2011. Verizon Wireless announced that it has completed work that increases the 3G data handling capacity in Mount Airy and Bartonsville (areas near Spring Ridge). Expanded 3G data capacity in Frederick County allows more customers using tablets, laptops or smartphones to instantly download the latest apps, music, videos or 3D...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. high school students are invited to participate in NASA’s Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience, or INSPIRE, through an online learning community. INSPIRE is designed to encourage students in ninth through 12th grades to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Applications are being accepted through June 30....
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A Frederick-based Company, Metrico Wireless, says it is pioneering the evaluation of wireless devices pre- and post-launch through analysis of user experience metrics such as audio, data, streaming video and location-based information. Metric has created Fit4Launch and Mobile Experience (M.E.) programs. It says that it uses patent-pending technologies to help ensure that devices get to...
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The Milken Institute says in its recently published study that Maryland is again in the top five states for developing technology jobs. In evaluating the states, the institute looked at five categories: Research and Development Inputs (R&D that can be commercialized for future technology growth), Risk Capital and Entrepreneurial Infrastructure (venture capital relative to...
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If you’ve ever had trouble transferring photos from your Blackberry to your PC, or connecting your work laptop to your WiFi at home, you’re not alone. With all of the latest technological gizmos and gadgets available on store shelves, even the least tech-savvy folks can experience a level of connectivity unimaginable a decade or...
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WASHINGTON – State-of-the-art seismological techniques applied to Apollo-era data suggest our moon has a core similar to Earth’s. Uncovering details about the lunar core is critical for developing accurate models of the moon’s formation. The data sheds light on the evolution of a lunar dynamo — a natural process by which our moon may...
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