November 02, 2002 -
Long-lasting anti-impotence pill approved - NewScientist.com
news service, A fast-acting anti-impotence drug that works in the
same way as Viagra but lasts up to three times longer has been approved
for sale for the first time. Tadalafil, trademarked as Cialis, was
developed by US-based pharmaceutical companies Lilly and Icos, and will
go on sale in the European Union early in 2003. Lilly and Icos hope to
gain approval next year to market the drug in the US...
November
13, 2002 -
Robotic Balloon Probe Could
Pierce Venus's Deadly Clouds
- By Robert Myers, Special to
SPACE.com, NASA contractor
Global Aerospace recently
developed a hybrid
satellite-balloon. The
contraption, dubbed the
StratoSail, was originally
conceived as a way to control
the paths of weather balloons
floating at the edge of space...
November 02, 2002 -
Titanic volcanic eruption seen
on Io -
NewScientist.com news service,
A titanic volcanic eruption has
been spotted on the surface of
Jupiter's volatile moon Io using
a telescope back on Earth.
Astronomers believe it to be the
most powerful eruption ever
witnessed in the entire Solar
System...
November 08, 2002 -
Awards
recognize high-tech for humanity - Winners provide
innovations that assist the developing world, ASSOCIATED PRESS, SAN
JOSE, Calif., Nov. 8 — A group that provides inexpensive and clean
lighting to the poor around the
world was winners
of the second annual Tech Museum
Awards ceremony held Thursday
night...
