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Tech post for 9-July-2008
Jul. 9th, 2008 05:48 pmTablet hints martyred messiah that rises in three days is a pre-Christian concept - A stone tablet, dubbed "Gabriel's Revelation", dates several decades from before Christ and tells of a man named Simon who was killed by the Romans and rose from the dead three days later as a messiah. To historians, this seems to indicate a tradition of the suffering messiah who rises from the dead three days later is part of Jewish tradition that predates Christ.
Artificial DNA created - Japanese researchers have constructed a stable strand of DNA using artificially-constructed bases. The discover could have implications for DNA based computing.
Water on the moon - A new analysis of beads of volcanic glass gathered from the moon indicates that the moon once held a significant amount of water, and that a fraction of it is still there.
Mars sample return mission slated for 2018 - The most complex and expensive Mars mission to date is scheduled for launch in 2018. The proposed mission would involve not only going to the red planet, but gathering samples and bringing them back.
Bell and Telus plan to charge for incoming text messages - Currently receiving text messages is free because you have no control over what others send to you. Bell and Telus plan to change that starting in August, unless Industry Minister Jim Prentice can convince them otherwise.
Got Flickr? It might make you money - Getty Images has reached a deal with Flickr to troll their archives in search of stock photos. If a photo is selected, the user will be asked if they would be willing to allow them to use it in return for a 20 percent cut of the $250 the company makes for selling non-exclusive use of the image. Getty Images runs iStockPhoto, a stock photography site.
Intel and Dreamworks work together to push 3D movies at home and in the theatre - Intel agrees to give Dreamworks artists the latest tools to get movies from production into the theatre faster, and Dreamworks will provide feedback on these systems so that improvements can be implemented quickly.
Artificial DNA created - Japanese researchers have constructed a stable strand of DNA using artificially-constructed bases. The discover could have implications for DNA based computing.
Water on the moon - A new analysis of beads of volcanic glass gathered from the moon indicates that the moon once held a significant amount of water, and that a fraction of it is still there.
Mars sample return mission slated for 2018 - The most complex and expensive Mars mission to date is scheduled for launch in 2018. The proposed mission would involve not only going to the red planet, but gathering samples and bringing them back.
Bell and Telus plan to charge for incoming text messages - Currently receiving text messages is free because you have no control over what others send to you. Bell and Telus plan to change that starting in August, unless Industry Minister Jim Prentice can convince them otherwise.
Got Flickr? It might make you money - Getty Images has reached a deal with Flickr to troll their archives in search of stock photos. If a photo is selected, the user will be asked if they would be willing to allow them to use it in return for a 20 percent cut of the $250 the company makes for selling non-exclusive use of the image. Getty Images runs iStockPhoto, a stock photography site.
Intel and Dreamworks work together to push 3D movies at home and in the theatre - Intel agrees to give Dreamworks artists the latest tools to get movies from production into the theatre faster, and Dreamworks will provide feedback on these systems so that improvements can be implemented quickly.