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...proposing ideas dubbed outlandish by colleagues. Yet Paczynski changed the way we look at the sky. In the 1980s he refined a technique called microlensing, allowing scientists a more textured view of the galaxy. In the '90s he and a team of Polish researchers established a sweeping--and ongoing--project to capture all celestial activity and record rare events like killer asteroids. He was 67 and had brain cancer...
...transportation system and power grid in one contract, optimizing its strengths in each of these segments. "If you put some of these things together, you can really have a competitive advantage," says Ken Cornelius, who heads Siemens One. For a hospital, Siemens can deliver 40% of a total project, from imaging machines to IT systems to power management, with one contract. "We are," Kleinfeld says, "the only company that has that capability. And there are customers, when they build a new hospital, that say, I might only have the chance once in my lifetime and then I want...
...site, the creators explain. Friends given special access by users become confidants—people able to peruse that user’s radar list and leave comments and suggestions meant to help chart the course of love.At last week’s award ceremony, Galkowski demonstrated what he projects to be the standard operating procedure of a Check My Radar user.“I am going to look for guys,” Galkowski said to a crowded Ticknor Lounge as he browsed through the Web site. “Here is my friend James, he is looking...
...program “is the first of a series of experiments [leading to the] Olympic Games in 2008. I’m sure they’ll do similar things or even larger [restrictions] in August 2008.” Chris Nielsen, the executive director of the China Project at Harvard, said that Chinese officials consider the Beijing Olympics to be a “showcase” of the country’s rapid development, and that Chinese officials do not want air pollution to detract from the event. The researchers of the study—which...
...gets the audience involved. He’s a compelling performer – it’s really overwhelming to watch him. He’s also a really nice person, and he’s done very important things for classical music, like the Silk Road Project.” After graduation, Jackiw plans to move to New York City and continue his career as a professional violinist. Although it will be a change of location for the Boston native, Jackiw looks forward to being able to focus solely on his violin. “It will...