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du Telecommunications In $700m Europe India Gateway Undersea Cable System
May 9, 2008, Dubai, U.A.E.  du Telecommunications, the integrated telecom operator in the UAE announced that it has signed a construction and maintenance agreement (C&MA) to build the first direct, high-bandwidth optical-fiber submarine cable system from the United Kingdom to India. The Europe India Gateway (EIG) cable system, which will cost more than US$700 million, will significantly enhance capacity and diversity between the countries of these regions. It brings in considerable diversity and bandwidth into the Middle East while providing global access to operators in the region.
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IIT Mumbai’s Biosensor To Detect Heart Attack; Device To Be In Market End 2008
Mumbai, India 07 May 2008  The Centre for Excellence of Nanoelectronics at IIT Mumbai will market the recently developed low cost biosensor 'iSens,' a device capable of detecting heart attack well in advance, end 2008, reports The Hindu quoting PTI..
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AT&T, Energy City Qatar, Qtel, and NavLink Sign Agreement to Develop Advanced Networking Services
Doha, Qatar 03 April 2008  AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced that an AT&T subsidiary, in association with Qtel and NavLink, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Energy City Qatar (ECQ) to jointly develop and deliver advanced data communications services and solutions to the "first-of-its kind" landmark business centre in the Middle East.
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Nanotechnology expert – Ted Sargent Awarded $10 Mln. King Abdullah University Grant
Toronto, Canada 17 March 2008  Acclaimed nanotechnology researcher Ted Sargent has been awarded a $10 million dollar grant from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia – an international graduate-level research university set to open in September 2009. U of T was one of 60 world-class institutions worldwide invited to put forth nominees for the award.
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MIT Creates Gecko-Inspired Bandage
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 17 March 2008  MIT researchers and colleagues have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join sutures and staples as a basic operating room tool for patching up surgical wounds or internal injuries. Drawing on some of the principles that make gecko feet unique, the surface of the bandage has the same kind of nanoscale hills and valleys that allow the lizards to cling to walls and ceilings.
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