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There is no application fee. For more information or an application, contact us at: Phone: (713) 348-4015 E-mail: bioc@rice.edu Website: http://biochem.rice.edu/ Housed in the PowerBook’s lightweight aluminum casing is a powerful 1 gigahertz processor, a NVIDIA GeForce4 3D graph ics processor for crystal-clear picture and video, and a combination CD/DVD writer dubbed the ‘SuperDrive.’ The notebook features a 1.3 million pixel display with the same viewable area as a 19-inch CRT mon itor, yet the entire unit measures 1 inch thick when closed and weighs less than 7 pounds. Also notable is the 17-inch G4’s high speed wireless networking capabili ties, conforming to the new, faster 802.1 Ig protocol, which allows transfer speeds of up to 54 megabits per second. The G4 sports an innovative fiberoptic backlit key board with a built-in sensor that detects the amount of ambient light in the room and adjusts the brightness of the display and keyboard accordingly. Jobs called the 17-inch PowerBook G4 a “giant leap beyond PC note books,” and said "users are going to wonder why they even need a iffix desktop computer anymore.” With compact full-featured 12-inch notebook the world.” a One unusual introduction at the E» was the limited-edition Burton Amp. the new 17-inch G4, Apple is lead ing the way in blurring the line between laptops and desktops, which may cause some users to ques tion their own need for a bulky desktop computer. The 12-inch PowerBook q- notebook is equipped with an 867 megahertz processor and shares many features with its 17-inch cousin, including the NVIDIA graphics processor and the available SuperDrive. The 12- inch PowerBook’s lightweight alu minum alloy case — just more than 4 1/2 pounds — makes the notebook ideal for lugging around town or across a college campus. The 12-inch PowerBook G4 was dubbed a “jewel” by Jobs, and was touted as the “most Weight: 6.8 pounds Dimensions: 15.4” x 10.2” x 1” Display: 1440 x 900 pixels Cachirig: • 250 k level 2 cache 1 mb level 3 cache Memory: 512 mb DDR SDRAM (expandable to 1 gig) Graphics: NVIDA Geoforce 4 440 Go graphics processor, with 64 mb of DDR RAM i MSRP: $ 3299 base world’s first electronic jacket. 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The 16-day scientific research mission should have taken place last summer after a delay of more than a year, but NASA’s entire shuttle fleet was grounded because of cracked fuel lines in each ship. Columbia’s flight was bumped behind a pair of space station assembly missions that were deemed more important. Another crack in another part of the shuttle had engineers work ing practically nonstop over the holidays to understand the prob lem. Shuttle test director Jeff ' Spaulding said Monday the analysis is almost completed and managers almost certainly will recommend Tuesday that the problem is not all that serious and Columbia is safe to fly. 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