... $15 million. Relying on a process known as neutron scanning, the technology can pinpoint explosives or other concealed threats by identifying materials based on chemical composition. Developed by Ancore Corp. of Santa Clara, Calif., with $40 million in federal aid, neutron scanning holds the promise of enhancing security while creating minimal disruption to commerce. The more advanced version of Ancore's technology, known as ... ...

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... parallel without any of the researchers knowing about the other work (Cerf, et al., 1998). In 1966-67, MIT's Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts and System Development Corporation (SDC), in Santa Monica, California, got a grant from ARPA for a study on cooperative networks of time-sharing computers to begin research on linking computers across the continent. Describing this work, Roberts explained: "Convinced ... ...

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... discussed the first plans for the ARPANET in 1967. Researchers at four United States campuses created the first hosts of the ARPANET in 1969 connecting Stanford Research Institute, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and University of Utah. Between 1970 and 1973, the ARPANET was a success even though it was designed to allow scientists to share data and access remote computers. Email quickly ... ...

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