Edgewood High School, El Corral, 2000, Millenia Review 14

Description:	FEELit technology allows users to experiencecomputer technology through their mouse. Userscan feel buttons, text, the weight of a stuffeddesktop folder and the groove of a scroll bar.Fifteen-year-old Amber Ramirez undergoes surgeryin which half of her brain is removed to stop thespread of a rare neurological disease. Doctorshope the remaining portion of Ramirezs brain willcompensate for the removed tissue.In August, NASA releases photos from the ChandraX-ray orbiting telescope of a hot cloud of gas from astar that exploded more than three centuries ago.The telescope took 23 years and $1 billion to develop, fThe Java Ring contains a computer chip providingelectronic access into buildings for students.Eventually the ring could be used as a library card,digital wallet, electronic ID and authentication forstudents online homework.The body of a 23,000-year-old woolly mammoth isdiscovered in October frozen in the Russian tundra.Study of the preserved fur, organs and soft tissuecould unlock the mystery of why the species died outCyberonics, Inc.FlashResearchers announce in July thecreation of a cancerous human cell bygenetically altering a normal one. Thissignificant breakthrough is an importantstep toward developing drugs that couldpotentially wipe out cancer.In December, IBM announces a $100million research initiative to build asupercomputer 500 times morepowerful than current models.In August, U.S. surgeons begin using computer-enhanced robotic technology for heart bypasssurgery. Because the chest cavity is neveropened, this technique reduces pain andshortens recovery time.On August 11, the last total solar eclipse ofthe millennium crosses the globe. Thousandsof people from Canada to India experiencedaytime darkness during which the mooncompletely covers the sun.Re:alt*mi<Thiheianc
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