The company, later renamed Beatnik, developed RMF (Rich Music Format), a file type with a small footprint that brings synthesized sounds to a web page.

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Hydroponics and aeroponics - a type of hydroponics, but rather than growing in nutrient-rich water, grows in the air and the plants get sprayed with nutrients - technology is increasingly being utilised by businesses themselves.

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The charter, the first of its type applied to cancer patients, urges doctors to attempt to close the gaps in treatment between rich and poor countries, strengthening cooperation between scientists in different countries.

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