Dell rejects request for info leading to buyout
(AP)—Dell has rejected a request from a shareholder rights group seeking to review the internal information that led to the proposed $24.4 billion sale of the struggling personal computer maker.
Mar 12, 2013
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Videoconference robot Beam walks the walk at SXSW
After a long day at the South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive trade show, Susie Kim and her colleagues took a leisurely two-block stroll back to their hotel in downtown Austin.
Mar 12, 2013
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Can fungi replace plastics?
Fungi, with the exception of shitake and certain other mushrooms, tend to be something we associate with moldy bread or dank-smelling mildew. But they really deserve more respect. Fungi have fantastic capabilities ...
Mar 12, 2013
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Is there really any life 'out there'?
Mankind should not assume that it will definitely find life on alien planets according to a hypothesis being presented at the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, this week. Professor Charles Cockell, Director ...
Mar 12, 2013
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Google paying bonuses totaling $15M to 4 top execs (Update)
Google is paying nearly $15 million in bonuses to four of the Internet search company's top executives for their performances last year.
Mar 12, 2013
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Nevada climate, environmental data network to inform research, community
Climate data from 13 geospatial monitoring stations across the Great Basin are being made available to researchers, educators and the public by a group of researchers from the Nevada System of Higher Education. ...
Mar 12, 2013
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When hungry, Gulf of Mexico algae go toxic
When Gulf of Mexico algae don't get enough nutrients, they focus their remaining energy on becoming more and more poisonous to ensure their survival, according to a new study by scientists from North Carolina ...
Mar 12, 2013
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High school math course titles don't matter much
(AP)—When it comes to high school math, the course titles don't really matter or even predict what's in the textbook.
Mar 12, 2013
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Leap jumps to capture next step in motion control
In a bustling tent set up in a parking lot here at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival, people are pointing their hands and gesturing with chopsticks as they guide various actions on a dozen computer screens.
Mar 12, 2013
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The natural ecosystems in the Colombian Orinoco Basin are in danger
Viral videos stoke celebrities' images
(AP)—Mila Kunis' stardom went up a notch last week, and you would think it's because she stars in the biggest movie of the year so far.
Mar 12, 2013
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A European invader outcompetes Canadian plants even outside its usual temperature range
Atotech and CWRU to shrink wiring for smaller semiconductors
The world's lead manufacturer of chemicals for the metal finishing and electroplating industry has just signed a major research contract with Case Western Reserve University, aimed at developing novel chemistries and processes ...
Mar 12, 2013
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Milestone for European navigation system
Galileo, Europe's rival to the US Global Positioning System (GPS), passed a milestone Tuesday when it pinpointed its first-ever ground location, the European Space Agency said.
Mar 12, 2013
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