World stocks mixed after upbeat Intel forecast
(AP)—World stock markets were mixed on Friday as investors weighed disappointing U.S. economic data and upbeat forecasts from Intel, the computer chipmaker.
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Subseafloor bacteria survive by over-activating DNA-repair and antibiotic target genes
The subseafloor is home to over 1/3 of the bacteria on the planet, but up until recently it was unclear if this huge microbial biosphere was alive and dividing. Now the same group that demonstrated this activity has shown ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 13, 2014
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New hi-tech approach to studying sedimentary basins
A radical new approach to analysing sedimentary basins also harnesses technology in a completely novel way. An international research group, led by the University of Sydney, will use big data sets and exponentially increased ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 13, 2014
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Einstein vs quantum mechanics, and why he'd be a convert today
Albert Einstein may be most famous for his mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2, but his work also laid down the foundation for modern quantum mechanics.
Quantum Physics
Jun 13, 2014
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Samsung launches high-end tablets in iPad challenge
Samsung began selling a new line of high-end tablet computers Friday that aim directly at the market-leading Apple iPad.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 13, 2014
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Iberian Peninsula's geothermal power can generate current electrical capacity five times over
The temperature increases by 30 ºC for every kilometre further underground. This thermal gradient, generated by the flow of heat from the inside of the Earth and the breakdown of radioactive elements in the crust, produces ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 13, 2014
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Greater granularity on anthropogenic emission
Improved estimates of anthropogenic emissions contribute to better overall air quality forecasts, thus allowing people to manage health conditions associated with air cleanliness.
Environment
Jun 13, 2014
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Breakthrough for information technology using Heusler materials
It is the breakthrough that physicists and chemists around the world have long anticipated and it will play a pivotal role in information technology in coming years. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) ...
General Physics
Jun 13, 2014
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Crossing the goal line: New tech tracks football in 3-D space
Referees may soon have a new way of determining whether a football team has scored a touchdown or gotten a first down. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with ...
Hardware
Jun 13, 2014
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Computers replace humans reading weather reports
(AP)—Two outpost offices of the National Weather Service in Alaska are finally ending what has been a bygone practice for most of the nation for almost two decades—using real human voices in radio forecast broadcasts.
Software
Jun 13, 2014
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