Mythical sea creatures can reveal scientific truth
Sightings of mythical sea monsters can provide important statistical data, according to a leading expert in the field from the University of St. Andrews.
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2011
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Behind the increase: Why Netflix is raising prices
(AP) -- Why is Netflix raising its prices? In part, because the company miscalculated how many people still want to receive DVDs by mail each month, a more expensive service to provide compared to its streamed Internet videos.
Business
Jul 14, 2011
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Microsoft to demo Prodcast - future price estimation tool for high-tech products
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft Research has announced plans to demonstrate a service/product it calls Prodcast at next month’s Knowledge Discovery and Data mining conference, along with a paper titled "Ameliorating Buyer’s ...
Heatstroke cases up as Japan saves electricity
Heatstroke cases in Japan have shot up in the early summer as many air-conditioners have been switched off amid an energy saving campaign following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 14, 2011
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Diagnosing advanced batteries for a longer life
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine a battery that truly does keep on going and going -- and not for just a few years, but close to decades.
Condensed Matter
Jul 14, 2011
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Comprehensive overview of electronic transport in graphene published
Researchers from the University of Maryland and the CNST’s Shaffique Adam have recently published a detailed review of the electronic transport properties of two-dimensional graphene.
Nanomaterials
Jul 14, 2011
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A pulsar's mysterious tail
(PhysOrg.com) -- A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail -- or so it seems. Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found that this pulsar, known as PSR J0357+3205 (or PSR J0357 for short), apparently ...
Astronomy
Jul 14, 2011
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Lurking under Bangladesh: The next great earthquake?
After the recent great quakes that have swept away entire coastlines and cities in Japan, Haiti and Sumatra, scientists are now looking hard at the nation that may suffer the gravest threat of all: Bangladesh. A new documentary ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 14, 2011
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New Texas native: 96-million-year-old croc
(PhysOrg.com) -- Making its first appearance in Texas, a prehistoric crocodile thought to have originated in Europe now appears to have been a native of the Lone Star State.
Archaeology
Jul 14, 2011
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Men are 45% more likely to lose their jobs than women, report finds
Men are more than forty per cent more likely to lose their jobs ‘involuntarily’ than women, thanks to the types of jobs they choose and the industries they work in.
Economics & Business
Jul 14, 2011
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