Apple's profit rocket hits air pocket
Apple's profit surge halted in the latest quarter, as a flood of new products like the iPhone 5 meant high start-up costs for new production lines.
Business
Jan 23, 2013
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Great white shark hanging out near NC coast again
A 16-foot great white shark named Mary Lee is among those who like calling North Carolina home.
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2013
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Netflix's stock soars on big 4Q subscriber gains (Update)
Netflix's Internet video service warded off stiffer completion to add 2 million U.S. subscribers during the final three months of the year to produce an unexpected profit for the company.
Business
Jan 23, 2013
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'Invisible' Filipino history in Annapolis documented by UMD researchers
Filipinos have been an invisible minority in Annapolis, Maryland for more than a century. Now, researchers at the University of Maryland are using oral histories as a way to flesh out their life and times – documenting ...
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2013
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Modifications of a nanoparticle can change chemical interactions with cell membranes
Researchers at Syracuse University's Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science are studying the toxicity of commonly used nanoparticles, particles up to one ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 23, 2013
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Medias W N-05E in wings as two-screen smartphone
(Phys.org)—Springtime will spring a new two-screen smartphone in Japan from NTT Do Como, and there is a lot of talk in the air already about what the new Medias WN-05E will spell for a rising tide of form factors now dubbed ...
Review: Mega sharing service lacks versatility
New Zealand entrepreneur Kim Dotcom—still wanted by U.S. authorities on allegations of copyright infringement—launched a new online service this week for storing and sharing files.
Internet
Jan 23, 2013
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ASU graduate student to build infrared camera for nanosatellite
Michael Veto, a third-year graduate student in the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) at Arizona State University (ASU), has been chosen to build an infrared and visible light camera system that will launch on a ...
Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2013
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Motion control keeps electric car's four wheels—and four motors—on the road
It weighs half as much as a sports car, and turns on a dime—so its no surprise that the electric car being developed at Ohio State University needs an exceptional traction and motion control system to keep it on the road.
Engineering
Jan 23, 2013
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Sickening fog settles over Salt Lake City area
A group of Utah doctors is declaring a health emergency over the Salt Lake City area's lingering air pollution problem.
Environment
Jan 23, 2013
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