Germany set to abandon nuclear power for good
(AP) -- Germany is determined to show the world how abandoning nuclear energy can be done.
Energy & Green Tech
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Best Buy to sell access to new wireless network
(AP) -- LightSquared, a company that's building a new nationwide wireless broadband network, says Best Buy will resell access to that network, starting with a trial early next year.
Telecom
Mar 23, 2011
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Religion on the verge of extinction in many countries: math study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study recently released by a team from Northwestern University and the University of Arizona shows that religion and religious affiliations may be on the verge of extinction in the nine countries studied. ...
Researchers collect 'signals intelligence' on insect pests
Using commercially available parts, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and colleagues have developed a new automated system for detecting insects based on the peculiar sounds the insects make while moving.
Ecology
Mar 23, 2011
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International laws may be part of maritime piracy problem
International piracy costs the shipping industry billions of dollars a year and leads to high-profile murders that make global headlines. Longstanding concerns over piracy have led to numerous international laws and conventions ...
Economics & Business
Mar 23, 2011
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What's mine is virtually yours: Collaboration between mobile phone users can speed up communications
Applications on modern wireless devices make demands on data rate and connectivity far beyond anything experienced in the past. One way to meet these stringent requirements is to give the device multiple antennas or multiple-input ...
Telecom
Mar 23, 2011
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'What if?' scenario: Cyberwar between US and China in 2020
As Iran's nuclear plant attack and Chinese-based hackers attacking Morgan Stanley demonstrate how the Internet can wreak havoc on business and governments, a new paper by a fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute for ...
Internet
Mar 23, 2011
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USA Today rewrites strategy to cope with Internet
(AP) -- USA Today, a newspaper created nearly 30 years ago to appeal to people who grew up watching television, is revising its formula to try to counter the Internet's threat to its survival.
Internet
Mar 23, 2011
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Identifying the origin of the fly
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some may think that the mosquito and the house fly are worlds apart when it comes to common ancestry but new research published this week by an international team of scientists puts them much closer together ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2011
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Space Image: Disappearing Act
(PhysOrg.com) -- This swirling landscape of stars is known as the North America Nebula. In visible light, the region resembles North America, but in this new infrared view from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the continent ...
Astronomy
Mar 23, 2011
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