Measured strictly by size, the University of Florida's recent Fundamentals of Human Nutrition class was a resounding success. The class, offered this past spring, was UF's first foray into the online trend of massive open ...
Internet
Aug 23, 2013
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Cloud top temperatures warmed up on NASA infrared imagery, indicating that the uplift in Tropical Storm Pewa was waning. By Aug. 23, Pewa was reduced to a tropical depression. Infrared imagery also showed that wind shear ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2013
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The ninth tropical depression of the Eastern Pacific Ocean hurricane season strengthened into Tropical Storm Ivo on Aug. 23 as NASA's TRMM satellite passed overhead. Ivo is expected to bring heavy surf and rainfall to southern ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2013
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When Tom Cruise's character in the movie "Minority Report" controls a computer only by waving his hands, it looks really cool.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 23, 2013
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The moon will soon become a very busy place, as robotic prospectors descend to search for valuables.
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2013
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The path forward for Microsoft following news of chief executive Steve Ballmer's departure remains murky as the tech giant seeks to get back on the edge of innovation.
Business
Aug 23, 2013
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Grocery merchants in Texas, California and New York will soon have ice cream, frozen foods and fresh produce delivered by tractor trailers whose refrigeration units are powered by fuel cells, a clean technology that makes ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 23, 2013
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In an era of widespread genetic sequencing, the ability to edit and alter an organism's DNA is a powerful way to explore the information within and how it guides biological function.
Biotechnology
Aug 23, 2013
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The Koch brothers are dropping their pursuit of newspapers owned by the Tribune Co. of Chicago.
Business
Aug 23, 2013
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who helped Bill Gates transform the company from a tiny startup into the world's most valuable business, announced plans Friday to retire sometime in the next year—a move that presents another ...
Business
Aug 23, 2013
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