IBM buys Kenexa for $1.3B in latest software deal
(AP)—IBM is buying human resources management company Kenexa Corp. for about $1.3 billion, adding to its stable of cloud-based software.
Aug 27, 2012
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Swedish pioneer launches networking site for top 1% users
Swedish social media entrepreneur Erik Wachtmeister on Monday announced the launch of a new social networking site targeting the "top one percent" of Internet users, called Best of All Worlds.
Aug 27, 2012
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Success in preparing and isolating a heavy ketone paves the way for synthesizing novel catalysts
The carbon–oxygen (C=O) double bond is an important chemical motif, particularly in compounds called ketones. Chemists expect that substituting the carbon for a heavier atom would produce 'heavy ketones', ...
Aug 27, 2012
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Joining the un-joinable: New polymer linking technology based on nano crystals developed
Ever tried to paint on top of silicone? After a few hours, the paint will peel off. Annoying. Silicone is a so-called low surface energy polymer, well known from flexible baking forms: A synthetic material ...
Aug 27, 2012
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"Pirate Broadcaster" on Jupiter—radio emissions conceal surprise
The discovery of a new radio emission from Jupiter is among the highlights of a three-year Austrian Science Fund FWF project. This project actually investigated the planetary radio-frequency emissions of ...
Aug 27, 2012
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New satellite has begun taking the Earth's temperature
(Phys.org)—The temperature of the Earth, through its thermal and reflected energy, is now being measured more accurately than ever thanks to the operation of a new satellite based and UK developed detector ...
Aug 27, 2012
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Sun has "eureka!" moment
(Phys.org)—At the onset of a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) on August 20, 2012, this bulbous CME certainly resembled a light bulb. It has the thin outer edge and a bright, glowing core at its center. ...
Aug 27, 2012
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NASA looking at dozens of advanced technology concepts
All the media focus surrounding the recent landing of NASA'S rover Curiosity has brought increased attention to space technology. Just in time to bask in the limelight, NASA has delivered a tech enthusiast's ...
Aug 27, 2012
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The laser beam as a "3D painter"
(Phys.org)—There are many ways to create three dimensional objects on a micrometer scale. But how can the chemical properties of a material be tuned at micrometer precision? Scientists at the Vienna University ...
Aug 27, 2012
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Ask beats Answers with $300M bid for About.com
(AP)—The New York Times Co. is selling its troubled online information service, About.com, to the parent company of Ask.com for $300 million in cash.
Aug 27, 2012
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Apple hits new record after big US court victory
Apple shares soared to a new all-time high Monday after the US tech giant's big win in a patent lawsuit against South Korea's Samsung, which saw its own stock tumble.
Aug 27, 2012
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Something fishy about proposed dams
(Phys.org)—Millions of people are in danger of going hungry if the construction of dams on the lower Mekong River in South-East Asia goes ahead, according to research from The Australian National University.
Aug 27, 2012
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New polymer research aims to boost dryland crop productivity
The fact that 30 per cent of Australia's cropping land does not retain water and produces only 10 per cent of the nation's broad-acre crops could be about to change.
Aug 27, 2012
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Imported 'bio-beetles' attack invasive saltcedar
A chemistry tale of two carbons: Field study of urban, natural emissions interacting to affect climate change
(Phys.org)—City carbons and country carbons regularly mix in the atmosphere, but how do they get along? That is essentially the question being tackled by a team of scientists led by researchers at Pacific ...
Aug 27, 2012
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