Amazon unveils feature resembling Pinterest
Amazon.com Inc. has launched a Pinterest-like section on its website, something that could induce shoppers to buy more goods from the retail giant.
Internet
Aug 5, 2013
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Study highlights need for more social responsibility by online gaming industry
Online game companies need to be more socially responsible for over-addictive use of their products to avoid government intervention, according to a new study by Cardiff, Derby and Nottingham Trent universities.
Software
Aug 5, 2013
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Heterogeneous nanoblocks give polymers an edge
Building structures by mixing lego bricks of two different sizes is child's play. However, studying polymers endowed with an alternating nanostructure made of heterogeneous blocks is anything but straightforward.
Nanomaterials
Aug 5, 2013
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Understanding interface properties of graphene paves way for new applications
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas have revealed more about graphene's mechanical properties and demonstrated a technique to improve the stretchability of graphene – developments ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 5, 2013
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Skyscraper site may sit on active Hollywood fault line, state says
California's state geologist has declared that the Hollywood earthquake fault is active and may run directly underneath a skyscraper project approved by the Los Angeles City Council last week.
Earth Sciences
Aug 5, 2013
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University of California adopts open-access policy for research papers
The University of California (UC)—the biggest public research university in the world, has decided to adopt a university wide open-access policy for research papers produced by its faculty. The move marks a major victory ...
The brass ring of climate modeling
Finding a simple way to express complex climate processes is the ultimate prize. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Leeds, Colorado State University, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 5, 2013
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First reaction: lab-made burger short on flavor
(AP)—They bit, they chewed, but had hoped for more flavor.
Biotechnology
Aug 5, 2013
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International research team discovers new mineral
Geologists at the University of California, Riverside have discovered a new mineral, cubic boron nitride, which they have named "qingsongite."
Earth Sciences
Aug 5, 2013
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Breaking down biomass with thermophilic bacteria
The deconstruction of biomass is a pivotal process in the biofuel industry, but the enzymes that possess a significant role in the breakdown of biomass remain relatively unexplored. To this end, DOE researchers at several ...
Biotechnology
Aug 5, 2013
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