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France pockets 936 mn euros in 4G frequency auction
France took in 936 million euros ($1.3 billion) from the auction of frequencies to build fourth-generation mobile telephone networks, telecommunications regulator Arcep said on Thursday.
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Fears for koalas as study reveals 'marked decline'
Australia's much-loved koala is under increasing threat and should be considered a vulnerable species, an official report found Thursday, with habitat loss seeing their numbers plunge.
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Observations of fallout from the Fukushima reactor accident in San Francisco Bay area rainwater
After the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant was severely compromised and radioactive material was found in the water in many of the surrounding areas, ...
Sep 21, 2011 |
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What investors have learned from the major earthquake
The Great East Japan Earthquake has dramatically altered the way the Japanese economy is seen. For example, the way that housing and real estate values are seen in Japan has changed since 3.11. Location value ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Obama to host town hall meeting through LinkedIn
(AP) -- President Barack Obama is again turning to a social networking website to host a town hall meeting.
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Digital panoramas of rangelands could be rich source of research data
A scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is exploring how rangeland ecologists could use high-resolution digital panoramas to track landscape changes.
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Size matters: Length of songbirds' playlists linked to brain region proportions
Call a bird "birdbrained" and they may call "fowl." Cornell University researchers have proven that the capacity for learning in birds is not linked to overall brain size, but to the relative size and proportion of their ...
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Cities to grab lands equaling size of Mongolia In next 20 years, study says
In the next 20 years, more than 590,000 square miles of land globally — more than twice the size of Texas — will be gobbled up by cities, a trend that shows no signs of stopping and one that could pose threats on ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Solar rays could replace petroleum fuels, research shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Alternative fuel sources for cars may have a glowing future as a Kansas State University graduate student is working to replace petroleum fuels with ones made from sunlight.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Biology, crop injury, and management of thrips in cotton seedlings
A new, open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management provides a brief summary of the various species of thrips present in U.S. cotton, their plant host range and injury to cotton, a general description of thr ...
Sep 09, 2011 |
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New material possible boon for lithium ion batteries
Batteries could get a boost from an Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovery that increases power, energy density and safety while dramatically reducing charge time.
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Crash, bang, buzz! New EU cars will dial for emergency help
The European Union is moving ahead with plans to ensure an automatic emergency call system is installed in all new cars from 2015 to save hundreds of lives on Europe's roads each year.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Unions continue to take a beating in post-recession climate, study shows
The Great Recession and ensuing job crisis continue to take a toll on union membership, according to UCLA's annual report on organized labor.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 05, 2011 |
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60% of deforested Amazon used for cattle: study
More than 60 percent of deforested areas of the Brazilian Amazon forest are used for grazing cattle, while only five percent is used for agriculture, a new government study said.
Sep 04, 2011 |
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Earth from space: Irene's eye
This week we look at two images taken simultaneously with different Envisat sensors of Hurricane Irene, which struck the US east coast last week.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 02, 2011 |
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