News tagged with coffee break

Nobel winners helped by independence, coffee

(AP) -- Intellectual freedom, independent research and frequent coffee breaks with colleagues helped this year's Nobel Prize winners make their groundbreaking scientific discoveries.

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Forget dieting over the holidays

(PhysOrg.com) -- Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Mini-projector for smartphones

Their very small displays sometimes make smartphones diffi cult to operate. In the future, a projector will help: if the cell phone is standing on a table, for instance, it can project a large-format display ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Economics study homes in on factors influencing value of great art

Arzu Aysin Tekindor has never seen "Antiques Roadshow," the PBS television program that routinely subjects artworks and other collectibles to the burning question: What is it worth?

Other Sciences / Other

created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Customer satisfaction lies somewhere between pleasure and pain

Edmonton) A new paper by Kyle Murray, a marketing researcher with the Alberta School of Business, puts a spin on the expression "you can't please everyone."

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Facebook's rite of passage into 'the Hacker Way'

Congratulations, recruit! It's time to learn the ropes of your Facebook engineering job.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Google's Punchd wants to replace loyalty cards with an app

Over the years, Google has changed the way we search online and the way many businesses advertise online. With Android, the company has built the most popular smartphone operating system in the world. And now the tech giant ...

Technology / Software

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Judges, journalists clash over courtroom tweets

(AP) -- Getting news from a big trial once took days, moving at the speed of a carrier pigeon or an express pony. The telegraph and telephone cut that time dramatically, as did live television broadcasts.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sales-tax collection likely in Amazon's future

When word emerged that Amazon.com Inc. was hunting for new warehouse sites, leaders in this business-friendly Southern state rolled out a welcome mat of tax breaks to lure the Internet retailer.

Technology / Business

created Apr 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 23

Heavy demand expected as iPad goes on sale Friday

Let the wild rumpus start. The customary storefront crowds are expected to gather as Apple's latest iPad goes on sale Friday. Long lines are likely even though customers could have ordered the new tablet computer ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists save energy by lubricating wood

(PhysOrg.com) -- A little bit of lubrication could make a big energy saving when manufacturing sustainable biofuels and bio-chemicals from timber, according to research published in the journal Green Chemistry this month. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (14) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

Website lets people shine light on dark secrets

People around the world share their deep secrets with Frank Warren and he, in turn, reveals them to all.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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