News tagged with commercial
Scientists offer new take on selective fishing
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new, less selective approach to commercial fishing is needed to ensure the ongoing productivity of marine ecosystems and to maintain biodiversity, according to a paper in the Proceedings ...
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Commission proposes limited commercial whale hunts
(AP) -- The International Whaling Commission has proposed allowing the animals to be hunted under strict quotas, bringing the world a step closer to the first legal commercial whaling in nearly 25 years.
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Commercial fishing estimated to kill millions of sea turtles
The number of sea turtles inadvertently snared by commercial fishing gear over the past 20 years may reach into the millions, according to the first peer-reviewed study to compile sea turtle bycatch data from gillnet, trawl ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Software's take on the light bulb joke
(PhysOrg.com) -- It takes five men to change a light bulb*, even more to pack a shipping crate. After all, filling space is very hard. But a European project has developed tools to optimise packing problems ...
Mar 12, 2010 |
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Recognition Technology to Transform Mobile Devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- UT Dallas researchers are working with Texas Instruments Inc. and GetFugu Inc. to enable next-generation human-device interaction (HDI) technologies that merge a physical, real-world environment ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 11, 2010 |
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New Class of Catalyst Sports Shapely Selectivity
A new class of catalytic material has been studied by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) display a unique three-dimensional structure that is highly selective ...
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Development of more muscular trout could boost commercial aquaculture
A 10-year effort by a University of Rhode Island scientist to develop transgenic rainbow trout with enhanced muscle growth has yielded fish with what have been described as six-pack abs and muscular shoulders that could provide ...
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Company to sell 'world's first practical jetpack' for $75,000 (w/ Video)
Taking a leap into the future, the New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft Company plans to start selling commercial jetpacks to anyone with an interest and $75,000.
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Report: To create jobs, streamline tech transfer, entrepreneurship policy
The federal government can stimulate the creation of jobs and businesses by streamlining its policies for bringing new technologies to market, says a report from the Association of University Research Parks ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Whalers, activists clash again in Antarctic waters
(AP) -- A group of conservationists threw bottles of butyric acid at Japanese whalers and blasted their ship with paint balls, while the Japanese fired water cannons in their latest Antarctic Ocean clash, ...
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Airlines making a big push to offer in-flight Wi-Fi service
In-flight Wi-Fi, the next big-fee income generator for airlines, is available so far on 711 commercial aircraft, and the number is growing. Eight airlines, so far, have deals with technology provider Aircell to offer its ...
Feb 17, 2010 |
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University of Oklahoma 'clean energy' technology promises gains in efficiency
A "clean energy" technology under development at the University of Oklahoma promises transformational advances with products that convert heat directly to useful electrical power.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 16, 2010 |
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DirecTV suing Dish for ads saying it's cheaper
(AP) -- Satellite TV provider DirecTV Inc. is suing its rival, Dish Network Corp., for running an advertisement claiming that Dish delivers the same programs for less money.
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Are TGFs Hazardous to Air Travelers?
Instruments scanning outer space for cataclysmic explosions called gamma-ray bursts are detecting intense flashes of gamma-ray energy right here in the friendly skies of Earth. These terrestrial gamma-ray ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2010 |
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Whalers, activists clash again off Antarctica
(AP) -- Anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided in icy Antarctic waters in the second major clash this year in increasingly aggressive confrontations between conservationists ...
Feb 07, 2010 |
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