News tagged with idea
5 more minutes? New clock answers resounding 'no'
(AP) -- There is no snooze button. If you unplug it, a battery takes over. As wake-up time approaches, you cannot reset the alarm time.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Apple's next hot release: The dividend check
(AP) -- Apple made computers sexy. Can it do the same for the musty old dividend?
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Viewing the world through a 'mathematical lens' can help young children learn math
(PhysOrg.com) -- Teaching children mathematics at a young age may be as simple as helping them see how math is all around them.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Barriers fall between TV, Internet
You say TV, I say Internet. Toe-mate-o, toe-mah-to.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Retailers release flood of tools for mobile devices
As shoppers gear up for another mad holiday scramble, smartphones and tablet computers are emerging as Santa's electronic helpers.
Nov 14, 2011 |
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People are biased against creative ideas, studies find
The next time your great idea at work elicits silence or eye rolls, you might just pity those co-workers. Fresh research indicates they don't even know what a creative idea looks like and that creativity, hailed as a positive ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2011 |
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Science, truth, and language: Communicating with non-science and public audiences
How many times do we hear that some scientific view is "only theory" or that it is "not proven"? The hidden implication is that if we have not "proven" the case, then we do not know anything for certain about it, and any ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 30, 2011 |
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Got a cool invention idea? Quirky takes your concept and turns it into a real product -- and pays you too
What are you going to do with that can't-miss gadget idea you've had in your head all these years?
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Obama sharpens jobs element of energy pitch
President Barack Obama, turning briefly to his eclipsed domestic agenda Thursday, called on the nation's businesses to make fresh investments in clean energy technology that lay a foundation for long-term ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Computers intersect with sociology to sift through 'all our ideas'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sociologist Matthew Salganik has teamed up with Princeton computer scientists to develop a new way for organizations to solicit ideas from large groups of people and simultaneously have those ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Court rules against inventors in patent case
(AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to weigh in on whether software, online-shopping techniques and medical diagnostic tests can be patented, saying only that inventors' request for protection of a method of hedging ...
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Exclusive licensing deals a tool for collaboration, study says
Exclusive licensing deals are a two-way safety net that fosters cooperation as new product ideas weave their way toward the marketplace, according to new research led by a University of Illinois business strategy expert.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Business culture steers flow of ideas, study says
The business culture that companies emphasize has an effect on new product ideas that bubble back up from the workforce, a University of Illinois marketing study found.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Adding technology to geometry class improves opportunities to learn
A new study co-written by a University of Illinois expert in math education suggests that incorporating technology in high school-level geometry classes not only makes the teaching of concepts such as congruency ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Gadgets: Digital photo gift ideas
Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 19, 2009 |
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