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Solar Cells with LEDs Provide Inexpensive Lighting

(PhysOrg.com) -- Of the 1.5 billion people in developing countries who do not have electricity, many rely on kerosene lamps for light after the sun goes down. But now, researchers from Denmark have designed ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation's downfall

(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancient South American civilisation which disappeared around 1,500 years ago helped to cause its own demise by damaging the fragile ecosystem that held it in place, a study has found. ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 6

Interpol swoop nets 25 suspected 'Anonymous' hackers

Interpol has arrested 25 suspected members of the 'Anonymous' hackers group in a swoop covering more than a dozen cities in Europe and Latin America, the global police body said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 8

BlackBerry outages persist into third day, spread to North America

BlackBerry users across the world were exasperated Wednesday as an outage of email, messaging and Internet services on the phones spread to the U.S. and Canada and stretched into the third day for Europe, ...

Technology / Telecom

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Cyber-fraud tops $93 billion a year in Latin America

Fraud in online commerce and theft of confidential data, known as phishing, at banks in Latin America together top 93 billion dollars in yearly losses, an IT conference heard Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

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When it comes to population growth, Houston is No. 1 (w/ video)

New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are still America's largest metropolitan areas, but none of the nation's 366 metropolitan areas added more people during the past decade than Houston. Based on a new extensive analysis of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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Genetic makeup of Hispanic/Latino Americans influenced by Native American, European and African-American ancestries

A new study from researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found that the imprint of European colonialism and imperialism is evident in the genetic makeup of today's Hispanic/Latino American populations. Scientists discovered ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 03, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

El Nino intensifies Latin America drought

From a devastating food crisis in Guatemala to water cuts in Venezuela, El Nino has compounded drought damage across Latin America this year.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Ignition for Colombian yucca car

After a three-year slog Colombian scientists have revved up a car that runs on yucca-derived ethanol, spurring hopes that the Latin American staple could be transformed into an abundant fuel.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (10) | comments 10

DirecTV 1Q profit rises, but US subscribers down

(AP) -- DirecTV Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income rose 8.5 percent, driven by subscriber growth in Latin America. But the number of subscribers added in the U.S. declined.

Technology / Business

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SAP says profits up in first quarter

German software giant SAP said on Friday it was sticking to its full-year targets for 2012 after profits rose in the first three months.

Technology / Business

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Colombia's tinted gold passes for precious stones

All that glitters is gold under a new thermochemical process developed by Colombian engineers for color-tinting the precious metal to make it look like sapphires, rubies or emeralds.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 08, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Latin American Web access could double in a decade

Latin America is the world's fastest-growing market for Internet access, and could double within a decade, the group that oversees Internet-related tasks said Friday.

Technology / Telecom

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Sony says it has sold 1.2M of the PlayStation Vita

Sony says it has sold 1.2 million PlayStation Vitas worldwide, exceeding the company's expectations amid stiff competition from mobile devices and Nintendo.

Technology / Business

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Brazil has 47.5 million active Internet users

The number of active Internet users in Brazil rose two percent in January and more than 11 percent over the past 12 months to reach 47.5 million, IBOPE Nielsen Online reported Monday.

Technology / Internet

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