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Wipe technology in self-encrypting 2.5-type hard disk drives launched

Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of the world's first series of Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) equipped with Wipe Technology, Toshiba's proprietary suite of security functions that bring an unsurpassed ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New study rejects mortality-privatization link

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study reconsiders and ultimately rejects a well-publicized claim that mass privatization of state enterprises caused a drastic increase in premature deaths after the fall of communism in ex-Soviet countries.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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New lab turns SD gold town into scientific hub

(AP) — Nestled nearly 5,000 feet beneath the earth in the gold boom town of Lead, S.D., is a laboratory that could help scientists answer some pretty heavy questions about life, its origins and the universe.

Physics / General Physics

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

UK surveillance could yield window into lives

(AP) -- British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

LIVE: Facebook goes public

(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA lends ultraviolet space telescope to Caltech

(Phys.org) -- Caltech has taken over operation from NASA of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), a space telescope that for the last nine years has been surveying the cosmos in ultraviolet light. In this ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook IPO shares tough task for small investors

(AP) -- Hoping to get in on Facebook's hotly anticipated public stock offering? You'll need Facebook friends at very high levels - or a lot of money.

Technology / Business

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The human cost of economic policy

New research will bring social scientists closer to uncovering the economic basis of a “gigantic human catastrophe” that followed the fall of communism in the former Soviet Union.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

First-ever release of endangered burying beetles in Missouri

Beetle last seen in state in 1970s; Zoo has monitored for beetle since 2002. The Saint Louis Zoo's Center for American Burying Beetle Conservation; the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; the Missouri Department of Conservation; ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kinder Houston Area Survey reveals more Houstonians support mass transit

One of America's most automobile-dependent large cities may be heading into a new era, according to the 31st annual Kinder Houston Area Survey conducted by Rice University. Among the findings in this year's survey: Houstonians ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Beijing auto show to unveil cleaner cars

Carmakers at the Beijing auto show are due to unveil scores of clean energy vehicles as they try to convince Chinese customers to swap gas-guzzling SUVs for cleaner but slower and pricier options.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Instagram fans moan over slap in the Facebook

Facebook's $1 billion gobbling up of Instagram has sent disgruntled fans of the quirky photo-sharing app to the delete button.

Technology / Software

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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