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Greenpeace says KFC boxes destroy Indonesia forests

Greenpeace on Wednesday accused global fastfood chain KFC of using paper packaging made using wood from Indonesian rainforests which it said was endangering the habitat of the Sumatran tiger.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Chemical engineers find high-yield method of making xylene from biomass

A team of chemical engineers led by Paul J. Dauenhauer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a new, high-yield method of producing the key ingredient used to make plastic bottles from biomass. The process ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Yahoo! paid ex-chief $16 mn in final year

Former Yahoo! chief executive Carol Bartz received a $16.4 million compensation package during her last year on the job in 2011, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Technology / Business

created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adobe to launch new software suite for designers

(AP) -- Adobe is launching the latest version of its software package for designers and Web developers.

Technology / Software

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Motorola Mobility CEO's pay more than triples

(AP) -- Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. CEO and Chairman Sanjay Jha's compensation more than tripled in 2011 to $47.2 million, including awards tied to the company's split from Motorola Solutions.

Technology / Business

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows forest insects and diseases arrive in US via imported plants

The trade in live plants from around the world has become a major industry in the United States, with new imports now valued at more than $500 billion annually. According to a study conducted by researchers ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cracking idea for egg shell recycling gets Food and Drink iNet support at Easter

Scientists and food industry experts are hatching a plan this Easter to turn egg shells into plastics that could be used to manufacture anything from food packaging to construction materials.

Chemistry / Other

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

A foot in the door to genetic information

In the cell nucleus, DNA wraps around what are called histone proteins, forming regularly spaced spherical bodies called nucleosomes. Thus, large portions of the genetic material are inaccessible to the gene reading machinery. ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

NFC aid for the visually and hearing impaired

As the proportion of senior citizens grows, their special needs are gaining momentum. Human eyesight, for example, weakens with age. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has been developing new NFC-based applications ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HP awards new CEO Whitman with $16.5M pay package

Hewlett-Packard Co. ushered in Meg Whitman as its CEO with a $16.5 million compensation package that hinges on the one-time politician's ability to lift the stumbling technology company's stock price during the next two years.

Technology / Business

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

Magnetic actuation enables nanoscale thermal analysis

Polymer nano-films and nano-composites are used in a wide variety of applications from food packaging to sports equipment to automotive and aerospace applications. Thermal analysis is routinely used to analyze ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Products of biotechnological origin using vegetable and fruit by-products generated by the industry

More than 192 million tonnes of fruit and vegetable waste is produced in Europe every year. The continued use of oil as a raw material is a serious obstacle in the way of sustainable industrial development, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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

Apple CEO Tim Cook could top pay list in 2011

(AP) -- Tim Cook could well end up being the highest paid CEO in America in 2011, after Apple Inc. granted him a million restricted stock units last August for taking the reins shortly before co-founder Steve Jobs died.

Technology / Business

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Yahoo dangled $27M pay package to get new CEO

Yahoo dangled a $27 million pay package to lure its newly hired CEO Scott Thompson away from PayPal.

Technology / Business

created Jan 07, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Effective product packaging can be counter-productive, new study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has found that the same persuasive packaging that can lead consumers to buy a particular product can also cause them to use less of it once they take it home – thus reducing ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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