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Conventional fossil fuels sometimes 'greener' than biofuels: study
There’s a race afoot to give biofuel wings in the aviation industry, part of an effort to combat soaring fuel prices and cut greenhouse gas emissions. In 2008, Virgin Atlantic became the first commercial ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 11, 2011 |
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Review: Dazzling Palm software beats the iPhone
(AP) -- Move over, iPhone. You've had two years on top of the smart phone world. Now there's a touch-screen phone with better software: the Palm Pre.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Palm faces 'make-or-break' event with launch of the Pre
Few businesses rise or fall on a single product, but Palm Inc. has essentially banked its future as a company on a small, touch-screen wireless phone set to hit the market in just two weeks.
May 27, 2009 |
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Palm Pre Smartphone Takes CES 2009 By Storm
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Palm prē smartphone arose out of the doldrums and took CES 2009 by storm. Palm appeared to be down for the count among the likes of Apple, Samsung and Research In Motion. Palm lured ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Study reveals why our ancestors switched to bipedal power
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our earliest ancestors may have started walking on two limbs instead of four in a bid to monopolise resources and to carry as much food as possible in one go, researchers have found.
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Genetic tests show Central Australian palm trees diverged from Northern trees more recently than thought
(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, tourists visiting central Australia’s famous Alice Springs have been told that the palm trees in the area are relics left over from the days millions of years ago when Australia’s ...
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Leaked documents indicate EU looking to reclassify carbon emissions from biofuels
(PhysOrg.com) -- In order to wean themselves from their dependence on oil derived from fossil fuels, many countries, consortiums, and other groups have put incentives in place for the growing of plants that ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2012 |
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The 'CES curse?' Gadget show has poor record
The largest trade show in the Americas must be a great place to show off new products, right? Wrong. The International Consumer Electronics Show is quickly becoming a launch pad for products that fall flat.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 06, 2012 |
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HP to offer webOS as open-source software
(AP) -- It may be one of the technology world's most expensive efforts to give something away: Hewlett-Packard Co. said Friday that it's making its webOS mobile system available as open-source software that anyone can use ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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New study suggests EU biofuels are as carbon intensive as petrol
A new study on greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations has calculated a more than 50% increase in levels of CO2 emissions than previously thought – and warned that the demand for 'green' bi ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Protecting wild species may require growing more food on less land: study
In parts of the world still rich in biodiversity, separating natural habitats from high-yielding farmland could be a more effective way to conserve wild species than trying to grow crops and conserve nature on the same land, ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Archeologists discover Egyptian mummies styled with fatty hair gel
(PhysOrg.com) -- While it has long been known that the ancient Egyptians prettied up those deemed worthy of mummification, not so clear was what was done for the hair. Now, archeologist s working out of the KNH Centre for ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 23, 2011 |
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iPhone passes Blackberry in US: comScore
Apple's iPhone has leapfrogged Research In Motion's Blackberry to grab fourth-place among handset manufacturers in the United States, tracking firm comScore said Tuesday.
Jul 05, 2011 |
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How hot did Earth get in the past? Scientists uncover new information
The question seems simple enough: What happens to the Earth's temperature when atmospheric carbon dioxide levels increase? The answer is elusive. However, clues are hidden in the fossil record. A new study ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Review: HP TouchPad makes a mediocre tablet
A year after Hewlett-Packard Co. purchased flailing Palm, the technology behemoth is rolling out the first tablet that uses Palm's webOS operating system.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 30, 2011 |
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