News tagged with potential
China fund may help Alibaba in Yahoo! bid: report
China Investment Corporation is in advanced talks to add up to $2 billion to the Alibaba Internet Group's efforts to buy back a stake from struggling Internet pioneer Yahoo!, the New York Times reported.
May 25, 2012 |
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Fracking requires a minimum distance of at least 0.6 kilometers from sensitive rock strata
The chances of rogue fractures due to shale gas fracking operations extending beyond 0.6 kilometres from the injection source is a fraction of one percent, according to new research led by Durham University.
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Al-Qaeda sites go silent in possible cyber attack
Al-Qaeda's main Internet sites have gone silent for more than a week in an unprecedented blackout that is most likely the result of a cyber attack, analysts said Tuesday.
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Algae biofuels: the wave of the future
Researchers at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have assembled the draft genome of a marine algae sequence to aid scientists across the US in a project that aims to discover the best algae species for producing ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Probing Question: How much has dating changed in recent years?
The economy may be struggling, but these days Cupid has found some profitable new niches. With about 95 million single adults in the United States, the online matchmaking industry is booming, to the tune of ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Yahoo! shakes up board to give firm new life
Yahoo! on Tuesday announced a boardroom shakeup to breath fresh life into a pioneering Internet firm that has been struggling to re-invent itself and appease disappointed investors.
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Online dating research shows cupid's arrow is turning digital
Online dating has not only shed its stigma, it has surpassed all forms of matchmaking in the United States other than meeting through friends, according to a new analysis of research on the burgeoning relationship ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Zynga mulls online gambling market
(AP) -- Zynga, the social game company known for "FarmVille" and "Zynga Poker," is mulling a new market - online gambling.
Jan 20, 2012 |
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On the road to creating an affordable master instrument
Violins made of wood treated with fungus need not hide their lights when compared to a Stradivarius, as a blind test has already demonstrated. However, these tonal masterpieces are only available as individually-made ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Reforestation's cooling influence -- a result of farmer's past choices
Decisions by farmers to plant on productive land with little snow enhances the potential for reforestation to counteract global warming, concludes new research from Carnegie's Julia Pongratz and Ken Caldeira. Previous research ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Engineering excitable cells for studies of bioelectricity and cell therapy
By altering the genetic makeup of normally "unexcitable" cells, Duke University bioengineers have turned them into cells capable of generating and passing electrical current.
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Batteries for the future
One of the most important decisions facing designers of plug-in electric or hybrid vehicles is related to battery choice. Now, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have used a life cycle ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 22, 2011 |
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Major clue in long-term memory making discovered
You may remember the color of your loved one's eyes for years. But how?
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 20, 2011 |
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Mating game: Too much choice will leave you lonely
Scientists have made a surprising discovery: The more options you have for choosing a lover, the likelier you are to end up with no-one.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Household sewage: Not waste, but a vast new energy resource
In a finding that gives new meaning to the adage, "waste not, want not," scientists are reporting that household sewage has far more potential as an alternative energy source than previously thought. They say the discovery, ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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