News tagged with technical skills

Program highlights how to foster entrepreneurship in engineering, research community

One lesson learned in North Carolina State University's Engineering Entrepreneurs Program (EEP): technical knowledge is not enough, if you want to be successful. NC State researchers are laying out lessons they've learned ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Facebook ads less than lucrative for many businesses

As the public joined the frenzy around Facebook Inc.'s Wall Street debut, well-connected institutional investors were hearing a more sobering message: The social network's main business, advertising, was sputtering.

Technology / Business

created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A wake-up call for manufacturing

(Phys.org) -- U.S. factories produce about 75 percent of what the country consumes, but the right decisions by both business and political leaders could push that to 95 percent, say University of Michigan researchers.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Bird vocalization research could improve poultry production, lower costs

Chickens can’t speak, but they can definitely make themselves heard. Most people who have visited a poultry farm will recall chicken vocalization – the technical term for clucking and squawking – ...

Biology / Other

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

Positive thinking, persistence pay off in job search: study

(HealthDay) -- A study that followed recently unemployed people for five months -- or until they landed a new job -- found that staying positive and being persistent helped people find work sooner.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Google raises bounty on software bugs

Google on Monday raised to $20,000 its bounty on software bugs that hackers could exploit for cyber attacks on the Internet giant's online services.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Carbon capture and storage -- new research shows tough road ahead to realize potential

Government plans to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to reduce carbon emissions received a cautious welcome today. A new report concluded that most of the uncertainties facing these technologies can – ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Orangutan nests reveal engineering expertise

An innovative study looking at how orangutans build their nests has revealed that the apes use a high level of engineering know-how.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Instagram co-founders are young, widely praised -- and very, very rich

When word broke Monday morning that Facebook was buying a tiny San Francisco startup for $1 billion, many asked: "Who are these guys?"

Technology / Business

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

ESA and NASA join forces to measure Arctic sea ice

Marking another remarkable collaborative effort, ESA and NASA met up over the Arctic Ocean this week to perform some carefully coordinated flights directly under CryoSat orbiting above. The data gathered help ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Female students wary of the engineering workplace

Why don’t more women enter the male-dominated profession of engineering? Some observers have speculated it may be due to the difficulties of balancing a demanding career with family life. Others have ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 23 | with audio podcast


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