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Thomson Reuters net profit nearly doubles

Thomson Reuters said Thursday that its net profit nearly doubled in the first quarter and announced plans to sell off two more businesses to fuel investment in its "core" activities.

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Thomson says it has reached deal with creditors

Struggling French media technology group Thomson said Friday it had reached a deal with its creditors that would allow for a 45 percent reduction in its debt.

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Thomson Reuters says profits rise in first quarter

Financial information provider Thomson Reuters said Thursday that profits climbed in the first quarter of the year despite challenging market conditions.

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Physics to tackle how food is cooked in future

In this month's Physics World, Sidney Perkowitz, Candler Professor of Physics Emeritus at Emory University, explains how applied physics led to the innovation of flameless cooking in the late 19th century and addresses the ch ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

MIT, Intel unveil new initiatives addressing 'big data'

MIT has been selected from among 55 institutions that submitted 157 proposals to host a new Intel research center that will concentrate on what’s come to be called “big data” -- new techniques ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

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Gains in consumer confidence continue, depend on job growth

(Phys.org) -- Consumer confidence improved in each of the past nine monthly surveys, rising to its highest level this month since October 2007, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis chemical reactions, water adds speed without heat

(Phys.org) -- An international team of researchers has discovered how adding trace amounts of water can tremendously speed up chemical reactions—such as hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis—in which ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Energy in action: For two molecules on blind date, new method predicts potential for attraction or repulsion

(Phys.org) -- Krzysztof Szalewicz, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Delaware, and Rafal Podeszwa of the University of Silesia Institute of Chemistry in Poland have developed and validated ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Venture capital investments fall 19 percent in 1Q

(AP) -- Funding for startups fell 19 percent in the first three months of the year, as cautious venture capitalists funneled less money into fewer deals.

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Doubts linger about space station's science potential

After more than 12 years and at least $100 billion in construction costs, NASA leaders say the International Space Station finally is ready to bloom into the robust orbiting laboratory that agency leaders envisioned more ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 11

Report: Tablets helping improve news consumption

Mobile technology appears to be increasing the public appetite for news but it's far from clear whether the news industry will profit from that, a study issued Monday concluded.

Technology / Internet

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Whole genome analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis highlights risks with current method of tracking

In a study released today in Nature Genetics, researchers have found that Chlamydia has evolved more actively than was previously thought. Using whole genome sequencing the researchers show that the exchange of DNA betwee ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Los Angeles Times to begin charging for online access

The Los Angeles Times said Friday that it will begin charging online readers next month, the latest major US newspaper to require a subscription to its website.

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created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 7


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