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Hitachi unveils motor without 'rare earths'

Japanese high-tech firm Hitachi Wednesday unveiled an electric motor that does not use "rare earths", aiming to cut costs and reduce dependence on imports of the scarce minerals from China.

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (25) | comments 18

Study links ultrafast machine trading with risk of crash

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the United States, ultrafast trading in financial markets between 2006 and 2011 was the underlying factor for over 18,000 extreme price changes, according to a new study. Neil Johnson, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 28 | with audio podcast report

Cheers as Australia's carbon tax hits parliament

Cheers erupted in Australia's Parliament House after Prime Minister Julia Gillard presented her bill for a new pollution tax she hopes will help counter climate change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (14) | comments 33

ExoHand: Glove for hand power is showcased at Hanover fair (w/ video)

(Phys.org) -- ExoHand, a glove designed to double the gripping power of the human hand, was a key attraction at this week's Hanover Trade Fair. So much for mechanical graspers or mechanical claws: one viewer ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

Austrian student takes on Facebook over privacy

Max Schrems wasn't sure what he would get when he asked Facebook to send him a record of his personal data from three years of using the site.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2

US imposes new rules on high-speed traders

US regulators on Tuesday announced new rules aimed at shedding light on the secretive industry of computerized high-speed trading, which has been blamed for destabilizing financial markets.

Technology / Other

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 36

Ancient Greek ships traded more than just wine

(PhysOrg.com) -- While many historians have assumed that Greek sailors were using amphorae, or ancient storage containers, to transport and trade wine, new DNA testing is providing evidence that these containers ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Cap and trade programs do not provide sufficient incentives for innovation: research

Cap and trade programs to reduce emissions do not inherently provide incentives to induce the private sector to develop innovative technologies to address climate change, according to a new study in the journal Proceedings of ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 42 | with audio podcast

Google goes social with Facebook rival (Update)

Google, the king of Internet search but a bust on the social front, launched its rival to Facebook on Tuesday, a social networking service called Google+.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 13

Google's moves raise questions about 'don't be evil' motto

With its "Don't Be Evil" motto, Google Inc. has always held itself to a higher moral standard.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 24

Study reveals trade patterns for crucial substance played key role in Maya collapse

Shifts in exchange patterns provide a new perspective on the fall of inland Maya centers in Mesoamerica approximately 1,000 years ago. This major historical process, sometimes referred to as the "Maya collapse" has puzzled ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Australia sets carbon price to fight climate change

Australia Sunday announced plans to tax carbon pollution at Aus$23 (US$24.74) per tonne to help battle climate change, as it moves towards an emissions trading scheme similar to that of Europe.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 29

Investors driven by emotion, not facts

(PhysOrg.com) -- Individuals investing in stocks let their emotions guide them more than facts, often to their financial detriment, a new UC Davis study finds.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Trade Commission says iPhone infringes Motorola patent

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) on Tuesday backed a claim that Apple violated patented Motorola Mobility technology in iPads and iPhones that can connect to 3G wireless networks.

Technology / Business

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Algorithmic trading to replace humans in the stock market

(PhysOrg.com) -- The UK Government’s Foresight panel, led by Dame Clara Furse, has released a working paper that points out that algorithmic trading, or high frequency trading, will soon replace human decision making when it comes to the stock ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 17 | with audio podcast report