Steve Jobs: From an appliance to cool, united by one philosophy
The deaths of CEOs rarely touch as many people as the sudden announcement that Steve Jobs had died on Wednesday.
Business
Oct 10, 2011
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Infineon succeeds in producing chips on new 300-millimeter thin wafer technology for power semiconductors
Infineon Technologies AG has produced the first chips ("first silicon") on a 300-millimeter thin wafer for power semiconductors at the Villach site in Austria. This makes Infineon the first company in the world to succeed ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Oct 10, 2011
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Accused anthrax killer couldn't have done it
Colleagues of accused anthrax killer Bruce Ivins say evidence from the laboratory clearly demonstrates that Ivins could not have committed the crime.
Other
Oct 10, 2011
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Robot car to cut jams & prangs
Robotic car technology being developed at Oxford University that interprets its surroundings and makes decisions about where to go could eliminate the agony and cost of traffic jams.
Engineering
Oct 10, 2011
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Hubble mosaic of the Galactic center
(PhysOrg.com) -- This NASA Hubble Space Telescope infrared mosaic image represents the sharpest survey of the Galactic Center to date. It reveals a new population of massive stars and new details in complex structures in ...
Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2011
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Perspective article examines conductivity at the LaAlO3 and SrTiO3 (001) interface
(PhysOrg.com) -- Complex oxides have the potential to inject new functionalities into technologies that require semiconductors. The correlated behavior of itinerant electrons in these materials sets complex oxides apart ...
Materials Science
Oct 10, 2011
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Stanford summer course yields touchscreen Braille writer
Each summer, under the red-tiled roofs and sandstone of Stanford, the Army High-Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) invites a select group of undergraduates from across the country gather for a two-month immersion ...
Engineering
Oct 10, 2011
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Samsung: Android phone launch delayed 'for Jobs'
South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Monday it delayed the launch of a smartphone based on Google's latest Android operating system as a gesture of respect for legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
Business
Oct 10, 2011
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Apple says pre-orders of iPhone 4S break record
(AP) -- Apple says first-day pre-orders of the iPhone 4S topped 1 million, breaking the record set by last year's model.
Business
Oct 10, 2011
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Qwick retreat: Netflix kills plan to split in two (Update)
(AP) -- To the ranks of New Coke and the Edsel, we can now add Qwikster.
Business
Oct 10, 2011
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