EU approves common patent rules (Update)
The European Union approved a new common patent system on Tuesday designed to cut red tape and streamline patent procedures across much of Europe.
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Researcher finds hint of dark energy discussion in letters between Einstein and Schrodinger
(Phys.org)—Alex Harvey, a physics professor at the City University of New York has uploaded a paper to the preprint server arXiv, in which he claims Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger were writing letters back and forth ...
Researchers study isotopes in feces to discern mountain gorillas' diet
(Phys.org)—Researchers from several universities in the US have together found that it is possible to follow changes in a wild animal's diet over a single year period by studying isotopes in feces samples. The team used ...
Philippines gives green-light to electric tricycles
The Philippines is to roll out 100,000 electric tricycles in an effort to replace the petrol-powered ones that currently ply its cities, one of the project's financiers said Tuesday.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 11, 2012
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Mobile news gains across generations, survey finds
Americans of all ages are increasingly using mobile devices for news, with many boosting their media consumption rather than just shifting from print sources, a survey showed Tuesday.
Telecom
Dec 11, 2012
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Global study of student scores a mixed bag for US (Update 3)
American fourth-graders are performing better than they were four years ago in math and reading, but students four years older show no such progress, a global study released Tuesday revealed.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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Alan Alda asks scientists to explain: What's time?
(AP)—Professor Alan Alda has a homework assignment for scientists. Yes, that Alan Alda.
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Dec 11, 2012
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Twitter adds Instagram-style photo features
Twitter on Monday added Instagram-style smartphone photo sharing features after the Facebook-owned service made it impossible for Internet users to integrate its images into tweets.
Internet
Dec 11, 2012
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Japan researchers invent solar-cell fabric
Clothes that could literally light up your life were unveiled Tuesday by Japanese researchers who said their solar-cell fabric would eventually let wearers harvest energy on the go.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 11, 2012
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More TV apps come to Xbox Live as usage grows
Microsoft is rolling out dozens of new apps for the Xbox 360, building on statistics that show members of its paid online subscription service spend more time on it watching video than they do playing multiplayer games over ...
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