UK customers of O2 hit by outage
(AP) — British mobile phone company O2 said Thursday that thousands of its customers have been affected by outages on its network.
Telecom
Jul 12, 2012
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Yahoo confirms theft of 450,000 users' passwords (Update)
Some 450,000 Yahoo users' email addresses and passwords have been leaked because of a security breach, the company confirmed Thursday, adding that just a small fraction of the stolen passwords were valid.
Internet
Jul 12, 2012
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New research shows agri-environment schemes improved by training
A research programme exploring the effectiveness and value for money of agri-environment schemes found that a relatively small amount of training for farmers could significantly improve their environmental outcome.
Environment
Jul 12, 2012
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70 more websites seized in US copyright crackdown
US authorities seized 70 websites suspected of selling counterfeit goods using luxury brand names such as Louis Vuitton, Tiffany or Burberry and sports logos like NFL and MLB, officials said Thursday.
Internet
Jul 12, 2012
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Space junk: Ideas for cleaning up Earth orbit
Space may be big — vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big — but the space around Earth is beginning to get cluttered with space junk. This poses a threat, not only to other satellites, space stations and missions, ...
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2012
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Wind turbines - bigger means more environmentally friendly
(Phys.org) -- A study conducted by researchers from the ETH and Empa has come to the conclusion that large sized wind turbines produce "greener" electric power than small ones. Environmental benefits have also accrued as ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 12, 2012
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New research shows that graphene is able to seal holes in itself automatically
(Phys.org) -- Graphene, the one carbon atom thick sheet material has been in the news so much over the past couple of years it would seem that a saturation point has been reached. But then along comes another new discovery ...
Researchers demonstrate and explain surface conduction in a topological insulator
(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the University of Maryland and the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have for the first time experimentally demonstrated surface-only charge conduction in a topological insulator ...
Nanophysics
Jul 12, 2012
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Global competition: Combating emerging market multinationals
(Phys.org) -- Fast-growing companies in emerging markets pose a serious threat to established global firms in North America, Europe and Japan, but big corporations in the West have many advantages to help thwart the new competition, ...
Economics & Business
Jul 12, 2012
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It's wildflower season on mountain peaks, but alpine plants may soon miss the date
(Phys.org) -- July brings a riot of color--a rainbow-hued carpet of wildflowers--to the high peaks of the Rockies.
Ecology
Jul 12, 2012
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