Google CEO says the phone is the new PC
The mobile phone is the new PC, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said at Mobile World Congress.
Business
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Back to the roots of the solar system
(PhysOrg.com) -- Planets form in disks of dust and gas that surround young stars. A look at the birth places means a journey into the past of the earth and its siblings. Now, astronomers have been able to obtain detailed ...
Astronomy
Feb 17, 2011
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Brief diversions may help employees improve work, study says
A University of Illinois professor says people don't need to feel guilty about checking personal e-mail, chatting with co-workers or addressing other minor distractions throughout the work day.
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2011
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Really big eruptions, lots and lots of CO2
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pour enough magma out through Earth's crust, and you can change the atmosphere radically.
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2011
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BP could have prevented blowout: investigator
BP's oil well in the Gulf of Mexico might never have blown last year if the company's engineers had been consulted about a key test that pointed to a defective cement job, investigators reported Thursday.
Environment
Feb 17, 2011
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Tiny 'microworms' could be implanted under the skin for continuous medical monitoring
Researchers at MIT and Northeastern have come up with a new system for monitoring biomedical indicators -- such as levels of sodium or glucose in the blood -- that could someday lead to implantable devices that would allow, ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 17, 2011
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Measuring forestry's impact on water availability
CSIRO has developed new tools to help government and industry water management agencies better estimate how forest plantations affect stream flows in local catchments.
Environment
Feb 17, 2011
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Venom of marine snails provide new drugs
Baldomero Olivera studies chemical compounds found in the venoms of marine cone snails, a potential source of powerful, yet safe and effective drugs. He will discuss the development of Prialt - an FDA-approved drug for intractable, ...
Biochemistry
Feb 17, 2011
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Number one rules in nature: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from The Australian National University have used a long-forgotten mathematical rule to reveal that in nature the number one dominates, as well as detect natural events like earthquakes for the ...
Mathematics
Feb 17, 2011
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Mitigation measures undersold: study
The Federal Government should increase its climate change mitigation target to account for cheap land-based carbon offsets, according to the author of a new report from The Australian National University.
Environment
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