The U.S.- and Singapore-based creators of the I-slate educational tablet and local government officials in India's Mahabubnagar District plan to adopt 50,000 of the low-cost electronic educational slates into middle and high ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 19, 2012
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In a sputtering economy, cash-strapped consumers are flocking to a new way of getting quick, short-term loans: online pawn stores. It's yet another instance of online retailers pouncing on the turf of a brick-and-mortar industry.
Business
Mar 19, 2012
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Plans for a global centre to help transfer clean technology to poorer countries have drawn nine bids, including from Iran's oil industry and a team led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN climate forum said on ...
Environment
Mar 19, 2012
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The amount of photovoltaic solar panels installed in the United States more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, representing a historic year for the American solar industry.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 19, 2012
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Technology alone won't help the world turn away from fossil fuel-based energy sources, says University of Oregon sociologist Richard York. In a newly published paper, York argues for a shift in political and economic policies ...
Environment
Mar 19, 2012
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(AP) -- After years of heaping attention on Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Samus Aran and even that fat blob Kirby, Nintendo is finally turning the spotlight back on Pit, the spunky angelic protagonist who wowed players of the ...
Software
Mar 19, 2012
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A new study describes how bacteria use a previously unknown means to defeat an antibiotic. The researchers found that the bacteria have modified a common "housekeeping" enzyme in a way that enables the enzyme to recognize ...
Biochemistry
Mar 19, 2012
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When Benjamin Gleitzman moved from New York to the San Francisco Bay area, he used a talking turn-by-turn driving app to guide him across the country. In the middle of Wyoming, the voice told him to turn left where there ...
Internet
Mar 19, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Accurate visualization of living systems is key to the correct diagnosis and effective treatment of many diseases, as well as an improved understanding of biological processes. Magnetic resonance imaging ...
Materials Science
Mar 19, 2012
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The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Monday gave the green light for work to start on a massive nuclear power station stalled for months amid protests over safety concerns, a report said.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 19, 2012
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