Yahoo profits rise in 3Q, will revenue follow?
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. has pumped up its profits by laying off workers and weeding out unpopular Internet services.
Business
Oct 20, 2009
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Astronomers do it Again: Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Peering far beyond our solar system, NASA researchers have detected the basic chemistry for life in a second hot gas planet, advancing astronomers toward the goal of being able to characterize planets where ...
Astronomy
Oct 20, 2009
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Earthquake early-warning system soon to enter testing
It is the Holy Grail of seismology, sought by earthquake scientists for more than a century: the ability to provide advance warning of the Big One, so the public can react before a massive quake unleashes its rolling thunder ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 20, 2009
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Genomes of Two Popular Research Strains of E. coli Sequenced
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of researchers from the United States, Korea, and France has sequenced and analyzed the genomes of two important laboratory strains of E. coli bacteria, one used to study evolution and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 20, 2009
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Rice opens 'Cure for Needy' on the Web
Suppose you had a disease for which there's a proven cure, but nobody makes the drug. Where do you turn?
Other
Oct 20, 2009
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As Google, AT&T feud simmers, a partnership waits in the wings
It's not often that phone sex lines and Benedictine nuns enter into debates on telecommunications industry regulation, but AT&T Inc. and Google Inc. are making it happen.
Internet
Oct 20, 2009
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Venture-capital investments down 33 pct in 3Q
(AP) -- Venture capitalists' investments in U.S. startups rose in the third quarter when compared with the first two quarters of the year, suggesting increased confidence in the economy. When compared with the year-ago period, ...
Business
Oct 20, 2009
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Replacing Platinum in Fuel Cell Technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the biggest hindrances to the development of fuel cell technology is its cost. In order to work properly, polymer electrolyte fuel cells require a catalyst. So far, though, the most efficient catalyst ...
Ford to clean up arsenic contamination after 4-year fight
Ford Motor Co. will haul out piles of arsenic-laced soil found in Ringwood State Park in New Jersey, ending a nearly-four-year battle over the source of the waste.
Environment
Oct 20, 2009
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Study: Teachers' unions don't provide more pay
Teachers' unions have little impact on a school district's allocation of money, including teacher pay and spending per student, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Labor Economics.
Economics & Business
Oct 20, 2009
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