Cellular components in new devices open new markets
The addition of nearly 100 million cellular connections over the past five years has actually created a big problem for U.S. carriers such as AT&T Inc.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 21, 2009
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Gradual gains seen in netbooks, Bernstein says
The market for ultraportable laptop computers, also known as netbooks, is seen as having some of the best potential for the PC market, but is not likely to overwhelm the sector soon, according to a recent report.
Business
Jan 21, 2009
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Thank God for new Yahoo chief's candor
I want to like Carol Bartz -- and maybe I will. But here's a novel thought: I'm going to give her 45 minutes or so to get something done before I decide. "Friggin' breathing room," Bartz might call it.
Business
Jan 21, 2009
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Industrialization of China increases fragility of global food supply
Global grain markets are facing breaking point according to new research by the University of Leeds into the agricultural stability of China.
Other
Jan 21, 2009
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Data from NYHOPS assists rescue efforts in Flight 1549 emergency
With its unique location along the western bank of the Hudson River, Stevens Institute of Technology provided a dramatic front row venue for the emergency landing and successful rescue of U.S. Airways Flight 1549.
Earth Sciences
Jan 21, 2009
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Hope for a rabies eradication strategy in Africa
Most of the rabies virus circulating in dogs in western and central Africa comes from a common ancestor introduced to the continent around 200 years ago, probably by European colonialists. In the current issue of Journal ...
Jan 21, 2009
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The global impact of climate change on biodiversity
New research led by the University of York which retraced the steps of a 1965 survey on Mount Kinabalu in Borneo has discovered that, on average, species had moved uphill by about 67 m over the intervening years to cope with ...
Environment
Jan 21, 2009
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Energy Saving Televisions Have Come a Long Way
(PhysOrg.com) -- With consumers being more cost sensitive, TV manufactures are coming out with innovative ways to cut power consumption on their television sets. Even when a television set is turned off, they are still consuming ...
Key to the success of invasive ants discovered
An international team of researchers, with the participation of Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona and CREAF, has achieved to resolve fundamental questions related to the behaviour of ants. Researchers discovered how ...
Jan 21, 2009
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New, higher-yielding rice plant could ease threat of hunger for poor
An ambitious project to re-engineer photosynthesis in rice, led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) through a global consortium of scientists, has received a grant of US$11 million over 3 years from the Bill ...
Jan 21, 2009
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