Reports: Microsoft may invest in Dell buyout (Update)
Microsoft has joined the negotiations to buy struggling computer maker Dell, according to media reports.
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Jan 22, 2013
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Peugeot unveils petrol hybrid using compressed air
French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen unveiled Tuesday a petrol hybrid engine that stores energy using compressed air which it hopes will be a game-changing technology to improve energy efficiency.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 22, 2013
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EU freezes approval of GM crops to 2014
The European Commission has decided to freeze the approval process for genetically modified food crops through the end of its mandate next year while it works towards an agreement with EU member states.
Biotechnology
Jan 22, 2013
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Airlines turn profit from EU freeze on carbon tax, environmentalists say
Airlines made up to half a billion euros in windfall profits last year by passing on a carbon surcharge to travellers despite an EU decision to freeze its controversial carbon tax, environmentalists said on Tuesday.
Environment
Jan 22, 2013
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From dark hearts comes the kindness of mankind
The kindness of mankind most likely developed from our more sinister and self-serving tendencies, according to Princeton University and University of Arizona research that suggests society's rules against selfishness are ...
Evolution
Jan 22, 2013
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Public acceptance of climate change affected by word usage
Public acceptance of climate change's reality may have been influenced by the rate at which words moved from scientific journals into the mainstream, according to anthropologist Michael O'Brien, dean of the College of Arts ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2013
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Study: Odd biochemistry yields lethal bacterial protein
While working out the structure of a cell-killing protein produced by some strains of the bacterium Enterococcus faecalis, researchers stumbled on a bit of unusual biochemistry. They found that a single enzyme helps form ...
Biochemistry
Jan 22, 2013
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SEC-mandated XBRL data at risk of being irrelevant to investors and analysts
In 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission mandated that public companies submit portions of annual (10-K) and quarterly (10-Q) reports—in a digitized format known as eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). ...
Economics & Business
Jan 22, 2013
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Image sensors out of a spray can: Organic sensors increase light sensitivity of cameras
Researchers from Technische Universität München have developed a new generation of image sensors that are more sensitive to light than the conventional silicon versions, with the added bonus of being simple and cheap to ...
Engineering
Jan 22, 2013
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South Americans want policy makers to put ethics above price
Researchers at Royal Holloway university have found that Brazilians and Chileans want the state to buy on social and environmental criteria, not just on price.
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2013
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