A rare 5.8 earthquake that rattled the eastern United States on Tuesday was felt over a wide area from Toronto, Canada down to Georgia due to the hard, brittle quality of the ground, experts said.
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2011
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(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp., the country's third-largest cellphone company, will start selling the iPhone in mid-October, The Wall Street Journal said Tuesday.
Business
Aug 23, 2011
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It was announced last week that cryptography researchers have found a “vulnerability” in the encryption scheme used in the vast majority of secure online transactions – a scheme known as AES-256.
Computer Sciences
Aug 23, 2011
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Imagine pulling up to a gas station, and rather than being offered the usual choice between regular or premium unleaded, the gas pump instead read "Chardonnay" or "Pinot Noir." Not for you, of course, but for your car!
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 23, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For future electric vehicles, powerful notebook computers, and other portable devices, we need a new generation of energy storage materials that are better suited to modern needs than current rechargeable ...
Materials Science
Aug 23, 2011
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Cell phone and landline customers experienced connection problems after Tuesday's earthquake, but there were no immediate reports of trouble for police and rescue workers.
Telecom
Aug 23, 2011
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Social insects may not love their fellow bugs as much as once believed.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2011
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As firms begin the 2011 annual report process, which many do at this time of year, they may want to pay closer attention to the way those reports look. A recent study out of the University of Miami School of Business Administration ...
Economics & Business
Aug 23, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When comets and asteroids impact Earth, we’re usually most concerned with how the impact events have affected life here. But scientists have pointed out that these impact events can eject pieces of Earth’s ...
Andrew Westrich lifted the top from a waist-high wood box in his suburban backyard.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2011
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