Taiwan's Acer swings to profit after three years of losses
Taiwan's struggling personal computer maker Acer said Wednesday it turned a profit in 2014 following three successive years of net losses.
Business
Mar 25, 2015
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Business people prefer working in their cars instead of trains, planes and airports
Noisy and cramped conditions in trains, planes and airports are discouraging many commuters and business people from working while travelling, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2015
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Solar beam collectors, key to enhancing solar power
New technologies could soon bring more effective ways of harvesting solar power. That is the case with small size concentrated solar power, or CSP. It is a relatively new technology compared to the more mature photovoltaic ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 25, 2015
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How particle accelerator maths helped me fix my Wi-Fi
Electromagnetic radiation – it might sound like something that you'd be better off avoiding, but electromagnetic waves of various kinds underpin our senses and how we interact with the world – from the light emissions ...
General Physics
Mar 25, 2015
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Turtle extinction event bodes ill for our waterways
A number of distressed and dead turtles were found by canoeists in the Bellinger River on the north coast of New South Wales on Wednesday February 18 this year. At that time, it was reported by NSW National Parks and Wildlife ...
Ecology
Mar 25, 2015
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A difficult climate: New study examines the media's response to the IPCC
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) periodically releases Assessment Reports in order to inform policymakers and the public about the latest scientific evidence on climate change. The publication of each ...
Environment
Mar 25, 2015
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Threatened felids are understudied by researchers, according to report
Almost half of the 36 species of felids that live in the wild in the world are at threat, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Yet the lack of studies regarding their main threat, the loss and ...
Ecology
Mar 25, 2015
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Tailoring sow's diet to nutritional needs may lead to healthier piglets
Fulfilling a sow's increased nutritional needs in the last trimester may lead to greater productivity for both the mother and her piglets, according to assistant professor Crystal Levesque of the animal science department.
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2015
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Flying low during an emergency, from the pilot's point of view
We climbed out over the Mediterranean after take-off from Barcelona, veered off the Spanish coast, and pointed the nose northeast. Soon we'd be talking to controllers in Marseille and make landfall near Toulon. From there ...
Other
Mar 25, 2015
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Beards as badges of honour?
Are beards 'in' again because guys are under pressure? Maybe.
Evolution
Mar 25, 2015
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