Marketing guru predicts the Next Big Thing in video games
Nintendo calls it the Wii Remote. You call it the Wiimote. Al Ries calls it a motion-detecting wand.
Software
Aug 26, 2009
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Pioneering research produces industrially vital chemical through engineered bacteria
A team of South Korean scientists have succeeded in engineering the bacterium E. coli to produce the industrial chemical putrescine. The research, published in the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering, provides a renewable ...
Biotechnology
Aug 26, 2009
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Harness power of the sun with solar gadgets
In the past, if you wanted a solar-powered gadget, you typically had to shell out a lot of cash for something made by a company you'd never heard of. But that's starting to change, as major brands such as Kodak and Energizer ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 26, 2009
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Global priority regions for carnivore conservation
Finding economical and practical solutions for conserving endangered carnivores is a continuous challenge for conservationists. In a study published by the peer reviewed open access journal, PLoS ONE, on August 27th, a team ...
Ecology
Aug 26, 2009
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Solar Mystery Solved
(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar flares are amongst the most dangerous cosmic phenomena man has ever known. Though they pose no harm to humans, their effect on technology is vast. When they occur, they possess the capability to knock ...
Northwest fears that invasive mussels are headed its way
Highly invasive mussels are lurking on the Northwest's doorstep, threatening to gum up the dams that produce the region's cheap electricity, clog drinking water and irrigation systems, jeopardize aquatic ecosystems and upset ...
Ecology
Aug 26, 2009
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Sony's eBooks to work with libraries
Maybe now it's an actual competition between Amazon's Kindle and Sony's forlorn "Reader" e-book.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 26, 2009
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Witty tweets captured in 'Twitter Wit' book
A freshly released book "Twitter Wit" is a hit at the hip micro-blogging service, which so loved the compendium of clever tweets that it bought copies for everyone in its San Francisco headquarters.
Internet
Aug 26, 2009
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Results show math, science aren't out of reach
The conflicting data coming out about schools can make your head swirl. Too few kids ready for college. Too few students mastering their subjects. Too many teens trailing their global peers in math and science.
Other
Aug 26, 2009
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To the moon, NASA? Not on this budget, experts say
(AP) -- NASA will test the powerful first stage of its new Ares moon rocket Thursday, a milestone in a program that has already spent $7 billion for a rocket that astronauts may never use.
Space Exploration
Aug 26, 2009
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