Report: Groupon may delay IPO
Groupon Inc. may delay its plans to go public due to concerns about the stock market's stability, according to a report.
Business
Sep 6, 2011
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The electric cars most likely to succeed
The crystal ball is still cloudy on electric and plug-in hybrid cars. They're still being made in limited numbers, and delivered to very specific test markets. And half the really exciting ones aren't even here yet. Still, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 6, 2011
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EU court backs angry honeymaker in GM pollen row
The presence of pollen from GM maize in honey, even in minuscule quantities, renders farm produce commercially void in the European Union, the bloc's top court said Tuesday.
Biotechnology
Sep 6, 2011
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Algiers conference to tackle Africa desertification
Regional cooperation to improve the fight against creeping desertification of the African continent is at the centre of a conference that is to open here Thursday.
Environment
Sep 6, 2011
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Americans tap into location-based services: study
One in four Americans uses their cellphone to get directions or to receive recommendations about nearby attractions based on their present location, according to a survey published on Tuesday.
Internet
Sep 6, 2011
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Former US official to head cybersecurity at Sony
Japanese electronics giant Sony, which suffered a huge data breach this year, named a former top US Department of Homeland Security official on Tuesday to lead its cybersecurity efforts.
Business
Sep 6, 2011
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Dutch launch Iran IT hacking probe
The Dutch secret service has opened an investigation to determine who falsified 531 Internet security certificates in order to snoop on users in Iran, the Dutch Interior Ministry said Tuesday.
Internet
Sep 6, 2011
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Scientists pinpoint shape-shifting mechanism critical to protein signaling
In a joint study, scientists from the California and Florida campuses of The Scripps Research Institute have shown that changes in a protein's structure can change its signaling function and they have pinpointed the precise ...
Biochemistry
Sep 6, 2011
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Researchers pioneer novel technique to make plasmonic nanogap arrays
In the quest to exploit unique properties at the nanoscale, scientists at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed a novel technique for creating uniform arrays of metallic nanostructures. A team of faculty and students ...
Nanophysics
Sep 6, 2011
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MIT researchers create new Urban Network Analysis toolbox
MIT researchers have created a new Urban Network Analysis (UNA) toolbox that enables urban designers and planners to describe the spatial patterns of cities using mathematical network analysis methods. Such tools can support ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 6, 2011
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