GM to hiring up to 500 for Texas computer center
(AP)—General Motors says it will hire up to 500 people to staff a new computer center in Austin, Texas.
Business
Sep 7, 2012
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Intel warns 3Q revenue will drop on PC weakness (Update)
(AP)—Intel's sales are falling at a rate that blindsided the chip-maker's management, amplifying Wall Street's worries about the slumping personal computer market and the frail economy.
Business
Sep 7, 2012
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LG front-runs Sony with ultra-definition 84-in TV
(AP)—LG says an 84-inch TV that has four times the resolution of standard HDTVs is going to be in stores in October for $20,000.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 7, 2012
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NASA's colossal crawler gets souped-up for SLS
One of NASA's two iconic crawler-transporters—the 2,750-ton monster vehicles that have delivered rockets from Saturns to Shuttles to launch pads at Kennedy Space Center for nearly half a century—is getting an upgrade ...
Space Exploration
Sep 7, 2012
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Indonesian lives risked on 'world's most polluted' river
With dozens of bright green rice paddies, flocks of kites in the sky and children laughing nearby, at first glance the village of Sukamaju in western Java has all the charms of rural Indonesia.
Environment
Sep 7, 2012
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Renesas introduces 32-bit RX21A group of microcontrollers with large memory capacity and built-in A/D converter
Renesas Electronics announced the RX21A Group of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) for smart meters with advanced functionality. The new MCUs are the first in the industry to combine large flash memory capacity of 512 KB and ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Sep 7, 2012
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Plants cry for help when an attack can be expected
Eggs of insect pests deposited on plants trigger the production of scents by plants that affect different plant community members probably helping the plant to get rid of the pest before it becomes harmful.
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2012
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EPA finds dogs are the best way to clear beaches of seagull guano
(Phys.org)—A slew of researchers working for the US Environmental Protection Agency have found that the best way to clear public beaches of bird guano and the hazardous bacteria that result, is to unleash trained dogs to ...
Blanket bogs need protection from climate change
(Phys.org)—Blanket bogs, which provide vital habitats for a unique range of plants, birds, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians, are at risk of declining as a result of climate change.
Environment
Sep 7, 2012
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Designer creates solar powered oven to cheaply freshen salt water
(Phys.org)—Designer Gabriele Diamanti has created a solar oven he calls the Eliodomestico (household-sun); its purpose is to boil saltwater to produce clean drinking water for people in places where such water is difficult ...
