Microsoft announced plans Wednesday to cut 7,800 jobs and write down the value of its struggling mobile phone division acquired last year from Nokia by some $7.6 billion—fresh evidence of its woes in the global smartphone ...
Business
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As you ease your foot off the accelerator, a radar sensor detects how far away you are from the other cars and intelligently adjusts your speed appropriately. Technology like this is already helping to improve road safety ...
Materials Science
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Giuseppe Lorusso, of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), has furthered understanding of the creation of heavy elements as part of an international collaboration to measure the beta-decay half-lives of 110 isotopes. The ...
General Physics
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KIST research team has developed a nano-catalyst for air cleaning in a smoking room that removes 100 percent of acetaldehyde which accounts for the largest portion of the gaseous substances present in cigarette smoke.
Materials Science
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Community feedback and advanced analytics, combined with lesson planning and monitoring tools for teachers make this social learning platform, PRAISE, a step forward in collaborative online learning.
Software
Jul 8, 2015
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As the saying goes, all that glitters isn't gold, and the same could be said in the fast-paced hunt for exoplanets. In 2014, we reported on an exciting new discovery of two new exoplanets orbiting Kapteyn's Star. The news ...
Astronomy
Jul 8, 2015
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Few species have a more harrowing mating experience than WA's gladiatorial, ground-burrowing Dawson's bee (Amegilla dawsoni).
Plants & Animals
Jul 8, 2015
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The surface of the Earth preserves little or no information about its distant past. Constant tectonic activity has recycled Earth's crust and shifted landmasses. Rainfall, wind, ice and snow have weathered away surface features ...
Space Exploration
Jul 8, 2015
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Omega-3 fish oils can be grown in fields using genetically modified oilseed crops, British researchers said as they released trial results this week.
Ecology
Jul 8, 2015
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The German central bank, or Bundesbank, warned Wednesday that banks do not seem to be sufficiently aware of the dangers of cyber attacks, and urged them to strengthen their defences.
Security
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