Kno Inc., a company developing a digital textbook reader for students, said Wednesday that it has received 46 million dollars in the latest round of funding from venture capitalists.
Business
Sep 8, 2010
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If your summer travels have taken you across the Rocky Mountains, you've probably seen large swaths of reddish trees dotting otherwise green forests. While it may look like autumn has come early to the mountains, evergreen ...
Environment
Sep 8, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- This composite image shows the Rosette star formation region, located about 5,000 light years from Earth.
Astronomy
Sep 8, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Kansas study, published recently in the Career Development Quarterly, shows two major federal programs have inadequacies in aiding people with physical or mental health impairments.
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Connecticut's largest group of ornamental plant growers recently took a big step towards curtailing the spread of invasive plants in the state. In June, the Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association announced ...
Ecology
Sep 8, 2010
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(AP) -- Apple Inc.'s new music-discovery feature, Ping, is a potentially useful addition to iTunes. With it, you can see what songs your friends are buying and recommend some of your favorites to them.
Software
Sep 8, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A 6.5-pound satellite is scheduled to become the first stand-alone spacecraft built by Michigan students to go into orbit and perform a science mission.
Space Exploration
Sep 8, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In what could be a step toward higher efficiency solar cells, an international team including University of Michigan professors has invalidated the most commonly used model to explain the behavior of a unique ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 8, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Last year, 15 trees in New York state tested positive for plum pox virus (PPV), and more than 30 acres of peaches, plums and apricots in six orchards had to be destroyed by their owners. In 2008, 10 trees ...
Other
Sep 8, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Elephants are not bothered by dynamite explosions, but nearby human activity prompts them to dramatically change their behavior, reports a Cornell study that used automated listening devices to monitor elephant ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2010
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