How to encourage big ideas
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study suggests certain types of funding -- which provide more freedom and focus less on near-term results -- lead to more innovative and influential research.
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study suggests certain types of funding -- which provide more freedom and focus less on near-term results -- lead to more innovative and influential research.
Economics & Business
Dec 9, 2009
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Taiwan plans to boost its use of solar panels by a factor of 200 over the next decade and a half in an effort to increase clean energy, a ranking official said Friday.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 4, 2009
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Fortune Magazine crowned Apple top dog Steve Jobs "CEO of the Decade" in its newest edition.
Business
Nov 5, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Envision a distasteful trip to the curb to take out the trash as a pleasant -- and profitable -- stroll. Some juiceless batteries - those are good for a few cents. An old keyboard might fetch a couple of ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 17, 2009
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(AP) -- "Cash for Clunkers" isn't the only economic stimulus program to attract a lot of takers.
Telecom
Aug 27, 2009
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Hurricane Bill was raining on Bermuda on Friday, August 21, 2009, and NASA satellites were providing forecasters with information about Bill's rainfall, clouds and winds.
Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2009
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NASA satellites continue to capture important wind speed and cloud data that forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are using to help their forecasts. QuikScat has been particularly helpful in determining the extent ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 20, 2009
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(AP) -- The escalating tension between Google and Microsoft didn't prevent the companies' chairmen from sharing a moment of levity Thursday at an exclusive media conference in the Idaho mountains.
Business
Jul 9, 2009
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Official Washington is all abuzz over honeybees.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2009
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The organizers of the famed annual TED conferences on Wednesday began making the thought-provoking lectures by giants of technology, science and the arts available in dozens of languages.
Internet
May 13, 2009
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