China's Internet tycoon Jack Ma, founder of giant online merchant Alibaba, gave a glimpse of the future when he demonstrated a new e-payment system using facial recognition at the CeBIT IT fair in Germany.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 16, 2015
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As new research documents growing inequalities in health and wealth, the gap between "haves" and "have-nots" is growing in the field of scientific research itself, says University of Michigan sociologist Yu Xie.
Other
May 22, 2014
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In 2012, 11 weather disasters in the United States crossed the billion-dollar threshold in economic losses. Seven of those events were related to severe thunderstorms. New climate analyses led by Stanford scientists indicate ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2013
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A new study shows how specific parameters can help us steer clear of tipping points in dynamic systems, such as entire economies.
Economics & Business
Jun 25, 2013
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The White House moved Tuesday to crack down on abuses of the patent system, responding to mounting concern among technology companies over a flood of litigation which some say stifles innovation.
Business
Jun 4, 2013
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Many crop plants worldwide are attacked by a group of fungi that numbers more than 680 different species. After initial invasion, they first grow stealthily inside living plant cells, but then switch to a highly destructive ...
Biotechnology
Aug 12, 2012
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An outbreak of iPhone fever made Apple the hottest smartphone maker worldwide at the end of 2011 but handsets powered by Google's Android software were shaping up as true winners in the market.
Business
Feb 6, 2012
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When it comes to mobile shopping, so far there's more buzz than buy.
Business
Sep 1, 2011
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China has rocketed into second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines, according to a report released Monday by the Royal Society in London.
Other
Mar 28, 2011
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Greening the way we eat needn't mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to adopt a flexitarian diet where seafoods add umami to "boring" vegetables. University of Copenhagen gastrophysicist Ole G. Mouritsen ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 26, 2024
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