Intel chief executive Paul Otellini on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to invest 3.5 billion dollars in innovative US businesses and get bright college graduates into technology jobs.
Business
Feb 23, 2010
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Peratech Limited has been commissioned by the MIT Media Lab to develop a new type of electronic 'skin' that enables robotic devices to detect not only that they have been touched but also where and how hard the touch was.
Materials Science
Feb 23, 2010
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Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook on Tuesday touted the firm's role as a "mobile devices company" and said he is eager to get new iPad tablet computers to market.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 23, 2010
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A genetic study has found that small domestic dogs probably originated in the Middle East more than 12,000 years ago. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology traced the evolutionary history of the IGF1 ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2010
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(AP) -- The government must take a more active role in securing the Internet, industry experts told Congress Tuesday, arguing that as businesses and governments rely more on cyberspace the prospect of a serious attack grows.
Internet
Feb 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Around a quarter of the globular star clusters in our Milky Way are invaders from other galaxies, new research from Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) shows.
Astronomy
Feb 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, a group of leading Northeastern University network scientists recently found. Distinguished Professor of Physics Albert-László Barabási and his ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 23, 2010
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Sitting frozen in the Kansas City, Mo., crime lab is a partially gnawed piece of candy. Police and prosecutors said someone spit it out years ago after he broke in and then damaged several classrooms in a local school. They've ...
Biotechnology
Feb 23, 2010
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To help assess the potential threat of more large earthquakes in Haiti and nearby areas, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin's Institute for Geophysics are co-leading three expeditions to the country with colleagues ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Although Americans parted with nearly 700,000 old vehicles in last year's Cash for Clunkers program, many of them probably had a hard time letting go, say researchers at the University of Michigan.
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2010
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