A study of Fortune 1000 companies shows that investments in information technology carry higher risk than other capital investments, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, ...
Business
Dec 28, 2007
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Mobile phones, notebook computers, iPods—the boom in portable computing and communications devices is dependent on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to deliver power.
Dec 28, 2007
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The number of airline mishaps attributed to pilot error significantly declined between 1983 and 2002, according to an analysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. While the overall ...
Other
Dec 28, 2007
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a plan to reduce mercury levels in fish throughout New England and New York.
Environment
Dec 28, 2007
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U.S. space officials said they will modify a fuel sensor system on the space shuttle Atlantis to correct false readings.
Space Exploration
Dec 28, 2007
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