Singapore's outsourcing aspirations
May 08, 2006 |
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When First Data Corp., the U.S.-based global back-office service provider of electronic commerce and payment systems, decided to establish a regional hub for its South and Southeast Asian operation last year, it choose Singapore ...
Nanoparticles Improve Ultrasound Sensitivity for Cancer Detection
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 08, 2006 |
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Targeted nanoparticles may eventually help physicians detect the very earliest stages of cancer using readily available ultrasound equipment, a new study from investigators at The Ohio State University suggests. The results ...
Cocktail hour cure for heavy drinking
May 08, 2006 |
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A five-year study finds cocktail hour could be the cure for college binge drinking.
NREL, Xcel energy sign wind to hydrogen research agreement
May 08, 2006 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy's, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Xcel Energy recently signed a cooperative agreement for an innovative "wind to hydrogen" research, development and demonstration project. Researchers ...
In Brief: Intel to unveil Core 2 Duo PC chips
May 08, 2006 |
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Intel is unveiling its Core 2 Duo chips for laptops and desktop personal computers Monday.
3-D video for cell phones unveiled
May 08, 2006 |
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California's DDD Group said Monday it had developed a 3-D video solution for cell phones.
Conservatives band against Net neutrality
May 08, 2006 |
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A group of non-profits launched the Internet Freedom Coalition to oppose efforts to regulate the Internet.
Interview: LG Electronics
May 08, 2006 |
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United Press International recently caught up with JM Lee, president of LG Electronics USA Inc.'s Consumer Electronics Brand Division, to get some insight into what makes the $45 billion LG Electronics tick. ...
Scientists ready to resume cloning studies
May 08, 2006 |
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At least two U.S. research teams are reportedly planning to resume efforts to clone human embryos despite opposition from the federal government.
Engineers discover predictor of mobility for fluids at nano-scale
May 08, 2006 |
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Chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new way to predict the mobility of confined fluids at nanometer scales. At these scales, often just a few molecules across, fluids exhibit significantly ...
Station Crew Completes Orbital Adjustment
May 08, 2006 |
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Crew members Pavel Vinogradov and Jeff Williams successfully raised the International Space Station's orbit last Thursday by firing the engines of the Russian Progress 21 cargo craft currently docked to the ...
Mars Drilling Tests Will Seek Knowledge And Resources
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 08, 2006 |
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Geologists, biologists and archaeologists for years have used core samples to look back in time, tunneling through layers of soil and stone to study history. NASA engineers are taking this veteran technique into the future ...
Inventors inducted into Hall of Fame '06
May 08, 2006 |
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Helium-neon laser inventor Ali Javan and Internet founders Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn were inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame over the weekend.
Alternative energy plan wins contest
May 08, 2006 |
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An alternative energy company called Aurora BioFuels has won the $25,000 first prize at the eighth annual UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Aurora BioFuels ...
Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?
Biology /
May 08, 2006 |
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Cold, wet conditions early in the year mean that 2006 is shaping up as the worst year for California's butterflies in almost four decades, according to Art Shapiro, professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis.
