Silent, microchip-sized 'fan' has no moving parts, yet produces enough wind to cool a laptop

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Dan Schlitz of Thorrn Micro Technologies is one of the developers of a new, solid-state micro-fan. Credit: Dan Schlitz and Vishal Singhal, Thorrn Micro Technologies

Engineers harnessing the same physical property that drives silent household air purifiers have created a miniaturized device that is now ready for testing as a silent, ultra-thin, low-power and low maintenance cooling system for laptop computers and other electronic devices.

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Yang accuses Microsoft of trying to destabilize Yahoo: report

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Yahoo founder and chief executive Jerry Yang accused Microsoft of trying to destabilize Yahoo with no genuine intent to buy the company, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Congress studies how people track your online use

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(AP) -- Executives from major Internet players - Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. - are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny ...

NebuAd to come under spotlight at Senate hearing

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Google ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively'

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(AP) -- In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more virtual socializing on the Web.

UW-Madison zero-gravity team finds spray cooling works in space

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For the 10th consecutive year, University of Wisconsin-Madison students have found themselves floating upside down over the Gulf of Mexico.

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