Device determines how well wind turbines operate

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ATLAS II PROJECT LEAD Jose Zayas stands next to advanced blades that will be tested at Bushland, Texas. (Photo by Randy Montoya)

In West Texas, New Mexico, and other places around the world, wind turbines are used to generate electricity. But how can engineers determine their efficiency and health?

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EBay cuts 10 percent of workforce

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Online auction giant eBay Inc. announced on Monday that it was cutting 1,000 permanent employees and several hundred temporary workers, about 10 percent of its global workforce.

Hitachi unveils ultra-fast search of recordings

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Japan's Hitachi Ltd. said Monday it has developed technology that makes it possible to find a single word in 2,000 hours of recorded material through a search of just three seconds.

Visualizing election polls

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Do you want to know the percentage of white women who support vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin? What about college-educated versus high school-educated white women? Or those who also hunt?

Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market

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(AP) -- Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia.

Roaming fees for mobile phone users in Southeast Asia may be cut by half according to new reports

ASEAN may slash mobile roaming fees by half next year: report

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Roaming fees for mobile phone users in Southeast Asia making calls outside their own country may be cut by half early next year, according to report Sunday citing a Malaysian minister.

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