News tagged with board
Steampipe keeps electronics cool
Dec 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The cooling of electronic components is playing an increasing role in the design process of electronic equipment such as mobile telephones, games computers and laptops. Wessel Wits, PhD student ...
Evolution war still rages 200 years after Darwin's birth
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Feb 01, 2009 |
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Two centuries after Charles Darwin's birth on Feb. 12, 1809, people still argue passionately about his theory of evolution.
Hankering for molecular electronics? Grab the new NIST sandwich
Aug 26, 2009 |
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The sandwich recipe recently concocted by scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology may prove tasty for computer chip designers, who have long had an appetite for molecule-sized ...
A re-review of peer review: Leading journal looks to end the 'review nightmare'
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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Every scientific researcher has asked themselves the question at some stage in their professional career: Why has the paper I submitted to be peer reviewed disappeared into the ether?
CEOs hired from outside a firm are more likely to be dismissed
Sep 04, 2008 |
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A new study in Strategic Management Journal reveals that Boards of Directors commonly make mistakes in CEO appointments when they hire CEOs from outside the firm. The Board knows less than the external CEO candidates regard ...
'FEAsy' analyzes designs from raw sketches to speed parts creation (w/ Video)
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Going back to the drawing board is much easier now that researchers have developed a new type of design program called FEAsy.
Texas board hears testimony on science standards
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Tensions over the teaching of evolution are simmering as the State Board of Education begins the final stretch in the process of adopting new classroom science curriculum standards.
Nintendo prepares to set new Wii gizmo into motion
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- There's nothing all that charming about Nintendo's latest gadget.
Groups share information in workplace, but not the 'right' information
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2009 |
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From the operating room to the executive board room, the benefits of working in teams have long been touted. But a new analysis of 22 years of applied psychological research shows that teams tend to discuss information they ...
Steve Wozniak joins search startup advisory board
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak - currently strutting his stuff as a competitor on the ABC show "Dancing With the Stars" - is joining the advisory board of search startup DeepDyve.
Pilots used laptop computers while straying off course
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Two distracted US pilots were using laptop computers against company rules last week when they overshot their destination by some 150 miles (240 kilometers), federal investigators said.
Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach
Nov 22, 2009 |
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French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.
Pulitzers change rules to allow more online work
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Pulitzer Prize board announced Wednesday that it will open its doors wider to journalism entries from online-only news publications.
Women on company boards face stockmarket prejudice
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies with female board members fare worse on the stock market, despite performing as well on all other measures as those with all-male boards. This is the finding of a new study by the ...
Fraud-hit Satyam gets nod for 51 pct stake sale
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Fraud-hit Indian outsourcing firm Satyam on Friday said it had been given the green light to open a global bidding process to sell off a 51 percent stake in the company.
