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The clean-energy industry is expected to produce some 100 billion Taiwan dollars in revenue within two years

Taiwan plans massive growth in solar energy

Technology / Energy

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Taiwan plans to boost its use of solar panels by a factor of 200 over the next decade and a half in an effort to increase clean energy, a ranking official said Friday.


Studying a Star Before it is Born

Studying a Star Before it is Born

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created 9 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first phase of a star's formation are thought to begin deep inside a natal cloud of gas and dust. In the earliest stages, material coalesces under the influence of gravity into so-called ...


CDC: Swine flu less widespread; only in 25 states

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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(AP) -- Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.


FDA-approved drug may slow beta cell destruction in type 1 diabetes patients

FDA-approved drug may slow beta cell destruction in type 1 diabetes patients

Medicine & Health / Research

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New findings by UT Southwestern researchers suggest that a drug already used to treat autoimmune disorders might also help slow the destruction of insulin-producing cells in patients recently diagnosed with ...


Shop before you sign a data contract for a netbook

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Netbooks with built-in 3G wireless Internet access are all the rage this holiday season. But before you sign on the dotted line at your local AT&T or Verizon Wireless store and commit yourself to a two-year contract, consider ...


Fishing the online stream

Technology / Internet

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On West Lancaster Avenue in Wayne, Pa., local businessman Robert Lail runs what he calls "YouTube for business."


Forest deal at Copenhagen must avoid creating 'carbon refugees'

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Forest dwellers must be included in the design of the upcoming forest deal at Copenhagen in order to avoid a humanitarian crisis, according to a scientist at the University of Leeds.


Internet activists push for greater democracy

Technology / Internet

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Internet can be a powerful medium for politicians to get their message across but it is also a vital means for civilians to have a say in what politicians do, participants in a political conference say.


Google, Yahoo zero in on Internet 'freedom' bill

Technology / Internet

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google Inc. and other Internet companies have zeroed in on a resilient effort by a Republican lawmaker to pass legislation that could restrict their ability to take a nuanced approach to operating in "repressive" foreign ...


Lose the fat: Targeting grease to curtail sewer overflows

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sewer overflows are a nasty business, posing dangers to human health and the environment. North Carolina State University is launching a new project with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that targets ...



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