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Carnegie Mellon urges industry to broaden carbon footprint calculations
Aug 16, 2008 |
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Carnegie Mellon University researchers are urging companies to embrace new methods for following the trail of dangerous carbon emissions that are responsible for much of the world's global warming threats.
Saving labor: Political scientist says our system of improving factory conditions around the world is broken
Oct 14, 2009 |
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The existence of harsh labor conditions in factories around the world is a pressing moral issue. But to improve those conditions, we should regard it as a logistical issue, too.
Old-fashioned friendliness trumps incentives among supply chain partners
Nov 21, 2008 |
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Cordiality and mutually beneficial arrangements can be more important than hard-negotiated deals when it comes to cementing strong working relationships among supply chain partners, according to the Management Insights feature ...
Small companies add value by sharing commercial information
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Small companies prepared to share commercially sensitive information can add value and develop new services for their customers, using a distributed track-and-trace software solution.
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Headwater stream nutrient enrichment disrupts food web
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Human activity is increasing the supply of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, to stream systems all over the world. The conventional wisdom -- bolstered by earlier research -- has held that these additional nutrients ...
Apple on track to launch tablet device next year, analysts say
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Apple Inc. is on track to launch a much-anticipated, tablet-sized computing device early next year, according to brokerage reports Wednesday.
Solar energy powers Marines on battlefield (w/ Video)
Dec 08, 2009 |
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A year ago, U.S. Marines operating in the Arabian Desert only viewed the sun as the source of the region's relentless heat. Recently, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Advanced Power Generation Future Naval ...
Nokia to ax 220 R&D jobs in Japan
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it is axing 220 jobs at research and development units in Japan as the world's largest mobile phone maker continues to cut costs.
GE Scientists Developing Wearable RFID Sensors to Detect Airborne Chemical Agents
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 20, 2009 |
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GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric, today announced a $2 million award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop wearable RFID sensors ...
'Fingerprinting' RFID Tags: Researchers Develop Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency identification tags. The technology, based on one or more unique ...
Oil from biotech soybeans increases key omega-3 fatty acid in humans
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Oil from soybeans modified through biotechnology increased levels of omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in red blood cells according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.
Expert advises automakers to take it slow on road to recovery
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Supply chain expert Panos Kouvelis says it's time for the auto industry to go through a period of capacity rationalization.
New Logistics Model Improves Forecast Accuracy of Retail and Packaged-Goods Orders
Nov 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether it’s dog food or iPods, tires or televisions, virtually every consumer has endured a frustrating out-of-stock experience. Retailers hate it as much as customers, perhaps more, because they lose money ...
Skunk's Strategy Not Just Black and White
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Predators with experience of skunks avoid them both because of their black-and-white coloration and their distinctive body shape, according to UC Davis wildlife researcher Jennifer Hunter. The study was published ...
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