News tagged with zenith
TV remotes to undergo big change
In 1955, Zenith introduced the first wireless TV remote control, the Flash-Matic, followed a year later by the Space Command.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Remote control pushed aside by gesture-sensitive devices
The remote control has never been much beloved. If it's not getting lost or running out of batteries, the device - and its inscrutable buttons - is confusing some family member or acting as a totem in an argument about what ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 25, 2012 |
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IPOs give tech companies instant wealth but lots of headaches
With Groupon Inc.'s high-flying IPO earlier this month and Zynga Inc. poised to go public, Silicon Valley is once again atwitter (if you will) about its favorite obsession: the initial public stock offering.
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Black and white American voters live in one country, but two different worlds
The political outlook of blacks in America has undergone dramatic swings in the last ten years — from the depths of powerlessness during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, to the zenith with the election of the first ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 01, 2011 |
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New raptor dinosaur takes a licking keeps on ticking
Raptor dinosaurs like the iconic Velociraptor from the movie franchise Jurassic Park are renowned for their "fear-factor." Their terrifying image has been popularized in part because members of this group possess a greatly ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 19, 2011 |
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How the modular structure of proteins permits evolution to move forward
Changes in a short protein domain can alter a whole signaling network involved in organ development– this is the key result of a comparative study of the development of the egg laying organ in two species of nematodes. ...
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Consortium prevails over Google for Nortel patents (Update)
(AP) -- A consortium that includes leading smartphone makers Apple and Research In Motion prevailed over Google this week with a $4.5 billion cash bid for about 6,000 patents and patent applications from ...
Jul 01, 2011 |
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Tunnel found under temple in Mexico
Researchers found a tunnel under the Temple of the Snake in the pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan, about 28 miles northeast of Mexico City.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 30, 2011 |
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Solar panels track the sun for more efficiency
Photovoltaic modules equipped with a moveable mounting and a new control system from Siemens are able to precisely follow the course of the sun. Thanks to a new algorithm based on astronomical data, the solar ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Rethinking statins: A wonder drug or 'false hope'?
As the world's most-prescribed class of medications, statins indisputably qualify for the commercial distinction of "blockbuster." About 24 million Americans take the drugs - marketed under such commercial names as Pravachol, ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 11, 2010 |
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A blue mystery: Pale blue on New Kingdom pottery may have come from desert oasis mineral
(PhysOrg.com) -- Jennifer Smith, PhD, associate professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was belly crawling her way to the end of a long, narrow tunnel ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 17, 2010 |
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