 ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid 0 minute ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- The Rosetta deep space probe successfully passed close to an asteroid 250 million miles from Earth, the European Space Agency said Friday night. | |
 Solar energy can meet all the world's energy demands: expert 3 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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The world must speed up the deployment of solar power as it has the potential to meet all the world's energy needs, the chairman of an industry gathering which wrapped up Friday in Spain said. | |
Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp. plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their ... | |
Pill that boosts productivity gaining favor, raising concerns among medical ethicists 3 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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In a place like Silicon Valley, where career prospects often hinge on a person's intelligence and ability to work hellishly long hours, "brain doping" probably was inevitable. | |
Comcast's new bandwidth limit irks some users 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Comcast's plan to place a cap on consumer Internet use worries some customers who have come to take unfettered Web surfing for granted, even though most users aren't affected by the move. | |
SanDisk in talks with Korean Samsung 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Computer memory group SanDisk said Friday it has had "discussions" with South Korean giant Samsung Electronics but declined to confirm that they were merger or takeover talks. | |
 Daimler and power group RWE to test electric car network in Berlin 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
German car maker Daimler and energy group RWE unveiled on Friday a pilot project to promote electric vehicles in Berlin that was inspired by one in London. | |
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(AP) -- The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems, in an effort to better inform doctors and patients. | |
NASA delays Hubble mission 2 days due to storms 3 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- NASA has delayed next month's space shuttle launch to the Hubble Space Telescope by two days. | |
 Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly ... | |
 Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a faint, partial ring orbiting with one small moon of Saturn, and has confirmed the presence of another partial ring orbiting with a second moon. This ... | |
Study: Individual Personal Ties Strengthen Teams’ Overall Creativity 4 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- With more employees working in teams, it’s critical for companies to find ways to enable these teams be more creative in their work. | |
Study: Behavior of Online Reviewers Affects Their Credibility 4 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers increasingly rely on recommendations in online forums, such as Amazon.com and Angieslist.com, when deciding which products and services to buy. But, in most cases, they've never met the posters ... | |
 Dental fillings without gaps 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Tooth cavities are usually closed with plastic fillings. However, the initially soft plastic shrinks as it hardens. The tension can cause gaps to appear between the tooth and the filling, encouraging more ... | |
 Tracking the reasons many girls avoid science and math 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Most parents and many teachers believe that if middle-school and high-school girls show no interest in science or math, there's little anyone can do about it. New research by a team that includes vocational ... | |
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