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New technology propels 'old energy' boom
May 6, 2013 10:16 am | by JONATHAN FAHEY, AP Energy Writer | CommentsTechnology created an energy revolution over the past decade - just not the one we expected. By now, cars were supposed to be running on fuel made from plant waste or algae - or powered by hydrogen or cheap batteries that burned nothing at all.
BMC Software agrees to be sold for $6.6 billion
May 6, 2013 10:14 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsBMC Software Inc. has agreed to be sold to a private investor group for about $6.6 billion in cash. The Houston-based maker of system management software for businesses said Monday that the deal is for $46.25 per share. That's less than 2 percent above Friday's closing stock price of $45.42. ...
EBay expands presence in Utah, plans to hire 1,600
May 3, 2013 6:00 pm | by PAUL FOY - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsEBay Inc. said Friday it is launching a significant expansion in Utah with a new operations center and eventual plans to add 1,600 or more jobs. The Internet company showed off a 241,000-square-foot building in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper. Gov. Gary Herbert was on hand for the dedication....
US Cellular embraces iPhone after rejecting it
May 3, 2013 3:14 pm | by PETER SVENSSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsU.S. Cellular, the fifth largest cellphone company and the only major one to resist the iPhone, says it's going to start selling it this year. CEO Mary Dillon announced the reversal Friday on a call with investors and analysts. She didn't specify exactly when the company would start selling...
'Going negative' pays for nanotubes
May 3, 2013 2:15 pm | by Eurekalert! | CommentsA Rice University laboratory's cagey strategy turns negatively charged carbon nanotubes into liquid crystals that could enhance the creation of fibers and films. The latest step toward making macro materials out of microscopic nanotubes depends on cage-like crown ethers that capture potassium cations.
App lets amputees skip office visit, take programming bionic limbs into their own hands
May 3, 2013 2:06 pm | by KATHY MATHESON Associated Press | CommentsDouble-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he's got an app. Koger came to Philadelphia this week to demonstrate the i-limb ultra revolution, a prosthetic developed by the British firm Touch Bionics.
More than a game: Exploring new digital frontiers
May 3, 2013 2:03 pm | by Eurekalert! | CommentsA groundbreaking new initiative led by the University of York, with partners at Cass Business School, part of City University London and Durham University Business School, aims to unlock the potential for scientific and social benefits in digital games.
Icahn Enterprises 1Q net income surges
May 3, 2013 12:31 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsIcahn Enterprises LP, the investing vehicle for billionaire Carl Icahn, said Friday that its net income climbed in the first quarter. Earnings rose to $277 million, or $2.50 per unit, from $49 million, or 48 cents per unit, a year ago. Revenue nearly doubled, rising to $5.32 billion from $2.68...
Going negative pays for nanotubes
May 3, 2013 11:53 am | by Rice University | CommentsA Rice University laboratory’s cagey strategy turns negatively charged carbon nanotubes into liquid crystals that could enhance the creation of fibers and films. The latest step toward making macro materials out of microscopic nanotubes depends on cage-like crown ethers that capture potassium cations.
China emerging as new force in drone warfare
May 3, 2013 11:43 am | by CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press | CommentsDetermined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills of Myanmar. New light has been cast on China's unmanned aerial vehicle program, which has been quietly percolating for years and now appears to be moving into overdrive.
Taiwan probes insider trading in chip takeover
May 3, 2013 11:22 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsProsecutors are probing alleged insider trading connected to a $3.8 billion takeover of a Taiwan chip design company. Prosecutor Huang Mou-hsin said late Thursday that just before MediaTek's board approved a deal to buy its main rival MStar Semiconductor last June, four officials from the two companies bought shares of MStar.
Vietnamese adoption of eco-friendly appliances on the rise
May 3, 2013 10:48 am | by GFK | CommentsIn the past 12 months, households in Vietnam have been spending more on household appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and washing machines. GfK retail audit in Vietnam revealed a significant growth in their combined overall market value by 14 percent over the previous year, albeit a slightly lower volume demand of 2 percent.
Robotic insects make first controlled flight
May 3, 2013 9:21 am | CommentsIn the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, it leapt a few inches, hovered for a moment on fragile, flapping wings, and then sped along a preset route through the air.
Dual-color lasers could lead to cheap and efficient LED lighting
May 3, 2013 9:18 am | by Eurekalert! | CommentsA new semiconductor device capable of emitting two distinct colours has been created by a group of researchers in the US, potentially opening up the possibility of using light emitting diodes (LEDs) universally for cheap and efficient lighting.
B&N to add Google Play app store to its Nook HD
May 3, 2013 12:25 am | by MAE ANDERSON - AP Retail Writer - Associated Press | CommentsBarnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets. The bookstore chain says it will add Google's Play app store to its 7-inch Nook HD and 9-inch HD+ products in the U.S. and U.K. via a software update Friday. The move expands the...
