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Water droplets shape graphene nanostructures
December 16, 2009 7:56 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of Illinois at Chicago) A team of University of Illinois at Chicago chemists, lead by assistant professor Petr Král report the ability to bend and reshape graphene, opening up the possibility of forming new and novel devices in the nanoscale. They use an everyday household...
Judge dismisses lawsuit in Fox River cleanup case
December 16, 2009 4:00 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsA federal judge in Green Bay has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to make 20 companies and governmental units share in the massive costs of cleaning up the lower Fox River.U.S. District Judge William Griesbach ruled Wednesday that Appleton Papers Inc. and NCR Corp. were the parties most...
Ohio Justices: Cell Phone Searches Require Warrant
December 16, 2009 3:56 pm | by Product Design & Development | CommentsThe Ohio Supreme Court said Tuesday police officers must obtain a search warrant before scouring the contents of a suspect's cell phone unless their safety is in danger.
Berkeley Lab's Wim Leemans wins 2009 E. O. Lawrence Award
December 16, 2009 3:56 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Wim Leemans of the Accelerator and Fusion Research Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is one of six 2009 recipients of the U.S. Department of Energy's highest honor, the E. O. Lawrence Award, for his pioneering research with laser...
Researchers devise new way to cleave nitrogen
December 16, 2009 12:54 pm | by Cornell University | CommentsCornell chemist Paul Chirik and colleagues have devised a new way to break the tough nitrogen-nitrogen bond in the lab and simultaneously create carbon-nitrogen bonds.
Microsoft, EU close chapter of antitrust battle
December 16, 2009 12:00 pm | by AOIFE WHITE - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsAfter a decade of complaints leading to 1.7 billion euros in fines against Microsoft Corp., European regulators have ended their last pending antitrust case against the U.S. software maker as the company agreed to let European computer users choose from a menu of Web browsers that compete with...
Intel hit with more antitrust charges in FTC suit
December 16, 2009 11:00 am | by JORDAN ROBERTSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe Federal Trade Commission piled on new antitrust charges against Intel Corp. on Wednesday, seeking to end what it described as a decade of illegal sales tactics that have crippled rivals and kept prices for computer chips artificially high.The FTC's lawsuit contains the most wide-ranging...
Environmental Assessment for BP Solar Array Project Released
December 16, 2009 10:52 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsIn accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) of the proposed BP solar array project at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Clemex Technologies books a profit of $50,871 in Q2, reverses year-ago loss
December 16, 2009 10:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsClemex Technologies Inc. (TSXV:CXG.A), an image analysis solutions provider, credits its "expense reduction plan" for making it profitable in the second quarter compared with last year.Net income totalled $50,871 or 0.2 of a cent a share in the period ended Oct. 31, reversing a year-earlier...
Einaudi honors four faculty members with seed grants
December 16, 2009 8:56 am | by Cornell University | CommentsFour grants awarded from the Summer 2009 Seed Grant Competition are intended to promote research on foreign policy and international development as well as international studies in general.
Toward home-brewed electricity with 'personalized solar energy'
December 16, 2009 7:57 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Chemical Society) New scientific discoveries are moving society toward the era of "personalized solar energy," in which the focus of electricity production shifts from huge central generating stations to individuals in their own homes and communities. That's the topic of a...
Violinist Hahn-Bin to perform at Brookhaven Lab January 13
December 16, 2009 6:53 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsViolinist Hahn-Bin, winner of the 2008-2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, will perform at Brookhaven Lab on Wednesday, January 13, 2010.
F.T.C. Accuses Intel of Trying to Stifle Competition
December 16, 2009 5:56 am | by New York Times | CommentsThe Federal Trade Commission sued Intel, accusing it of a systematic campaign to prevent rivals from selling microchips by cutting off market access.
Sony Chief Pushes Online Plan for Recovery
December 16, 2009 5:56 am | by New York Times | CommentsThe company says it will create an online network that pipes its films, music, games and other content to its TVs, Walkmans and PlayStation game machines.
Hamstrung by Delays, Fitbit Explains and Tries to Deliver
December 16, 2009 5:56 am | by New York Times | CommentsIt is a classic start-up story: entrepreneurs with a hot idea generate excitement, then run into problems making and delivering their product.
