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Twitter unveils new targeting tool for advertisers
August 30, 2012 6:53 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTwitter is offering a new way for advertisers to deliver their marketing pitches to the people who are most likely to buy their products and services. The targeting tool introduced Thursday allows ads to be sorted into different categories of interest. Once an ad has been tagged under a specific...
Money market fund assets fell to $2.571 trillion
August 30, 2012 4:40 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTotal U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell $2.55 billion to $2.571 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell $850 million to $886.86 billion, the Washington-based mutual fund trade...
Connectors feature enhanced EMI performance and reliable high-speed data transfer
August 30, 2012 3:30 pm | Product Releases | CommentsCONEC has developed the rugged M12x1 X-code connectors for industrial communications applications. Part of the Sensor Actor Line, the M12x1 X-code connectors are designed for integration within modern automation solutions where universal communication is necessary for connecting a number of different networks within a single system.
Lab course that starts with students' own ideas wins Science magazine prize
August 30, 2012 3:06 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsAssociate Professor Dawn Rickey's first realization that lab classes could be more educational came when she was a teaching assistant for California's cream-of-the-crop chemistry undergrads at UC Berkeley. "I was really surprised," Rickey says. "They were really good at the mathematics and plugging the information into the equations, but they didn't really understand the lab in terms of what was actually happening."
Stable isotopes are a universal tool
August 30, 2012 3:00 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsLeipzig. More than 250 international scientists will be meeting in the first week of September in Leipzig to share their experiences on the latest methods and applications using stable isotopes. Stable isotopes are a tool that can be used in a wide range of areas in natural sciences and medicine as, with their help, it is possible to establish the origin of substances...
Student-built appliances made to do more with less
August 30, 2012 1:40 pm | by Energy Savers Blog | Blogs | CommentsAlthough today's home appliances are designed to be far more energy efficient than those made in the decades past, there's always room for improvement. Industry leaders are building energy-saving appliances because consumers demand high-performance products that do more with less energy. Fostering this trend toward innovation in energy efficiency...
University of Tennessee Space Institute researchers make clinical trials a virtual reality
August 30, 2012 1:39 pm | News | CommentsClinical trials can be time-consuming, expensive and intrusive, but they are also necessary. Researchers at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma have developed an invention that makes clinical trials more efficient by moving them into the virtual world.
Smartphone app can track objects on the battlefield as well as on the sports field
August 30, 2012 1:38 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsUniversity of Missouri researchers have developed new software using smartphones' GPS and imaging abilities, that determine the exact location of distant objects as well as monitor the speed and direction of moving objects. The software could eventually allow smartphone-armed soldiers to target the location of their enemies.
Amazon Kindle Fire sold out as new model expected
August 30, 2012 12:37 pm | by PETER SVENSSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsAmazon.com Inc. says it has sold out of its Kindle Fire tablet computer amid expectations of a new model for the holiday season. The retailer's website now directs customers to used Fires available from other merchants. The Internet retailer has a major press conference scheduled for next...
Merchant power supply market to grow to $29 billion in 2016
August 30, 2012 11:37 am | News | CommentsGrowth in the merchant power supply market was curtailed in the second half of 2011 by continuing economic problems. Despite this, the market grew by 6.5 percent; however, this was just two-thirds of the growth initially projected in the first half of the year. IMS Research projects a strong 2012, with revenue growth forecast to reach 9.3 percent...
Gearmotors rated for 28.5 N-cm (40.4 oz-in) continuous torque
August 30, 2012 11:30 am | Product Releases | CommentsIn the field of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) technology is one of the most widely used, and Dunkermotor's new Bifurcated Wormetary gearmotors are designed to meet that application's requirements, while offering several unique benefits. Dunkermotor, now part of AMETEK Precision Motion Control, has further refined its unique Wormetary gearing to provide dual high-torque outputs...
LED driver platform lowers the bill of materials cost by 10% to 20%
August 30, 2012 11:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsiWatt today announced its latest digital AC/DC SSL (solid state lighting) LED driver platform with the iW3616 and iW3617. This new platform expands iWatt’s existing line of Flickerless LED drivers, increasing output power to 25W or higher, lowering the bill of materials (BOM) cost by 10% to 20%, and offering compatibility with an even wider range of installed dimmers...
A guide to enjoying the (inevitable) robot takeover
August 30, 2012 11:02 am | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsLet's face it: Robots are better than people.They’re more dependable than humans (i.e. no sick days), they’re usually cheaper, and they don’t complain. The downside is pretty obvious as well, at least with the primitive robots we have today:
Explosion-proof flashlight able to withstand submersion to 100 feet
August 30, 2012 10:53 am | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsThe EXPFL-31 Explosion Proof Halogen Flashlight is a compact and highly durable waterproof lighting solution that offers hazardous location compliance combined with the ability to withstand submersion to 100 feet. Extremely durable and powered by standard AA batteries, this waterproof halogen flashlight provides reliable and portable HAZLOC illumination in an affordable package.
Smartphones see accelerated rise to dominance
August 30, 2012 10:26 am | News | CommentsDriven by increased demand from developed regions for high-end models, along with an unexpectedly strong push from emerging economies for lower-cost products, smartphones are expected to rise to account for the majority of global cellphone shipments in 2013 — two years earlier than previously predicted.
