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Cast of Broadway's 'Matilda' chat with astronaut
May 9, 2013 9:23 am | by MARK KENNEDY, AP Drama Writer | News | CommentsThe cast members of the Tony Award-nominated "Matilda" are arguably all stars. This week, they chatted with a man closer to the actual cosmic ones. About three dozen cast members - including many children - packed a small room near Times Square on Tuesday to speak to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station
Europe Bans Certain Pesticides, USA Just Keeps Looking, Bees Keep Dying
May 9, 2013 4:06 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | Blogs | CommentsFor years the bee colony collapse disorder has been showing the difficulty of the scientific inquiry process. And that difficulty often becomes more difficult if interests with lots of money at stake want to block certain conclusions. One-Third of U.S. … Continue reading →
Student Spotlight: Richard Lu on Undergraduate Research
May 9, 2013 12:00 am | by Georgia Institute of Technology | News | CommentsRichard Lu, a second year undergraduate student in the Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, is going beyond his required IE coursework, and tackling real world problems through undergraduate research....
Slight Decrease in First Quarter 2013 Silicon Wafer Shipments
May 8, 2013 6:52 pm | by SEMI | News | CommentsSlight Decrease in First Quarter 2013 Silicon Wafer Shipments ...
Activision 1Q profit up but holiday outlook cloudy
May 8, 2013 6:38 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVideo game maker Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday that first-quarter earnings rose 19 percent, but it cautioned that the holiday season could be more difficult than it expected because of uncertainty about the global economy, new games and new consoles. The company raised its full-year...
Rackspace results fall short of expectations
May 8, 2013 5:20 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsRackspace Hosting Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose, but the results fell short of Wall Street expectations. Its stock dropped 17 percent after-hours trading. "We got off to a slow start for the year," Chief Financial Officer Karl Pichler said in a statement, adding that "our...
Microsoft appoints new CFO from Office division
May 8, 2013 4:40 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMicrosoft says its new chief financial officer is Amy Hood, previously CFO of the Office division. She replaces Peter Klein, who announced his departure three weeks ago. He has been CFO for four years. Hood, 41, joined Microsoft Corp. in 2002. Before that, she worked at Goldman Sachs. She has a...
Compact vane axial fans deliver airflows up to 283 CFM
May 8, 2013 3:23 pm | Product Releases | CommentsOrion Fans has developed a new series of small, powerful vane axial (VXC) fans for harsh, high-static pressure environments for medical, networking and telecom equipment. Designed to deliver airflows of up to 283 CFM in a compact package...
Backplanes designed for speeds from 3.125 Gbaud/s to 6.25 Gbaud/s
May 8, 2013 3:10 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPixus Technologies has announced new 3U OpenVPX backplanes in 5-slot and 6-slot sizes. The 5-slot OpenVPX backplane from Pixus features a mesh topology. The versatile backplane topology and slot size makes it an attractive choice for many development systems.
SEMI Applauds President Obama’s Planned Visit to Applied Materials in Austin
May 8, 2013 2:23 pm | by SEMI | News | CommentsSAN JOSE, Calif. — May 8, 2013 — SEMI applauds the White House announcement that President Obama will visit Applied Materials facilities in Austin, Texas on Thursday, May 9, as part of his focus on manufacturing jobs, high-tech skills and technology that will drive long-term economic growth. The administration’s announcement cited Applied Materials’ contribution to innovation and job creation....
Triple-play platform connects Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and 32-bit embedded ARM
May 8, 2013 2:18 pm | Newark | Product Releases | Commentselement14 launched the low cost triple-play Embedded Pi platform that bridges the massively popular design worlds of Raspberry Pi, Arduino and 32 bit embedded ARM. One of a strong pipeline of exclusive Raspberry Pi accessories to be launched this year...
Fusion-io says CEO, Chief Marketing Officer resign
May 8, 2013 2:04 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsData-center technology company Fusion-io Inc. said Wednesday that the two co-founders of the company, president and CEO David Flynn and Chief Marketing Officer Rick White, have resigned. The company's shares plunged more than 20 percent in afternoon trading. It develops computer storage memory...
Implementing remote tamper detection with wireless and capacitive sensing technologies
May 8, 2013 1:51 pm | by Parker Dorris, Senior Applications Engineer, Microcontroller Products, Silicon Labs | Silicon Laboratories Inc. | Articles | CommentsThe advent of wireless connectivity in the home automation market has enabled developers to create many innovative products that make end users feel safer and more aware of their personal property. Remote tamper detection is one example of innovation made possible through wireless connectivity.
One order of steel; hold the greenhouse gases
May 8, 2013 1:00 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | News | CommentsAnyone who has seen pictures of the giant, red-hot cauldrons in which steel is made — fed by vast amounts of carbon, and belching flame and smoke — would not be surprised to learn that steelmaking is one of the world’s leading industrial sources of greenhouse gases. But remarkably, a new process developed by MIT researchers could change all that.The new process even carries a couple of nice side benefits: The resulting steel should be...
Connectors satisfy solid state lighting fixture applications
May 8, 2013 12:13 pm | Hirose Electric Usa | Product Releases | CommentsHirose Electric has developed a complete series of wire-to-board, board-to-board joint, and in-line connectors to satisfy solid state lighting fixture applications. Providing space savings, high cable pull force, and a secure connection upon installation, the DF Series connectors
