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Environment Ministry seeks delay in TEPCO thermal power
February 4, 2013 10:54 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Environment Ministry has asked the industry ministry to have Tokyo Electric Power Co. postpone its plan to hold a tender to choose suppliers of electricity generated by coal-fired thermal plants, sources close to the matter said Monday.
North Korea threatens US over rocket launches
February 4, 2013 10:32 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNorth Korea is threatening to retaliate for what it calls U.S. double standards over recent rocket launches by Pyongyang and U.S. ally Seoul. A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman did not elaborate on what that might entail in his comments Saturday to the official Korean Central News Agency.
If space shuttle is doomed, do you tell the crew?
February 4, 2013 9:29 am | by SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer | News | CommentsA NASA top official wrestled with what he thought was a hypothetical question: What should you tell the astronauts of a doomed space shuttle Columbia? When the NASA official raised the question in 2003 just days before the accident that claimed seven astronauts' lives, managers thought - wrongly - that Columbia's heat shield was fine.
Connected devices keep the heart of industrial automation beating
February 4, 2013 9:02 am | by Srik Gurrapu, Business Manager for Industrial Automation, Texas Instruments | Texas Instruments | Articles | CommentsDuring an era when the population is increasing and there always seems to be a race against time, efficient industrial production is becoming more vital than ever. Manufacturers feel the pressure of producing an increased number of products while still maintaining a high level of quality.
Chinese portal Sohu says profit down, revenue up
February 4, 2013 4:47 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSohu.com Inc., which operates a popular Chinese Internet portal, said Monday its quarterly profit fell 9 percent as rising expenses offset strong revenue growth for online games. The company earned $23 million, or 60 U.S. cents per share, in the three months ending Dec. 31. Revenue rose 22...
Agilent Technologies Commits $90 Million Gift of Software to Georgia Institute of Technology
February 4, 2013 12:00 am | by Georgia Institute of Technology | News | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the largest in-kind software donation ever in its longstanding relationship with the Georgia Institute of Technology....
FTC offers privacy guidelines for mobile industry
February 2, 2013 2:26 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Federal Trade Commission is offering recommendations for companies in the expanding mobile industry like Amazon.com and Apple Inc. on how to protect users' privacy. In a report published Friday, the FTC outlines guidelines that include advising companies to get people's consent before using...
IBM to acquire Star Analytics business software
February 1, 2013 3:33 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIBM said Friday that it will acquire the software of privately held Star Analytics Inc., adding to its business analytics division. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. IBM Corp. said that Star Analytics software helps automate some reporting systems within companies and can...
Apple is biggest US phone seller for 1st time
February 1, 2013 1:46 pm | by PETER SVENSSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsThe launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones have made Apple the biggest seller of phones in the U.S. for the first time, research firm Strategy Analytics said Friday. The firm estimates that Apple shipped 17.7 million iPhones of all kinds to U.S. buyers in the...
Top 10 posts for January
February 1, 2013 12:41 pm | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsWe had a record-breaking January here at ECN online with our most trafficked month in the history of the website. So, without further delay, here’s a rundown of the most read, most popular, most awesome articles on the web. Take a look at what you missed the first time around or check up on an old favorite to see the conversation in the comments.
Routes towards defect-free graphene
February 1, 2013 11:52 am | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsA new way of growing graphene without the defects that weaken it and prevent electrons from flowing freely within it could open the way to large-scale manufacturing of graphene-based devices with applications in fields such as electronics, energy, and healthcare.
Pfizer's animal health unit, Zoetis, soars in IPO
February 1, 2013 11:15 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsShares of Pfizer's animal health business, Zoetis, surged in their trading debut after the company's IPO raised $2.2 billion — the largest IPO by a U.S. company since Facebook Inc. raised $16 billion last May. Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drugmaker, is keeping an ownership stake of at least...
Scientists use Amazon Cloud to view molecular machinery
February 1, 2013 11:03 am | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsIn this week's Nature Methods, Salk researchers share a how-to secret for biologists: code for Amazon Cloud that significantly reduces the time necessary to process data-intensive microscopic images. The method promises to speed research into the underlying causes of disease by making single-molecule microscopy of practical use for more laboratories.
Solar power: Is it time for the big push?
February 1, 2013 10:44 am | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsThere are great expectations for solar power, especially in the coming years, when the International Energy Agency projects solar to grow faster than any other renewable power. But what does science need to do to more fully respond to the opportunities ahead?
Working alone won't get you good grades
February 1, 2013 10:41 am | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsStudents who work together and interact online are more likely to be successful in their college classes, according to a study published Jan. 30 in the journal Nature Scientific Reports and co-authored by Manuel Cebrian, a computer scientist at the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California San Diego.
