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Tesla Model S gets Consumer Reports' top score
May 10, 2013 11:15 am | by TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer | CommentsThe Tesla Motors Inc. Model S electric car has tied an older Lexus for the highest score ever recorded in Consumer Reports magazine's automotive testing. The Model S, which starts at $62,400 after a federal tax credit, scored 99 points on a scale of 100 in the magazine's battery of tests.
NKorea nuke arsenal seen as matter of when, not if
May 10, 2013 11:04 am | by FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press | CommentsAfter three nuclear tests of apparently increasing power and a long-range rocket launch that puts it a big step closer to having a missile that can carry a nuclear warhead to American shores, many believe that in a matter of years — as little as five, maybe, though the timeframe is a point of debate — Pyongyang will have a very scary nuclear arsenal.
AT&T launches prepaid cellphone business
May 10, 2013 10:05 am | CommentsAT&T is launching a prepaid cellphone service - Aio Wireless. The new subsidiary will offer nationwide wireless service to value-conscious customers interested in unlimited talk, text and data plans without an annual contract. Aio launches Thursday in select stores in Houston, Orlando, Fla., and Tampa, Fla.
More than just a mother, now she's your 'friend'
May 10, 2013 9:48 am | by MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer | CommentsJosh Knoller, a young professional in New York City, spent years refusing his mother's "Friend Request" on Facebook before, eventually, "caving in." Today they have an agreement: she'll try not to make embarrassing comments, and he can delete them if she does.
Peabody expert confirms second meteorite fall in Connecticut
May 10, 2013 9:48 am | by Yale UniversityYale University | CommentsFor the second time in less than a month, an expert from the Yale Peabody Museum has been called in to confirm that object found near a Connecticut home is a meteorite....
UK budget airline to test ash cloud detector
May 10, 2013 9:35 am | by SYLVIA HUI, Associated Press | CommentsA U.K. budget airline will create an artificial volcanic ash cloud over Europe this summer to test ash detection technology. The experiment aims to avoid the kind of chaos that paralyzed air traffic during eruptions three years ago. Thursday's announcement was made by easyJet....
Allscripts slumps as 1Q results disappoint
May 9, 2013 5:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsAllscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. said Thursday that it took a loss in the first quarter on reduced revenue and a spate of one-time charges. Shares of the health care information technology company dropped in aftermarket trading. Allscripts' results included amortization charges and other...
Hackers stole $45 million in ATM card breach
May 9, 2013 4:47 pm | by COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsA gang of cyber-criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then fanning out around the globe to drain cash machines, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch called it "a massive 21st-century bank...
New advance in biofuel production
May 9, 2013 4:01 pm | CommentsAdvanced biofuels — liquid fuels synthesized from the sugars in cellulosic biomass — offer a clean, green and renewable alternative to gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Bringing the costs of producing these advanced biofuels down to competitive levels with petrofuels, however, is a major challenge.
Hit a 90 mph baseball? Scientists pinpoint how we see it coming
May 9, 2013 3:47 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsHow does San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval swat a 95 mph fastball, or tennis icon Venus Williams see the oncoming ball, let alone return her sister Serena's 120 mph serves? For the first time, vision scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have pinpointed how the brain tracks fast-moving objects.
Research in the news: Shedding light on mental illness, one brain synapse at a time
May 9, 2013 2:01 pm | by Yale UniversityYale University | CommentsYale researchers used light to probe the actions of the neurotransmitter GABA on single synapses along the branches of a neuron. The work, appearing in the May 10 issue of the journal Science, provides new insight into the interactions of excitatory and inhibitory activity in brain cells — processes that appear to be disrupted in disorders such as autism and schizophrenia....
Scientists develop device for portable, ultra-precise clocks and quantum sensors
May 9, 2013 12:26 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsIn a joint project between the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow, Imperial College London and the National Physical Laboratory, researchers have developed a portable way to produce ultracold atoms for quantum technology and quantum information processing.
Cyan shares edge down in trading debut
May 9, 2013 11:41 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsShares of Cyan Inc. fell slightly in their trading debut after the company raised $88 million in an initial public offering. In midday trading, Cyan shares fell 4 cents to $10.96, after initially dropping as low as $9.96. Earlier, the company sold 8 million shares for $11 each in the IPO. In...
Spintronics discovery
May 9, 2013 11:37 am | by University of Delaware | CommentsFrom powerful computers to super-sensitive medical and environmental detectors that are faster, smaller and use less energy — yes, we want them, but how do we get them? In research that is helping to lay the groundwork for the electronics of the future, scientists have confirmed the presence of a magnetic field generated by electrons...
Harbinger fiscal 2Q loss widens
May 9, 2013 11:29 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsHarbinger Group Inc., the holding company run by hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter loss widened, pulled down by losses related to its preferred stock. The company also said in a regulatory filing that it reached a settlement with the Securities and...
