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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Apr 18, 2011

RIM studies bid for Nortel wireless patents: report
Reuters Canada
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Research In Motion may attempt to top Google Inc's $900 million bid for Nortel Networks Corp.'s wireless technology patents, according to a Bloomberg report citing two people familiar with the plans. ...
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Does Wall Street hate innovation?
Minneapolis Star Tribune
QDo incumbent companies gets punished equally for investing in breakthrough technologies by making acquisitions? AI actually have a research study going on now that is looking at that. My sense is that the market reaction would be more positive. ...
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Washington area federal contract awards for April 18
Washington Post
Logos Technologies of Arlington won a $15.8 million contract from the Navy for research and development. Brooks and Associates of Largo won a $1.2 million contract from the Transportation Department for professional, administrative and management ...
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Dozens to be honored at 52nd Honors Convocation at YSU
Youngstown Vindicator
... nursing; Richard A. McEwing, educational foundations, research, technology and leadership; John R. Sullins, computer science and information systems, Cynthia Vigliotti, English; Mark C. Vopat, philosophy and religious studies; Darrell R. Wallace, ...
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Boeing Releases Study On Jatropha Sustainable For Aviation Fuel
AvStop Aviation News
By Eddy Metcalf April 3, 2011 - Boeing released research conducted by Yale University 's School of Environmental Studies showing significant potential for sustainable aviation fuel based on jatropha-curcas, an oil-producing, non-edible plant. ...
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AvStop Aviation News
NIH and FDA Taking Partnership for Regulatory and Translational Science One ...
Genetic Engineering News
The NIH and FDA did announce the awarding of four research grants totaling $9.4 million last September. In doling out this money, the agencies said they hoped to advance regulatory science, ie, the development and use of the scientific knowledge, ...
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Genetic Engineering News
Oil shortages and environmental decline could create 'global quagmire ...
Vancouver Sun
The findings are similar to recent studies by oil giant Royal Dutch Shell as well as research from other countries such as the United Kingdom that warn excessive energy use can be an "Achilles heel." "There is growing recognition that we need to factor ...
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A Miracle Technology for Type 1s: Can It Be Saved?
Diabetes Health (press release)
Short battery life, catheter obstruction, precipitation of the insulin, infection at the implantation site, and a very small supply of pumps: All those things got in the way of doing coherent large scale studies of the technology. ...
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Small business resource could be hit by state funding crisis
Reno Gazette Journal
In addition to business counseling, the center, funded largely with federal Small Business Administration grants, offers several other services, from economic and demographic analyses to research and technology assistance, some of them self-funded. ...
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Studies: Natural gas has own environmental problems
Salt Lake Tribune
Mark Whitley, a senior vice president of engineering and technology with Range Resources, a gas drilling company, said that the losses suggested by Howarth's study were simply too high. Natural gas already is the principal source of heat in half of ...
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Cutting Edge Technology Debuts at LaGrange Pointe
TribLocal
Studies have shown that increased access to healthcare monitoring through technology means that symptoms, complications etc. can quickly be diagnosed. Early detection of the need for healthcare translates into not only the better overall health of the ...
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TribLocal
Electric vehicles: Are we there yet?
Chicago Tribune
A study undertaken by the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich., estimates sales of electric vehicles, plug-ins and fuel-cell vehicles will nearly double, from 77000 in 2012 to 140000 in 2015. A Consumer Reports survey late last year ...
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Cross-town rivalry
Worcester Telegram
From early cancer vaccine failures, researchers have learned to design better human studies with patients in earlier phases of disease or after surgery and chemotherapy, said Marc Mansour, vice president of research and development for Immunovaccine ...
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WRI working to 'compete on a national level'
The Tribune-Democrat
Bioinformatics involves software specifically designed for medical research. Because Windber's studies were unique from the beginning, developers with expertise in both information technology and biology were recruited to develop the programs. ...
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A new Clockwork Orange? The marketing gadget that tracks brainwaves as you ...
Daily Mail
The EmBand can also measure how much attention you are paying, or your 'cognitive engagement', by measuring brainwave activity, reported technology site Venture Beat. The firm does studies by asking respondents to voluntarily share their information. ...
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Daily Mail
University reformersadvancing with รข€˜Seven'
San Antonio Express
Research expectations have also ratcheted up: Administrators want to see at least one article in a peer-reviewed journal each year, and bureaucratic duties such as collecting data for government reports have multiplied. Technology, which is often ...
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David Nathan
The Mark
He then taught courses in Computing, Linguistics, and Cognitive Science at University of Melbourne and Sydney University. More recently, he completed a Diploma of Management. He has developed software for language research, publication, and education; ...
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Careful pricing need not leave industry exposed
Sydney Morning Herald
They noted the wide spectrum of predictions - in studies made before the scheme commenced - as to the likely leakage of sales to firms outside the EU. However, after the three-year period, they concluded there was no discernible sales leakage. ...
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IET Goal For Engineers
Bru Direct
Opening remarks were first delivered by Dr M Poulose, the Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Research Unit, before Dr Ang Swee Peng gave his presentation as the keynote speaker, entitled `Power Transformer Ferroresonance in a 400kV Transmission System. ...
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Oodles of goodness
Malaysia Star
Bernama Their product was the result of two years of research sponsored by a grant from the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry. Red Kappaphycus alvarezii and green Caulerpa lentillifera algae, which thrive in Sabah waters especially on the ...
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Malaysia Star
Containing cyber crime
Bangkok Post
The veteran police officer, who has worked for the police force for two decades in various capacities, currently heads the Bureau of Technology and Cyber Crime in the Department of Special Investigation (DSI). " I wouldn't consider myself IT savvy," ...
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Bangkok Post
Coming soon: a vaccine against cancer
Israel 21C
Cohen has published more articles in the journals of Science and Nature than any other Israeli scientist. Vacciguard, established in 2007 and incubated at the Misgav Venture Accelerator for biotechnology, has conducted extensive studies using mice. ...
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SDSU cuts threaten ag mission
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Agricultural Experiment Station research sites near Miller and Highmore are being closed. 99 faculty members and Extension employees who have research responsibilities are having their annual contracts reduced from 12 months to 10 months, resulting in ...
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Energized to drive electric
Roanoke Times
The added plus for environmental supporters is that electricity can be generated from renewable technologies such as hydro, solar and wind, not just fossil fuels. Pike Research, which studies clean technology, forecasts the number of plug-in electric ...
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Roanoke Times
International Baccalaureate program is coming to St. Edward High in Lakewood ...
Sun Star Courier
They will take four years of a foreign language and also will take advanced social studies courses with a global emphasis, he said. In the sciences, the students will focus on chemistry, physics, biology and IB design technology — an engineering ...
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Sun Star Courier
SAN MARCOS: San Marcos teacher returns from Bulgaria in educational exchange ...
North County Times
In a study of 63 nations released last year by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Bulgaria was ranked 46th in reading, math and science. The United States was ranked 17th in reading, 30th in math and 23rd in science. ...
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Mutant gene 'trebles chances of child being hyperactive'
Daily Mail
The researchers, from the Korean Advanced Institute of Science And Technology in Daejeon, South Korea, sifted through DNA in parts of the genetic code that affects brain neurons. After identifying GIT1 as a candidate, they studied the gene in 388 ...
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Daily Mail
Delta Cities Worldwide Struggle to Fight Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
Al-Masry Al-Youm
“This needs proper research and we will need innovative technology.” Rotterdam, on the other hand, is quite unique. The city already has a system of large dikes to contain the water overflow. The governments and various environmental groups are putting ...
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Retirement no given for many Americans
Jackson Clarion Ledger
A study from Boston College's Center for Retirement Research states older people who can draw income from work and not tap into savings can grow those savings by 5 percent to 8 percent annually. And older workers can bring tried-and-true strengths to ...
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Giant gourami best bet for fish farmers: govt
FIS
Field trials are now being run to see if the fish can be raised organically using indigenous feeds, informed Adelaida Palma, chief of the National Inland Fisheries Technology Centre (NIFTC) in Tanay. This and the BFAR National Freshwater Technology ...
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Oakton Briefs
Pioneer Press Online
Oakton Community College science students Kyle Van Den Bosch of Des Plaines and Agnieszka Szarzec of Evanston took first place at the annual Skyway Conference Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Poster Competition on April 8, ...
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Vardan re-elected to presidency of Turkish business group
Hurriyet Daily News
“Our industry should produce technology and sell it to the whole world. It should become a producer of top brands and leave assembly behind. To achieve these targets, each company should attach great importance to research and development studies and ...
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Hurriyet Daily News
China's Silent Cyber Takeover?
The Diplomat (blog)
The Nizhny Novgorod branch is one of four major STC Atlas research facilities. STC Atlas is currently certified by FSB for work on security issues including cryptology and 'special studies.' The physical location of Intel's lab in a building that seems ...
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Kalium Group of Companies participates at Tenth Edition of Dubai Derma
AME Info
Dubai Derma became a leading event in the Gulf & the Middle East region that showcases the best practices in dermatology science and the latest technology in skin care through specialized exhibitions, lectures, courses and workshops. ...
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Lessons From China and India's Newspaper Boom
Miller-McCune.com
The philanthropy model, best embodied by the Times Centre for Media Studies and the Express Institute of Media Studies in India, has been employed to combat this. These organizations are funded by donations intended to improve the quality of journalism ...
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Miller-McCune.com
Informing Science Is And Science And Technology Studies Sts | PDF ...
4.4.1 Context as Used in the Handbook of Science and Technology Studies 'Context ', ... Research Statement ... and public discourse as elements of a coherent ... dedicated to informing the public about the latest news of science. ...
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Computer-Integrated Machining Technology AOS | Programs of Study
University News · Athenaeum · News & Events Daily · RIT Athletics · RIT News Podcasts ... Computer-integrated machining technology students prepare for employment in precision ... engineering firms, and engineering research firms. ... Communication Studies*, 3. Social Science*, 3. Deaf Cultural Studies/ASL*, 3 ...
www.rit.edu/.../computer-integrated-machining-technology
Recipe For Radioactive Compounds Aids Nuclear Waste And Fuel ...
The synthesized materials are stable, pure and can be studied in solution or ... Ph.D to Serve as Vice President of Material Science Research · China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. Establishes Monolithic Refractory Materials Technology Research Center ... New Report Offers a Unique Panorama of the Compound Semiconductor ...
www.redorbit.com/news/science/...for.../index.html

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