A new laser-beam steering system that aims and focuses bursts of light onto single atoms…
Month: December 2010
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Vitamin supplements reduce deaths caused by measles and diarrhea, study finds
Vitamin A supplements are still an effective way to reduce childhood death and disease. A…
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How flowering time of plants can be controlled
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown gene in sugar beets that blocks flowering. Only with…
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Salesforce Unveils Heroku Acquisition at Dreamforce
Amid a flurry of announcements surrounding Dreamforce this week, Salesforce.com has announced its intent to…
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New Era with Mac App Store Pushed Back To January
The launch of Apple’s app store for Mac has been pushed back to January, according…
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IE9 Will Let Users Control Tracking on Web Sites
With global attention on how companies track people browsing online, Microsoft has decided to take…
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Samsung’s Nexus S Can Make Payments at Retailers
The new Nexus S smart phone can do something older Android devices can’t: make payments….
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Groupon Spurns Google’s Takeover Attempt
Google Inc.’s attempt to buy local-coupon site Groupon Inc. appears to have failed for now,…
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Google Mobile Chief Calls Nexus One Too Ambitious
The head of Google’s Android mobile operating software says the search company “bit off a…
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Gift Guide: Consoles To Bring Out the Gamer in You
With two new motion controllers out this fall, video game companies are giving even the…