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Two Tech Companies Have Launched Rival Ventures to Build Android Tablets in Haiti
Dec 30, 2013Two tech companies have launched rival ventures to build Android tablets in Haiti, a country with little recent experience in electronics manufacturing. Startups Surtab SA and Handxom SA began production last month and plan to sell the ...
Tags: tech companies, Android tablets, Haiti, electronics manufacturing
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Leslie Wu Took an Appropriately High-Tech Approach to Presenting Her Poem "Say 23"
Dec 30, 2013Leslie Wu, a doctoral student in computer science at Stanford, took an appropriately high-tech approach to presenting her poem "Say 23" at the first Stanford Code Poetry Slam. Wu wore Google Glass as she typed 16 lines of computer code ...
Tags: Stanford, first Stanford Code Poetry Slam, computer code, poem
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Less Than 1-in-10 Adult Canadians Is in Ideal Cardiovascular Health
Dec 30, 2013Less than 1-in-10 adult Canadians is in ideal cardiovascular health, Toronto researchers say. "A large proportion of Canadians are in poor cardiovascular health, and the overall trend has not changed in the past decade," senior author Dr. ...
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A German Magazine Lifted The Lid on The Operations of The NSA's Hacking Unit Sunday
Dec 30, 2013A German magazine lifted the lid on the operations of the National Security Agency's hacking unit Sunday, reporting that American spies intercept computer deliveries, exploit hardware vulnerabilities, and even hijack Microsoft's internal ...
Tags: National Security Agency's hacking unit, Tailored Access Operations
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Advanced Molding Technologies LLC Is Nearing Completion of a $3.5 Million
Dec 30, 2013Advanced Molding Technologies Advanced Molding Technologies LLC nears completion of a two-year expansion at its Circle Pines, Minn., plant. Advanced Molding Technologies LLC is nearing completion of a $3.5 million, two-year expansion at ...
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Survive Antibacterial Treatment Has Been Revealed for The First Time
Dec 30, 2013The mechanism by which some bacteria are able to survive antibacterial treatment has been revealed for the first time by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers. Their work could pave the way for new ways to control such bacteria. In ...
Tags: bacteria, antibacterial treatment, control persistent bacteria
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Snap Oxygen Atoms off Cellulose or Other Bio-Sources to Create Energy-Dense Fuel
Dec 30, 2013In a maze of blindingly complex reactions that snap oxygen atoms off cellulose or other bio-sources to create energy-dense fuel, the starting molecule's size has a curious effect. If the oxygen-rich molecule is too short to comfortably ...
Tags: energy-dense fuel, molecule's size, oxygen-rich molecule
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'Yutu' Moon Rover Has Set Sail for What Promises to Be Breathtaking New Adventures
Dec 30, 2013China's now famous 'Yutu' moon rover has set sail for what promises to be breathtaking new adventures on Earth's nearest neighbor, after completing a final joint portrait session with the Chang'e-3 lander that safely deposited her on the ...
Tags: 'Yutu'moon rover, Chang'e-3 lander
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Twitter Shares Tumbled Friday After Warning on Overvaluation
Dec 30, 2013Twitter shares tumbled Friday after a brokerage analyst warned the popular messaging network was overvalued following a meteoric rise since its initial public offering in November. Twitter shares closed down 12.99 percent at $63.79. But ...
Tags: Twitter, Twitter shares, stock
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A Recipe for The Worst of Online Comments
Dec 30, 2013Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments. Blame anonymity, blame politicians, blame human nature. But a growing ...
Tags: online comments, user comments, anonymity, nasty comments
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Target: PIN Numbers Were Stolen From Millions of U.S. Customers
Dec 30, 2013Target said Friday that debit card PIN numbers were among the financial information stolen from millions of U.S. customers who shopped at the retailer earlier this month. The company said the stolen personal identification numbers, which ...
Tags: Target, debit card PIN numbers, stolen personal identification numbers
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The Enzyme Manufacture The Hormone Melatonin to Roughly 500 Million Years Ago
Dec 30, 2013An international team of scientists led by National Institutes of Health researchers has traced the likely origin of the enzyme needed to manufacture the hormone melatonin to roughly 500 million years ago. Their work indicates that this ...
Tags: National Institutes of Health, origin of the enzyme, hormone melatonin
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What Kind of Telephone Activity Does The Nsa Collect on People?
Dec 30, 2013What kind of telephone activity does the NSA collect on people? Metadata. How harmful is it to your privacy health? Nada. It is only metadata. That has been the line drawn in the sand by government supporters of NSA activities in monitoring ...
Tags: telephone activity, Metadata, MetaPhone, monitor calls
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Power Plant Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide - Have Increased Across India in Recent Years
Dec 30, 2013Power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide – an atmospheric pollutant with both health and climate impacts – have increased across India in recent years, according to a new analysis of data from a NASA satellite. The analysis of ...
Tags: sulfur dioxide, India, NASA satellite, pollution
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Lowell Observatory's Iconic Clark Telescope Is About to Undergo a Much-Needed Facelift
Dec 30, 2013Lowell Observatory's iconic Clark Telescope is about to undergo a much-needed facelift. After 117 years of constant use, the instrument will be closed for more than a year as engineers and technicians carefully remove telescope components ...
