Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. is accusing a company backed by "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest of being a rip-off artist. The allegations emerged in a patent infringement lawsuit filed Friday in a San Francisco federal court ...
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Researchers have created products fermented with probiotic bacteria from grains and nuts — known as plant-based or vegetable "milks" — as an alternative to conventional yoghurts. The products, which were created by researchers ...
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During the six-month period from April 1 through September 30, 2013, the global economy showed modest recovery trend, with the signs of bottoming out in Europe and continued increase in employment in U.S.. The Chinese economy by contrast, ...
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In many writeups of eco-friendly homes, particularly those built with carbon-neutral plans in mind, you'll read about how the setting was carefully chosen. Setting tends to matter when you're trying to take advantage of natural benefits ...
Two years ago,the U.S.Congress mandated that the Federal Aviation Administration integrate robotic aircraft into national airspace by 2015.The FAA has since taken only baby steps toward that goal,but the topic has already sparked much ...
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The Hydraulic Institute (HI) and Empowering Pumps have signed into a new training partner relationship for the purpose of promoting and increasing the utilization of HI/PSM education and training programs throughout 2014. This joint and ...
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Feed-in tariffs (FIT) have been the preferred policy in many regions of the world to help support investors to rapidly increase installation of renewable energy installations projects and markets. Under most FITs, homeowners, businesses, ...
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The Atlas Mountains defy the standard model for mountain structure in which high topography must have deep roots for support, according to a new study from Earth scientists at USC. In a new model, the researchers show that the mountains ...
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have uncovered three rare, Roman-era fabrics dated almost 2,000 years-old, believed to have been dyed using murex snail extracts in unique colors mentioned in the Bible. According to ...
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Politics & Government Week - From Washington, D.C., VerticalNews journalists report that a patent application by the inventors KATO, Noboru (Nagaokakyo-shi, JP); OZAWA, Masahiro (Nagaokakyo-shi, JP), ...
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Silica gel is a white solid material which is packed in small packages. These packets are usually included in leather goods, electronic items and various types of dried goods. The gel in these packets absorbs the moisture content present in ...
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Weather forecasters on exoplanet GJ 1214b would have an easy job. Today's forecast: cloudy. Tomorrow: overcast. Extended outlook: more clouds. A team of scientists led by researchers in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the ...
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Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules that it integrates into its EnerPlex series of consumer products, has signed a ...
Home prices in 20 major U.S. cities rose in October by the most in 20 years, according to Standard & Poor's. S&P's Case-Shiller index said property prices rose 13.6% from October 2012 in the 20 cities, the most since February 2006, after ...
New county-level federal data shows that, on average, Bay Area workers bring almost double the amount of money that their counterparts nationwide earn each week. Workers in Santa Clara County pulled in an average $1,810 per week during ...
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