Officials with the US National Science Foundation (NSF) announce the release of a newly-developed strategic plan, that will inform the organization's decisions for the upcoming five years. The document underlies a more efficient resource allocation pattern for the agency, and also allows it to identify researche... |
11 May 2011
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Investigations carried out by experts at the Vanderbilt University have demonstrated that seniors don't take money-related decisions that are more informed by their experiences. Tests have demonstrated that they are just as unpredictable in the decisions they will make as younger people are. For starters, one of... |
15 December 2010
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Rare-Earth minerals (REM) are chemicals used throughout the high-tech industry today, from making wind turbines and hard drives to creating magnets for speakers and hybrid or electric cars. But the main problem with these compounds is, as the name dictates, that they are very rare. At this point, China is the country... |
9 March 2010
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In the early days of spaceflight, only a small number of nations featured dedicated space agencies. Of these countries, only the United States and the Soviet Union had reasons to be proud. The Russians put the first artificial satellite in orbit, whereas the Americans were the first to go beyond orbit, and on to the ... |
26 February 2010
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President Barack Obama reasserted his trust in science as the only means of averting future economic crises in his radio address on Saturday, saying that long-term investments in research were the only things that could ensure a sustainable and strong economy. Results will not be visible right away, and the fact that... |
3 August 2009
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is determined to launch its own application portal in the near future, following a trend started last year with the release of Apple's App Store and continued by companies like Google (Android Market), RIM (App World) or Microsoft (Windows Marketplace). The Nokia Ovi Store is exp... |
15 May 2009
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