Retailers shower shoppers with made-to-order ad campaigns
For the members-only flash sale site Gilt Groupe, every single e-mail it sends out to its more than 3 million subscribers can have tens of thousands of permutations.
Business
Jan 30, 2011
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Rising risk of major quake in Chile: study
Central Chile faces increased risk of a very large earthquake close to the site of last February's 8.8-magnitude temblor that killed 520 people and cost 30 billion dollars, scientists said on Sunday.
Earth Sciences
Jan 30, 2011
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New transistors: An alternative to silicon and better than graphene
Smaller and more energy-efficient electronic chips could be made using molybdenite. In an article appearing online January 30 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, EPFL's Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures ...
Nanophysics
Jan 30, 2011
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Israel to work on European space projects
Israel on Sunday signed an agreement with the European Space Agency for cooperation on space technology and exploration of the solar system, the Israeli science and technology ministry said.
Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2011
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Zuckerberg 'friends' actor in Facebook movie
The Oscar-nominated movie "The Social Network" paints an unflattering portrait of Mark Zuckerberg but the Facebook founder apparently doesn't hold a grudge.
Internet
Jan 30, 2011
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Iran to showcase new rockets, satellites: report
Iran said on Sunday it will showcase what it called a new range of rockets and satellites during annual celebrations marking the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2011
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Russian cargo ship sends supplies to space
An unmanned Russian cargo vessel brought a fresh supply of food, fuel and oxygen Sunday for the six-strong crew of the International Space Station, Russian space official said.
Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2011
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Saving whales a cold comfort job
The job description is forbidding: "No pay, Long hours, Hard work, Dangerous conditions, Extreme weather." So intense is the work environment, officials fear that someone may one day die on duty.
Ecology
Jan 30, 2011
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Stimulus funds help wire rural homes for Internet
(AP) -- Up in rural northern Vermont, it took until the 1960s to run power lines to some towns - decades after the rest of America got turned on.
Telecom
Jan 30, 2011
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