Competitor points to BP-driller relationship
(AP) -- The first public hearing by a presidential oil spill panel Monday zeroed in on the relationship between BP and the company it hired to drill the now exploded rig.
Environment
Jul 12, 2010
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Judge restricts Facebook assets transfer pending suit: WSJ
A New York judge has issued a temporary restraining order restricting the transfer of Facebook's assets after a New York man filed suit claiming he owns an 84 percent stake in the social network, The Wall Street Journal reported ...
Internet
Jul 12, 2010
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Image: Black Hole Blows Big Bubble
This composite image shows a powerful microquasar produced by a black hole in the outskirts of the nearby (12.7 million light years) galaxy NGC 7793. The large image contains data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory in red, ...
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2010
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NASA and Microsoft Provide Mars 3-D Close Encounter
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and Microsoft Research are bringing Mars to life with new features in the WorldWide Telescope software that provide viewers with a high-resolution 3-D map of the Red Planet.
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2010
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Enel inaugurates hydrogen-driven power station
Italian group Enel on Monday inaugurated a hydrogen-driven power station that it said was the world's first such facility to produce energy in significant amounts.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 12, 2010
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Tiny Satellites for Big Science
The shrinking technology of cell phones, laptops and cameras are now leading to palm-sized satellites. Easy to build and affordable, these small satellites offer a new way to conduct astrobiology research. They also could ...
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2010
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Ultrasound puts water back in the Murray Darling
You may not be able to squeeze blood out of a stone but, by applying the right amount of ultrasound during processing, Jianhua (Jason) Du and colleagues from the Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and ...
Environment
Jul 12, 2010
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Behind-the-Scenes Tests with the Webb Telescope's Mass Simulator
There are a lot of things that happen "behind the scenes" when a space telescope is being built and all of the components are being tested. In this recent photo, two technicians from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in ...
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2010
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WSU led Bio-Jet fuel project officially gets off the ground
A major Washington State University effort to develop aviation bio-fuel is underway with the announcement of a strategic initiative called the "Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest" project; the first of its kind in the U.S. ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 12, 2010
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Microsoft, partners to push tablet computer rivals to iPad
Microsoft is teaming up with nearly two dozen hardware makers to release Windows-based tablet computers, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Monday, devices like Apple's popular iPad.
Software
Jul 12, 2010
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