State board votes to protect California wolf
California officials have decided to add the gray wolf to the state's endangered species list.
Ecology
Jun 4, 2014
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Knoxville startup Fiveworx licenses ORNL energy analysis tool
Knoxville-based Fiveworx has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology that will help consumers reduce their utility bills by analyzing their home energy usage.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 4, 2014
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Drones give farmers an eye in the sky to check on crop progress
This growing season, crop researchers at the University of Illinois are experimenting with the use of drones – unmanned aerial vehicles – on the university's South Farms.
Engineering
Jun 4, 2014
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ALMA upgrade to supercharge Event Horizon Telescope, astronomy's 'killer app'
Scientists recently upgraded the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) by installing an ultraprecise atomic clock at ALMA's Array Operations Site, home to the observatory's supercomputing correlator. This upgrade ...
Astronomy
Jun 4, 2014
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Are squiggly lines the future of password security?
As more people use smart phones or tablets to pay bills, make purchases, store personal information and even control access to their houses, the need for robust password security has become more critical than ever.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 4, 2014
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Testing the waters to fight infections like fish
A novel technology developed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to block human infections by taking a lesson from fish has landed a $50,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program.
Materials Science
Jun 4, 2014
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US Internet access ahead of EU in key areas: study
A study disputing findings that the US lags in Internet speeds said Wednesday that Americans have better access to broadband than most Europeans.
Telecom
Jun 4, 2014
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US hottest spots of warming: Northeast, Southwest
The United States is warming fastest at two of its corners, in the Northeast and the Southwest, an analysis of federal temperature records shows.
Environment
Jun 4, 2014
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Google to open innovation Campus in Poland
Google announced Wednesday it would open a centre for tech start-ups in Warsaw in 2015, marking the IT giant's third such Campus after similar spaces in London and Tel Aviv.
Business
Jun 4, 2014
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Google steps up bid to stymie email snooping
Google stepped up its effort Wednesday to make it tougher for spies or anyone else to snoop on email, unveiling Chrome browser software for scrambling digital messages.
Internet
Jun 4, 2014
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