 Flies' eyes could enhance robot vision 9 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Robots with flies' eyes could take advantage of the insect’s vision system to better locate the edges and boundaries of objects. This ability could help robots perform a variety of tasks more quickly and accurately ... | |
 Make Ethanol in Your Own Backyard 6 hours ago | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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A Silicon Valley start-up called E-Fuel is showing exactly how ethanol can live up to its name as "the people´s fuel." The company recently announced that it will soon start selling a home ethanol system, ... | |
 EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire 6 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes ... | |
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(AP) -- Texas officials may claim that Amazon.com owes millions in sales taxes on purchases that state residents made from the Internet retailer. | |
 Google execs hope for long-term ad deal with Yahoo 13 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Google Inc.'s top executives expressed hope Thursday that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. - a deal that would lower ... | |
 Biofuels backlash in US as food costs hit home 13 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A biofuels backlash has erupted in major ethanol producer the United States, as lawmakers and experts debate the merits of converting food to fuel to support America's age-old love affair with the automobile. ... | |
Activision 4Q profit soars past expectations 13 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Video game publisher Activision Inc.'s fiscal fourth quarter was exceptional, with sales of "Guitar Hero III" and "Call of Duty 4" pushing profit and revenue well above guidance and analyst estimates. | |
 Gates: Microsoft shifts focus after Yahoo deal collapses 13 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said Friday. | |
 Powering up IT for professional learning 8 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The study and implementation of technology-enhanced professional learning has been fragmented. Now European researchers have linked such ‘islands’ of knowledge into a thriving, collaborative community. | |
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