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Computers, General news, Cleantech

Computer Network Seeks Next-Gen Solar Material

The IBM-supported World Community Grid directs its 1 million-strong volunteer computers to find a new organic solar material
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Archives, General news, Finance

In VC Industry, 5 Schools Rule

Alma mater ties are powerful as a survey finds that two in five VCs attended one these elite institutions.
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General news, Media, Internet

Facebook Wants Friends in China

The fast-growing social-networking site is targeting the world's second-largest Internet market, registering local web address Facebook.cn in China.
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Computers, General news, Security, Internet, Finance

Harvard Goes P2P

Computer scientists launch an update of Tribler in research designed to let file-sharers turn bandwidth into an Internet currency.
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Finance

Teenage Deterrent Wins Prize

Ig Nobel Prize goes to inventor of device to deter teens, along with other scientific advances, like what a digital rectal massage may cure.
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Computers, Finance

Ellison Yanks Harvard Gift

The Oracle CEO withdraws the $115 million he promised to Harvard after the resignation of the university president.
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General news, Biosciences

Q-Med Signs $60M Deal

The orthopedic company is forking out the funds to bring Q-Med’s joint fluid to market.
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General news

Q&A: IBM’s Dharmendra Modha

Cognitive computing guru wants to build smarter machines based on human brain.
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Biosciences

Stress Linked to Depression

Evidence mounts that working in the stressful environment of startups might contribute to serious medical problems.
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Biosciences

Anti-aging Drugs on Horizon

As the science of preventing aging pushes further forward, researchers discuss the likely economic fallout.
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General news, Internet

Q&A: Jeremy Stoppleman

Hooked on the rush, the Yelp CEO can’t stop starting up.
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Computers, Security, Internet

Harvard, Oxford Fight Malware

University researchers set up a Google-backed program to track spyware, adware, and other ‘badware’ back to its source.
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Biosciences

Hypertension? Drink Cocoa

A cocoa-swilling tribe in Panama inspired research that found a compound that may help to treat high blood pressure.
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Internet

Google Opens Virtual Library

The search engine takes its online book collection live while rival Yahoo launches a new mapping service.
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Biosciences

HapMap Gene Project Advances

More than 200 scientists across six countries announce substantial advances in successor to the Human Genome Project.
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General news, Biosciences

Hope For Lung Cancer Drug

A study shows Astrazeneca’s Iressa kills lung cancer cells with a particular mutation.
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Biosciences

Money Can Buy Happiness

Contrary to the old adage, sociologists report richer people are indeed happier, but mainly because others are poorer.
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Computers

IBM Taps into Universities

IBM will offer universities free access to its emerging technologies research and labs.
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Computers, Media

Tech Loses Ally in O’Connor

Tech could count on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to listen to its arguments, but it’s unclear how her replacement will view key industry issues.
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General news, Communications, Internet

Google takes the competition to school

While rivals scramble to catch up on the desktop, Google plans to digitize famous libraries.
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