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Did Neanderthals have sex with modern man?  We are currently the only human species alive, but as recently as maybe 24,000 years ago another one walked the earth - the Neanderthals. These extinct humans were the closest relatives we had, and tantalizing new hints from researchers suggest that we might have been intimately close indeed. The my...Baguette Dropped From Bird's Beak Shuts Down The Large Hadron Collider (Really)
 The Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, just cannot catch a break. First, a coolant leak destroyed some of the magnets that guide the energy beam. Then LHC officials postponed the restart of the machine to add additional safety features. Now, a bird dropping a piec... |
Chemical and MaterialOSHA Hits BP With Record Fine$87 million penalty for violations, failure to comply with 2005 settlement.
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Civil EngineeringJennic Introduces Intelligent Lighting Reference Design to Develop Next Generation Lighting SystemsJennic, a manufacturer of innovative 32-bit wireless microcontrollers announces the release of an Intelligent Lighting Reference Design to enable intelligent wireless control and monitoring for evalua...
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Communications and ElectronicsCollaboration paves the way for launch of a coupled Li-ion simulation toolBattery Design LLC, a world leading provider of battery modeling software, is collaborating with CD-adapco, a provider of engineering simulation tools for fluid dynamics and heat transfer, to deliver a coupled Li-ion simulation tool in early 2010.
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Electrical EngineeringMitsubishi deal brings professor's LED patent haul to $27 millionMitsubishi has agreed terms with Professor Gertrude Neumark Rothschild, professor emeritus at Columbia University, New York, over her assertion that Mitsubishi and dozens of other electronics manufacturers in Asia and Europe violated her patents for producing light emitting diodes and laser diodes.
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ManufacturingSmall satellite pioneer to oversee European student lunar missionSurrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to manage a pan-European student built mission to the Moon. The European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) programme will place a spacecraft into a lunar orbit to map the lunar surface, acquiring images and other s...
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Mechanical EngineeringSmall satellite pioneer to oversee European student lunar missionSurrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to manage a pan-European student built mission to the Moon. The European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) programme will place a spacecraft into a lunar orbit to map the lunar surface, acquiring images and other s...
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SoftwareDassault to Acquire IBM's PLM Sales And Consulting ArmIBM is selling its PLM sales and consulting arm to long-time partner Dassault in a deal both say...
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Technology and ResearchFrance hunts for security driver in big bank heistPARIS (AP) -- French police conducted a nationwide search Friday for a security driver who vanished with euro11 million ($7.4 million) in cash from a bank in the central city of Lyon, authorities said....
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