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AOL signs new search agreement with Google

(AP) -- Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week.

16 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Chrome update marks Web browser's second birthday

Google released an improved version of Chrome on Thursday as the Internet titan's Web browser turned two years old.

12 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Ancient brew masters tapped drug secrets

(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline, most likely in their beer.

Tue 31 Aug 10 from PhysOrg

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Samsung, Toshiba take on Apple with 'iPad killers'

Competition to Apple's highly successful iPad hotted up on Thursday as Samsung and Toshiba unveiled rival tablet PCs that they hope will steal some of the Californian giant's thunder.

9 hours ago from The Independent

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Laser-based missile defense for helicopters being developed

(PhysOrg.com) -- Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M ...

Wed 1 Sep 10 from PhysOrg

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Chemists discover method to create high-value chemicals from biomass

Iowa State University researchers have found a way to produce high-value chemicals such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol from biomass rather than petroleum sources.

9 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Report: Discovery networks hostage-taking a rare terror event

A new report by terrorism researchers at the University of Maryland concludes that the deadly hostage-taking incident at the Discovery Communications headquarters in suburban Washington, D.C. ...

9 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Microrobots: Miniature auto differential helps tiny aerial robots stay aloft

Engineers at Harvard University have created a millionth-scale automobile differential to govern the flight of minuscule aerial robots that could someday be used to probe environmental hazards, ...

17 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Interview: UN says BlackBerry should share data

(AP) -- BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. technology chief said, adding that governments have legitimate ...

15 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Twitter launches iPad application

Hot microblogging service Twitter launched an application for the Apple iPad on Thursday to rave reviews from technology blogs.

8 hours ago from The Independent

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