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Welcome to the dead zone: Our planets greatest cities are facing major pollution crisis
2014-03-23 06:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: Last week, Paris and Beijing had one of those feuds that city-watchers love so much. (Such head-to-head battles, like great inter-urban sporting events, fuel the illusion that cities are singular, indivisible, cultural entities.) In this case, it was a race to the bottom: Observers noticed, during the five-day air quality crisis in Paris last week, that there was more particulate matter in the Parisian atmosphere than in Beijing. This was true, for a moment, but the comparison soon backfired on...
Lenovo Buys Unwired Planet's Mobile Patents for $100M
2014-03-21 22:34:02| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Among the 21 patent families are parents for 3G and LTE mobile technology, as well as other mobility charters.
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Lenovo Buys Unwired Planet's Mobile Patents for $100M
2014-03-21 20:34:21| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
Among the 21 patent families are parents for 3G and LTE mobile technology, as well as other mobility charters.
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High energy Death Stars may destroy planets before they form
2014-03-11 14:00:52| Extremetech
New research from scientists at the University of Wisconsin suggests that super-huge stars can destroy the planetary discs of other protostars before the dust begins to settle -- literally.
NASAs Kepler discovers 715 new planets, many of which are near-Earth size
2014-02-27 15:56:11| Extremetech
Using a brand new and totally out of this world statistical astrophysical mathematical approach, NASA's Kepler mission has announced the discovery of 715 new planets -- almost doubling the total number of known exoplanets to nearly 1,700. These planets orbit just 305 stars, meaning they belong to multiple-planet solar systems just like our own -- and, perhaps excitingly, nearly all of the planets are smaller than Neptune, which is only four times larger than Earth (most planets discovered before now have been much larger and not Earth-like).
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