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Linux Netbooks: Hiding in Plain Sight
2013-02-05 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
You just think that's a Chromebook beckoning you with an open source OS, easier upgradeability and fast connections to the cloud. All those qualities could make it a Linux netbook in disguise -- or at least what the netbooks of a few years ago promised before they all started selling preloaded with Windows. The key? More manufacturers buying into the flexibility of the Linux kernel in the Chrome OS.
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Researchers successfully grow defect-free graphene, commercial uses now in sight
2013-02-04 16:59:16| Extremetech
There is no concrete roadmap to predict how quickly graphene-based devices will become available and common they will be. Quality depends not only on sample purity but also on the presence of defects in the geomtery. A new method to control the orientation, edge geometry, and thickness of vapor-deposited graphene has just been discovered, by a pan-European group of researchers which promises to contribute to the realization of its graphene's potential.
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Australia flooding: No end in sight to the devastation
2013-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: THE devastation caused by the cyclonic weather will continue for days, with thousands of homes inundated, entire communities isolated and the possibility that Brisbane could run out of drinking water. Four people have died in the disaster, all in Queensland. A three-year-old boy hit by a falling gum tree while watching floodwaters in Brisbane is the latest victim. His 34-year-old pregnant mother remained in a critical condition in hospital on Tuesday night with several broken bones and severe...
INDIA: EU, India trade agreement in sight - again
2013-01-18 17:14:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
A free-trade agreement between India and the European Union (EU) has entered its final stage, with negotiators "looking at a possible conclusion" by spring, according to the Indian ambassador to the EU.
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No relief in sight for drought-stricken Plains
2013-01-18 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Dry weather should continue through at least the end of January in the drought-stricken U.S. Plains and a blast of Arctic cold air in the Midwest early next week poses a threat to unprotected livestock and possibly some wheat, an agricultural meteorologist said on Friday. "The hard red winter wheat belt in the Plains looks quiet, dry and cooler next week, but there shouldn't be a cold air threat in the Plains," said John Dee, meteorologist for Global Weather Monitoring. Dee said temperatures...
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