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EU's Galileo satnav system over budget, late: reportBerlin (AFP) Oct 7, 2010 Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system, meant to rival the US-built Global Positioning System (GPS), is over budget, running late and will be unprofitable for years, a press report said on Thursday. Extra costs of 1.5-1.7 billion euros (2.1-2.4 billion dollars) are expected and the project will not be ready until 2017-18, Germany's Financial Times Deutschland daily cited a European Commission report as saying. Originally the system was meant to be up and running, rivalling the dominance of ... read more |
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Evanston IL (SPX) Oct 06, 2010Northwestern University researchers have taken another step towards realizing a new class of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) enzyme mimics, opening the door for the development of highly sensitive chemical detection systems that go beyond nucleic acid targets. The blueprint for building synthetic structures to detect and signal the presence of targets such as small molecule medical analyte ... more  
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Oct 6, 2010Abu Dhabi's planned Masdar City, which is to be the world's first powered solely by renewable energy, now has residents - students at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. "The total number of our students is about 170-175," said Dr Fred Moavenzadeh, president of the environmental technology research-focused institute. "Of that, 100 of them, roughly, are here ... living on the cam ... more 
Leeds, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2010Research published by materials engineers from the University of Leeds could help pave the way towards 100% lead-free electronics. The work, carried out at the UK's synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, reveals the potential of a new manmade material to replace lead-based ceramics in countless electronic devices, ranging from inkjet printers and digital cameras to hospital ultrasound ... more |
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Motorola sues Apple for patent infringementWashington (AFP) Oct 6, 2010 Motorola, just days after being targeted in a patent suit by Microsoft, filed complaints against Apple on Wednesday alleging that the iPhone, iPad and other products infringe its patents. The Motorola complaints allege that Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and certain Macintosh computers infringe 18 patents "which relate to early-stage innovations developed by Motorola in key technology areas." Motorola said its subsidiary, handset division Motorola Mobility, has filed complaints with the US Int ... read more |
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