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Physicists of the group of Prof. Anton Zeilinger at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), the University of Vienna, and the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ) have, for the first time, demonstrated in an experiment that the decision whether two particles were in an entangled or in a separable quantum state can be made even after these particles have been measured and may no longer exist. Their results will be published this week in the journal Nature Physics.
Read More »Ted Williams, Diamonds and How to Wring an Extra $20 out of a Used Car
A slightly used car. Image: Flickr/JoiseyShowaa cc license Ted Williams entered the final two games of the 1941 season batting .39955. If he d sat them out, the average would ve been rounded up to .400, making him the only MLB player in the modern era to bat the milestone
Read More »Research Corner: Laying Down the Law
New research shows that when organizational policies have wiggle room, more people rebel.
Read More »Are medical students really that clueless about health care costs?
A few months ago, I went to a talk by a health economist. How many of you think cost will factor into your decision-making with patients?
Read More »The Best Way to Fire an Employee
These tips won't make it any easier on the employee (or you) but they will make the process go as smoothly as it can.
Read More »6 Ways Apple Could Spend $100 Billion [Update: Dividends, Buybacks]
Apple's CFO Peter Oppenheimer will take the stage this morning to talk about Apple's cash reserves and reveal what plans Apple has for the money. At last count the reserves were nearing $100 billion, and actually growing at a rate that defies belief despite the already impressive stash. During Steve Jobs' time as CEO there was no movement on the cash issue, despite many calls for some action over the years--even when the reserves numbered just in the several billions of dollars...but now Tim Cook is at the helm, and things may change
Read More »So You Lost Your Biggest Customer …
Use these 5 simple steps to win back a customer who has jumped ship to another vendor.
Read More »Simple Way to Close a Sale
You'll sell more if you make closing a natural part of your conversation with the customer. There comes a time in every sales conversation when you've got to "ask for the business." For many people—including those who sell for a living—closing is scary
Read More »Extinction Looms for Rare Frog Species, Now Down to One Individual
And then there was one. The last known Rabb’s fringe-limbed tree frog ( Ecnomiohyla rabborum ) now lives by himself at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia after the zoo euthanized the only other member of its species
Read More »My Board Wants a New CEO
You've built your company from the ground up, but now are being pushed out. Step One: Get a lawyer. Then what
Read More »Large Hadron Collider to run at 4 TeV per beam in 2012
(PhysOrg.com) -- CERN today announced that the Large Hadron Collider will run with a beam energy of 4 TeV this year, 0.5 TeV higher than in 2010 and 2011. This decision was taken by CERN management following the annual performance workshop held in Chamonix last week and a report delivered today by the external CERN Machine Advisory Committee (CMAC).
Read More »How to Fix Your Presentations
If you want your audience to make a decision, you need to tell a good story.
Read More »Planned Parenthood’s Unplanned Branding Bonanza
The fact that the beloved charity that owns the pink ribbon
Read More »How Susan G. Komen For The Cure Torpedoed Its Brand
What a difference a week makes.
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