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Pixazza, a startup backed by Google Ventures, is known for "in-image advertising," a method of overlaying photographs with relevant ads--when a user mouses over a picture of, say, a bicycle, for example, he or she might see an offer to purchase a bike from an onlne retailer such as Amazon or Sears; if a purchase is made, Pixazza takes a cut of the sale.
Read More »Examining Oslo Terrorist Breivik’s Internet Trail
Oslo terrorist Anders Behring Breivik's extensive Internet presence gives us a look inside the inner workings of a madman. Meet a young man obsessed with Muslims, liberals, commercial techno music, and World of Warcraft. Oslo terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, like most nutjobs, had a substantial Internet presence.
Read More »Miyazato plans to aid Japan relief after Evian win
Ai Miyazato clinched her first title of the year at the Evian Masters on Sunday and pledged to share her prize money with the people still suffering in the aftermath of the disasters back home in Japan.
Read More »Ai Miyazato takes 2-shot lead at Evian Masters
Former champion Ai Miyazato of Japan shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead after the third round at the Evian Masters.
Read More »Could We Harness Energy from Earthquakes? Not Likely
Dear EarthTalk : Can earthquake energy be harnessed for power, particularly in places like Japan? Also, how can Japan, so vulnerable to earthquakes, even have nuclear power?
Read More »Saiki takes 2nd-round lead at Evian Masters
Miki Saiki of Japan took a one-stroke lead at the Evian Masters on Friday, shooting a 5-under 67 in the second round to move 9 under as the drenched course started to dry out.
Read More »Japan cites Fukushima progress but sees long road ahead
By Yoko Kubota TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japan's government said on [More]
Read More »Nuclear Fission Confirmed as Source of More than Half of Earth’s Heat
Nuclear fission powers the movement of Earth's continents and crust, a consortium of physicists and other scientists is now reporting, confirming long-standing thinking on this topic. Using neutrino detectors in Japan and Italy--the Kamioka Liquid-Scintillator Antineutrino Detector (KamLAND) and the Borexino Detector--the scientists arrived at their conclusion by measuring the flow of the antithesis of these neutral particles as they emanate from our planet. Their results are detailed July 17 in Nature Geoscience .
Read More »Fossil fuels can’t save Japan from power shortage
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, Jul 15 (Reuters) - Japan would face a serious electricity shortage if all its 54 [More]
Read More »No Fallout Legacy for Japan’s Farms Despite Prior Contamination of Food
By David Cyranoski of Nature magazine After the Fukushima nuclear disaster spewed radiation across northern Japan in March, some feared that farming there would be shut down for years.
Read More »Japan to Check Beef from Fukushima for Radiation
TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) - Beef from areas around Japan'scrippled nuclear plant will be inspected after meat with [More]
Read More »Gonorrhea superbug? Scientists fear spread of antibiotic-resistant strain
Swedish scientists identify treatment-resistant strain in Japan, U.S.
Read More »It’s Miyazato vs. Miyazato
Mika and Ai Miyazato finished 1-2 after the second round of the U.S. Women's Open on Saturday, setting up a third-round pairing for the two golf prodigies from Okinawa, Japan.
Read More »This Week In Bots: Open-Source Learning Bots, Sensitive Robo-Skin, Robot Soccer, Chocolate Printer Bot, And More
Qbo Open-Source Bot Par Excellence Qbo is a kind of smaller, cheaper PR2 --he's an open-source robot platform (using the ROS operating system developed for PR2), which could aid robot research as well as educating students in robotics and computer programming.
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