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Graphene is creeping into your home | | Just under ten years ago, the Dutch-British physicist Andre Geim stumbled across a substance that would revolutionize the way we understand matter and win him and his colleague Kostya Novoselow the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics. It was graphene -- a one atom thin substance. The Professor of Physics at Manchester University talks to CNN about discovering the first ever 2-dimensional material. |
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Aircraft noise linked to increased health risks | | Oct. 29 - UK researchers say long-term exposure to aircraft noise increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. A five year study focusing on the noise produced by planes flying in and out of Heathrow reveals a higher rate of hospitalisation for people living near the airport than for those who live in quieter environments. Jim Drury has more. |
10 must-see animal migrations | | Journeying herds of wildlife can make for an awe-inspiring sight. In many communities throughout the world, the arrival of the animals marks the beginning of festivities. |
Report Google Glass behind barge | | The mystery barge in San Francisco Bay is indeed a Google project, and houses a fancy, floating showroom for Google Glass and other products, a CNN affiliate is reporting. |
Boehner "Obamacare is law of the land" | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Republican lawmaker John Boehner said on Thursday he would not make it his mission to repeal the Obama administration's healthcare reform law following the re-election of President Barack Obama. |
National groups send a prayer to the Supreme Court | | GREECE, New York (Reuters) - Bankrolled by powerful outside interests, what began as a dispute aired in the pages of a town's local newspaper next week moves to the U.S. Supreme Court where justices could potentially roll back legal precedents that limit the role of religion in public life. |
Solar sail set for deep space voyage in 2015 | | Oct. 23 - NASA has plans to launch a lightweight, highly efficient solar sail in 2015 to explore as far as three million kilometres into deep space. The sail, propelled by the Sun's rays, will also be tested as an early warning system for potentially damaging solar emissions headed for Earth. Rob Muir reports. |
Publisher Houghton Mifflin announces IPO at $14-$16/share | | Nov 1 (Reuters) - Textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co announced an initial public offering of 18.25 million shares at $14-$16 per share, raising as much as $292 million for the selling shareholders including John Paulson's hedge fund. |
Samsung edges Apple in tablet satisfaction | | Samsung tablets have edged out iPads for the first time in JD Power's biannual customer-satisfaction survey, although some observers say the results don't quite add up. |
Motorbike gunmen in deadly attack | | Armed militants killed six Shiite Muslims on Friday in Pakistan's volatile Balochistan province, an incident suspected to be "sectarian terrorism," police said. |
European science satellite to tumble back to Earth | | CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A European satellite that spent four years mapping Earth's gravity ran out of fuel on Monday and will plunge back into the atmosphere in about two weeks, officials said. |
Ronaldo and Bale net as Real win 10-goal thriller | | Cristiano Ronaldo provides the perfect riposte to FIFA president Sepp Blatter after claiming a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Sevilla 7-3 on a night when Gareth Bale scores his first goals at the Bernabeu. |
Bank of Ireland refinancing plans boosted by EBA ruling | | DUBLIN, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Regulatory clarification around Bank of Ireland 039;s 1.8 billion euros ($2.5 billion) of state preference shares has given it more flexibility for a key refinancing that may happen in weeks, analysts said on Friday. |
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