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Why CEOs aren’t Hiring (JWR)
July 26, 2010 – 5:35 am | Comments Off

The contrast between revived profits and stunted job growth is stunning. From late 2007 to late 2009, payroll employment dropped nearly 8.4 million. Since then, the economy has recovered a scant 11 percent of those …

Boomers Grow Old, and Not Gracefully (News Observer)
July 26, 2010 – 5:33 am | Comments Off

The generation known as baby boomers may go into old age broke and fat, researchers say. Those among the first decade of boomers – now at retirement age or within 10 years of it – …

China Developing Gas Reserves, Will Cut Imports (Free Malaysia Today)
July 26, 2010 – 5:31 am | Comments Off

China is aggressively developing its own massive gas reserves, which will lead to imported gas requirements falling dramatically, a newspaper reported. The country will need much less liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2020 onwards than …

China Enters ‘New Era’ of Corn Buying, Council Says (Businessweek)
July 26, 2010 – 5:29 am | Comments Off

China may import as much as 15 million tons of corn in 2015 as demand outstrips local supply and the country enters a “new era” of buying from overseas, the U.S. Grains Council said, citing …

Soon, Lab-Made Cornea to Offer a Ray of Hope (Times of India)
July 26, 2010 – 5:28 am | Comments Off

Chinese scientists are cultivating human cells in a laboratory in a bid to produce artificial cornea, bringing hope to over five million people suffering from corneal blindness in the country. …. Read more

Learn to Live with Changing Globalization (Sri Lanka Daily News)
July 26, 2010 – 5:26 am | Comments Off

A nation state is expected to deliver governance within its territory and tackle its own problems. Some problems, however, may transcend national boundaries and, therefore, have to be tackled at the regional level. Regional organizations …

Hi-Tech Homes ‘a Must’ for Seniors in Future (HeraldSun)
July 26, 2010 – 5:23 am | Comments Off

Australia’s ageing population may be forced to rely on science fiction solutions ranging from artificial molecular muscles to sensors that detect the composition of food and drugs, if they want to live independent lives at …

China Lifts Investment in Brazil (Brisbane Times)
July 25, 2010 – 8:45 pm | Comments Off

China’s direct investment in Brazil has soared this year to a projected $US12 billion ($13.46 billion), catapulting it to the top of the South American giant’s foreign investment heap, Globo news reported. …. Read more

The Web Means the End of Forgetting (BlueRidgeNow)
July 25, 2010 – 8:42 pm | Comments Off

According to a recent survey by Microsoft, 75 percent of U.S. recruiters and human-resource professionals report that their companies require them to do online research about candidates, and many use a range of sites when …

India Develops 35-Dollar ‘Laptop’ for Schools (PhysOrg)
July 23, 2010 – 8:58 pm | Comments Off

India has come up with a 35-dollar touch-screen “laptop” — a computing prototype that it aims to make available to students from elementary schools to universities. …. Read more

Introducing Cornucopia, the Food Printer (PhysOrg)
July 23, 2010 – 8:57 pm | Comments Off

US scientists have introduced a concept design of the “Cornucopia” or Digital Fabricator, a “personal food factory” able to print food from specified ingredients, with no waste at the point of cooking. …. Read more

‘Eternal Plane’ Returns to Earth (BBC)
July 23, 2010 – 8:54 pm | Comments Off

The UK-built Zephyr unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has confirmed its place in aviation history as the first “eternal plane.” The solar-powered craft completed two weeks of non-stop flight above a US Army range in Arizona …

The Chinese Challenge (Asia Sentinel)
July 23, 2010 – 8:37 pm | Comments Off

Despite its rise, China has lopsided financial interdependence with the US. …. Read more

Jet, Set, Go: Supersonic Flights Raring to Take Off (Times of India)
July 23, 2010 – 8:32 pm | Comments Off

For those who missed supersonic air travel during the time of Concorde can take heart. New jets that promise to take you on a flight beating the speed of sound are on their way. …

How to Save Rural France (TIME)
July 23, 2010 – 8:30 pm | Comments Off

Both farm productivity and competition have surged in the past two decades, while the wholesaling and food-processing businesses in European agriculture have undergone significant consolidation. Globalization means that food companies can shop around, so fewer …

How a Brain Scan Could Help You Choose the Perfect Career (Daily Mail)
July 22, 2010 – 12:09 pm | Comments Off

Wave and tidal energy could provide 15% of Europe’s energy needs by 2050, the industry estimates, calling for support measures to realise its potential. …. Read more

InnoCentive, Waste Farmers And More (Huffington Post)
July 22, 2010 – 11:56 am | Comments Off

In the latest version of our HuffPost Innovators Series, we’ve compiled some of the most interesting and promising startups from the HuffPost community. These firms, all of which were submitted by HuffPost readers, are doing …

DNA Factory Builds Up Steam (Nature)
July 22, 2010 – 11:54 am | Comments Off

Six months since it launched, the world’s first factory for making professional-quality biological DNA ‘parts’ is beginning to stock its shelves. …. Read more

Sow the Seeds of Long-term Growth (Huffington Post)
July 22, 2010 – 11:52 am | Comments Off

The world economy is entering a new phase after the failure of fiscal stimulus to create a sustained recovery in either the US or Europe. In the US, consumers have retrenched, housing starts have crashed …

How a Brain Scan Could Help You Choose the Perfect Career (Daily Mail)
July 22, 2010 – 11:50 am | Comments Off

Brain scans may be able to help people choose their careers, scientists claim. Researchers used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner to study the brains of 40 volunteers seeking career guidance. They then compared the …

Ocean Energy Wants Place in EU’s Energy Future (EurActiv)
July 22, 2010 – 5:38 am | Comments Off

Wave and tidal energy could provide 15% of Europe’s energy needs by 2050, the industry estimates, calling for support measures to realise its potential. …. Read more

Facebook Milestone: 500 Million Members; On to 1 Billion? (Mercury News)
July 22, 2010 – 5:35 am | Comments Off

Facebook announced a remarkable milestone: 500 million active monthly users. And the velocity of its growth raises a mind-boggling possibility: Could Facebook reach 1 billion “friends” next year? That would be roughly 1 out of …

Scientists Invent Invisibility Cloak Made of Tiny Pieces of Glass (Daily Mail)
July 22, 2010 – 5:33 am | Comments Off

It sounds like a far-fetched invention from science-fiction or fairytales. But US scientists have developed a working invisibility cloak made from small particles of glass. …. Read more

Guided by AI, Robots to Operate Without Doc’s Help (Times of India)
July 21, 2010 – 6:33 pm | Comments Off

A physician-guided robot carrying out surgeries on patients is not new, but scientists have developed a next generation robot that could eliminate a surprising element from that scenario — the doctor. …. Read more

Outsourcing: Global Control (Accountancy Age)
July 21, 2010 – 6:32 pm | Comments Off

It’s no secret that the trend of organisations moving key business processes offshore is set to continue, with over a third of CEOs in a recent PwC survey planning to outsource part of their business …