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World Indium & Germanium Forum
2013-05-12 14:02:48| About Metals
I was at the World Indium & Germanium Forum in Kunming, China last week to hear some interesting presentations on the two minor metals. Much of the talk regarding germanium this year was focussed on whether the current market price is reflective of market demand and, more importantly, the impact of high prices on use of the metal....Read Full Post
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Coca-Cola's bid to teach the world to slim is not on | Barbara Ellen
2013-05-12 03:18:31| Beverages - Topix.net
Coca-Cola wants to join the global fight against obesity . No, really. CEO Muhtar Kent announced: "We want to be part of the solution" and spoke of plans to place calorie counts more visibly, stop targeting the under-12s with advertising and promote exercise and active lifestyles.
The Hidden World of Soil Under Our Feet
2013-05-11 18:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: THE worlds worrisome decline in biodiversity is well known. Some experts say we are well on our way toward the sixth great extinction and that by 2100 half of all the worlds plant and animal species may disappear. Yet one of the most important threats to biodiversity has received little attention though it lies under our feet. Scientists using new analytical techniques over the last decade have found that the worlds ocean of soil is one of our largest reservoirs of biodiversity. It contains...
A new world?: carbon dioxide concentrations in atmosphere hit 400 ppm
2013-05-11 18:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: For the first time since homo sapiens evolved, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have struck 400 parts per million (ppm) due to burning fossil fuels. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that readings of carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii hit the symbolic number on Thursday and are expected to continue rising in coming years. The last time concentrations were this high for a sustained period was 4-5 million years ago when sea levels were...
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Why Mozilla's innovation chief jumped to the world of patents
2013-05-10 22:30:57| InfoWorld: Top News
Todd Simpson, formerly chief of innovation at Mozilla, has made an intriguing job change.
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