Topic - columbia

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Computers, General news

IBM Builds Nanotube Chip

Big Blue researchers’ feat suggests the material could be a candidate to replace silicon in chips.
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Biosciences, Media

Herd Shapes Music Tastes

A study finds that musical choices are based on popularity, not on quality.
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General news, Biosciences

China Pleads Poverty on Flu

An editorial in a leading science journal attacks Beijing’s hesitancy at dealing with the problem posed by bird flu.
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Cleantech

India Plans Green Revolution

Indian prime minister outlines seven-point package to use technology in a second agricultural revolution.
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General news, Media, Communications

Q&A: Amp'd's Peter Adderton

Amp’d Mobile’s CEO talks about how his new wireless brand plans to dominate the coveted teenager market.
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Media

Clear Channel’s New Music

Radio titan launches online channel for mostly unsigned singers and artists as a boot camp for new talent.
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Finance

Amp’d Raises $67M in Funding

The virtual wireless operator plans to use the cash to launch its service aimed at teenagers.
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Security, Communications

Verizon Studies VoIP

Verizon is working with Columbia University to study increased security on VoIP.
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General news, Finance

IPO Watch: Last-Minute Rush

The hustle is on to get IPOs priced before the Independence Day holiday-shortened week.
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Biosciences

New Info on Blindness Gene

New finding may push forward treatments for age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in the elderly.
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Archives

CDnow stumbles after merger with Columbia House

CDnow stumbles after merger with Columbia House