onsdag 24 oktober 2012

25-Oct-2012 02:16

Scientists Know Why A Flawed Bridge Sings :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div><p>It turns out Gene Kelly isn't the only one who's singing in the rain. Brigham Young University engineers recently discovered that water drops falling on concrete make distinct sounds that can be used to detect underlying flaws in the material on which they land. The insight could lead to cheaper, easier ways to spot problems in highway bridges.</p><p>A water droplet hitting flawed concrete "is like hitting a drum," says BYU researcher Brian Mazzeo. "It's quite audible."</p></div></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/scientists-know-why-flawed-bridge-sings-853410

VIDEO Arsenal 0-2 Schalke: Highlights; Gunners Fall to Rare Home Champions League Defeat :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Arsenal suffered their first home Champions League defeat to non-English opposition in 46 matches as Schalke recorded a deserved 2-0 victory at the Emirates.</p><p>Despite coming into the match having won both their games in this season's competition, Arsenal were second best throughout before eventually succumbing to two goals in the final 15 minutes from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-arsenal-0-2-schalke-highlights-gunners-fall-rare-home-champions-league-defeat-853412

Zynga (ZNGA) Stock Shares Recover Following Third Quarter Earnings Report Release :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Zynga shares (Nasdaq: ZNGA) recovered slightly in after-hours trading Wedesday after the company released its <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://investor.zynga.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseIDq6058">third quarter earnings report</a>.  </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/zynga-znga-stock-shares-recover-following-third-quarter-earnings-report-release-853407

Liquid metal batteries (Ambri) makes The Colbert Report :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2h3gW1ntCnE/

Square Steps Into Canada: Jack Dorsey's Global Payments Service Goes International :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Mobile payment company Square has taken its first step out of its base in the United States. The company announced the news Wednesday in a <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/24/square-makes-first-international-step-mobile-payment-service-now-live-in-canada/">press release</a>, saying that the service had officially made its way to Canada.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/square-steps-canada-jack-dorseys-global-payments-service-goes-international-853329

Airbnb, Coursera and Uber: The rise of the disruption economy :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/5cfkZWvYWvE/

US bank boss jailed for two years :: Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta is sentenced to two years in jail after being found guilty on four counts of insider trading.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20075612#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

RoadMap speaker John Maeda on art, technology, design & leadership :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/OK6tkVGJyQg/

Bank of America hit by fraud suit :: Bank of America is being sued for $1bn for alleged mortgage fraud relating to loans it sold to US mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20072217#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Review: iBooks 3′s new scrolling view, collections, sharing :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/jeOYNcUZGcs/

News.me says goodbye, places blame on Twitter :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Mbc4tmEPJ88/

US unemployment 'elevated' - Fed :: The Federal Reserve reiterates that the US economy is only growing slowly, and that the country's unemployment rate "remains elevated".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20075608#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Sponsor post: Using Splunk for big data :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/x8Qjfs0zBoM/

VIDEO: New food labelling system agreed :: A consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling will be introduced in the UK next year, the government says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20054005#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

"Pull-to-refresh" inventor launches new iOS game, Letterpress :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/_WY7AVhfrbo/

VIDEO: How to join the 'energy revolution' :: A scheme which has saved energy customers thousands of pounds in parts of Europe could hold the key to lowering prices in the UK.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20074216#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Council equal pay appeal bid lost :: A total of 174 ex-Birmingham City Council workers can go ahead with compensation claims over missed bonuses after the council loses its appeal.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-20054049#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Equal pay: Landmark ruling :: Former council workers in Birmingham have won a landmark equal pay compensation case at the Supreme Court which could benefit thousands of others.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20066848#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Nike agrees Umbro sale for $225m :: Sportswear giant Nike agrees a deal to sell UK sports brand Umbro to US clothing company Iconix Brand Group for $225m.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20075681#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Bank of America sued over mortgage fraud :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/r2yS6VoBRV0/

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