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Robots As Pharmacists?
May 9, 2013 10:27 am | Videos | CommentsA robotic pharmacy at the UCSF Medical Center could be the next big thing for hospitals. The robot counts, dispenses and packages pills with perfect accuracy. Doctors at the Medical Center say the machine has been a game-changer – eliminating errors and mistakes.
How Audi Sees The Future Of Cars
May 9, 2013 10:22 am | by CNN Money | Videos | CommentsWe've seen a number of concept cars from Audi, but when will we be able get behind the wheel of a fully plug-in electric car from Audi? Audi of America president Scott Keogh talks about Audi's technological breakthroughs in plug-in and self-driving vehicles.
Germany Plans Tighter Control Of Managers' Pay
May 8, 2013 10:29 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe German government plans to give companies' shareholders a greater say in setting managers' pay. The proposal follows a similar decision by voters in neighboring Switzerland this year and comes as Germany prepares for national elections. The plan, approved Wednesday by Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet, foresees obligatory, binding votes at publicly listed companies' annual general meetings on the pay system and levels for managers.
Cyberattacks A Growing Irritant In U.S.-China Ties
May 8, 2013 10:27 am | by Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press | News | CommentsSigns are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. The Pentagon this week said China appeared to be cyberspying against the U.S. government, the first time it has made such an assertion in its annual report on Chinese military power.
Ferrari To Sell Fewer Cars To Boost Exclusivity
May 8, 2013 10:25 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFerrari says it will limit sales of its high-performance street cars this year to below 7,000 units to protect the brand's aura of exclusivity. Chairman Luca Montezemolo says that means sales will decline overall by "more than 1 or 2 percent" from last year's sales of 7,318 cars. Sales in the first four months have risen 4 percent over last year.
Congressman: Keep Palisades Shut Till Leak Fixed
May 8, 2013 10:24 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA southwestern Michigan congressman says the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant should remain offline until operators permanently fix a persistent water leak that triggered a weekend shutdown. Entergy Corp. shut the plant Sunday, one day after operators found a tank leaking faster than federal regulators permit.
Investigation Retraces Lines Of TX Plant Blast
May 8, 2013 10:22 am | by Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press | News | CommentsAlmost a month into their review of the deadly blast at a Texas fertilizer plant, investigators are hoping to draw a picture from the air of how the plant looked before the explosion and compare it to the 93-foot-wide crater that's there now.
Elon Musk's SpaceX Signs Lease At NM Spaceport
May 8, 2013 10:18 am | by Jeri Clausing, Associated Press | News | CommentsAnother space industry heavyweight has signed on to use New Mexico's Spaceport America — Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, Gov. Susana Martinez announced Tuesday. It agreed to a three-year lease to do testing of its "Grasshopper" reusable rocket in southern New Mexico.
Ammonium Nitrate Was Explosive In TX Plant Blast
May 7, 2013 10:25 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA store of ammonium nitrate is what exploded April 17 at a Central Texas plant, killing 14 people, injuring hundreds and devastating an adjoining town. The finding was expected, and officials had said they were focusing their investigation on the explosive chemical used in many fertilizers, said Rachel Moreno, spokeswoman for the Texas State Fire Marshal's Office.
Microsoft Touching Up Windows 8 To Address Gripes
May 7, 2013 10:24 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsMicrosoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. The tune up announced Tuesday won't be released to consumers and businesses until later this year.
China's Struggling Automakers Jump On SUV Boom
May 7, 2013 10:22 am | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsBYD is known for electric cars but this year's flagship model is the S7, a gasoline-powered SUV. It comes with an air purifier, radar to help with backing and digital TV. An onboard hard drive can hold 1,000 films. This is China's Year of the SUV. Whatever their specialties used to be, automakers ranging from global brands to China's ambitious rookies are scrambling to cash in on the explosive popularity of sport utility vehicles.
NRC: 'Very Slightly Radioactive Water' Enters Lake
May 7, 2013 10:21 am | by David N. Goodman, Associated Press | News | CommentsSeventy-nine gallons of "very slightly radioactive water" from a leaky tank at Entergy Corp.'s troubled Palisades Nuclear Power Plant spilled into Lake Michigan, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokeswoman said Monday. There is no risk to human health because the radioactive material was further diluted when it entered a storage basin before flowing into the lake, NRC spokeswoman Viktoria Mitlyng told The Associated Press.
BMW Recalls 3 Series For Faulty Air Bags
May 7, 2013 10:18 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBMW is recalling 45,500 3 Series sedans in the U.S. and Canada because their passenger air bags may not inflate properly. The recall affects 3 Series from the 2002 and 2003 model years. The defective air bags have an inflator housing that can rupture during deployment and send shrapnel flying into the vehicle.
Ethiopian Air Wants Compensation For 787 Grounding
May 7, 2013 10:17 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines says his company will seek compensation from Boeing for the grounding of its 787 Dreamliner planes. Tewolde Gebremariam told The Associated Press on Tuesday his company will soon start discussions with Boeing over compensation.
MBT's Manufacturing Newswire - Training The Next Generation
May 6, 2013 6:23 pm | by Manufacturing Business Technology | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of MBT’s Manufacturing Newswire, a lab to train the next generation of manufacturing engineers and designers, the answer to those flickering florescent tube lights, and delayed food safety reforms. We’ll also look at a brief look at the future of localized manufacturing, the latest manufacturing numbers, Microsoft’s plans for the future of Windows and unveil the airplane of the future.
