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U.K. under pressure to clean up tax havens
British Overseas Territories in the Western Hemisphere will abandon their "tax haven" status as London struggles to raise cash and counter European charges its Caribbean and other overseas territories encourage tax evasion. ... more
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Researchers find that some 'green' hot water systems fail to deliver on promises
Two researchers affiliated with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering have published a paper which reports that hot water recirculating systems touted as "green," actually use both more energy an ... more
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New NIST measurement tool is on target for the fast-growing MEMS industry
As markets for miniature, hybrid machines known as MEMS grow and diversify, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has introduced a long-awaited measurement tool that will help gr ... more
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Robotic insects make first controlled flight
In the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, it leapt a few inches ... more
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Sierra Space clears design milestone for missile tracking satellites in SDA Tranche 2
Top diplomats of North Korea, China agree to oppose 'hegemonism'
Elbit secures 120 million order for Hermes 900 maritime surveillance UAS
