It's taking time to 'grow' green PCs

Toxic waste elements of computers slowly being reduced by companiesLenovo's ThinkCentre "A" series line of desktops includes models that are Energy Star-compliant, meaning the computers consume less power, emit less heat and make less noise.By Scott TavesMSNBC contributorTake one look at the Web site of any major computer company and you will see details of “green” initiatives about environmentally friendly measures dealing with the toxic materials in PCs and the excessive energy use they require.PC...

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Study: Girls equal to boys in math skills

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, "Math class is tough!" girls are proving that, at math, they are just as tough as boys.In the largest study of its kind, girls measured up to boys in math in every grade, from second through 11th. The research was released Thursday in the journal Science.Parents and teachers persist in thinking boys are simply better at math, said Janet Hyde, the University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher who led the study. And girls, who grew up believing...

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Technology

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchBy the mid 20th century, humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space.Technology is a broad concept that deals with a species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt to its environment. In human society, it is a consequence of science and engineering, although several technological advances predate the two concepts. Technology is a term with origins in the Greek "technologia", "τεχνολογία" —...

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