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February 10, 2011 1:09 PM

3M deploys fast electric car charging stations at Maplewood campus

3M is deploying two fast charging stations for electric cars on its Maplewood campus, anticipating electric vehicles will become more common in coming years. The stations can juice up a car in about four hours.

by Martin Moylan

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February 10, 2011 8:19 AM

iPhone-starved states welcome new gadget

Previously excluded from the iPhone club because of AT&T's at-best spotty coverage in this part of the country, cell-phone users in areas of the Dakotas, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming can now get the phone through the nation's largest wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless.

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February 10, 2011 5:00 AM

To live green, think outside the box. Then recycle the box.

His goal is to cut his waste and carbon footprint to zero. He's not there, but he's on his way.

by Dale M. Howey

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February 8, 2011 8:55 AM

Alliant Techsystems wants to build new NASA rocket

Alliant Techsystems Inc. hopes NASA will pick its rocket design to fly astronauts to the International Space Station.

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February 8, 2011 5:00 AM

Are those photos really priceless?

When his hard drive crashed, he lost his family photos. Technicians might be able to save them -- for a price that's all too real.

by Steve Nelson

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February 8, 2011 3:56 AM

Will new broadband money penalize the early birds?

A Federal Communications Commission plan to help get broadband to rural areas doesn’t make every rural broadband provider happy.

by Dave Peters

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February 3, 2011 7:08 AM

Computer glitch delays tax refunds for thousands of Minnesotans

The Minnesota Department of Revenue says a computer glitch is responsible for delaying tax refunds for thousands of Minnesotans who filed electronically.

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February 2, 2011 3:10 PM

The next Sputnik moment?

In his State of the Union address, President Obama said that the first step to winning the future is to encourage American innovation, and called this "our generation's Sputnik moment." What does America need to do regain it's role as the innovation nation?

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January 28, 2011 12:00 AM

The link between video games and depression

Do parents need to start worrying about how many hours kids are playing video games? A new study out of Iowa State University suggests that game addiction is linked to depression and other psychological disorders. Midmorning examines the study and reasoning behind the data.