You might not know much about them, but catalysts are all around us, making things happen in the gadgetry of modern life. They trigger the chemical reactions that heat up the wands in cordless hair curlers, detect the presence of a deadly odorless gas in carbon monoxide alarms, and "crack" crude   Full Story

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San Francisco » Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture. But soon, eBay's biggest business probably will be PayPal, the online payments service that has been growing steadily even as the economy has stumbled.   Full Story

Utah-based inContact Inc., which provides software and services to call centers, reported a 6 percent increase in revenue for the third quarter of this year.   Full Story