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Murdoch: Readers Need To Pay For Online
News Corp. CEO Tells FTC Media Firms Need To Do Better Job Making Their Case
Climatologist Leaves Post in Inquiry Over E-Mail Leaks
The head of the British research unit at the center of a controversy over the disclosure of e-mail messages among scientists has stepped down.
Balloon hunt goes viral
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than 300 teams have signed up for a $40,000 balloon hunt organized by the Pentagon's think tank to study how social networking works. ...
iPhones are musical instruments in new course and ensemble (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- iPhones are being used as musical instruments in a new course at the University of Michigan.
Manitoba pledges more transparency on MDs
Manitoba's health minister says legislation is in the works to create a more transparent system for people to monitor doctors in the province.
Manufacturing, reinvented
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created the architecture, hardware and software that will enable super-agile distributed corporations capable of reconfiguring themselves on the fly. It promises to make 'made-to-order' a...
Canadian copyright law to trump ACTA, Clement says
Industry Minister Tony Clement says an international anti-counterfeiting agreement will not criminalize everyday activity by Canadians and will be "subservient" to copyright rules created domestically.
Rhino poaching surges in Asia, Africa
Rhino poaching worldwide is on the rise, according to a new report by TRAFFIC and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Google to let publishers limit free website access
Google on Tuesday said it will let publishers set a limit on the number of articles people can read for free through its search engine.
'Outbreaks Near Me' app now available for Android mobile phones
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Outbreaks Near Me," an up-to-the-minute disease-tracking system released as an iPhone application in September, is now available for use on Android mobile phones, greatly increasing the number of...
Home Field Advantage Often Overestimated In College Football
This year, many of college football's biggest rivalry games take place over Thanksgiving weekend. A win earns bragging rights for the year. Visiting teams are often thought to be at...
Nokia alleges price fixing among LCD makers
Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said Tuesday it has filed suits against several leading manufacturers of liquid crystal displays - including Philips, Toshiba, Sharp and Samsung - over...
Standards agency boss talks priorities
Patrick Gallagher takes the helm at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Traditional craft industry with a bright future
A South Tyrolean craftsman wearing ear protection carefully guides a tool arm over a master figure, producing forty or more mini-copies of the original at the cutting machine next to...
Arts and sciences join to develop greener, more efficient conferences and exhibits
Santanu Majumdar spent his years as a graphic design graduate student developing a project that might sound counterintuitive for a student of fine arts – a software program made to...
Hospital price transparancy laws in California fall short, study finds
Uninsured patients in California are unable to successfully obtain information about the cost of medical care at hospitals despite recent state legislation intended to improve price transparency, according to a...
Black Friday LCD-TV prices down 22 pct, sales up
(AP) -- A research firm says decisive price cuts are helping sales of LCD flat panel TVs rise after Thanksgiving.
World Newspaper Congress opens in India
(AP) -- Newspaper executives and editors gathered in India from around the world Tuesday heard calls to seek more payment for their content on the Internet as they decried...
Cat food recall information is updated
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Diamond Pet Foods Inc. of Meta, Mo., has updated information concerning its Sept. 23 recall of cat...
Mathematical formula predicts the perfect toy
A British psychologist has come up with a mathematical formula to help parents chose the toy that best matches their child's nature and their wallet's cash level.
Microsoft Checking `Black Screen Of Death'
Reports That Latest Security Update Causing Glitches For Some Users
Pick for Environment Post Raises Some Eyebrows
Michael R. Bloomberg chose a City Hall assistant, Caswell F. Holloway IV, raising the eyebrows of some policy experts.
Traditional craft industry with a bright future
A South Tyrolean craftsman wearing ear protection carefully guides a tool arm over a master figure, producing forty or more mini-copies of the original at the cutting machine next to...
Gift Guide: A focus on HD video, at many prices
It's easier than ever to shoot high-definition video. You can do it with traditional-style camcorders, of course, but also with cameras that also are designed to take still photos -...
Security ID cards with built-in holograms (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Plastic cards with security features are ubiquitous these days, having a wide variety of uses such as credit cards, employee cards, licenses, and so on. Many have holographic...
When Health Food Is Unhealthy
Nuts, seeds, and fruits are generally healthy but, like many health foods, they can pack a lot of calories.
Answer Desk: Repairing consumer credit
Among the many legacies of the housing bust is a widespread collapse of consumer credit. In the space of a few years, bankers have gone from lending to anyone with...
Aussie shoppers stay plastic
An international survey has found that Australian shoppers use more plastic bags than other countries – and supermarkets are more lax.