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N.M. school tries to reach students via podcast
(AP) -- Students at a rural New Mexico school made a unique pledge last winter: Right hands raised, they promised to take care of their Zunes.
Should doctors be 'selling' drugs for the pharmaceutical industry?
Feature: Key opinion leaders -- independent experts or drug representatives in disguise? Are senior doctors who help drug companies sell their drugs independent experts or just drug representatives in...
"Virtual man" may ease drug R&D woes: report
PARIS (Reuters) - New computing technologies and the evolution of a "virtual man" to predict the effects of new drugs before they enter clinical trials could transform the fortunes of...
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
Mars lander generates an 'anomaly' … Gene mutation ups leukemia drug's effect … Space age radar now used in mines … New brain scanning technology announced ... Health/Science news from...
Lost in the supermarket?
Why the 'cheap food revolution' hasn't reached poor countries Most people don't think twice as they pass spring apples from the southern hemisphere as they enter the supermarket, but...
Canada-India RFID project looks to improve traffic flow, reduce pollution
RFID technology may provide the key to better traffic management and improved pollution control in Canada, India and worldwide.
MetroFi ending Wi-Fi service in Calif., Ore., Ill.
(AP) -- With no buyers in sight, MetroFi Inc.'s free wireless projects in Portland and in cities in California and Illinois appear to be ending.
FDA sued for failure to act on risky painkiller
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A prescription painkiller sold under such names as Darvon and Darvocet is too risky to stay on the market, a consumer advocacy group argued Thursday in suing...
Drivers should think in gallons per mile: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) - If soaring gasoline prices have prompted you to look for a more fuel-efficient ride, using miles per gallon as a guide could lead you astray, U.S. researchers...
EBay to strengthen PayPal's anti-fraud provisions
(AP) -- EBay Inc. hopes to attract more online traders by expanding the protections available to people who use its PayPal payment service for transactions on eBay's Internet marketplaces.
Facebook loses a top exec to venture capital firm
(AP) -- Matt Cohler, a pivotal player in Facebook Inc.'s rapid growth, is departing the popular online hangout to find other promising Internet startups for a prominent venture capital...
New Web resource to improve crop engineering
Stanford, CA. The Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology announced the launch of a new web-based resource that promises to help researchers around the world meet increasing demands for food...
The economics of nice folks
A basic tenet of economics is that people always behave selfishly, or as the 18th century philosopher economist David Hume put it, "every man ought to be supposed to...
Court Rules Against Work E-mail Snooping
A federal appeals court has made it more difficult for employers to snoop legally on e-mails and text messages their workers send from company accounts.
Network designed to help health care professionals
European researchers have developed a computer system designed to give health care professionals access to a broader range of medical information.
FCC lifts Sprint deadline to swap some channels
(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday agreed to give Sprint Nextel Corp. more time to swap some wireless spectrum frequencies with public safety agencies.
Experimental Phone Network Uses Virtual Sticky Notes
The rapid convergence of social networks, mobile phones and global positioning technology has given engineers the ability to create something they call "virtual sticky notes," site-specific messages that people can...
Internet monitoring a necessity: Sandvine
CEO Dave Caputo says his company and its network-management technology is misunderstood by net neutrality advocates.
Can This Fruit Be Saved?
Ed Note: In 2005 Dan Koeppel traveled to Central America to begin his research on the banana—a fruit whose ubiquity, he discovered, may very well prove to be its downfall....
It’s All In Your Head - The Effect Of Metaphor On Web Navigation
In the internet world of sites, pages, lounges and whatever else is out there, most of us have found ourselves 'lost in hyperspace', a frustrating experience of having lost track...
Sweden adopts law allowing official eavesdropping
(AP) -- Sweden's Parliament narrowly approved a law Wednesday that gives authorities sweeping powers to eavesdrop on all e-mail and telephone traffic that crosses the Nordic nation's borders.
Yahoo addresses e-mail concerns with new domains
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is offering free e-mail accounts under two new designations in an effort to attract Web surfers unhappy with their current addresses.
U.S. buyer offers more than twice market price for Hostopia
A U.S. company that helps small businesses with marketing is paying more than twice the quoted market value for a Canadian firm that assists companies in developing a web presence.
RCMP charge former Nortel CEO, 2 other execs
The RCMP have laid fraud-related charges against former Nortel CEO Frank Dunn and two other erstwhile company executives.
Pod-ready: Podcasting for the developing world
The digital audio medium of podcasting is being adapted by developing nations to give local people a voice. Katherine Nightingale reports.
Rice U study finds that consumers may fare better with peer-to-peer online lending Web sites
A new study conducted by Associate Professor of Management Paul Dholakia at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Management shows that online peer-to-peer lending Web sites may be more attractive...
3d vision camera developed
A researcher has developed a camera that can judge distances, which could improve computer vision in fields such as robotics and video gaming.
UK renewables policy 'inadequate'
The UK government's renewable energy policy is inadequate and lacking urgency, warn MPs.