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Idea of Offshore Drilling Seems to Be Spreading
In Florida, minds once closed to offshore drilling have been cracked open by the prospect of safer drilling technology and the rising cost of gasoline.
Chill Out, Your Computer Knows What’s Best For You
Computers are starting to become more human-centric, anticipating your needs and smoothly acting to meet them. The technologies under development leave humans free to concentrate on their real work instead...
Engineer is first sentenced for economic espionage
(AP) -- An engineer who admitted he tried to sell fighter-pilot training software to the Chinese Navy was sentenced Wednesday to 24 months in federal prison, in the first...
New rating system in the works for nursing homes
(AP) -- The U.S. has five-star rankings for restaurants and hotels. So why not five-star rankings for nursing homes?
Smoking ban has unique implications for Dutch coffee shops
The notorious Dutch "coffee shop" faces a unique conundrum under a new public smoking ban: its patrons can still light up their cannabis joints but no longer if blended with...
YouTube opens screening room for indie filmmakers
(AP) -- Google Inc.'s YouTube is setting up a virtual screening room to bring the work of independent filmmakers to a global audience.
Dr. Nancy Nielsen named AMA president
CHICAGO, June 18 (UPI) -- Dr. Nancy H. Nielsen, an internist from Buffalo, N.Y., was inaugurated Tuesday in Chicago as president of the American Medical Association.
IRobot Secures Licensing Agreement For Underwater Seagliders
University of Washington record-holding, ocean-observing robots that operate at sea for months at a time -- traveling thousands of miles at the behest of operators on land directing activities via...
Glaxo wins UK deal for cervical cancer vaccine
British drug maker wins contract to supply government's immunisation programme for schoolgirls
NASA, Disney sign an educational agreement
WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency and Walt Disney Studios have signed an agreement to promote science and technology to schoolchildren.
Japan Squid Industry Halted
About three thousand squid vessels have suspended operations for two days across Japan due to skyrocketing fuel costs.
Roadrunner supercomputer sets records
LOS ALAMOS , N.M., June 18 (UPI) -- Scientists say one of the world's newest supercomputers is already setting records at a U.S. national laboratory less than a...
Hyundai offers 3D TV for Japan market only
(AP) -- Badminton matches look so real playing on Hyundai's new 3-D TV that you may reflexively dodge the virtual shuttlecock. A polar bear pawing the glass of his...
New computer does Windows 3,000 times faster
The most powerful Windows-based computer in Europe is being installed in Stockholm's Umeå University. Nicknamed "Akka", the supercomputer incorporates IBM Power microprocessors, Cell Broadband Engines and Intel processors and is...
Internet domain name for China surpasses
(AP) -- Registrations for Internet addresses ending in China's ".cn" have surpassed those for the global ".net," showing the continued rapid rise in Internet use in the communist nation.
Study shatters myths on personal Net use at work
(AP) -- It's no secret that people sneak in some personal e-mail and Web surfing when they're supposed to be working.
Argonne's Supercomputer Named World's Fastest for Open Science, Third Overall
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory's IBM Blue Gene/P high-performance computing system is now the fastest supercomputer in the world for open science, according to the semiannual Top500...
Musical Robot Tags Along as your Serenading Sidekick
If you ever thought it would be cool to be serenaded by a robot, you might get a kick out of the new A.M.P. Bot. Developed by Hasbro Tiger Electronics,...
Paraguay 'lagging on Internet usage'
A Paraguayan study shows that just 4 per cent of people in the country are Internet users, the lowest figure in South America.
Funding: The research revolution
As the first grants from the European Research Council begin to come through, Geoff Brumfiel investigates whether the new system is meeting its goals.
Tartalo The Robot Is Knocking On Your Door
A research team is devising a robot that can get around by itself. Tartalo is able to identify different places and ask permission before going through a doorway.
OECD ministers agree to make Internet safer, more widely used
Ministers and officials from leading industrial nations agreed Wednesday to make the Internet safer and more accessible, to strengthen its role as a driving force in the global economy.
Aerospace profit set to fly: economist
Canada's aerospace industry is heading for five years of strong revenue and profit growth, according to a Conference Board report released Wednesday.
Sprint sets price for new smart phone: $129.99
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. will be taking on the iPhone with a lower price for its own touch-screen smart phone, the Samsung Instinct.
Hello Kitty rediscovers Japanese roots
(AP) -- Hello Kitty - Japan's most famous feline - is rediscovering its cultural roots. Upcoming products include digital cameras shaped like a cat's head to stationery featuring the...
Dementia burden could bring down NHS, experts warn
Scientists say more funding needed to devise better treatments and reduce care costs
Summer obstetrics sked will confuse women in labour, MD says
Plans to reduce summer obstetrician service in central Newfoundland may be a recipe for disaster, according to a local physician.
World's smallest karaoke machine starts them young
A Japanese toy maker will launch a karaoke machine measuring a mere seven centimetres (2.8 inches) this year, letting pop star wannabes -- particularly children -- hone their skills on...