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USU team's Personnel Vacuum Assisted Climber wins Air Force prize (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- Utah State University engineering undergraduate students have walked off as winners in an Air Force competition asking university teams to deliver systems that can help climbers reach the...
'No-Sleep Energy Bugs' Drain Smartphone Batteries
Researchers have proposed a method to automatically detect a new class of software glitches in smartphones called "no-sleep energy bugs," which can entirely drain batteries while the phones are not...
GM crops 'aid plant neighbours'
GM crops that produce their own insecticide may also deliver benefits for neighbouring plants, a study concludes.
China biomass tycoon leads deal to buy Saab
(AP) The Asian consortium planning to rescue Swedish automaker Saab Automobile from insolvency is led by a mainland Chinese alternative energy tycoon whose company has close ties with China's...
Fly Gets Flicked By Raindrop Landing on Pitcher Plant | Video
During heavy rain, the lid of Nepenthes gracilis pitchers acts like a springboard, catapulting insects that seek shelter on its underside directly into the fluid-filled pitcher, new research has found.
Science of training and development in organizations: What really matters, what really works
Each year in the United States about $135 billion is spent in training employees -- but those billions do not always improve the workplace because the skills often do not...
Next-generation sequencing technology opens doors to discoveries
Discoveries unfathomable only a few years ago are reality today at the Texas AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Service with the acquisition of next-generation sequencing technology on the Texas A&M University...
Myhrvold Shows off His Pantry: "All Food Is Made of Chemicals"
The Modernist Cuisine Pantry Paul Adams Nathan Myhrvold knows that the work he and his Modernist Cuisine team do can be a little intimidating or frightening, but he's not going...
Updike’s roots and evolution
John Updike (1932-2009) wrote more than 50 books, winning the Pulitzer Prize twice and the National Book Award four times. Which is to say: He knew what he was doing, and he...
Frito-Lay Strategy Aims for Top and Bottom of Market
Frito-Lay said it would begin to emphasize the extremes of the snack-food market, pursuing both the customers who crave premium products and those who shop for cheaper items.
Would you use an app to withdraw cash without a bank card?
A bank in the U.K. is offering customers to get money from bank machines without using their bank cards using a smartphone app. Would you use such an app if...
What's Killing the TV? (Infographic)
TV sets are going dark as viewers turn to their computers and tablets to satisfy their hunger for entertainment.
Tobacco farmers a model for deregulation?
If someone agreed to buy your home as is a year from now, you’d likely cancel the kitchen remodel. According [...]
Making space: where art meets physics
Margaret Wertheim is a writer, curator and director of the Institute For Figuring in Los Angeles. In her classes for the Wide Open School she looks at concepts of space as understood...
Social-design site Quirky launches US-made product
(AP) Quirky.com, a website that lets users collaborate on designing household products, is launching its first U.S.-manufactured item, a take on the traditional milk crate, on Wednesday.
Beating toads with their poison
Cane toads (Rhinella marina) are spreading through tropical Australia with a devastating impact on native species. Image: tershaltershal/iStockphoto An effective new weapon in the fight against the spread of cane toads has been...
US agriculture portal adapted for Philippine farmers
The Philippines has adapted a US online agriculture portal — potentially paving the way for e-extension services in the developing world.
Internet Study: Americans Too Trusting, Spanish Too Superficial And Germans Are Annoyed
MELBOURNE, Australia, June 13 -- In what is being billed as the world's largest international study of online consumer behavior, involving over 36,000 users (though that sounds low - we...
New software forecasts noise levels in the street
University of Granada researchers are working on the application of neural networks to develop a urban noise forecasting model, which would be very useful to people who is interested in...
EU watchdog agency warns of privacy issues with smart meters
(Phys.org) -- As utility companies the world over seek ways to wring more use out of the electricity they provide, new technology is introduced to better manage how that electricity...
The personal is not so private
Almost one third of employees use Facebook at work but aren't too worried about being tracked by their employers, according to astudy released this week.
Nist releases final version of revised Bluetooth security guide
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of the Guide to Bluetooth Security (NIST Special Publication 800-121 Rev. 1). The publication is a revision...
.baby, .miami among 2,000 potential new web domains
Move over .com -- it might have to compete with suffixes such as .music, .miami and .insurance after the body in charge of website domain names unveils some 2,000 applications...
Gulf states look to the sun for future power
After decades of relying on carbon-emitting fossil fuels to build their cities in the desert, some oil and gas rich nations of the Gulf are now turning skywards to the...
Grant review opens up Texas-sized rift
Grant review opens up Texas-sized riftNature 486, 169 13062012 doi: 10.1038/486169aMeredith WadmanBig money and big ambitions roil state’s research efforts.
Health spending likely to keep rising with or without Obama's plan
President Obama's healthcare law will have little effect on the nation's total healthcare bill, a new report says.WASHINGTON — Even as President Obama's healthcare law expands health coverage and transforms...
Islam Analysis: The mobile route to a high-tech future
Muslim countries need forward-looking policies to take advantage of the opportunities offered by mobile technology, says Athar Osama.
Many Kenyans share mobile phones, study finds
Researchers say most rural Kenyans don't own a mobile, but many club together to share a single handset.