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New rice high in iron, zinc
A new type of modified rice contains four times more iron and twice the amount of zinc than the conventional ones.
Holy bandwidth! Finding could double wireless capacity with no new towers
The days of waiting for smartphones to upload video may be numbered. Rice University engineering researchers have made a breakthrough that could allow wireless phone companies to double throughput on...
EU bans GM-contaminated honey from general sale
Bavarian beekeepers forced to declare their honey as genetically modified because of contamination from nearby Monsanto cropsThe European Union's highest court on Tuesday ruled that honey which contains trace amounts of pollen from...
99-cent pricing may not be worth the penny, says expert
Just-below pricing, or 99-cent endings, is a common marketing tool used to attract customers looking to get bang for their buck. But an expert says that, in some cases, a...
Quality problems more likely in offshore drug plants, study suggests
Drugs produced in offshore manufacturing plants --- even those run by US manufacturers -- pose a greater quality risk than those prepared in the mainland United States, a new study...
Recent trends show recession's effect on US advanced technology exports
US exports of advanced technology products (ATP) fared better than other non-advanced technology exports during the recent US recession, says a new report.
U.S. company to build scientific ghost town
New Mexico, home to several of the premier scientific, nuclear and military institutions in the U.S., is planning to take part in an unprecedented science project — a ghost town...
Video: Big Sean:"You can't wait on anybody"
Rapper Big Sean stops by to talk about impressing Kanye West, "Finally Famous" and the power of social media. (September 6, 2011)
Video: College Football: Pay, play and scandal
There are over a dozen Division 1 college football programs under investigation by the NCAA for rules violations. Column Five helps us take a look at how the scandals have...
Video: Top 5 viral videos of the week - Sept. 6, 2011
From Oprah mashed up with a goat to Don Cheadle getting environmental, What's Trending runs down the most shared videos of the web. (September 6, 2011)
King Cnuts and tides: The folly of politicians trying to halt social media | by Martin Robbins @mjrobbins
Like King Cnut the Great attempting to command the tide, politicians who try to stop social media risk looking impotent.Earlier this year I visited Kibera in south-central Nairobi; one of Africa's largest urban...
Man accused of threatening Google exec via Twitter
(AP) -- A federal grand jury in San Francisco has charged a San Antonio man with harassing a high-ranking Google executive with more than 20,000 Twitter posts, some of...
Tech blog TechCrunch in tussle with parent AOL
Less than a year after its acquisition by AOL, leading technology blog TechCrunch is involved in a tussle with its new parent company over journalism ethics and editorial independence.
Romney Lays Out Plan to Revive Economy
Mitt Romney wants to repeal President Obama’s health care law, cut the corporate tax rate and reduce taxes on middle-class savings and investment.
A more progressive tax system makes people happier, 54-nation study finds
The way some people talk, you'd think that a flat tax system -- in which everyone pays at the same rate regardless of income -- would make citizens feel better...
Rogers admits it may be throttling games
Rogers has acknowledged that World of Warcraft is not the only online game or application that may be inadvertently targeted and slowed down by its network.
Report: Groupon may delay IPO
Groupon Inc. may delay its plans to go public due to concerns about the stock market's stability, according to a report.
Green Blog: Policing Your Power-Hungry Appliances
Belkin has a new line of products that measure the electricity consumption of specific bulbs or appliances, calculate the costs and find ways to achieve savings.
Highlights of Conference on Aldosterone and the ENaC/Degenerin Family of Ion Channels
Highlights of the Sept. 2011 conference on aldosterone and the ENaC/Degenerin family of ion channels, sponsored by the American Physiological Society
For safer food imports, teach foreign lab workers US requirements
Amid ongoing concerns about E. coli, Salmonella and other food-borne illnesses, a new facility will take a unique approach to make imports bound for the United States safer: Give foreign...
'Culturomics 2.0' forecasts human behavior by supercomputing global news
A paper published yesterday in the peer-reviewed journal First Monday combines advanced supercomputing with a quarter-century of worldwide news to forecast and visualize human behavior, from civil unrest to the...
MIT researchers create new Urban Network Analysis toolbox
MIT researchers have created a new Urban Network Analysis (UNA) toolbox that enables urban designers and planners to describe the spatial patterns of cities using mathematical network analysis methods. Such...
Former US official to head cybersecurity at Sony
Japanese electronics giant Sony, which suffered a huge data breach this year, named a former top US Department of Homeland Security official on Tuesday to lead its cybersecurity efforts.
Ten Years After 9/11, Infrastructure Interdependence Still a Challenge in United States
After years of study, what has emerged is a disconcerting picture of major infrastructure systems that are highly dependent upon one another. Systems Engineering Expert Al Wallace sees this...
TMS Executive Director Appointed to University of California Academic Advisory Board
(TMS) Executive Director Dr. Warren H. Hunt, Jr. has accepted an appointment to an academic advisory board at the University of California-Davis.
Disabled Patients Mind-Meld With Robots
Simply by thinking about it, paralyzed patients control a robot 100 kilometers away
Our galaxy might hold thousands of ticking 'time bombs'
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the Hollywood blockbuster "Speed," a bomb on a bus is rigged to blow up if the bus slows down below 50 miles per hour. The premise -...
Green Blog: Wind Industry Lobbies for Tax-Credit Extension
The so-called production tax credit is due to expire at the end of 2012; the last time it lapsed, at the end of 2003, development of new wind projects tapered...