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Hubble movies reveal solarsystemsized traffic jams
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to big-budget action movies, Rice University astronomer Patrick Hartigan prefers Hubble to Hollywood.
Computer model for testing heart-disease drugs: Simulations solve decades-old mystery of failed anti-arrhythmia therapy
Researchers have developed an accurate computer model to test the effects of medications for arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, before they are used in patients.
Even with low prices, T-Mobile customers flee
(AP) -- The Justice Department's move to block AT&T Inc. from buying T-Mobile USA is motivated by the desire to keep a low-priced competitor in the game. But that's...
Soybean industry seeks OK for modified low-fat bean
The soybean industry is seeking U.S. government approval of a genetically modified soybean that it says will produce oil lower in saturated fat, offering consumers a healthier alternative and increasing...
What's the Dollar Value of a Human Life?
To risk analysts, we're each worth $5 million. The military thinks soldiers are worth $600,000.
WUSTL/Brookings Program Encourages Government Employees to Innovate
A recent report by the Partnership for Public Service explores the desire of federal employees to innovate and the degree to which leaders can promote innovation within their teams. Now...
'Pink Ribbon Dollars' Help Fill Financial Gaps for Breast Cancer Programs
A new study shows that donations collected by check boxes on state income tax forms, fees from license plates and revenue from state lottery tickets have raised millions for breast...
It’s morning in a new year
Harvard President Drew Faust opened the academic year on Wednesday during the time-honored tradition of Morning Prayers in Appleton Chapel, explaining the importance of Harvard’s 375 years of history through the words of...
Mali set for dedicated science fund
Researchers in Mali will gain access to a new science funding source in October, which could help improve science-based development in the country.
Obama salutes veterans for 'extraordinary burden'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Recalling "those awful attacks," President Barack Obama saluted the 9/11 generation of veterans Tuesday and publicly relished the prospect of U.S. forces getting...
Peru: Humala asks APEC’s members to invest in technology
Peruvian president Ollanta Humala has summoned entrepreneurs from APEC’s 21 economies to invest in his country’s technological development.
Venezuelan scientists ask to revoke S&T law
Researchers have resorted to the Supreme Court, claiming that Venezuela’s S&T law is unconstitutional and slows down scientific development.
In a Video-Gone-Viral: Cornell Artificial Intelligence Demo Shows How Chatbots Soon Sink Into Spat, Non Sequiturs and Nonsense
Make headway, Max Headroom! Meant to be Cornell classroom demonstration, a robot avatar conversation quickly turned into the spat chat heard around the world.
Support brings network-less mobiles closer to reality
A new, open source mobile phone technology developed by Flinders Universitys "digital blacksmith" Dr. Paul Gardner-Stephen and which promises to revolutionize telecommunications has earned him a $400,000 Fellowship from the...
Classical ideas endure in modern digital culture: study
Computer enhanced images surround us. Flip through any magazine or catch a current film and you will find scores of digitally enhanced images that serve as ideals. According to Radio...
MIABE standard opens up new opportunities in drug discovery
An international consortium of pharmaceutical companies, public and commercial data providers and academic groups has agreed on a new standard for describing the effect of a compound on a biological...
Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi join forces in displays
(AP) -- The display businesses of three major Japanese electronics makers are joining forces to become more competitive in small and medium-sized panels - a sector that's expected to...
US investigating Oracle over possible bribery
US authorities have been investigating Oracle for at least a year to see if the business software titan violated anti-bribery laws in its overseas business, the Wall Street Journal reported...
Baker Institute paper looks at electronic money trail
A dramatic growth in technologies, combined with older methods of money transfers, has helped create new opportunities for criminals to cover their financial tracks. A new report by Rice University's...
Japan May Soon Lose Top Longevity Ranking
Japan, like the U.S, is likely to continue dropping in the rankings.
ESA Bulletin 147 (August 2011)
Twenty-five years of comet science, satellite communications for air traffic management, and robotic operations controlled from orbit... Read about these and other stories in the Bulletin with our visualiser tool. Read...
Cyborg insects generate power for their own neural control
(PhysOrg.com) -- For many years, researchers have been working on designing and fabricating micro-air-vehicles (MAVs), flying robots the size of small insects. But after realizing how difficult it is to...
Mosquito threat emerges as season peaks, researchers report
Mosquitoes arent just a nuisance, theyre also an economic and health concern, say University of Florida researchers.
Two-screen laptops will balance designer loads
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gordon Alan Stewart, founder and CEO of gScreen Computer in Anchorage, Alaska, has announced the "world's first dual 17-inch LED HD display laptop," to ship in November. The...
S. Korea chain opens 'virtual' store in subway station
A major South Korean retailer owned by British giant Tesco has opened a virtual store in a busy Seoul subway station, for increasingly sophisticated smartphone users to order groceries and...
Taiwan's Hon Hai 2Q profit down 23%
Taiwan tech giant Hon Hai Precision, the world's biggest contract electronics maker, said Wednesday net profit fell 23 percent in the three months to June mainly due to a tax...
AT&T, T-Mobile pledge to bring 5,000 jobs to US
(AP) -- AT&T Inc. is pledging to bring 5,000 wireless call center jobs, currently based abroad, back to the U.S. if it is allowed to proceed with its proposed...
Ohio State plans for widespread compliance program
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State's top financial official on Tuesday recommended the university hire two firms to undertake a comprehensive review of campus compliance programs...