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Most powerful supercomputers rated for capabilities using tough new system
Nine supercomputers have been tested, validated and ranked by the new "Graph500" challenge. The machines were tested for their ability to solve complex problems involving random-appearing graphs, rather than for...
Europe forced to pay for more gas?
MOSCOW, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Russian energy monopoly Gazprom said European consumers may have to pay for twice the amount of gas than they do under their current contract...
Sofia reacts to EU laws on South Stream
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Sofia wants a partial revocation of European laws to reserve the bulk of the South Stream gas pipeline capacity for shareholders, an energy...
New Mexico passenger spaceport nearing completion
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - The New Mexico Spaceport Authority, which plans to start launching citizen astronauts on suborbital flights within 18 months, has begun soliciting contract bids from...
China partners in Ecuador gold project
QUITO, Ecuador, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- China will be a major financing and engineering partner in a gold mining development project in Ecuador seen as a crucial step toward...
AOL Overhauls E-Mail from Ground Up
AOL's Overhauled Web E-mail, In Limited Beta Test, Makes It Easier To Dash Off Quick Notes
Video: The Voice of GPS Turns to Music
Karen Jacobsen is known to millions of drivers around the world as "Australian Karen," the voice behind their GPS systems. Now, she hopes she can put a face to the...
Racetrack memory
Annoyed by how long it took his computer to boot up, Klaeui began to think about an alternative. Hard disks are cheap and can store enormous quantities of data, but...
Lead found in reusable shopping bags
An investigation by a Florida newspaper has found concentrations of lead in reusable shopping bags.
Alta. tailings pond to get federal inspection
Environment Canada officials will be in northern Alberta on Tuesday to inspect a tailings pond operated by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. that was the subject of a CBC News investigation.
Researchers more than double oil output from algal for biofuels
Montana State University researchers have discovered that baking soda can dramatically increase algae's production of the key oil precursors for biodiesel...
Google queries and stock market volumes related
Financial markets and the 'swarm intelligence' of the internet are linked. This is the result of a joint study in which search engine query data are analyzed by Tobias Preis...
Happiness slides across Europe as speculation mounts on new UK government happiness index
Emotional prosperity in Europe is falling, and this troubling fact needs to be faced by the European governments. That is the conclusion from a new research report from the University...
AAPS and FIP Announce 2010 Research Award Winners
Pharmaceutical Science's Finest are Honored at Joint Meeting in New Orleans
USB - Satan's Data Connection
Evangelical Christians in Brazil have banned the use of USB connections after claiming the technology is the mark of Satan-worshippers.Evangelical Christians in Brazil have apparently banned the use of USB connections after claiming...
At odds in Europe over differing visions of multiculturism
The government of Germany has announced that it will place more stringent demands on all immigrants in an effort to better integrate them into society. Since then, a growing debate...
TAPI pipeline gets upbeat review
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Turkmenistan is committed to gas supplies to and Pakistan promised security for a pipeline running through Afghanistan, a working group concluded.
Iran blames dollar for crude problems
TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Iran believes the current market value for crude oil is based largely on a declining value of the U.S. dollar, Iran's governor to OPEC...
Greenpeace protests Vermont nuclear plant
VERNON, Vt., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Environmental advocacy group Greenpeace said it flew a thermal airship over a Vermont nuclear power plant to highlight the plant's risk.
Happiness index to gauge Britain's national mood
Despite 'nervousness', David Cameron wants measure of wellbeing to steer government policyDatablog: see how our happiness rating comparesThe UK government is poised to start measuring people's psychological and environmental wellbeing, bidding to be...
Unilever eyes sustainable future
Consumer products giant Unilever unveils a "new business model" that pledges to half the environmental impact of its products.
Explained: Currency wars
This months G-20 meeting of industrialized countries was rife with talk of potential "currency wars," in which states try to devalue their currencies to help their economies. While a central...
Mining threatens Afghanistan's Buddhist treasures
Aynak, one of country's richest historical sites, faces destruction as Chinese create world's largest opencast copper mineFor almost 2,000 years a monastery has perched on a rocky outcrop amid the khaki moonscape of...
'Data geek' brings algorithms to online charity auctions
Jon Carson, chief executive of charity auction site BiddingForGood, describes himself as a "data geek with a social bent."
Plastic Bag
Struggling with its immortality, a discarded plastic bag ventures through the environmentally barren remains of America as it searches for its maker.This short film by American director Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye Solo) traces the...
Australia hits back at OECD over broadband network
Australia Monday defended plans for a national broadband network after the OECD raised questions over its cost-effectiveness and said it might stifle innovation.
U.S. Tries to End Flow of Bomb Item to Afghanistan
With bombs the main killer of Americans in Afghanistan, the U.S. started an effort to stop the flow of ammonium nitrate, their basic ingredient, into the country.
Updated software uses combination testing to catch bugs fast and easy
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have released an updated version of a computer system testing tool that can cut costs by more efficiently finding flaws. A...