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ScienceShot: Calorie Counters, Stand Tall
Height predicts how much energy a person burns while walking
Sugar and slice make graphene real nice
Future computers may run a little sweeter, thanks to a refinement in the manufacture of graphene at Rice University...
First Apple computer ready for auction
Created in 1976, the Apple-1 was only worth $666.66 and was one of an estimated 200 produced by the hand of co-founder Steve Wosniak. The original version, sold without a...
Green: A Review of 'Cool It'
A documentary about the economist Bjorn Lomborg counters the widely held assumption that he is an antagonist of climate scientists.
Obama administration to target Internet privacy: report
The United States is preparing to boost efforts to police Internet privacy, with a push for new laws and a new office to manage the effort, the Wall Street Journal...
Yahoo! denies report it plans to slash 20 percent of staff
Yahoo! said Thursday that a report by a leading Silicon Valley technology blog that it is preparing to cut its staff by 20 percent is "misleading and inaccurate."
Viacom to sell Harmonix
Viacom Inc. said Thursday that it plans to sell Harmonix, developer of the "Rock Band" videogame, and is in talks with several potential buyers.
APNewsBreak: EU in Kosovo probes organ trafficking
By by NEBI QENA 2010-11-12T09:18:13Z PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) -- A European Union prosecutor has named seven people as suspects...
Video: "It's On Like Donkey Kong"
Fox joins the other broadcast networks in blocking Google TV from serving its shows online, Amazon agrees to stop selling an offensive book, and Nintendo applies for a trademark on...
Video: From No Job to Jellyfish
After losing his bio-tech job in the midst of the economic crisis, San Francisco entrepreneur Alex Andon decided to turn to a new beginning, and that brought CBS News' Sandra...
Just Another Enemy Of Science: Now Against GMO Food
Last week, I posted an article critical of microwave ovens and nanotechnology. This adds to many posts critical of science and scientists. Am I just another enemy of science? That...
DARPA Wants To Detect Chemical Attacks By First Mapping Every City's Normal Scent
Knowing Your City's Scent Could Help DARPA Prevent Chemical Attacks Andrew Mason on FlickrThen, if something goes wrong, a quick whiff will let them know Don't mind those folks sniffing around the...
News Corp. gadfly wins lunch with Rupert Murdoch
A group which is a persistent critic of media mogul Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that it had paid 86,000 dollars and won a charity auction to have lunch with the...
Cat's delicate lapping defies gravity: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cat's delicate lapping does not scoop up water but uses inertia to create kind of a backward waterfall, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
Google's free Wi-Fi extends to the sky, on planes
Google is making its free Wi-Fi for travelers a holiday tradition. It started last year when the company announced free Wi-Fi at airports around the country.
Smart grid improvements ahead
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Global moves toward saving on electricity consumption costs mean an increase in universal adoption of smart grid automation may lead to spending of...
Twitter links up with Apple's Ping
Unveiling Apple's new music-focused social network Ping in September, chief executive Steve Jobs described it as "sort of like Facebook and Twitter meet iTunes."
Companies yank cord on residential phone books
(AP) -- What's black and white and read all over? Not the white pages, which is why regulators have begun granting telecommunications companies the go-ahead to stop mass-printing residential...
Antismoking Lawsuit Could Clear Air at One Las Vegas Casino
Casinos are exempt from a state ban on smoking, but a $5 million lawsuit by dealers and croupiers could force one hotel to protect them from second-hand smoke.
For Cats, a Big Gulp With a Tiny Touch of the Tongue
Engineers developed a scientific formula to determine exactly how cats drink, a lapping method too fast for the human eye to see.
Science of how cats get the cream
The puzzle of how cats lap up water so elegantly is answered with the help of high-speed cameras.
New research provides effective battle planning for supercomputer war
New research from the University of Warwick, to be presented at the World's largest supercomputing conference next week, pits China's new No. 1 supercomputer against alternative US designs. The work...
This Robot Runs On Coffee And Balloons
Many robot designs are understandably human-looking - they infrequently have legs, since a realistic gait that passes for human is difficult but a torso, a head and arms are common....
U.S. commission pitches $3.8T debt cutting plan
A U.S. commission is proposing an austerity plan that would reduce social security and Medicare benefits, modify personal and corporate tax rates and eliminate mortgage-interest tax deductibility.
Wi-Fi networks less private than ever
The local java joint or airport terminal might seem like the perfect location to log onto Facebook or troll Amazon for a deal. But for anyone who has accepted the...
Challenge of feeding the world
One of the biggest challenges facing the world today is how to feed the expected population of nine billion by 2050. A new paper identifies the top 100 questions for...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor James Lu Garners Award, Fellowship for Research on 3-D Computer Chips
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor James Jian-Qiang Lu was recognized recently for his innovative research and technical achievements toward the design and realization of 3-D integrated computer chips.
Federal online glitch leaked private info
A major Canadian government website malfunctioned and publicly displayed the personal information of about 75 people, CBC News has learned.