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Over one million join Apple's music social network Ping
More than one million users joined Apple's new music-focused social network Ping in the 48 hours following its launch, the company said.
Fire hazard forces Toshiba laptop recall
Japanese electronics maker Toshiba has recalled 41,000 laptop computers worldwide because of a fire risk, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Uncle Sam Says No to Free Wireless Service
Federal Communications Commission Rejects Proposal For Free Wireless Broadband Service
Laser-Based Missile Defense for Helicopters Being Developed
Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M spin-off company.
You say, ‘bio-math,’ I say, ‘math-bio’: Crossing science education divide
BETHESDA, MD, SEPT 2, 2010⎯The old joke is a joke no more. In a special September issue of the ASCB's online journal, CBE -- Life Sciences Education (CBE-LSE), the adage...
Organic strawberries are better — in some ways — researchers say
They have more antioxidants and vitamin C than their conventional counterparts, a study says. But they come up short by other measures — potassium and phosphorus, for example.Consumers who buy...
Keeping faith - schools must balance ethos with equality
Faith based schools are on the rise in the UK, apparently boosting educational standards. But are religious values at odds with legislation on equality? Research that appears today in the...
Black rice rivals pricey blueberries as source of healthful antioxidants
Health conscious consumers who hesitate at the price of fresh blueberries and blackberries, fruits renowned for high levels of healthful antioxidants, now have an economical alternative, scientists reported a meeting...
China's monopoly on 17 key elements sets stage for supply crisis
China's monopoly on the global supply of elements critical for production of computer hard disc drives, hybrid-electric cars, military weapons, and other key products - and its increasingly strict limits...
Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
(AP) -- Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.
Sony Bets on Higher Priced E-Reader
Sony, Betting On Love For Swiping Screens, Adds Touch To Cheapest E-Reader And Raises Price
Brazil Officials: Amazon Deforestation Declining
Gov't Says New Imagery Shows 48% Drop in Destruction of Forest, but Environmental Groups Say Lull is Temporary Due to Economy
Apple Unveils New Box for Streaming Movies, TV
Device Will Be Smaller Version of Apple TV for Streaming Movies and TV Shows over Internet and into Living Room
Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia
(AP) -- Editors of a top medical journal are questioning whether the diet pill Meridia should stay on the market even if it's restricted to people without heart disease.
Study: Flying safety varies by development
HANOVER, Md., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Airline passengers flying in developing countries face 13 times the risk of being killed in crashes as passengers in the developed world, a...
Washington Metro Region Nanotechnology Partnership Forum at NIST
On Sept. 13, NIST, the Federal Laboratory Consortium, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), and the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development will co-sponsor a nanotechnology forum on NIST's Gaithersburg,...
Greenpeace wants Facebook center off coal fuel
By ARTHUR MAX 2010-09-01T20:43:10Z AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world's largest online...
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Awards Grant to Support Green Building Technologies
The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has awarded a grant of $1.5 million over 3 years to the Delaware Valley Industrial Resources Center and the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership...
iPhone makes great snitch for savvy cops
Got an iPhone in your pocket? Then you might be storing even more personal information than you realize. And some of it could be used against you if you're ever...
With Holiday Traffic Comes "Phantom Traffic Jams"
It's happened to us all: driving along when suddenly, traffic comes to an almost complete stop. But just as suddenly as we slowed, traffic begins moving normally again. Congratulations, you...
Stolen university laptop had personal info
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Personal information on more than 8,300 students and employees of a lab school at the University of Florida was on a laptop stolen...
Universities Support Obama Move to Loosen Export Controls
For many years, academic institutions and businesses in the United States have complained about...
Fresh Air for Sale, in Hong Kong
A tongue-in-cheek commercial from an anti-pollution group delivers a message about what the city’s pollution could portend.
The blue revolution at BBC Science | Martin Robbins
With the BBC providing links to the scientific research it reports, will 2010 be the year when science journalists discovered the web link?It's funny how things can be connected. I was looking...
NDSU Visual & Cognitive Neuroscience Center Awarded $10.7 Million from National Institutes of Health
The NDSU Center for Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience (CVCN) has received a five-year, $10.7 million competitive grant renewal from the National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National...
Fishermen welcome new sole quota
Fishermen from Suffolk and Essex have welcomed a new quota agreement which allows smaller boats to start catching sole again.
Nanotechnology: Small wonders
The US National Nanotechnology Initiative has spent billions of dollars on submicroscopic science in its first 10 years. Corie Lok finds out where the money went and what the initiative...
U.S. charges Canadian with stealing trade secrets
A Canadian scientist accused of illegally sending trade secrets worth $300 million to China and Germany was ordered detained Tuesday on rare charges of economic espionage.