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Researchers preparing for Blue Waters: Most powerful supercomputer in the world
Researchers are preparing their computational chemistry tools for the Blue Waters supercomputer and its quadrillion calculations per second. Blue Waters is expected to be the most powerful supercomputer in the...
Fake anti-virus software a growing threat
More computer users are falling victim to fake anti-virus software that tricks them into paying phony subscription fees and divulging personal information, according to a study by Google.
Cheaper service helps Sprint cut subscriber loss
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. got more customers to stick around in the first quarter but did so by offering cheaper service, and posted a larger loss than a year...
Reinventing technology assessment for the 21st century
A new report from the Science and Technology Innovation Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars defines the criteria for a new technology assessment function in the United...
China Lifts Ban on Visitors Who Are H.I.V. Positive
Days before travelers worldwide are to begin arriving for Shanghai’s world exposition, China lifted a two-decade ban.
Expensive drugs cost Aussies billions
Australians are paying up to 10 times more for cholesterol-lowering drugs compared to the United Kingdom, according to health economists.
Kennedy Space Center Celebrates the Future, Though an Uncertain One
At the Kennedy Space Center, the celebration of the future now comes with asterisks, as caveats have been forced into an extravaganza built for maximum wow.
3-D 'occupational therapy' for children: Virtual muscle machine for kids with disabilities
A researcher is using a "virtual tabletop" to "move" kids with disabilities and provide home-based treatments using virtual reality tools. Combining new three-dimensional exercises with two-dimensional graphical movement games already...
Governor’s plan to sell state buildings would cost a bundle, report says
The Legislative Analyst’s Office says the proposal would cost California $200 million a year. Even at double the current projected savings, the plan would be ‘one imperfect option among many.’ The state's plan...
When Politicians Speak, Voters Only Hear What They Want
Politicians may be only tell us what we want to hear, but not just because they're vote hustlers looking to stay in office. Researchers writing in the British Medical Journal,...
Vision gets better with the right mind-set
Eyesight improves when people expect to have especially keen vision
Man claims explosives, flight diverted
An American citizen on a flight from Paris to Atlanta claimed to have a fake passport and said he had explosives in his luggage, forcing federal air marshals to intervene...
L.A. council lets electricity rate hike stand
A divided Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to let a planned 4.8% hike in electricity rates go into effect on July 1, despite complaints from some members that they...
Malcolm X assassin Hagan freed on parole in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) -- The only man to admit shooting Malcolm X was freed on parole Tuesday, 45 years after he assassinated the civil rights leader. Thomas Hagan, the...
Corner Shops Could Bring Healthier Food to Inner Cities
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bringing healthy food programs to corner grocery stores in the inner city might be a step toward improving residents` diet and reducing diet-related illnesses, a new study suggests.
FCC and the Internet
The U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia recently ruled that the Federal Communications Commission has no authority to tell Internet service providers how to manage their networks.
Spy software watches BlackBerry email/photos
US software firm Retina-X Studios on Tuesday released a more vigilant version of its Mobile Spy program that captures every email and picture from BlackBerry smartphones.
Tech trouble causing Computer Stress Syndrome: study
Crashing machines, slow boot times, and agony dealing with technical support have Digital Age people suffering from Computer Stress Syndrome, a study available online Tuesday found.
Eastman Aims To Sell Its Polyester Unit
Plastics: A sale would complete the firm's exit from the PET business.
Asian demand likely to keep oil prices up
LONDON, April 27 (UPI) -- Industrial oil-consuming countries should expect to keep paying higher prices because their slowdown is being canceled out by rising demand in Asia, the London...
Researchers advocate kindness to combat bullying
(PhysOrg.com) -- The stereotypical school bully of past generations was easy to identify -- the playground brute victimizing those weaker and vulnerable.
U.S. energy bill could affect Myanmar
BANGKOK, April 27 (UPI) -- Human rights activists are following the progress of U.S. legislation that could force energy and mining companies to disclose payments to Myanmar's government.
UIC Toolkit Evaluates Youth Smoking Cessation Programs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Health care providers and educators nationwide who run youth smoking cessation programs now have access to a free toolkit to improve their programs.
VORTEX2 Tornado Scientists Hit the Road Again
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the largest and most ambitious effort ever made to understand tornadoes, more than 100 scientists and 40 support vehicles will hit the road again this spring.
Hacker scam targets iPad owners: BitDefender
Software security firm BitDefender warned Tuesday that hackers are trying to trick iPad owners into infecting personal computers with a power-seizing virus.
Indian power plant opening delayed
MUMBAI, April 27 (UPI) -- Sterlite Industries subsidiary Sterlite Energy has experienced a 3-month delay in next year's opening of a 2,400-megawatt power plant in India.
Indian biofuel efforts falter
NEW DELHI, April 27 (UPI) -- Indian efforts to cultivate jatropha as an alternative biofuel have stalled.
More myths busted about electric cars
I recently went to Finland to drive the all-electric Think City plug-in car (thinkev.com), which is already on European roads and coming to the U.S. later this year. To help...