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Inauguration Sets Record On Internet
The inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama made for a busy day at the two leading companies that deliver Internet video.
Pervasive Computing: the Road to Middleware
In the business world, computers and the Internet have reduced the need for intermediaries - the so-called "middlemen" that once was so important for making travel plans, purchasing insurance or...
Genetic mutation linked to heart failure in South Asians
A genetic mutation virtually guarantees a person will develop heart problems, say researchers who estimate that four per cent of South Asians, and one per cent of the world's population,...
John R. Stallings Jr., 73, California Mathematician, Is Dead
Mr. Stallings found a proof for part of the Poincaré Conjecture, one of the longest-standing problems in mathematics.
High-tech Solutions Ease Inaugural Challenges
Transportation and security officials on Inauguration Day will have a centralized, consolidated stream of traffic information and other data displayed on a single screen. The Regional Integrated Transportation Information System...
Is Human 'Imperfection' Such A Bad Thing?
Imagine a world of 'human perfection' where disabled people are a distant memory, edited out by medical enhancement and economic cost-benefit analysis: a world where thanks to generic selection and...
Using math to design amazing mirrors
Mathematician Andrew Hicks was in his Drexel University office, puzzling over some problem he can no longer recall, when colleague Ron Perline walked in with a challenge. Fresh from his...
Advanced car battery makers seek juice from stimulus plan
The U.S. is struggling to catch up with China, Japan and Korea in a race to build the advanced batteries needed to power the electric cars of the future.
Report: Microsoft's Ballmer met Yahoo chairman
(AP) -- Microsoft's chief executive, Steve Ballmer, met with Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock in New York this week, according to a report in The New York Times.
Virus spreads quickly, but may be a dud
(AP) -- A computer virus that may leave Microsoft Windows users vulnerable to digital hijacking is spreading through companies in the U.S., Europe and Asia, already infecting close to...
Mobile phone giants dial up entertainment in growth bid: analysts
Mobile phone giants are going beyond their traditional role as handset makers by offering entertainment and lifestyle content to help grow revenues amid tough competition, analysts say.
Taiwan's once-world beating memory chip makers face tough times
Taiwan's pivotal memory chip industry is facing tough times as international demand for high-tech products plunges in the midst of the deepening downturn gripping the global economy.
Darwin's theory turned bosses into dinosaurs
There's a case for saying that the credit crunch is all down to Charles Darwin.
Whistleblower quitting dog breeding club
LONDON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Margaret Carter, who once blew the whistle on questionable dog breeding methods, says she is quitting Britain's Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club.
Cuba and Ecuador to strengthen science alliance
The Cuban and Ecuadorian governments have signed an agreement for cooperating on science, technology, health, education and energy.
Springsteen’s new disc gets NPR Web debut
NPR.org/music will exclusively broadcast “Working on a Dream” in its entirety on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 11:59 p.m. EST.
McLaren and Hamilton mine new energy reserves
Outgoing McLaren Formula One chief Ron Dennis believes revolutionary technology in his team's new car can power world champion driver Lewis Hamilton to a title repeat in 2009.
VIDEO: New Robot Has Delicate Touch
Japanese researchers have shown a humanoid robot with fingers that can pick up small delicate objects, such as straws, nearly as well as people.
Banner year for Canadian video-game sales
Despite rising unemployment, plummeting consumer confidence and scarcer credit, the video-game industry in Canada is booming, according to market researcher NPD.
Wheelchairs can't cross slushy streets, says advocate for disabled
A woman who works with the disabled is challenging city officials to take a ride though the slush and snow in a wheelchair.
Students Launch Audiball, An Xbox Community Game
Most students like to play video games, but a group of Georgia Tech students have built and are selling their own. Their game, Audiball, was launched during the first week...
Science's Financial Bonanza, a 2-Decade-Long Criminal Investigation, and a Win for Intelligent Design
Plus more, from Science's new policy blog, ScienceInsider
Hong Kong inaugurates Institute for Advanced Study
talks to university president Paul Chu about his vision of a 'mecca for great scholars'.
Light-driven plasmonic nanoswitch may pave way for new computers, tech
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to stream videos online with the quality of high-end home theater systems, and to run computer programs a thousand times faster, are some of the future...
Dump-friends-for-Whoppers application irks Facebook
Burger King said Friday that pressure from Facebook has caused it to yank an application that gave members of the hot social networking website a Whopper for every 10 friends...
Safer Shipping
Industry supports rule to boost safety standards of rail hazmat tank cars
UC San Diego Extension Ready To Assist Obama's Green New Deal
At a time when President-Elect Barack Obama is examining ways to launch a Green New Deal to reenergize the slumping economy and fight the threat of global warming, UC San...
AMD to cut 1,100 workers, 9 pct of staff
(AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plans to cut 1,100 jobs, 9 percent of its global staff, and slash the remaining employees' pay as the chip maker hopes its...