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IFT Fellow Receives Honor from Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II has appointed Professor Colin Dennis, a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his distinguished...
Why you can’t hurry love
Scientists have developed a mathematical model of the mating game to help explain why courtship is often protracted. read more
Europe set to crack down on pesticides
Controversial rules that could ban many agents are a step closer to approval.
FDA ready to regulate transgenic animals
Agency unveils path to approval after decade-long delay.
Malfunction at plant sends raw sewage into Halifax harbour
Halifax's new sewage treatment plant on the waterfront is shut down indefinitely as engineers search for the cause of a malfunction.
FDA pledges openness on gene-altered products
(AP) -- Federal health officials Thursday pledged a new, open process for approving drugs and foods from genetically engineered animals.
Music industry still faces huge online piracy: report
The global music industry is making progress in clamping down on online piracy by evolving radical new ways of selling tunes, but 95 percent of downloads remain illegal, a report...
Scientist receives massive computing project award to develop magnetic fusion energy
Choong-Seock Chang, a research professor at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, has received a Department of Energy (DOE) award to carry out ultra large-scale computation using the...
University of Chicago Achieves Record Research Funding
The University of Chicago received a record $424 million in sponsored research funding in Fiscal Year 2008, up 4 percent from the previous year. Sponsored research funding consists of contract...
Human spaceflight: Britain needs a real-life Dan Dare
For those who were brought up in the 1950s and read the Eagle's Dan Dare comic strip – a group of people that probably still includes a large proportion of...
After 60 years, Cancer Society stops door-to-door canvassing in Alberta, N.W.T.
The Canadian Cancer Society in Alberta and the Northwest Territories has decided to stop using door-to-door canvassers to raise funds, ending a practice the organization has relied on for 60...
Downadup Worm Hits Over 3.5 Million Computers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Security firm F-Secure has advised that the Downadup worm has spread to more than 3.5 million computers by exploiting a vulnerability Microsoft patched last October. This is achieved...
Industry is pushing clouds, but the linings may not be silver for all
The fad-mad high-tech industry is touting the idea of "cloud computing" as if it's the answer to the business community's prayers for cheaper, easier computing, but not everyone is convinced.
Nanotech safety high on Congress' priority list
The House Science and Technology Committee today introduced legislation that highlights the growing attention on Capitol Hill to the need to strengthen federal efforts to learn more about the potential...
Sequels to iconic CEOs rarely as good as original
(AP) -- Legendary CEOs like Apple Inc.'s Steve Jobs are almost impossible acts to follow. Most of the sequels have disappointed the stock market, with some flopping so badly...
Wii console sales break US record in 2008
Nintendo sold 10.17 million Wii consoles in the United States in 2008, setting a new video game record despite dismal economic conditions gripping the country, according to NPD Group statistics.
Science wins big in US economic plan
Congressional stimulus package includes billions in extra research funding.
UnitedHealth Settlement Near, but Faces a Protest
The managed-care company said that it would pay $350 million to settle the class-action suit over reimbursement for out-of-network claims.
VIDEO: Rickshaw Robot Made by Farmer
A Chinese farmer, long ridiculed for building robots from spare parts, is making money and winning awards from his hobby. His latest: a mustachioed, rickshaw puller.
Intel 4Q profit plunges 90 pct, meets forecasts
(AP) -- Intel Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit plunged 90 percent but still met Wall Street's subdued expectations Thursday, as the chip maker was hurt by wheezing PC sales that have...
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Double Sun Dog Dazzles Icy Omaha
An sun show that's stunned sky-watchers at least since Shakespeare's time gave cold-bitten Nebraskans a reason to go outside Wednesday.
New Wireless 60 GHz Standard Promises Ultra-Fast Applications
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ultra-high-speed wireless connectivity - capable of transferring 15 gigabits of data per second over short distances - has taken a significant step toward reality. A recent decision by...
Errors are human, says Wikipedia founder
As Wikipedia celebrates its eighth birthday on Thursday, founder Jimmy Wales says the open system is here to stay.
The New Virus Killer
At first it sounds like a terrible plan, the kind that results in zombies ruling the Earth. Imagine a killer virus, a bug that mutates so often that it inevitably...
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 using software developed by the University...
ACS Speeds Web Publication
Society tests free online access to peer-reviewed, accepted manuscripts
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to join Aspen Institute
(AP) -- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is leaving the agency Tuesday to join The Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
Grand plan for electric cars takes shape in Ontario
A U.S. company that promotes infrastructure to support electric cars is going to open a site in Toronto to demonstrate the vehicles, Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of Better Place,...