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Angered Model Strikes A Pose At Google
Canadian model Liskula Cohen has never shied away from gracing magazine covers or modeling for fashion icons like Armani and Versace. But her successful career is now forcing her to...
Consumer electronics show kicks off in Las Vegas
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicked off here with exhibitors displaying gadgetry ranging from snazzy new smartphones to envelope-sized computers to 3D high-definition television sets.
Biggest Full Moon of the Year: Take 2
When last month's full Moon rose over Florida, onlooker Raquel Stanton of Cocoa Beach realized that something was up.
Reverse logistics helps environment, gives competitive advantage
During an economic downturn companies, particularly in the computer sector, could gain an advantage of their competitors by adopting reverse logistics, according to researchers writing in the International Journal of...
Lost in translation
The enzyme machine that translates a cell's DNA code into the proteins of life is nothing if not an editorial perfectionist. Johns Hopkins researchers, reporting this week in Nature, have...
Renaissance Capitalist: New Research Answers Mystery About Illegitimate Daughter Of Pope
In popular legend, Lucrezia Borgia stands falsely accused of poisoning her second husband. Victor Hugo portrayed her in thinly veiled fiction as a tragic femme fatale. Buffalo Bill named his...
LG introduces wristwatch phone
LG Electronics kicked off press day at the Consumer Electronics Show in true science-fiction style, unveiling a fully functional wristwatch cellphone.
Risk management critical to corporate strategy
With the consequences of the current financial crisis spreading to the real economy, lawmakers are exploring new regulations to govern the financial markets. The concern among market participants is that...
You can look -- but don't touch
Consumers are often told that if they break an item, they buy it. But a new study suggests that if they just touch an item for more than a few...
World's first 'drought-tolerant' corn ready by 2010: Monsanto
Agribusiness giant Monsanto announced Wednesday a significant step towards creating the world's first drought-tolerant corn, a development it says will "reset the bar" in farming productivity.
Biotechs feel the pain
The biotechnology industry is weathering the financial crisis better than some. That doesn't mean it's in great shape, reports Heidi Ledford.
Forestry: A green investment
If growing forests in India can generate lucrative carbon credits, then why isn't everyone planting trees? Paroma Basu reports.
Vidéotron raises download limits, expands high-speed services
Nearly a year after introducing some of the fastest internet download speeds in North America, Quebec cable company Vidéotron Ltée has expanded the availability of its internet service and raised...
Intel warning shortcircuits semiconductor sector
Shares in Intel Corp. slipped more than five per cent Wednesday as the computer chip giant cut its fourth-quarter forecast for the second time since November.
Wireless technology could reduce congestion, accidents
Could a concept from information technology familiar to online file sharers be exploited to reduce road congestion and even traffic accidents? That is the question answered in the affirmative by...
'Cheaper, safer' rabies drug wins prize
Scientists in South Africa have won a prize for their work towards developing a safer, cheaper treatment for rabies.
Pelosi: Pass stimulus by mid-February
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed top congressional Democrats on Wednesday to pass a massive economic recovery bill by mid-February, a call tempered by...
Regulator will force cellphone companies to upgrade 911 system
Canada's phone and boadcast regulator will force cellphone companies to change their systems so dispatchers can locate the origin of a 911 call, a newspaper says
Web chemistry progresses InChI by InChI
Collaboration provides tools to help chemists tag their own compounds online
Naomi Alderman: perfection through technology
In certain ways, our world is now startlingly, almost unimaginably accurate.
TVs, toys, and translators among inventive CES gadgets
From a palm-size DJ studio to a monitor that lets mute people make telephone calls, hot gadgets headed for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) floor had early debuts on Tuesday.
CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job...
Sneak An Early Peak At CES 2009 Offerings
The first event at the Consumer Electronics Show, called CES Unveiled, actually takes place a couple of days before the show officially opens. It was an opportunity for a small...
The Government Interrupts This Program ...
The switch to digital television signals will leave nearly 20 million American households without TV, unless they upgrade, which as CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reports, is easier said than...
Some Alberta firms will use health premium savings to benefit workers
Jan. 1 marked the end of health-care premiums in Alberta, and some employers are planning to pass on the savings to their workers.
Companies racing into India's nuclear market
Deal between India and United States spurs investment rush.
AMD gets US clearance for Abu Dhabi joint venture
Advanced Micro Devices said Tuesday it received clearance from US authorities for a joint venture with capital from two Abu Dhabi investment firms to help it compete against sector leader...
Japan Seeks Australia’s Help to Thwart Whaling Opponents
Japan said Tuesday that it would formally ask Australia to keep anti-whaling activists and their ship, the Steve Irwin, from refueling at Australian ports.