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Public Health Policy Expert Says U.S. Can Learn From Dutch Universal Healthcare Coverage
The United States can learn from the Dutch Health Insurance System model, according to a new article. With several industrialized countries providing universal health care coverage, the Netherlands' model closely...
Cat vs. dog evolution
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The differences between the running styles of cats and dogs (and humans) illustrate why the evolutionary game isn't played with just one set of rules.
Software predicts pollutants' path
Australian researchers have developed software that can predict which way airborne odours and pollutants, from farms or factories, will blow.
Ricotta cheese recall expanded to Montreal
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding an earlier recall for Santa Lucia brand ricotta cheese to include stores in Montreal.
Tis The Season To Try New BlackBerries
CBS News technology analyst Larry Magid has test-driven BlackBerry's new Bold and Storm models, and he's come to conclusion that gadget makers should stick to what they know, and do...
Some 70 percent of schoolchildren don't walk to school
Days when schoolchildren walked to neighbourhood schools are long gone. A new study by a team of researchers led by Paul Lewis, a professor of Urban Planning at the Universite...
New HIV film tackles stigma faced by teachers in Africa
Addressing the discrimination against HIV-positive teachers in Africa is a key aim of a new documentary and accompanying book being launched in Senegal today by the Partnership for Child Development...
Rising royalties send Yahoo's Launchcast to CBS
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is plugging its Internet radio service into CBS Corp.'s webcasting network in a move driven by dramatically higher fees for airing music online.
IDC sees decline in US PC market next year
(AP) -- U.S. shipments of personal computers are expected to drop nearly 3 percent next year, while demand in much of the rest of the world will slow down...
Monetary aggregates play little role in the conduct of monetary policy
In conventional macroeconomic thinking, the money supply is considered the main determinant of long-run inflation. A variety of monetary aggregates have been proposed to measure the money supply. Yet, nowadays,...
Dow Moves Two Big Deals Along
By advancing the sale of its petrochemical business, Dow is enabling the purchase of Rohm and Haas
RIM makes $66M bid for Certicom
Research in Motion Inc. said Wednesday it is making a $66 million unsolicited takeover bid for Canadian software company Certicom Corp., one day after the maker of Blackberry devices cut...
Rescue Robot Exercise Brings Together Robots, Developers, First Responders
NIST held a rescue robot exercise recently in Texas in which about three dozen robots were tested by developers and first responders in order to develop a standard suite of...
Hallmark and Google to form strategic advertising agreement
Hallmark Channel and Google announced today a strategic agreement to offer advertisers access to high-quality family-friendly programming through the Google TV Ads program. Advertisers will now be able to reach...
PNNL Developing Blueprint for Code Enforcement in China
Energy experts will create a nationwide building energy code program for China.
Darwin public holiday
Surely no denizen of the Science Blog could disagree with the notion of celebrating the life and works of Charles Darwin with a public holiday - unless perhaps you think...
MySpace streams online video to smart phones
MySpace is launching a mobile video streaming service that lets members of the global social-networking website watch favored snippets on the move.
IBM and DeVry University launch new enterprise computing track
IBM and DeVry University today jointly announced the launch of a new Enterprise Computing track within DeVry University's Computer Information Systems (CIS) bachelor's degree program. The new track will provide...
IBM introduces a smarter way to manage talent
IBM today announced the first holistic offering in the talent management marketplace, combining world-class human capital software, consulting services and information technology integration to enable enterprises to implement globally integrated...
New IBM software helps companies reduce costs, paper consumption
IBM today announced new software to help organisations automate their business processes, thereby lowering operating costs and reducing paper consumption. Despite predictions that the spread of information technology would reduce...
Saying 'Cheese' For More Effective Border Security
Researchers have found that several simple steps can significantly improve the quality of facial images that are acquired at border entry points such as airports and seaports.
Cuba ready to authorize GM corn crop: scientists
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba could soon authorize the planting of 124 acres of genetically-modified corn for the first time to help reduce its dependence on costly food imports, Cuban scientists...
Bringing the power of information to the people
When Natural gas companies knock on doors, they typically hold most of the cards. MIT researchers are developing software to extract information from government and corporate databases and make it...
Windows market share dips below 90%, report says
Microsoft Corp.'s Windows share of the intentet connected computer market has dipped below 90 per cent for the first time, according to an internet-based measurement company.
Students participate in rocketry challenge
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says 14 groups of middle and high school students will take part in the 2008-09 Student Launch Initiative...
German automakers denounce EU compromise on CO2 emissions
The German automobile federation VDA slammed on Tuesday an EU compromise on rules to cut CO2 emissions from new cars, saying it ignored the sector's current crisis.
Alberta ombudsman to investigate out-of-province health funding program
Complaints from people who've been denied funding by Alberta's out-of-province health program prompted Alberta ombudsman Gord Button to launch an investigation Tuesday.
Seven Things Missing From First Google Phone
The first Google phone, the G1, went on sale October 21, 2008. No one was camped out in front of the store and you can buy one today at your...