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Preventing Traffic Accidents Before They Happen?
A new automotive safety systems will alert drivers to potential hazards by using information from the car, other road users and the roadside infrastructure to predict and prevent traffic accidents.
Virtual Consultancy To Foster Business Innovation
An advanced semantics-based software platform is helping companies in the east of Europe develop the knowledge, skills and expertise they need to innovate.
Is A Stradivarius Violin Better Than Other Violins?
Some sell for more than $3.5 million. Only 700 of them exist, and they're stored in vaults, frequently stolen and often counterfeited. The object in question? Stradivarius violins, constructed by...
Computers Effective In Verifying Mathematical Proofs
New computer tools have the potential to revolutionize the practice of mathematics by providing more-reliable proofs of mathematical results than have ever been possible in the history of humankind. These...
Bletchley Park saved for posterity
Bletchley Park – the code breaking centre made famous for its role in cracking the Enigma code during the second world war – looks set to
Intelligent Walker Designed To Assist The Elderly And People Undergoing Medical Rehabilitation
Researchers have designed an intelligent walker (i-Walker) that goes a step beyond conventional walkers as it can communicate with the user, think for itself and react to the environment. The...
Another Leap Forward In Exploring The Internet
The Data Management Group (DAMA-UPC), led by Josep Lluís Larriba, has designed a system for searching for information in a network or graph that can complement Internet search engines and...
CFIA to launch new listeria testing protocols
Canada's food watchdog says it will impose more stringent regulations that force food companies across the country to test their deli meats for listeria.
Doorstep Astronomy: The Autumn Dipper
This large figure is not usually described as a dipper in most stargazing guides.
Green spaces 'reduce health gap'
A bit of greenery near people's homes can cut the "health gap" between rich and poor, researchers suggest.
Lenovo says profit down 78 percent on weaker sales
(AP) -- Lenovo Group's quarterly profit dived 78 percent as the global economic slowdown battered sales, and the company, the world's fourth-largest PC maker, said it will launch a...
Microsoft CEO: No interest in buying Yahoo
(AP) -- Microsoft's chief executive said Friday the software giant is not interested in renewing its bid for struggling search engine company Yahoo Inc.
Honda unveils leg assist machine for elderly
Honda Motor, a pioneer of humanoid robots, on Friday unveiled a new walking assist machine designed to make it easier for the elderly to climb stairs and help factory workers.
Obama, McCain campaign computers hacked: Newsweek
The computer systems of US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were targeted by hackers this summer from an unknown "foreign entity," Newsweek magazine reported on Thursday.
Facebook chief focused on growth not cash
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday his fast-rising social networking website is focused on spreading around the world, not pumping cash into its coffers.
Lala.com: Your Music, On Demand, Anywhere
Lala.com is an online music company that started as a CD-trading site and has evolved into one of the most interesting music players on the Net. It's a combination online...
Penguins hold off Oilers for 5-4 win
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Miroslav Satan and Petr Sykora each scored twice and NHL scoring leader Evgeni Malkin set up three goals in the second period as...
Cell carriers MetroPCS, Leap to offer free roaming
(AP) -- Regional cellular carriers MetroPCS Communications Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc. have made a business out of offering cheap talk plans, but their limited service areas have...
Cisco warning signals trouble ahead in tech sector
(AP) -- Technology companies often say their products ought to remain appealing in an economic downturn because they can save businesses money by making operations more efficient. But corporate...
VIDEO: Amazon "Superfood" Changes Lives
Açaí has become popular in the U.S. and Europe, but perhaps the fruit's most concrete effects are felt in its Brazilian home, where açaí is changing incomes and lifestyles.
VIDEO: 51 Tons of Tusks Sold
South Africa on Thursday auctioned more than 50 metric tons of ivory as part of a one-time series of sales approved by a UN body. Critics say the sales could...
NASA plans supercomputing exhibit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it plans to highlight some of its most inspiring science and engineering achievements during an upcoming supercomputing exhibit.
Worldwide virtual party planned for NASA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says schools around the world will help it celebrate its 50th birthday next week by holding a virtual party.
Economic Incentives for Analysts Play Role in Determining Street Earnings
Even though investors use street earnings as a key valuation measure, little is known about analysts` rationale when determining street earnings. Street earnings are an adapted version of earnings based...
Should compulsory voting be adopted worldwide?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Is compulsory voting the most effective way of ensuring a true democracy? A University of Adelaide study will help address this question and could provide a global solution...
Intel CEO: 'Internet Technologies to Expand Limits of What's Possible'
During a speech today at the Web 2.0 Summit, Intel Corporation President and CEO Paul Otellini described how the Internet will continue evolving, making businesses more collaborative and competitive globally....
Take novels seriously, urge poverty experts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Best sellers can give powerful insights into aspects of poverty that are overlooked by scholars, government advisors and pundits, according to a report.
Stalagmite is scribe for monsoons, society
Cave formation has recorded monsoon strength in China since the third century