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Voters Swayed By Candidates Who Share Their Looks, Researchers Say
Made up your mind who to vote for? Maybe it's because you like the looks of the candidate. Or maybe it's because the candidate looks a little like you, even...
More roast beef recalled in Ontario for listeria contamination
Canada's food watchdog is expanding an earlier recall of roast beef sold at deli counters to include additional distribution information.
Mass. Firm Opens Algae-Growing Greenhouse
At a user interface conference this week, the software maker plans to present several research papers, including a number designed to take the multitouch interface used in Microsoft's Surface and...
Baseball: Professor Sees 59 Percent Chance Of Rays Win Over Phillies In World Series
A mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of scoring in baseball, has computed the probability of the Rays and Phillies winning the World Series now...
See What I See: Machines With Mental Muscle
The way we use and interact with machines is undergoing a profound change as computers are programmed to learn from experience and see more how we see. European research into...
Catching Smugglers With Technology To Detect Guilt
Researchers are looking to increase security at border controls by developing a computer system that can detect guilt.
Hartz recalls some rawhide dog chips
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of Hartz-brand chicken-basted rawhide chips due to possible contamination.
The nose knows: 2 fixation points needed for face recognition
Many of us are bad at remembering names but we are very quick to point out that at least we never forget a face. Never mind recognizing a familiar face-...
TI profit down in 3Q, warns of slowing business
(AP) -- Texas Instruments Inc.'s earnings fell 26 percent in the latest quarter, and the chip maker says it will take steps to cuts costs as business is slowing...
Study: Immigrants close earning gap more slowly than previously thought
Immigrants whittle into a broad earnings gap with American-born workers only about half as fast as long-accepted estimates suggest, according to new research by a University of Illinois economist.
New $11 Million Center to Speed Drug Discovery Process
Scientists from three Chicago-area universities have joined forces to develop new ways of building state-of-the-art chemical libraries that will help identify new compounds for future drug development and basic biomedical...
UK UFO files reveal alleged attempt to shoot UFO
(AP) -- An American fighter pilot flying from an English air base at the height of the Cold War was ordered to open fire on a massive UFO that...
Flying Underwater, Staying Dry
Rutgers physical oceanographer Scott Glenn and his students are flying a submersible robot glider, the Scarlet Knight, across the Atlantic - very slowly, underwater, and without getting wet.
Shoe scanner set to make travel safer
(PhysOrg.com) -- An engineer at the University of Manchester has developed a prototype scanner that could be used to detect explosives and weapons hidden in the shoes of travellers.
CRTC considers changes to do-not-call list
Mere weeks after introducing a national do-not-call list, Canada's telecommunications regulator is looking to change some of its telemarketing rules.
Energy Department has high school contest
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has started a new competition designed to allow high school students to work on real world engineering challenges.
Space tech helps to find natural resources
Using space-based technology developed during ESA's gravity mission studies, a novel gradiometer is being developed by a UK-based company to help oil and gas companies find the most appropriate locations...
Canada an 'avid cheerleader' for asbestos: CMAJ editorial
The Canadian government continues to promote exports of asbestos to developing countries, a position likened to arms trading in an editorial published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Cisco makes push to become a truly global company
When Cisco Systems Chief Executive John Chambers dispatched top lieutenant Wim Elfrink to India nearly two years ago, the executive vice president's mother-in-law drew the only logical conclusion.
More lawsuits trip up bloggers on Internet
Local blogger Dan Ryan has never been sued for his postings, although one commenter whose anti-Semitic ravings he deleted accused him of slander and threatened "to own my house."
Combo pills: Convenience vs. cost
Popping so many pills that you sometimes forget to take a medication? The drug companies think they have the answer: combination pills, which aim to treat several ailments in one...
Pakistan's science reformer steps down
Atta-ur-Rahman, credited with reforming Pakistan's S&T sector, has resigned as chairman of the Higher Education Commission.
Air Canada computer glitch delays flights nationwide
Air Canada Flights across the country are being delayed due to a nationwide computer glitch that affected the airline's electronic check-in systems Monday morning.
Britain releases latest batch of UFO files
Britain's National Archives released 1,500 pages of documents pertaining to UFO sightings in the country between 1986 and 1992 on Monday.
Magazine-sharing site shut down
A website that encouraged people to copy and upload current issues of popular magazines has been shut down.
UK chemists warn of funding crisis
Sharp drop in grant numbers hits young scientists and blue skies research
Yahoo planning layoffs: WSJ
Yahoo plans to announce significant cost cuts, including layoffs, possibly as early as Tuesday when the troubled Internet firm announces its third-quarter results, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
US nuclear family also technology family
The typical American nuclear family is more likely than the rest of the population to own cellphones, use the Internet and have multiple computers at home, according to a survey...