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What Was I Doing? Interruptions Can Change Purchase Decisions
You're on your computer, about to buy a vacation package when the phone rings. According to a new study, when you return to the computer after the interruption, you may...
Carrots And Sticks To Promote A Healthy Lifestyle?
When it comes to deciding whether paying people to make healthier lifestyle changes is a good thing, it seems patient opinion is split right down the middle. Unsurprisingly perhaps, those...
Taming Europe`s robots (Robot Special part 1)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Europe is the world leader for industrial robotics, but its leading corporations and research institute`s need to co-operate more closely to ensure that the continent also leads the...
Latest Electoral College forecast shows McCain ahead by as many as 27 votes
A new approach to determining which candidate will win the most electoral votes in the U.S. Presidential race factors in lessons learned from the 2004 election and uses sophisticated math...
Criminals Who Eat Processed Foods More Likely To Be Discovered, Through Fingerprint Sweat Corroding Metal
The inventor of a revolutionary new forensic fingerprinting technique claims criminals who eat processed foods have 'sticky fingers,' which are more likely to corrode metal. This makes them more likely...
New Music Software Can Create Accompaniment To Any Melody, In Style Of Any Artist
A new software system can not only create an accompaniment to any given melody, but do so in the style of any chosen artist, or even the particular style used...
The Possibilities Of "Real" DVD Ownership
Software that allows you to make copies of copyrighted DVDs is not sold or distributed by well-known U.S. software publishers. That's about to change - sort of. Larry Magid test-drives...
African hunger for bushmeat 'unsustainable'
Unsustainable demand for bushmeat poses a threat to central Africa's food security, calling for regulation of hunting and trade.
How Food Labels Could Power the Future
Supermarkets around the world are adding food labels that warn of the environmentally unhealthy bits in the food we buy.
Feature: New management for Brisbanes natural assets
As increasing numbers of people move to the region, Brisbane City Council is assessing the feasibility of using asset-based management processes, traditionally used for managing infrastructure such as bridges and...
Israeli town uses doggie DNA to combat street fouling
Officials in an Israeli city plan to use a database of doggie DNA to identify owners who allow pets to foul the streets.
Western Family-brand oatmeal is recalled
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Western Family-brand family variety pack instant oatmeal because of a labeling error.
U.S. expands science info on the Web
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Energy Department says it has launched an updated version of science.gov, allowing users access to more science resources on the Internet.
Health spending swells
Publically funded health in Australia cost 12.5 per cent more in 2007 than 2006, with immunisation the largest contributer to the extra spending.
The Future of America's Space Corps
NASA's astronaut corps faces serious challenges as the agency turns 50.
Co-Generation World Africa 2009
Extra: Sandton Convention Centre Location: Johannesburg Start Date: 15 September 2009 End Date: 18 September 2009 Category: Mining, Oil, Gas
Opinion: Tackling the global food challenge
The global food shortage isn't just an agricultural problem, it affects environmental, defence and refugee policies, and there is no quick fix solution, argues Julian Cribb.
Opinion: Food engineering for the future
Xiao Dong Chen believes that obstacles to producing healthy and sustainable processed food could be overcome by collaborations between engineers and food scientists.
Emissions trading may cause mix-up
Economists have found that the Australian Government’s emissions trading scheme may accidentally encourage logging in native forests.
Prosthetic Ears Appear To Improve Hearing And Speech Recognition In Noisy Environments
Prosthetic ears appear to improve hearing and speech recognition in noisy environments, according to a new report.
What Is "Digital Remastering"?
the Blu-ray format stores and plays movies in high definition—easy for new flicks shot digitally in HD, but what about classics like Metropolis (due out on Blu-ray next year) that...
HP cutting 24,600 jobs
Hewlett-Packard Co. will cut 24,600 jobs, or more than seven per cent of its workforce, as it restructures as part of its purchase of Electronic Data Systems Corp.
Cheap Labor
Big-money competitions—like the $25-million Virgin Earth Challenge to suck carbon from the atmosphere and the $10-million Progressive Automotive X Prize to build a 100mpg car—are a great way to inspire...
New IBM System Is First to Process 1 Million Transactions per Minute
IBM today announced two IBM System x servers featuring new six-core processor technology from Intel. The new servers offer exceptional power-efficiency, performance and virtualization capabilities for today's most demanding datacenters.
Current TV to broadcast 'tweets' during debates
(AP) -- Current TV is handing over feedback on the upcoming presidential debates to those who make up so much of the network's programming: its audience.
Canada's broadband networks not ready for future: report
Canada is woefully positioned for future internet usage and the quality of current broadband networks is barely enough to cope with current traffic because of a lack of investment by...
Developing countries benefit from online gold rush
(PhysOrg.com) -- Impatient online computer gamers have sparked a new industry in developing countries - by paying fellow gamers real cash in return for financial help in the virtual...
China Gears Up for Third Manned Spaceflight
China is gearing up for its third manned spaceflight, set to include its first ever spacewalk, later this month.