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Cosmic Log: Pay-as-you-go power
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Electrical utilities are starting to think about electrical power the way phone companies think about cellular service.
FDA warns against Chinese infant formula
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said no infant formula made in China has been approved for import into the United States.
Hurricane Ike Delays Space Station Delivery
Hurricane Ike has delayed a cargo ship's arrival at the space station.
Manure 'Smells Like Money' As Energy Costs Rise
With energy prices driving the cost of agricultural inputs up, nutrient-rich manure is getting another look.
Young Bell's palsy patient is smiling on the inside
Culver City fifth-grader Kiana Deane tries to help her classmates understand the science behind her limited self-expression -- and struggles to come to terms with her own brand of beauty. ...
Privacy features let you erase your tracks online
Enough about "porn mode" in Internet Explorer 8.0. The new privacy features previewed in the recent beta 2 are a good idea.
Sound Advice: Technology Q&A
Q. I'm building a sound system and researching speakers. What brands do you recommend I check out?
Junk food ads target kids
Children are subjected to more than three unhealthy food advertisements for every hour of tv they watch, research has found.
Los Angeles council votes to ban smoking at farmers markets
Councilwoman Wendy Greuel says lighting up at such sites undermines the message that the markets promote good health. ...
Former UnitedHealth CEO William McGuire to pay $30 million to end CalPERS suit
The agreement to pay shareholders satisfies a class-action complaint that grew out of a 2006 options-backdating scandal. It comes on top of a separate $895-million settlement by the insurer. ...
University-company collaborations 'key' for biotechnology
University-company collaborations, human resources and political will are key for pushing biotechnology in Uruguay, says a prominent scientist.
Aerobic exercise for the wheelchair-bound
University of Texas at Austin alumnus, Chris Stanford (MSEE '91), and Electrical & Computer Engineering undergraduates are working on making exercise fun for wheelchair users. For the last year, Stanford...
Apple senior execs settle options case for $14M
(AP) -- Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs and several other senior executives and board members have agreed to settle a lawsuit that claimed the company was damaged by their...
Creator of Web spots a flaw in Internet Explorer
(AP) -- Tim Berners-Lee, the British-born inventor of the World Wide Web, says he doesn't like to express preferences among Web browsers. But he does have an issue with...
Review: Peek is e-mail on the go, and that's it
(AP) -- It's hard to remember now, but the first BlackBerry devices weren't phones. They were two-way e-mail pagers that couldn't be used for calls. Now a New York-based...
Facebook makeover nettles some devotees
Facebook's new look became mandatory Wednesday in a shift to what the popular social networking website says is a faster, streamlined and more spam-resistant format that has some devotees in...
Hockfield urges Congress to unleash 'energy revolution'
MIT President Susan Hockfield urged Congress Wednesday to sharply increase federal funding for energy research, saying such a move could help unleash an "energy revolution" capable of resolving several of...
RFID as Electronic Surveillance: Technology Performs Well in Feasibility Study
Despite modern surveillance technology, retail outlets continue to be plagued by theft. Shoplifters have discovered various methods to deceive or elude electronic-surveillance systems.
Metadata bring order to digital chaos
MP3 files, video streams, digital images - the flood of multimedia data swells higher every day. New systems help the user to keep tabs on it all. At the...
Europe's energy funding 'unbalanced'
International Energy Agency calls for more funds for non-nuclear technologies in Europe.
Hunting for Ancestors? Look No Further Than Your Genes
Mancini is my grandfather’s surname, and what a goose chase it’s been to find the Italian village from which his forebears hailed. Grandpa doesn't know its name because he was...
Dow Eyes Sale Of Acrylics And Latexes
Business divestiture sought to head off antitrust scrutiny of firm's Rohm and Haas acquisition
AMD Introduces the ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series Graphics Cards
AMD today announced the ATI Radeon HD 4600 series, mainstream graphics offerings that deliver exceptional gaming and HD multimedia performance while consuming less power than a standard light bulb.
Troubled kids hurt classmates' test scores, behavior
Troubled children hurt their classmates' math and reading scores and worsen their behavior, according to new research by economists at the University of California, Davis, and University of Pittsburgh.
AOL adding third-party content to AOL.com
(AP) -- AOL wants you to check your Gmail and see what your Facebook friends are up to - the company just prefers you do these things from its...
Telecommunications market is global, but not in Canada
Outdated ownership rules are keeping prices high and competition low, experts say
It's 'open season' on consumers
Clear rules are needed for telecom companies since government has failed to protect consumers, Charlie Angus says
Internet could play a big role in election campaign: consultant
The internet will be a major force in this federal election campaign, and that could make it more unpredictable than ever, says an Ottawa communications consultant.