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Face to Face With our Own Perceptions
Psychology researchers from Princeton University have created a computer program that provides better analysis of facial expressions and helps scientists determine what makes a face seem trustworthy or threatening. Earlier...
Lenovo says quarterly profits up 65 percent
(AP) -- Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's No. 4 PC maker, said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 65 percent as strong sales in China and emerging economies offset weakness...
Hacker indictment greeted with muted response
(AP) -- Federal authorities are calling it the largest hacking and identity theft case yet. But this week's indictments of 11 people who allegedly plundered millions of payment card...
Computer Poker Program Knows When to Hold 'Em
(PhysOrg.com) -- Texas Hold'em poker has exploded in popularity over the past few years. Its popularity has extended to academic researchers, who are intrigued by the challenges of probabilities and...
Mobile Phone Technology Brings Robot Swarm To Research Labs
A new low cost platform for swarm robotics research which makes it possible to produce robots for as little as £24 each is being presented at the first European conference...
VIDEO: Baby Penguins Wash Up in Brazil
Hundreds of dead baby Magellanic penguins are washing ashore on Brazilian beaches, puzzling scientists.
Taiwan's Asustek posts lowest profit in eight quarters
Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc., the world's largest motherboard maker by shipments, posted Wednesday its lowest quarterly net profit in eight quarters for the April-June period.
Viterbi Algorithm Goes Quantum
The Viterbi Algorithm, the elegant 41-year-old logical tool for rapidly eliminating dead end possibilities in reception of digital data, has a new application to go alongside its ubiquitous daily use...
Superfund may not be so super
The cost of the federal Superfund program isn't bringing financial returns to homeowners living near the cleaned-up toxic sites, according to new research by Michael Greenstone, the 3M Professor of...
Five puppies are cloned from a single pit bill
American woman receives five puppies from South Korean firm that were cloned from her dead pit bill
TSA to allow laptops to stay in approved bags
(AP) -- There's a new option for people annoyed at having to take their laptops out of their bags at airport security. The Transportation Security Administration will now allow...
Giant online security hole getting fixed, slowly
(AP) -- A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its...
Study Shows Promise for Item-Level Use of RFID in Retail Environment
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas shows further promise for the use of radio-frequency identification tags on individual retail items. Researchers...
Study shows why once is enough to hook some smokers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - For some people, one cigarette is all it takes to become hooked on nicotine, while others are repelled by it.
Story Tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2008
1) By examining natural variation among cottonwood trees in nature, scientists hope to develop a strategy to maximize production of ethanol from cellulosic biomass; 2) Utilities have a new tool...
PayPal Co-Founders Invest $20 Million in SpaceX
SpaceX's Musk accepts $20 million investment from fellow PayPal founders.
Revised Yahoo vote to show more disdain for board
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is recounting the shareholder vote for its board of directors after discovering that a tabulating firm failed to register the opposition of a major investor.
IOC strikes deal with YouTube to bring Olympics online
The International Olympic Committee has reached an agreement with online video-sharing website YouTube to broadcast online highlights of the Beijing Games to 77 territories in developing regions.
Researchers Combine Technologies to Heal Patients, Virtually
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arkansas researchers seeking new ways to make health care more efficient and cost-effective have built a new kind of hospital: one that uses location aware systems,...
Opinion: Biopharmaceuticals - filling the gaps in Australia's capabilities
Developments in pre-clinical manufacture and scale-up, pre-clinical and toxicology testing, and in the design and running of clinical trials, mean the main gaps have been filled in Australia’s development chain...
Telemarketers rebuked by CRTC over do-not-call objections
The CRTC has endorsed third-party websites such as ioptout.ca to block unwanted phone calls, despite the objections of telemarketers.
Delta to offer Wi-Fi on mainline domestic fleet
(AP) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. said Tuesday it will offer broadband wireless Internet access on its entire domestic mainline fleet by the middle of next year. Several other...
Greenpeace cites rising e-waste in Africa
(AP) -- Greenpeace called on the world's electronics companies Tuesday to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their products, saying toxic waste from wealthy nations' gadgets ends up being dumped in...
EPA nanosafety scheme fails to attract industry
Fewer companies than expected sign up to voluntary programme
An Uncrackable Lock
Imagine an encrypted data chip so secure that even the greatest hackers in history would find impossible to crack. That chip is very much a reality thanks to the combined...
Thailand bans Grand Theft Auto after taxi driver killing
Thai authorities banned the Grand Theft Auto computer game on Tuesday, after a disturbed teenager allegedly killed a taxi driver in a copycat crime.
Cilantro recall unnecessary, company says
California-based NewStar Fresh Foods says a recall of fresh cilantro issued in Canada and the U.S. was unnecessary and was prompted by a faulty test result.
EU opens the way for 'cars that talk'
Cars stuck in traffic or on slippery roads will be able to communicate with other vehicles in a bid to cut down on traffic jams and road accidents, under European...