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Idea of Offshore Drilling Seems to Be Spreading
In Florida, minds once closed to offshore drilling have been cracked open by the prospect of safer drilling technology and the rising cost of gasoline.
Chill Out, Your Computer Knows What’s Best For You
Computers are starting to become more human-centric, anticipating your needs and smoothly acting to meet them. The technologies under development leave humans free to concentrate on their real work instead...
Engineer is first sentenced for economic espionage
(AP) -- An engineer who admitted he tried to sell fighter-pilot training software to the Chinese Navy was sentenced Wednesday to 24 months in federal prison, in the first...
Mark Lynas: GM won't yield a harvest for the world
Mark Lynas: The government is keen to reassess GM crops in light of the food crisis - but running to profit-seeking companies is not the answer
Sega, Hasbro unveil new dancing robot
For people looking for a dance partner that doesn't step on toes, toymakers Sega and Hasbro on Thursday unveiled a new two-wheeled dancing robot with stereo sound.
Opinion: Cycling is a healthy transport solution
Riding a bicycle to work could be a solution to concerns about rising petrol prices and expanding waistlines, believes Chris Rissel.
Feature: A measure and planner for biodiversity in plantation forests
Researchers have developed a system for quantifying the potential biodiversity benefits of tree plantations based upon intended management practices and geographic location of the plantation.
China denies Microsoft monopoly reports
(AP) -- China's anti-piracy bureau on Thursday denied reports it is investigating possible monopoly behavior of large software companies including Microsoft Corp.
New rating system in the works for nursing homes
(AP) -- The U.S. has five-star rankings for restaurants and hotels. So why not five-star rankings for nursing homes?
Government takes fresh look at GM crops
Genetically modified crops could be grown in Britain on a wider scale as a means of dealing with the global food crisis, it was revealed today
Cindy McCain in Vietnam on cleft palates mission
NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) -- Cindy McCain ranged far afield from the U.S. presidential campaign trail Thursday to showcase her charity work helping Vietnamese kids born with facial deformities....
Why Bristol will become the UK's centre of pedal-power
Bristol will become the UK's first official cycling city and a further 11 demonstration areas will be created.
Smoking ban has unique implications for Dutch coffee shops
The notorious Dutch "coffee shop" faces a unique conundrum under a new public smoking ban: its patrons can still light up their cannabis joints but no longer if blended with...
YouTube opens screening room for indie filmmakers
(AP) -- Google Inc.'s YouTube is setting up a virtual screening room to bring the work of independent filmmakers to a global audience.
Dr. Nancy Nielsen named AMA president
CHICAGO, June 18 (UPI) -- Dr. Nancy H. Nielsen, an internist from Buffalo, N.Y., was inaugurated Tuesday in Chicago as president of the American Medical Association.
IRobot Secures Licensing Agreement For Underwater Seagliders
University of Washington record-holding, ocean-observing robots that operate at sea for months at a time -- traveling thousands of miles at the behest of operators on land directing activities via...
Glaxo wins UK deal for cervical cancer vaccine
British drug maker wins contract to supply government's immunisation programme for schoolgirls
NASA, Disney sign an educational agreement
WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency and Walt Disney Studios have signed an agreement to promote science and technology to schoolchildren.
Japan Squid Industry Halted
About three thousand squid vessels have suspended operations for two days across Japan due to skyrocketing fuel costs.
Roadrunner supercomputer sets records
LOS ALAMOS , N.M., June 18 (UPI) -- Scientists say one of the world's newest supercomputers is already setting records at a U.S. national laboratory less than a...
Hyundai offers 3D TV for Japan market only
(AP) -- Badminton matches look so real playing on Hyundai's new 3-D TV that you may reflexively dodge the virtual shuttlecock. A polar bear pawing the glass of his...
Internet domain name for China surpasses
(AP) -- Registrations for Internet addresses ending in China's ".cn" have surpassed those for the global ".net," showing the continued rapid rise in Internet use in the communist nation.
Study shatters myths on personal Net use at work
(AP) -- It's no secret that people sneak in some personal e-mail and Web surfing when they're supposed to be working.
Argonne's Supercomputer Named World's Fastest for Open Science, Third Overall
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory's IBM Blue Gene/P high-performance computing system is now the fastest supercomputer in the world for open science, according to the semiannual Top500...
Musical Robot Tags Along as your Serenading Sidekick
If you ever thought it would be cool to be serenaded by a robot, you might get a kick out of the new A.M.P. Bot. Developed by Hasbro Tiger Electronics,...
Paraguay 'lagging on Internet usage'
A Paraguayan study shows that just 4 per cent of people in the country are Internet users, the lowest figure in South America.
Funding: The research revolution
As the first grants from the European Research Council begin to come through, Geoff Brumfiel investigates whether the new system is meeting its goals.
OECD ministers agree to make Internet safer, more widely used
Ministers and officials from leading industrial nations agreed Wednesday to make the Internet safer and more accessible, to strengthen its role as a driving force in the global economy.