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Rebels fail to oust Royal Institution board at ballot
• Board's removal may have helped Susan Greenfield return• Motion to support existing council won by 484 to 137 votesAn attempt to oust the governing council of the Royal Institution (RI), one...
Bountiful 'bots: National Robotics Week arrives this weekend
The inaugural National Robotics Week , which kicks off Saturday and lasts through April 18 (apparently, a robot's week doesn't start on Sunday like ours does), aims to recognize the...
Astana lauds nuclear energy efforts
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 9 (UPI) -- The decision by Kazakhstan to dismantle its nuclear weapons program serves as a model for the road to peaceful nuclear energy, leaders in...
HP Labs find memristors can compute (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at HP Labs, the central research arm of HP, have discovered that a resistor with memory, a `memristor` can also perform logic operations. This means chips storing...
NY suit vs. Google seeks damages for pictures, art
(AP) -- Groups representing photographers and artists on Wednesday accused Internet search leader Google of copyright infringement in a lawsuit that mirrors complaints book publishers and authors have made...
Boy Accuses Mom Of Facebook Slander
16-year-old Boy Sues His Mother, Claiming Her Postings On His Facebook Page Amount To Slander
Google Author: China Media Can't Cover Book
Ken Auletta Says China Media Restricted From Covering His Visit
Delayed retirement among Americans may bolster future of Social Security and Medicare
An unprecedented upturn in the number of older Americans who delay retirement is likely to continue and even accelerate over the next two decades, a trend that should help ease...
TSA: iPad, Netbooks Can Remain in Carry-On
Passengers will be allowed to leave netbooks, e-book readers such as Amazon's Kindle, and other "small gadgets" in their carry-on bags.
Review of polls suggests new health care law's implementation likely to be dogged by politics
Boston, MA -- A comprehensive review of national opinion polls taken before and after Congressional voting and when President Obama signed into law a major healthcare reform bill last...
Smoking ban floated for Vancouver parks, beaches
The Vancouver Park Board is considering banning smoking at beaches, parks and playgrounds after receiving overwhelming support for some sort of ban in a recent online survey.
Peru to create 'e-government
South Korea has offered to help Peru set up an e-government to help design software specific to local needs.
Krugman Bearish on Economic Forecasting
In a long piece, Princeton University economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman...
Intel's new fiber-optic cables promise speed boost
Envisioning a data traffic jam looming as consumers shuttle increasing amounts of information among their home PCs, televisions and other gadgets, Intel plans to introduce new technology in a few...
Self-Driving Cars Could See Like Humans
Robotic car steering is modeled on how real people actually see the road.
Clement says he won't delay digital TV transition
Industry Minister Tony Clement says he doesn't want to delay the transition from analog to digital TV despite loud warnings from networks and consumer advocates that Canada is far from...
Scientists Close in on "Sound Bullets"
Focused Sound That Targets Tumors and Kidney Stones Could Also Wind Up Being Weaponized
eBay to pay damages to duped Austrian gold buyer
Online auction giant eBay is to pay more than 16,000 euros in damages to a user who never received the gold bars bought on its site from a fraudulent seller,...
FDA issues 'lipodissolve' warning letter
WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters Wednesday to seven companies allegedly making false or misleading claims about drugs.
Genesis climbs a mountain to prove wireless Internet can deliver advanced telecoms
It is difficult to imagine a tougher place for testing a modern wireless telecommunications network than in the deep valleys of the Pyrenees. Yet it was amidst the high mountains...
Cyber-crooks nabbed in eastern Europe
Authorities in Romania and the Czech Republic have detained 44 people in a crackdown on alleged internet fraud.
Carnegie Mellon releases ROBOTC2.0 programming language for educational robots
Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Academy announces the release of ROBOTC2.0(R), a programming language for robots and an accompanying suite of training tools that are easy enough for elementary students to...
Vietnam to share agricultural expertise with Chad
Vietnam will send agricultural experts to Chad as part of the Food and Agriculture Organization's South–South scheme.
Insolvency risk lower for private equity-backed companies
Private equity-backed buyouts are less likely to fail than non private equity-backed buyouts, according to a report published today by a team of academics. Private Equity and Insolvency compares...
Plastic money: Australia's plastic bills make life difficult for counterfeiters
(PhysOrg.com) -- Counterfeiting money is the "second oldest profession in the world" -- a profession that truly took off with the introduction of paper money. In order to spoil things...
Health reform law likely to improve access to affordable coverage
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2010 -- "Rather than asking whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) does everything to improve access and lower costs, we should ask how it...
India's Essar Oil plans Kolkata pipeline
MUMBAI, April 7 (UPI) -- Indian energy giant Essar Oil said it plans to build a 100-mile pipeline from Durgapur to Kolkata to bring natural gas to consumers in...
Sofia blamed for oil pipeline delays
SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 7 (UPI) -- Sofia is to blame for delays in the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline because it is about a year late in paying for its share...