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Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats
President Obama met with insurance executives and selected House Democrats, as party leaders struggled to figure out whether they can meet his timetable.
Naftogaz meets payment deadline
KIEV, Ukraine, March 5 (UPI) -- Ukrainian utility Naftogaz announced Friday that it settled its February debt to Russian energy giant Gazprom.
Call forwarding: New NIST procedure could speed cell phone testing
By accurately re-creating the jumbled wireless signal environment of a city business district in a special indoor test facility, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...
Democrats threaten health-care bill over abortion
A dozen Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives opposed to abortion say they are willing to bring down President Barack Obama's proposed health-care bill unless tighter language barring funding...
Hawaiian Kettle recall expanded in Canada
OTTAWA, March 4 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall of some Hawaiian Kettle Style-brand products has been expanded to include "Sweet Maui Onion Rings."
Artificial bee silk a big step closer to reality
CSIRO scientist Dr Tara Sutherland and her team have achieved another important milestone in the international quest to artificially produce insect silk.
Moringa Oleifera Tree Provides Low-Cost Water Purification For Developing World
A low-cost water purification technique that uses seeds from the Moringa oleifera tree can produce a 90.00% to 99.99% bacterial reduction in previously untreated water, according to a paper published...
Dementia study launched within the deaf community
Researchers have launched a unique project to improve early diagnosis and management of dementia among Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).
Dual-core? Quad-core? Future Computers May Have Hundreds of Processors
(PhysOrg.com) -- While today's top-line personal computers boast of dual- or quad-core processors to handle complex workloads, experts predict hundreds or even thousands of core processors may be commonplace within...
City tours by mouse click
Cities have to come up with creative ideas to attract investors. Specially developed software provides support and sends interested companies on a virtual tour of an industrial park. Residents can...
A 0.01 P-value Just Doesn't Cut It
John Timmer comments on the problem of modern biomedical research and statistics: we can now measure so much more than our statistics can handle. In a typical genome-wide association study,...
Statoil eyes New York markets
STAVANGER, Norway, March 3 (UPI) -- A deal to transport shale gas from the Northern Marcellus shale gas play in Pennsylvania gives Norway's Statoil access to key U.S. markets,...
Qatar Airways going green
DOHA, Qatar, March 3 (UPI) -- Australian carrier Qatar Airways announced plans to develop a biofuel for commercial jet operations in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint.
3-D TV is no longer just a vision
The most-hyped home electronics product in years -- 3-D TV -- has arrived. Quietly. On Thursday, Amazon.com began selling Samsung 46-inch and 55-inch TVs that are capable of showing 3-D...
Biofuels creating food crisis, group says
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 3 (UPI) -- The use of biofuels caused a 30 percent increase in the price of food in 2008, an advocacy group said, blaming the...
UK must avoid ‘neglected decline’ in research
Report from top science council calls for science spending to be prioritised for UK research base to remain globally competitive
Astana seeks oil transit options
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 3 (UPI) -- Kazakhstan needs new oil transit routes to handle the expected increase in production from the giant offshore Kashagan field, the Kazak president said.
Job Creation to Bring Biotechnology Leaders to Chicago for BioParks 2010
Focused on job creation, leaders in biotechnology and life sciences will convene in Chicago, Illinois this spring to evaluate the role of biotechnology parks in the economic recovery. The Association...
Fujitsu, JAEA Unveil Japan's Fastest Supercomputer
Fujitsu today announced that it has completed joint development of a new supercomputer system with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). The new supercomputer system went operational today.
AT&T CEO sees metered pricing in future, no iPad issue
AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Randall Stephenson on Tuesday said wireless customers who are heavy Internet users will eventually pay more than those who use less.
First Test Labs for Next-Generation Internet Protocol (IPv6) Are Accredited
The first two laboratories have recently completed accreditation to provide testing services for the USGv6 Program. The USGv6 Program, developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, provides the...
Foodborne illness costs US $152 billion annually, report estimates
A new study by a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) economist estimates the total economic impact of foodborne illness across the nation to be a combined $152 billion...
Price helps healthy shopping
In a recent study, shoppers bought more healthy food if you gave them discounts - but giving information and advice did nothing.
A more democratic Internet
On March 17, the Federal Communications Commission will present the U.S. Congress with its National Broadband Plan, a set of recommendations for bringing high-speed Internet access to the millions of Americans who don’t...
Quake Finds Tsunami Forecasts Still Limited
Forecasters in Hawaii admit that their computer models, while better than they were in the past, were not refined enough to declare whether a full-scale evacuation was really needed.
Two Institutions Selected to Manage New NIST Fellowship Programs
NIST has announced that it is awarding a total of $19.5 million to the University of Maryland and the University of Colorado to develop and implement NIST measurement science and...
NIST Launches New Competition for Research Facility Construction Grants
NIST has opened a new competition for grants for the construction of new or expanded scientific research buildings at institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations.
Infinity Ward execs leave Activision
(AP) -- Activision Blizzard Inc. said Tuesday that Jason West and Vince Zampella, executives at "Call of Duty" developer Infinity Ward, are no longer with the company.