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Intelligent energy management for the home
In order to save energy, consumers need to be able to obtain up-to-date information at any time about the energy consumption of their appliances, and be able to control them...
Apple Marks 10 Billionth Song Download
71-Year-Old Louis Sulcer Wins $10,000 for Downloading Johnny Cash Hit "Guess Things Happen That Way"
Report: To create jobs, streamline tech transfer, entrepreneurship policy
The federal government can stimulate the creation of jobs and businesses by streamlining its policies for bringing new technologies to market, says a report from the Association of University Research...
Optical system promises to revolutionize undersea communications
In a technological advance that its developers are likening to the cell phone and wireless Internet access, scientists and engineers have devised an undersea optical communications system that -- complemented...
Biofuel power plant plan refused
An application to build a controversial biofuel power station at Avonmouth near Bristol is refused by councillors.
Ukraine's Naftogaz taps into Egypt
KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz Ukrainy announced it tapped its third gas well at the Alam el-Shawish field in the Western Desert of Egypt.
Exxon, Qatar launch second gas project
DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil Corp. announced their al-Khaleej gas phase project began operations to meet rising local industrial demand in Qatar.
Energy security a priority, Clinton says
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Energy security should form part of the collective defense of the NATO alliance as new threats emerge, the U.S. secretary of state said in...
Bombard Iran ... with broadband | Reza Zia-Ebrahimi
If the west really wants to support the green movement it should shower the country in free satellite internet accessWashington and other western capitals seem to lack an efficient policy to support Iran's...
Electricity demand rising, Putin says
MOSCOW, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Cold weather and rising industrial activity in Russia raised electrical consumption to levels seen before the recession, the prime minister said Wednesday.
New bank tries to steer deals in technology, media
(AP) -- Code Advisors bills itself as a "next-generation" investment bank, but what it really wants to be is the deftest traffic cop at the raucous intersection of technology...
Neighbourhood grids promise energy gains
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are creating technology that will treat neighbourhoods like a miniature power grid, sharing energy generated at each house according to need. Allied to a host of...
Government-backed report on future jobs in science had major flaws | James Hayton
The Shape of Jobs to Come with its headline-grabbing list of exotic new roles in science was based on flimsy research, says nanoscientist James HaytonIt's a big issue: how to stimulate interest in...
3 Google execs convicted of privacy violations
(AP) -- Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations Wednesday in Italy because bullies posted a video online of an autistic boy being abused - a case closely...
EU probing trio of Google complaints
European regulators said on Wednesday that they are investigating complaints filed by three web companies that contend the US Internet giant Google is not playing fair.
Wireless carriers tell FCC they disclose fees
(AP) -- The nation's biggest wireless carriers are telling federal regulators that they give consumers adequate notice about early termination fees that apply when a service contract is broken...
Economic Scene: On Eve of Health Meeting, Big Questions Still Linger
Thursday’s meeting is mostly for show, but it could affect whether Congress passes a sweeping bill, a small bill or no bill.
UC San Diego's Wireless Research and Education Network Benefits Scientists and Societies in Southern California
The vision transformed into a concept from atop a hill. More precisely a mountain, as Hans-Werner Braun, a research scientist with the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of...
New Data and Visualization Tools for the Whole Brain Catalog
Researchers from the Center for Research in Biological Systems (CRBS) at the University of California, San Diego have rolled out beta version 0.7.5 of the Whole Brain Catalog(tm). In this...
Intel heads $3.5 billion Invest in America Alliance
Intel chief executive Paul Otellini on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to invest 3.5 billion dollars in innovative US businesses and get bright college graduates into technology jobs.
Experts: Feds Need to Secure the Internet
As Businesses, Governments Rely more on Cyberspace, Prospect of Serious Attack Grows
Apple eager to field new iPad tablet computer: CFO
Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook on Tuesday touted the firm's role as a "mobile devices company" and said he is eager to get new iPad tablet computers to market.
Letters: Science being put at risk for a pittance
For a decade after 1997, the UK established itself as one of the best places in which to do the very best science (Budget cuts will lead to British brain drain, 23...
Love your car? Getting too attached could be costly
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although Americans parted with nearly 700,000 old vehicles in last year's Cash for Clunkers program, many of them probably had a hard time letting go, say researchers at...
Check this out: Deposit money by taking a photo
(AP) -- In the near future, you might not even have to visit a bank or an ATM to deposit a check. You'll simply snap a couple of photos...
GPS vulnerable to hacker attacks
Satellite-navigation systems are ripe for targeting by widely available "jamming" equipment, experts say.
The Earth is flat? What planet is he on?
The Flat Earth Society has become a byword for sticking your head in the sand, whatever the scientific facts. David Adam tries to make sense of its new president, Daniel ShentonDaniel Shenton should...
Avoiding the aisles at the grocery store can help keep off unwanted pounds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shopping the perimeter of your local grocery store and avoiding the aisles will give you a head start on fighting the battle of the bulge.