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Google warned by EU over Street View photos
European Union data privacy regulators are telling Google to warn people before it sends cameras out into cities to take pictures for its Street View maps.
Losing Google would hit Chinese science hard
More than three-quarters of scientists in China use the search engine Google as a primary research tool and say their work would be significantly hampered if they were to lose...
Internet Ideology War: Google's Spat with China Could Reshape Traditional Online Freedoms
Editor's note: We are posting this story from the April 2010 issue early. [More]
Sofia moves on Burgas-Alexandroupolis
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The Bulgarian government announced plans Wednesday to transfer shares of the construction company for Burgas-Alexandroupolis to the Finance Ministry.
Study highlights sustainable footprint of chemical companies
Global chemical companies could release at least one billion Euro in cash flow if they increase their sustainability performance...
NSF Puts Up $25 Million to Research Biological Machines
What would you do with $25 million? If you answered "create a center to research the development of programmable, highly sophisticated biological machines," we regret to inform you the National Science Foundation and...
Carnegie Mellon's Lorrie Cranor to address Congressional subcommittees
PITTSBURGH -- Carnegie Mellon University's Lorrie F. Cranor will discuss the risk and benefits of online services that collect and use location information to joint meetings of the U.S. Congressional...
PNAS announces 6 2009 Cozzarelli Prize recipients
WASHINGTON -- The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Editorial Board has selected six PNAS papers to receive the 2009 Cozzarelli Prize, an award that recognizes outstanding...
Video: Childs Play goes Virtual
"Only On The Web": At the 2010 Toy Fair in NYC, experts from all over the world provide their input on the growing era of online interactive games for children...
Roasting biomass may be key process in bioenergy economy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biorefineries may soon rely on a process akin to roasting coffee beans to get more energy-dense biomass.
China launches strict new Internet controls
(AP) -- China's technology ministry moved to tighten controls on Internet use Tuesday, saying individuals who want to operate Web sites must first meet in person with regulators.
Hiring Freezes Hamper Weatherization Plan
The lack of progress on President Obama’s plan to create jobs and lower energy costs is “alarming,” a report said.
China shrub shows biofuel promise
BEIJING, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- China's poisonous jatropha shrub is showing promise as biofuel and could boost the country's efforts to reduce dependency on imported crude oil.
What Makes A Hollywood Blockbuster? Science Has The Answer
What makes Hollywood blockbuster? Scientists writing in Psychological Science may have the answer. Using the sophisticated tools of modern perception research to deconstruct 70 years of film, shot by shot,...
NASA to join Hispanic education campaign
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it is working with Univision Communications Inc. to develop a partnership in support of improved Hispanic education.
CIMIT Alliance with A*STAR to Expand Consortium Engineering and Technology Implementation Resources
CIMIT and A*STAR have announced the formation of a strategic alliance between the two organizations, a relationship that will open new doors of opportunity for collaboration between CIMIT consortium...
Poor but networked: UN says cell phone use surging
(AP) -- More than half of the people in the developing world are now cell phone subscribers, a U.N. report said Tuesday, highlighting strong global growth in telecommunications.
Genentech, Sanofi Ink Academic Pacts
Collaboration: Deals follow a trend of closer links between drug industry and academic research.
Life expectancy in Canada climbs to nearly 81
Newborn Canadians may live to celebrate nearly 81 birthdays on average, a Statistics Canada report on life expectancy suggests.
India wants Iran's energy?
TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- New Delhi plans to include Iran as a potential partner to expand its energy infrastructure as part of an effort to deepen regional ties,...
Bogota, Caracas weigh electricity needs
CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A delegation from Colombia traveled to Venezuela to discuss the sale of electricity as Caracas struggles with rolling blackouts and pervasive drought.
Oil tariffs a Chevron issue, Astana says
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Tariff issues for pumping crude oil from Kazakhstan through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline from Azerbaijan are a matter for Chevron, Kazakh ministers said.
New Delhi eyes foreign energy assets
NEW DELHI, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- India conglomerates eyed the acquisition of a Dutch petrochemical company in an effort to exploit recessionary prices and escape tight national regulations.
Game Lets Soldiers Train in a Virtual Iraq or Afghanistan
(PhysOrg.com) -- A training tool being developed by a research team from the Arts and Technology program may soon make it easier for military service men and women to...
Tech review: Devices let Internet go where you do
I'm envisioning a future where you get Internet access everywhere through the air, like your cellphone.
Samsung launches ST5500 and ST5000 digital cameras
Perfectly capturing and sharing the things you love just became effortless, with the launch of the innovative and easy-to-use performance features of the Samsung ST5500 and ST5000 cameras. The new...
Bolivian government creates space agency
The Bolivian Space Agency has been created to manage the implementation of the country’s first telecommunications satellite.
Post your spring photographs on our Flickr group
Celebrate the arrival of spring by posting your seasonal flora and fauna images on our Flickr groupDespite a fairly late arrival this year because of cold weather (in recent years the season...