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Video: Bloom Box Unveiled
In California, one energy company said they have the answer to America's power problems with the bloom box. As John Blackstone reports, this idea is backed by some serious celeb-power.
Using Internet sites such as Google makes people smarter, survey says
Google and other Internet sites aren't making us stupid: They're making us smarter, according to an overwhelming majority of 895 experts surveyed by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American...
A Real Dr. Evil
The FBI yesterday released a 104-page report laying out its case the the 2001 anthrax attacks were committed by a US Army bioweapons researcher, Dr. Bruce Ivans. Some are arguing...
U.S. Asks Justices to Review Tobacco Company Ruling
The Supreme Court was asked to review a 2006 federal fraud racketeering conviction against the tobacco industry.
The Unreal World: Boy bites girl on ABC's 'Private Practice'
Vampire? No, but the medical drama examines the link between human bites and hepatitis. ...
Americans may be running up the calorie count when dining out
More restaurants are printing nutritional information on menus, but fat- and salt-laden foods are still offered. ...
Menus to carry nutrition info starting next year
Restaurant chains in California have to comply with a menu-labeling law passed in 2008. ...
NDSU and Triton Systems, Inc., Partner on Coatings Research
North Dakota State University, Fargo, and Triton Systems, Inc. (Triton), a Massachusetts-based materials products company, have announced a research partnership and Triton's plan to establish a new facility in the...
More efficient methods of food-recall notices needed
Consumers need faster, more efficient ways of being notified when there is a recall of food products. That's the message Michigan State University's Ewen Todd gave to a symposium at the...
Scientifically Accurate Superheroes? Don't Count on It
When it comes to and , story trumps science, say writers. [Read more]
Feynan Lodge community project, Jordan | Guardian Green Travel List 2010
This remote lodge manages to fuse tradition and tourism, thanks to an NGO dedicated to conserving the area's resourcesNearing Feynan Eco-lodge after a full day's hike, all I could think of was...
What I'm really thinking: The call centre worker
'Most of the customers are wound up before they even speak to me'The first call of the day never goes well. I stutter my way through the inquiry, often getting the day...
Shift cost of port security from government to private industry, says INFORMS study
An incentive system for shippers could help push some of the costs and responsibilities of port security from the federal government to private industry, according to the Management Insights feature...
Farmers' markets offer different strokes for different folks
URBANA -- Farmers' markets are not created equal. Some sell only fresh produce while others offer entertainment and a wide variety of vendors. And each market's unique personality attracts...
NIH Expands Definition of Human Embryonic Stem Cell
The National Institutes of Health is slightly expanding its definition for what constitutes a... [Read more]
European Research Council Elects New President: Helga Nowotny
The new president of European Research Council’s scientific council is a familiar figure: Helga... [Read more]
Paralyzed Belgian patient can't talk after all
LONDON (AP) -- It was heralded as a medical miracle. After spending more than two decades in a vegetative state, Rom Houben, a Belgian man in...
Nintendo wins Australia payout over game-copying device
Gaming giant Nintendo said Friday it had won 556,500 US dollars' compensation from an Australian firm for selling illegal game-copying devices.
S.Korea shortens baseball games to help save environment
South Korea will speed up its baseball games and install energy-saving equipment at major parks as part of a "green sports" plan to cut emissions, officials said Friday.
Fueling the future with fish tank residue: Sandia scientist discusses use of algae as a biofuel
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- As Americans demand new and cleaner ways to meet the country's energy needs, researchers are turning to algae as a promising new fuel source. The...
Robot provides 3-D images of dangerous locations
(PhysOrg.com) -- Soldiers and first responders may soon have a better way to evaluate the interior of dangerous structures, thanks to a joint project between Missouri University of Science and...
3-D Chip Design Challenges
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the increase functionality of electronic gadgets, the need to pack more transistors into a single package is becoming a needed necessity. There`s a big demand, in the...
Synchronized flying robots could paint pictures in the sky (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new MIT project called Flyfire, tiny robotic helicopters with LEDs can act as flying pixels, moving together to create transient images in three-dimensional space. If it...
More, better biodiesel
Yields of biodiesel from oilseed crops such as safflower could be increased by up to 24 percent using a new process developed by chemists at UC Davis. The method converts...
Is Credit Stacking All It's Cracked Up to Be?
University of Kentucky geography professor Morgan Robertson, University of North Carolina's Martin Doyle and Indiana University's Rebecca Lave recently won a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the...
Pay-for-performance programs show positive impact on low-performing physicians
Pay-for-performance (P4P) programs are payment models that reward workers for meeting certain performance measures for quality and efficiency. In the healthcare setting, P4P programs use a variety of...
Lite, Brite Displays
Which of six different technologies emerging from the laboratories will be the e-reader screen of the future?
Food colouring label changes planned
Canadians are invited to weigh in on Health Canada's proposed changes to improve food colouring labelling.