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Intel faced hacker attack same time as Google
(AP) -- Intel says it was targeted by a "sophisticated" hacker attack this year at about the same time as a spying probe that hit Google.
Sexual predators flock to energy boom towns
By Rick Lovett The American West is no longer wild, but lawlessness seems to be rising in the boom towns created as a result of expanding demand for oil and gas,...
Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference a hit, 2011 follow up conference planned
The Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC) has brought the research and education communities together with suborbital vehicle providers and government funding agencies for the first time.
Study: Consumers don't want wallet phones; airline, movie tickets on cell phones more acceptable
Of the things users expect their cell phones to be -- address book, calendar, camera, music player -- a wallet isn't one of them, according to research by a Kansas...
Understanding anti-immigrant sentiment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Immigration is a long-simmering issue in the politics of many countries, including the United States. A 2007 Pew poll found that three-quarters of all U.S. citizens want to...
Researcher Accused of Scripting False Misconduct Defense
New York state officials this week charged that a researcher from the University at Buffalo... [Read more]
Sketch-interpreting software
(PhysOrg.com) -- Science writers know as well as anyone how much information a diagram can contain. We often labor to express in words what a researcher was able to convey...
EPA’s new research chief installed after long delay
Yale chemist Paul Anastas, the father of green chemistry, overcomes political roadblocks to become EPA science adviser
Video: Home-Made Goes High Tech
Behindthebuy.com's senior editor David Gregg spoke to Erica Hill about some high tech gadgets for home-made crafts including the HP Photosmart Premium printer and the Cricut Cutting machine.
Iceland Promoted as Future Data Haven
Iceland may be the land of the future for information technology because of silicon.
Pa.'s Rendell hails 'green' stimulus
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania can build a 21st-century green economy with grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the governor said.
Iran moves power plants to private hands
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A commercial organization in Tehran announced plans to privatize as many as 10 power plants in the country as part of a constitutional referendum.
Lots of developers already developing apps for Apple's iPad
The iPad may be weeks away from hitting the stores, but it's already creating a surge in the development of new applications -- increasing Apple's lead in programs written for...
Google PageRank-like algorithm dates back to 1941
(PhysOrg.com) -- When Sergey Brin and Larry Page developed their PageRank algorithm for ranking webpages in 1998, they certainly knew that the seeds of the algorithm had been sown long...
Amazon routes Kindle books to BlackBerry smartphones
Amazon released a free Kindle for BlackBerry application that makes the online shop's electronic books available for reading on the Research In Motion smartphones.
US project seeks to make the family car a cash cow
US researchers unveiled a vehicle Thursday that earns money for its driver instead of guzzling it up in gasoline and maintenance costs.
Premiums jump 14 percent on Medicare private plans
(AP) -- Millions of seniors who signed up for popular private health plans through Medicare are facing sharp premium increases this year - another sign that spiraling costs are...
Guns, Germs and Steel – and a ploughman's lunch | Science Book Club
The world's inequalities began because some people had the means to make a lunch of bread and cheese, while others did not. Tim Radford reviews Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared DiamondOh,...
Meteorologists to crack down on 'cowboy' weather forecasters
Royal Meteorological Society says 'we have a duty to protect people' from the sloppy predictions of unqualified forecastersBritain's top weather experts are to crack down on rogue forecasters who sell substandard predictions of...
Rise of sexual predators in energy boomtowns highlights social problems
Research into the social and environmental effects on communities that are economically dependent on oil and gas industries has revealed "social dysfunction and biological impoverishment." The...
Vehicle Tests on Emissions Were Faked
At dozens of sites in the New York region, inspection certificates were issued when no tests had been.
Keep Calm and Never Mind, Britain Says in Its X-Files
The British National Archives released thousands of pages of the government’s responses to sightings of flying saucers and other unidentified flying objects.
Obama to Offer Health Bill to Ease Impasse as Bipartisan Meeting Approaches
The White House plans to use a procedure, known as budget reconciliation, that would let Democrats advance a health care bill with a simple majority rather than a 60-vote supermajority.
States Consider Medicaid Cuts as Use Grows
Relentless fiscal pressure and exploding demand are driving the potential cuts, even as Democrats push to add 15 million people to the rolls.
Coded to Obey Law, Marlboro Lights Become Marlboro Gold
Tobacco companies plan to use light packaging to identify “light” cigarettes, which critics say skirts the law that bans words like “light.”
Arizona State Cements Collaboration with Japan's Aichi-PU
A 15-year research collaboration between Japan's Aichi Prefectural University and Arizona State University was formalized Feb. 18 with the signing of an agreement that brings promises of student and faculty...
Canadian hockey hero Henderson has cancer
Canadian hockey hero Paul Henderson revealed he is battling cancer - a form of leukemia.
Germany Floats New Plans to Keep Hydrogen-Powered Cars in the World's Transportation Mix
It's amusing to reduce the development of next-generation electric- or hydrogen-powered cars to a binary paper-versus-plastic decision, but the companies making these cars and the infrastructure to support...