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Justice Dept. settles Kindle-on-campus cases
(AP) -- Three universities testing Amazon's Kindle in the classroom have agreed to shelve the electronic book readers until they are fully functional for blind students, under a deal...
Cricket surprise pollinator of orchids
LONDON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Motion-sensitive night cameras for the first time have captured a cricket pollinating orchids, British researchers said.
Faster and more efficient software for the US Air Force
Researchers have addressed the issue of faulty software by developing an algorithm and open source tool that is 300 times faster at generating tests and also reduces current software testing...
Florida airport gets commercial spaceport license
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The sky's no longer the limit for Cecil Field airport in Jacksonville, Florida.
Tobacco company helped shape European policy system favoring corporate profits over public health
British American Tobacco (BAT), the world's second largest tobacco transnational, strategically influenced the European Union's framework for evaluating policy options, leading to the acceptance of an agenda which emphasizes business...
Honda beats Toyota to a sporty hybrid for US market
Honda unveiled a sporty new hybrid vehicle that will land in US showrooms this summer -- at least two years ahead of a similar prototype introduced by rival Toyota.
China 'successfully tests missile interceptor'
Chinese state media announces it has tested new technology to intercept missiles in flight as US reports detecting collisionChina successfully tested new technology to intercept missiles in flight yesterday, state media has reported.The...
Doomsday clock to change this week
The minute hand of the famous Doomsday Clock is set to move this Thursday, and for the first time, anyone with Internet access can watch. Which way the hand will...
Kodak, Samsung agree on licensing pact
(AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. said Monday it will draw royalties from South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. under a licensing pact that gives the companies access to each other's...
Qualcomm's profile rises as wireless invades consumer tech
Paul Jacobs faced a unique challenge when he delivered his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Friday, in that relatively few people have even heard...
China unveils 'world's fastest train link'
Last month China unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world -- a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed...
Biodiesel industry on hold after tax credit runs out
The biodiesel industry is revving up efforts to reinstate the U.S. biodiesel tax credit, warning that as many as 23,000 jobs could be at risk if lawmakers don't revive the...
Digital Care: Denmark Leads Way
Using medical devices and notebook computers, patients can see doctors without leaving home, and have the information automatically logged into electronic records.
Electronic Arts lowers guidance for 2010
(AP) -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. cut its full-year guidance on Monday as it blamed weak demand in Europe and a shift toward games with lower profit...
CES show attendance rebounds after dip in 2009
(AP) -- In another sign of the tentative economic recovery, the country's largest trade show saw at least a small increase in attendees, after a large drop a year...
Can the World's Telecoms Slash Their Energy Consumption 1,000-Fold?
The unbridled success of wireless networks for Internet access and beyond has brought mobile telecommunications to remote areas of Africa , safety to many a driver stranded roadside, and...
Counting of Calories Isn’t Always Accurate
The posted counts at fast food restaurants and on frozen meals don’t always reflect reality.
Top 10 Sci-Tech Stories Of The Decade
Discoveries, devices, and developments that have changed the way we view our world over the past ten years.
Britain's 'energy crisis' not yet over
LONDON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Britain's gas crisis is not yet over as demand continues to soar in times of a bitter cold spell.
Ban Ki-moon announces Year of Biodiversity
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A failure to protect the world's natural resources is a wake-up call for people everywhere, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.
Tablet Computer Mkt. Waits For Apple
Can Steve Jobs Invest New Life Into An Old - And Unexciting - Technology Segment?
Study: Second cochlear implant can restore two important facets of binaural hearing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cochlear implants are electronic devices that stimulate auditory nerves directly, bypassing damage in the inner ear, and thus restoring some hearing. Although cochlear implants have revolutionized the treatment...
Follow Antarctic Expedition Blog
From now through Feb. 1, USC blog summerinantarctica.usc.edu will chronicle the adventures of students learning what it's like to do science way south. And yes, there will be penguins.
Now the Royal Institution can focus on real science
The Royal Institution is better off without Susan Greenfield, writes Martin Robbins. It can now concentrate on its core purpose: communicating scienceThat the Royal Institution is experiencing financial difficulties will come as a...
The solution to a 200-year-old encryption
(PhysOrg.com) -- The mathematician who deciphered the final, encrypted page of a letter sent to President Thomas Jefferson in 1801 will visit the University of Oregon to tell how he...
Your Digital Privacy: Already an Illusion?
Between All the Scraps of Info About You Online, "They" May Know a Lot More About You Than You'd Think
N.L. mine operator charged with safety violations
Teck Resources Limited, operator of a copper and zinc mine near Millerton in central Newfoundland, faces charges in connection with an incident two years ago when 18 workers were sent...
TV show Hoarders fights urge to clutter
As soon as the reality TV show Hoarders began shooting, producers realized it was not a topic that could be dealt with in a light-hearted way.