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Netbooks start raising the stakes
The standard desktop computer is about as popular as swine flu these days, with all the major innovations happening in the laptop and netbook segment.
Obama, world leaders try to save climate deal
By STEFAN NICOLAUPI Europe CorrespondentCOPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and more than 100 other world leaders started last-minute attempts to reach a global climate...
Want privacy on Facebook? Here is how to get some
(AP) -- Over the past week, Facebook has been nudging its users - first gently, then firmly - to review and update their privacy settings.
Predicting insurgent attacks with a mathematical model
When bombs and bullets left 37 dead during Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan, earlier this month, the insurgency was using the element of surprise. Unpredictability is the...
Christmas cholesterol epiphany: 'Myrrh' may have cholesterol-lowering properties
Laboratory experiments suggest that the resin of certain trees of the Middle East, known commonly as the "myrrh" of the Christmas story, may have cholesterol-lowering properties.
Education Budget Cuts to Cause Increase in Mobile Technology Use
(PhysOrg.com) -- As budget cuts in education continue, we will see more use of mobile technologies in the classroom in 2010, predicts Dr. Vivian Wright, a University of Alabama educator.
Hopes Are Fading for Climate Accord at Copenhagen
China signaled overnight that it sees virtually no possibility that the nearly 200 nations gathered would find agreement by Friday.
P&G to stop e-coupons for Kroger loyalty cards
(AP) -- Procter & Gamble Co. is getting a digital divorce from Kroger Co., severing the online coupon program the two Cincinnati-based companies began two years ago.
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Michelangelos make smart lovers
Is that really Bob? You've seen him hundreds of mornings for the last 10 years at local coffee shops. Since he started dating Sara, he looks you in the eye...
Reporter’s Notebook: How to spur energy storage innovations
In our “Reporter’s Notebook” series, we feature first-person accounts of News Office writers on life at the Institute.Imagine flying all the way from coast to coast, completely guilt-free, in an airplane that doesn’t...
Web site runs elaborate Secret Santa gift exchange
(AP) -- 'Tis the season for heart-melting tales of spontaneous good will among strangers, which, like the rest of our relationships, has gotten a lot more convenient since the...
Welfare Rolls Grow in City, but Increase Is Modest
As the number of New Yorkers on food stamps and Medicaid has soared, the increase in cash welfare recipients has been smaller.
French research wins huge cash boost
President Sarkozy uses 'big loan' to push his reform agenda.
Royal Institution faces cash crisis
Overspend threatens to curtail science outreach activities.
World view: Out of service
Decaying infrastructure is an urgent threat that scientists and engineers must help to address, says Colin Macilwain.
New 'golden ratios' for female facial beauty
Beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder but also in the relationship of the eyes and mouth of the beholden. The distance between a woman's eyes and...
Science analysis and synthesis resource
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Next-Generation Air Transportation System to Ultimately Succeed, Computer Scientist Predicts
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Next Generation Air Transportation System, known as NextGen, is due for national implementation in stages between now and 2018. "I am predicting ultimate success and a system...
Callers of all incomes ditching landlines for cell
(AP) -- The number of households with cell phones but no landlines continues to grow, but the recession doesn't seem to be forcing poor cellular users to abandon their...
India's first commercial solar power plant
NEW DELHI, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- India inaugurated Azure Power's 2-megawatt photovoltaic plant in the state of Punjab, the first privately owned, utility-scale power plant on the Asian subcontinent.
Your Guide to the Year in Science: 2010
A deeper look at polar ice. An electric-car renaissance. The death and rebirth of major scientific experiments. Read on to discover what this year has in store Our annual sci-tech forecast looks...
Why or 'wine-not' let New York groceries sell wine?
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell researcher has developed simulation models to predict the economic implications of selling wine in New York grocery stores. With a new law, the state could reap...
Nanotechnology and the Future of Food: Reviews of Application
The Institute of Food Technologists released three review articles in the Journal of Food Science that were presented at the IFT Annual Meeting in 2009. The articles provide greater detail...
Bloggy Lilja Bye
Tuesday began as a day like any other. Rolled out of bed at 10AM, read some awesome science blogging (here, where else?) over coffee, then went to the office...
Unexpected roaming charges vex consumers
Toronto consultant Robert Lendvai, who spent $600 downloading a power-point presentation onto his BlackBerry while vacationing with his family, is among wireless customers who feel their carriers could do more...
Dell to lay off 700 workers in Malaysia: reports
US computer giant Dell will cut 700 jobs in Malaysia as it looks to slash costs, newspaper reports said Wednesday.
Iraq's oil: Now comes the hard part
BAGHDAD, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government, a bundle of contracts with major foreign oil companies in its pocket from a weekend auction, plans to start boosting the...