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Essay: Is Doomsday Coming? Perhaps, but Not in 2012
Scientists give many reasons not to worry about predictions based on the Mayan calendar that the world will end in three years.
Many People With Hemianopia Have Difficulty Detecting Pedestrians While Driving
Scientists have found that -- when tested in a driving simulator -- patients with hemianopia have significantly more difficulty detecting pedestrians than normally sighted people. These results fly in the...
Apple won't be at CES, despite rumours
Organizers of North America's biggest technology expo have confirmed that iPhone and Macintosh computer maker Apple won't be at the show, contrary to what many industry observers have speculated.
P.E.I. plans new health agency
The P.E.I. government intends to create a new agency that will take charge of front-line operations of the health system.
Firm that sold fake stop-smoking patches settles
A Delaware marketing firm that offered free trials of a bogus stop-smoking patch and then illegally debited customers' accounts has settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
AOL to log additional $200M in restructuring costs
(AP) -- New regulatory filings suggest many more layoffs could be coming at AOL LLC as it separates from Time Warner Inc. by the end of the year.
TV Guide for the Internet Debuts
Clicker.com Points People to their Favorite TV Episodes and Movies on the Web
Mobile phone sales rise in 3rd quarter: study
Global sales of mobile phones reversed a slide that began late last year and turned positive in third quarter 2009, a trend expected to accelerate thanks to smartphones, a study...
Electric cars need government support: Nissan-Renault CEO
Electric cars could help China and other countries reduce their dependency on oil but the government must provide incentive to make the shift, Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn said...
UT Southwestern Receives $42 Million in Recovery Act Stimulus Funding
UT Southwestern Medical Center has been awarded more than $42 million to date for basic and patient-oriented research from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the $787 billion...
House tax slows movement
A researcher has found that stamp duty on houses makes selling more difficult and reduces prices – acting like a tax on mobility.
GE to sell security unit to United Technologies
US conglomerate General Electric on Thursday announced it would sell its security unit to United Technologies Corp. for 1.82 billion dollars.
Intel settles AMD claims but isn't off the hook
(AP) -- Intel Corp. is paying Silicon Valley rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $1.25 billion to squash a legal battle over Intel's sales tactics, a rift that led to...
Skin Deep: Breast-Feed the Baby, Love the Calorie Burn
Lately, a parade of celebrities has attributed their postpartum slimming to nursing, bringing this age-old topic back into the spotlight.
Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body
AMES, Iowa -- James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's...
Churchill Downs buying YouBet.com
Churchill Downs Inc., owner of the horse racing track which hosts the famed Kentucky Derby, announced it has agreed to acquire online betting website YouBet.com.
Trimming US health care spending will require new approaches, study finds
Slowing the growth in U.S. health care spending will most likely require adoption of an array of strategies as well as an improved approach to moving promising strategies into widespread...
Dell Launches World's Fastest Office Color Laser Printer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dell today announced three new commercial workgroup printers to help businesses of all sizes increase productivity and lower their total cost of printing.
Rep. Kennedy and Bishop in Bitter Rift on Abortion
Representative Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island and the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence are engaged in a heated battle over provisions of health care legislation.
Poked: The difference between Facebook's News Feed and Live Feed
First off, I'd like to thank Facebook for confusing its users yet again with a new feature that is hard to decipher and makes users grumpy. It really makes my...
DNA Barcodes: Creative New Uses Span Health, Fraud, Smuggling, History, More
Some 350 experts from 50 nations gathering in Mexico for their 3rd global meeting will outline the latest creative applications of DNA barcoding, including several projects related to human health,...
Google routes World Bank data to fact seekers
Google is adding World Bank figures to Internet results in a bid to make hard facts about countries worldwide easier to find.
Hewlett Packard to buy 3Com for $2.7B
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. said Wednesday it is buying the 3Com Corp. networking company for $2.7 billion, the latest move by the world's No. 1 personal computer maker to...
Crime rings boost ivory smuggling
The last year has seen a big increase in illegal ivory trade with organised crime involved, says the world's monitoring agency.
Microsoft brings more Web data to Bing results; teams up with WolframAlpha
(AP) -- Microsoft's Bing search service will pull more information and tools from other Web sites as the company tries to distinguish itself as part of its challenge to...
Many computer users hesitate to ride the Wave
Google's latest brainchild, Google Wave, is all the rage among bleeding-edge technology enthusiasts. But corporate information technology executives say that while they're intrigued by Wave -- a replacement for e-mail,...
Creating 3D models with a simple webcam (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Constructing virtual 3D models usually requires heavy and expensive equipment, or takes lengthy amounts of time. A group of researchers at the University of Cambridge, Qi Pan, Dr...
Google Latitude adds location history, alerts you when friends are nearby
Google Latitude to find your nearby friends, you're in luck: Google updated Latitude with location history and alerts for when your friends are nearby. If you don't love your every...