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Three federal agencies to assess potential Lasik problems
The Food and Drug Administration, the Defense Department and the National Eye Institute are teaming on a three-year program to gauge how many patients have post-operative problems. Three federal agencies -- the Food...
Chinese group says Google violating copyrights
(AP) -- A Chinese group is accusing search engine powerhouse Google of illegally copying Chinese-language works for its digital library, adding to disquiet about a project to scan millions...
World needs sophisticated biofuel approach, urges report
Biofuels are neither a panacea nor a pariah, says a major UN report, but they must not be grown on productive cropland.
Stephen Hawking's successor named
Cambridge University names the man who will succeed Professor Stephen Hawking in one of the world's most prestigious academic positions.
Caltech scientists create robot surrogate for blind persons in testing visual prostheses
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created a remote-controlled robot that is able to simulate the 'visual' experience of a blind person who has been implanted with...
New affordable nutrition index is first measurement tool to evaluate affordable nutrition
A new food rating system that analyses both nutrition and cost value of food may now make it easier for people to find budget-friendly, nutritious foods in today's tough economy....
PETA's push for changes in USDA testing pays off for animals
Washington -- Following PETA's call for U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) to adopt non-animal methods to test the potency of each batch of...
Top tech firms back open Internet in FCC letter
Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Twitter and other leading Web and technology companies expressed support Monday for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) efforts to ensure an open Internet.
Apple Profits Soar 47% on iPhone Craze
Sales Jumped after Faster and Cheaper Device was Unveiled in June; Apple Stock Surges
Social Insects
Yellow jackets, like honey bees and fire ants, exist in a sophisticated social hierarchy. Unlike other animals that travel in packs, these social insects will literally sacrifice their own...
Apple shares soar after hours on earnings surprise
Apple Inc. shares traded up by close to six per cent in after hours trading Monday on better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings.
Ad agencies urge DOJ to okay Yahoo, Micorosft deal
(AP) -- Major advertising and marketing agencies are urging antitrust reviewers to approve a proposed online search partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft.
Google wooing Microsoft business customers
Google on Monday ramped up a campaign to convert businesses worldwide into users of email, calendar, document and other software programs it offers online as services on the Internet.
Bagged salad going under the microscope
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a study to follow bagged salads from the farmer's field to the grocery aisle in hopes of learning why the product is the...
A Loopy Idea That Works: Using Telecoils to Turn Hearing Aids into Mini Loudspeakers
Whereas standard behind- and in-the-ear hearing aids work well in relatively quiet, more intimate settings, these devices often lose their effectiveness in larger, public spaces where background noise puts the hard of hearing...
Survey reveals little progress in Canadian eating habits
Almost a quarter of Canadians don't eat any fruits or vegetables on a daily basis, an indication that eating habits have not changed markedly in five years, according to a...
Virtual solution to driving phobias
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nervous drivers are being helped to overcome their road phobias by donning Cyclops-style goggles that transport them to a three-dimensional virtual world.
Intelligent System To Help Autistic Children Recognize Emotions
Computer scientists are working on the development of an efficient and intelligent facial expression recognition system. The system is capable of locating the face region using derivative-based filtering and recognizing...
Video: Loaded: A taste of Ãclair
Amazon offers same-day shipping, Verizon bashes the iPhone, and we have screenshots of a test version of Android 2.0 codenamed Ãclair.
Plastic Logic to unveil first e-reader in January
Plastic Logic, a US company whose planned electronic reader has attracted a lot of media buzz, said Monday that it will announce the availability and pricing of the device for...
Gartner: Tech spending will rebound in 2010
(AP) -- Research group Gartner Inc. says the information technology industry is closing its worst year on record, with worldwide tech spending on track to decline 5.2 percent in...
Report examines hidden costs of energy production and use
A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates "hidden" costs of energy production and use -- such as the damage air pollution imposes on human...
IBM puts executive on leave after charges
(AP) -- IBM Corp. has placed a top executive on leave after he was charged in an insider trading scandal for allegedly leaking secrets about IBM's earnings and financial...
Homemade Cancer Machine Shows Promise
Created In A Patient's Garage, This Radio Wave Machine May One Day Offer Side-Effect Free Treatment
KaChing Takes on Mutual Fund Industry
What Began as Fantasy Trading Site Now Invites Investments of Real Money, With Greater Transparency
The ambitions of Europe in space
A conference on ‘The Ambitions of Europe in Space’ on 15 and 16 October brought together members of the European Parliament, Council, European Commission, agencies, industry, research entities, operators, financing...
Salted herring product is recalled
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the nationwide recall of "Herring Salted," a product of Russia, due to improper processing.
Experts: 'invest in agriculture now'
Farmers won't be able to feed the additional 2.3 billion people by 2050 without investment in agriculture, experts warn in a new paper.