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Puget Sound whales may get big buffer zone
SEATTLE, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Federal officials say they are considering giving killer whales in Washington State's Puget Sound a broader protective zone.
Some Neocate-brand infant formula recalled
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of a limited quantity of Neocate-brand specialized infant formula due to a blending error.
Sexy platform delivers on promises
(PhysOrg.com) -- The SeCSE project promised to deliver an industrial-strength development environment for service-centric software engineering. Its applications deliver on those promises.
Majority Leader Protects Home State
Harry Reid of Nevada has secured a special deal protecting his state against the costs of expanding Medicaid under one of the major health care bills moving through Congress.
Xerox, Dell mergers reveal the draw of IT services
Back-to-back merger deals involving Xerox Corp. and Dell Inc. highlight a major trend in the corporate tech market where the ability to offer services has increasingly become key to being...
Textile antenna promises futuristic communications
(PhysOrg.com) -- With a simple press on his shirt insignia, the captain of the Star Ship Enterprise could send and receive messages. Now, thanks to the efforts of a Finnish...
The skinny on 'Lean' education
Educators should learn a thing or two from the Just-In-Time and Lean production techniques used by the automotive industry if they are to add value to the student experience as...
Apple App Store downloads hit two billion mark
Apple announced Monday that more than two billion applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch have been downloaded from its App Store, just five months after hitting the one-billion download...
E.P.A. Ordered to Reconsider New Mexico Power Plant Permit
A federal appeals board has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider an air permit issued for a planned coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation.
EU warns it will recall iPhones if labs show faulty
The European Union's consumer czar warned on Monday that iPhones would be taken off the market if national authorities find manufacturing faults lie behind mystery screen explosions.
Orange 'to sell iPhone in Britain'
Orange, the British mobile phone division of France Telecom, announced on Monday that it would begin selling iPhones later this year, ending rival operator O2's exclusive deal with Apple.
Software Could Pave The Way To End Tune Plagiarism
Software developed by a UK researcher could spell the end for future melody plagiarism. The research focuses on how to predict court decisions on music plagiarism using cognitive similarity algorithms.
'Land grabs' for rice production due to supply threats
"To put it simply, there is not enough rice to feed the world," says Dr.
Video: Digital Photo Projects
Authors Kelly Jensen and Amit Gupta showed Maggie Rodriguez creative ideas for your digital photos.
Grains and lamb offer new sources of omega-3
(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO research on grains and lamb aimed at developing new dietary sources of long-chain omega-3 oils will be presented at the World Congress on Oils and Fats in...
NASA program seeks 'creative ideas'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it's asking the public for help in compiling ideas for its Innovative Partnerships Program.
Creationists might have the last laugh
The price that Paul Bettany's Darwin pays for his fateful discovery highlights the benefits of self-delusion
Study Shows Atlanta Kills Off Start-Up Companies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Atlanta is poised to become the nation`s poster child for how to kill off a burgeoning industry. A new study by professors at Georgia Tech reveals that the...
Whose Internet is it, anyway?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week, the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, broke with precedent by proposing federal rules that enforce Net neutrality -- the principle that Internet...
Lab-grade economics
Labor economists often study a fundamental social question: What impact does education have upon earnings? As important as this issue is, it can be fiendishly hard to analyze accurately. Children of wealthier families...
Obesity researcher wins Keio Medical Science Prize
Jeffery Friedman shares the 14th Keio Medical Science Prize, awarded annually to researchers for outstanding achievements in the fields of life sciences and medicine, for the "discovery of leptin and...
On The Road To Secure Car-to-car Communications
A new research project works out how to keep car-to-car data transmissions private and secure from malicious hackers.
Mobile Microbloggers Struggle To Make Their Postings Interesting, Study Finds
A study shows that mobile microbloggers struggle hard is to make postings interesting enough to keep audience coming back and commenting. The analysis shows that microbloggers sometimes put in teasers...
Room's Ambience Fingerprinted By Phone
Your smart phone may soon be able to know not only that you're at the mall, but whether you're in the jewelry store or the shoe store.
E- Records Get a Big Endorsement
The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System will offer its doctors subsidies of up to $40,000 to go to digital patient records.
Feature: Roadblocks on the path to GM superfoods
Nutrient-rich foods could combat malnutrition in poor countries— but getting from the lab to the plate is proving a challenge.
A new push to define 'person,' and to outlaw abortion in the process
Some abortion foes think the rationale for Roe vs. Wade is vulnerable. They're trying to amend state constitutions -- including California's -- to define personhood from conception. ...
Changes loom for ICANN
Changes appear to be in store this week for the low profile but powerful body that administers the Web.