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Researchers Unveil Whiskered Robot Rat
Scientists have developed an innovative robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers. The SCRATCHbot robot will be demonstrated at an international workshop looking at how...
US wants privacy in new cyber security system
(AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen...
Boat-'Bots for Brainiacs: LEGO Subs Launch Young Engineers
Robots designed, built and run by Middle School and High School students compete underwater. Event hosted by the Stevens Institute of Technology, well known for its ocean-engineering programs.
Joost to stop offering free TV shows online
The online video site Joost will no longer be showing free TV shows, music videos and movies after finding its ad revenues could not support that business model.
Who wants to pay more for green electricity?
A research report in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution suggests that individuals prefer to be involved in a collective contribution to green electricity that involve everyone paying more,...
Win tickets to hear Buzz Aldrin speak
Win tickets to hear the Apollo 11 astronaut speak in London about his memories of the moon
Wireless roaming fees in Europe plunge
Europeans can now use their mobile phones in other European Union countries at a much cheaper rate, after price caps on roaming fees took effect Wednesday.
New Mouse Constellation Chosen By Children
Scottish schoolchildren competed to create new constellation, mouse wins.
'Classic' study of whales wins Samuel Johnson prize
Philip Hoare's Leviathan wins Britain's most important prize for non-fiction
Privacy watchdog troubled by 'explosion' of information breaches
The Saskatchewan agency overseeing how government handles personal information reported Tuesday that the province needs to clean up its act.
Alberta Health faces $1.1B budget shortfall
Alberta's health-care system is wrestling with a $1.1 billion deficit and officials are promising changes to bring down spending.
Happy 30th birthday, Walkman
Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the...
New US government website tracks IT spending
President Barack Obama's chief information officer unveiled a new website on Tuesday which tracks the more than 70 billion dollars in annual information technology (IT) spending by federal agencies.
Computer spammers link virus to e-mail on Michael Jackson death investigation
Cyber criminals are exploiting public interest in the death of singer Michael Jackson with spam messages that infect computers with a virus able to steal bank account numbers and passwords,...
IBM keeps the European horticultural industry blooming with sensor technology
IBM and Container Centralen today announced that by February 1, 2010, Danish Container Centralen - Europe's largest provider of re-usable transport equipment and services - will use IBM sensor technology...
Video: Loaded: Good credit, more ads?
Vodafone may buy T-Mobile in the United Kingdom, TV.com now works with Facebook Connect, and Google may be more interested in you, if you have good credit.
TierneyLab: In the Kidney Trade: Seller Beware
A report by the Hastings Center on the selling of kidneys in Pakistan suggests that the sellers often regret their decision and are often not paid what was promised.
Most wireless 911 callers won't be locatable despite new rules: study
Wireless providers must have the technology to locate Canadian 911 callers by next February, but most cellphone users won't be covered, a new study suggests. But the CRTC disputes those...
Corning raises 2Q glass volume forecast again
(AP) -- Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. said Tuesday it is getting a big lift from rising sales of flat-screen televisions, most notably in China.
H1N1 racks up frequent flier miles
Analyzing global flights may help researchers track pandemics
Chief scientist quits California stem-cell agency
Departure raises questions over leadership at flagship centre.
Obama appointee could boost US–developing world relations
A nomination by US president Barack Obama has the potential to strengthen his country's relations with the developing world.
U.S., Canada get industry energy input
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu says the United States and Canada, by working together, can spark an economic recovery benefiting both nations.
Pirate Bay site sold to Swedish gaming company
In a surprising development that calls to mind the taming of Napster nearly a decade ago, a Swedish gaming company said it will buy notorious peer-to-peer file-sharing site The Pirate...
Record number of participants attend Portuguese Space Forum
An estimated 150 people attended the third Portuguese Space Forum that took place today at the Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva in Lisbon; a sign of the growing...
STFC cuts funds to key facilities
ISIS cut to just 120 days of operation per year as budget cuts bite
Going green with white biotech
Industrial biotech’s advance into the chemicals sector could be boosted by green practices and policies
Opinion: Australians kept ignorant to the coming famine
Tony Wright argues that Parliament and the media appear to be whetting their appetites with the absurd while farmers wonder where we'll find our next meal.