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Red all over: how the color red affects a referee's judgment
Many sports teams select their uniforms based on the mascot, city or country they are representing, not on a referee's preference or bias. But a new study has found that...
US intelligence alerts travelers to cyber spies
A US intelligence office Friday warned Americans traveling to the Beijing Olympics or elsewhere to expect cyber spies to surreptitiously compromise their laptops, cellphones, and other electronic devices.
Organic Food Has No More Nutritional Value Than Food Grown With Pesticides, Study Shows
New research in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows there is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better than food grown with...
Flu pandemic tops terrorism as U.K. threat
LONDON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A flu pandemic tops terrorism as Britain's greatest threat, potentially infecting half of Britain's population and killing up to 750,000, officials said Friday.
Healthy Diet Study Will Take Place Entirely In Virtual World Of Second Life
The University of Houston department of health and human performance is launching an international effort to recruit 500 participants for a study promoting healthy dietary habits and physical activity. The...
A one-stop shop for minimal information standards
More than 20 grass-roots standardisation groups, led by scientists at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), have combined forces to form the "Minimum...
Uruguay creates national system of researchers
The Uruguayan government has launched a new national system of researchers, aiming to stimulate and support science.
Prof. Chris Berndt Appointed Director of Industrial Research Institute Swinburne
ASM Trustee and ASM Thermal Spray Society Past President Prof. Chris Berndt, FASM, has assumed the role of Director of the Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (IRIS) at Swinburne University of...
Facebook Users Warned Of Worm Attack
A security software and research firm has warned that social network Facebook is the battleground for a new malware attack targeting members' comment "walls."
JAJAH turns mobile telephones into translation tools
Internet voice telephony firm JAJAH on Thursday launched a first-of-its-kind free service that lets English and Mandarin speakers use mobile telephones to translate conversations.
Google believes $1B investment in AOL is crumbling
(AP) -- In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring.
Even computer security pros vulnerable to scams
(AP) -- Computer security professionals tend to be a highly paranoid bunch, seeing potential threats everywhere. It turns out that some aren't cautious enough, though.
Online social networking sites are hacker playgrounds
Computer security researchers on Thursday warned that online social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers who can easily take advantage of people's trust.
Decoding The Latest Business Buzzwords
Buzzwords have always been a part of the business lexicon. But just like street slang, the language of business changes.
Robot plane sweeps over UK fields
The first flights have been conducted of an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to monitor UK farmland.
Fingerprints can point to drugs or bombs
Scientists have found ways to tease even more clues out of fingerprints' telltale marks — one in a string of developments that gives modern forensics even better ways to solve...
Computer scientist aims for a better-networked military
Patrick Crowley, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a one-year, $499,765 grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)...
Toshiba Launches the Largest Density Embedded NAND Flash Memory Devices
Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of 32GB embedded NAND flash memory modules that offer the largest density yet announced plus full compliance with the e-MMCTM and eSDTM standards. The...
New US cyber defense coordinator hints at plans
(AP) -- One of the United States' biggest challenges in securing government computers from foreign attacks isn't necessarily technical. The country first needs to figure out how much those...
A History Of Internet Fads And Trends
Timeline creator Dipity has finally been put to a completely awesome use: a user called "tatercakes" has created a timeline of fads and memes that have surfaced on the Internet...
Tom Clark: What if medical research and development was publicly funded?
Tom Clark: Expensive new drugs help pharmaceutical companies recoup their R&D costs. But what if the research was publicly funded?
R2-D2 to the Rescue?
No matter which part of the world you're in, there's one thing that disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Asian tsunami have in common—delayed response times. It's understandable considering the...
Swiss blogger victim of 'suicide' spam scam
A Swiss blogger who campaigns against Internet fraudsters said Thursday he was questioned by police after thousands of emails were sent purporting to claim he was going to commit suicide.
McCain Rewards Online Commenters
Spread John McCain's official talking points around the Web -- and you could win valuable prizes! The Washington Post reports.
"Edible Optics" Could Make Food Safer
Tufts University scientists have shown that it is possible to design biologically active, biodegradable optical devices - made from silk and needing no refrigeration - with applications in medicine,...
ITSC 2009 Coming to Las Vegas, Abstracts Due Aug. 15
The world's foremost international conference and exposition for thermal spray technologies, researchers, manufacturers and suppliers -- the International Thermal Spray Conference and Exposition (ITSC 2009) -- will be held at...
Majority of Sask. residents support nuclear power, poll suggests
There appear to be more people in Saskatchewan who support nuclear power than those who oppose it, according to a recent poll commissioned by a company interested in building a...