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Suicide Latest Twist in 7-Year Anthrax Saga
An army scientist's suicide leaves the anthrax investigation unsolved.
Yahoo board emerges unscathed from annual meeting
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc.'s board emerged largely unscathed from the Internet company's annual meeting Friday as a subdued crowd of shareholders raised few questions about the directors' rejection of...
Opinion: Climate security, energy security
Focusing on energy security could lead to reaping the harvest of climate security as a by product, according to Jonathan Ariel.
German Court Overturns Smoking Bans in 2 States
The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe found that regional smoking bans discriminated against small one-room bars.
Amid Salmonella Case, Food Industry Seems Set to Back Greater Regulation
Industry leaders are questioning whether the weak produce-tracking rules that many of them once championed are more a curse than a blessing, several food safety experts say.
Viterbi Algorithm goes quantum
The Viterbi Algorithm, the elegant 41-year-old logical tool for rapidly eliminating dead end possibilities in data transmission, has a new application to go alongside its ubiquitous daily use in cell...
EDS shareholders endorse tie-up with Hewlett-Packard
Electronic Data Systems shareholders on Thursday approved a tie-up with Hewlett-Packard, voting almost unanimously to go through with the 13.9 billion dollar takeover.
Prentice hints at reining in cellphone companies
In the wake of growing consumer frustration over Canadian cellphone prices, the government is hinting that increased regulation of the industry may be on the way.
Cancer Research Institute Names Sixteen New Postdoctoral Fellows
The Cancer Research Institute, a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to advancing immunology to conquer cancer, announced that the Fellowship Review Committee of the Institute's Scientific Advisory Council, with the approval...
Watching too much TV is causing some university students to pack on the pounds
Television commercials are a common method for advertising food products. According to a team of University of Alberta researchers, these food advertisements have a powerful influence on its viewers, especially...
Gasoline stations set prices to match a small number of other stations
For many years, there have been competition concerns regarding how retail gasoline prices are set in the U.S. and Canada. Consumers have complained about the perceived uniformity of retail gas...
Contract Supports Development of UAV Test Procedures
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has won a contract to support development of a roadmap designed to improve the testing and evaluation of unmanned and autonomous systems for the...
Nunavut to update 'inefficient paper-based' health record system
Plans are underway to move Nunavut towards an electronic health information system, upgrading the mostly paper-based system that the territory's chief medical officer of health says is not working well...
About The Internet DNS Flaw
Tech analyst Larry Magid explains flaw that allows hackers to redirect URLs.
U.S. Should Rethink 'War On Terrorism' Strategy to Deal with Resurgent Al Qaida
Current U.S. strategy against the terrorist group al Qaida has not been successful in significantly undermining the group's capabilities, according to a new RAND Corporation study issued today. read more
Prices of microreactors stamped down
Polymer-based microreactors turn inorganic to beat organic solvent attacks and reduce prices
Legislation Bans Phthalates
Bill focuses on children's toys, boosts power of consumer protection agency
Telcos, broadcasters post combined $51B in revenue: CRTC report
Broadcasting and telecommunications industries posted a combined revenue of $51.1 billion last year, according to a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) report published Thursday.
Bell moves to limit internet downloads of competitor ISPs
Bell Canada Inc. is moving to impose download limits on customers of independent internet service providers, an act the smaller firms say is designed to eliminate broadband competition.
Ont. man conquers Dempster Highway in solar car
A Toronto man has become the first to drive a solar-powered car up Canada's most northerly highway beyond the Arctic Circle, arriving just outside Inuvik, N.W.T., on Wednesday.
Magnet Lab Researchers License Critical Petroleum Data
As gas prices soar, scientists at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University are marketing research that will enable petroleum companies to locate, analyze and process crude...
A Counter To Counterfeit Drugs
The counterfeiting of medicines has been known of since around 1990 and is a growing problem. Counterfeit medicines are estimated as more than 10% of the global medicines market and...
Motorola posts small 2Q profit, beats expectations
(AP) -- In a sign that it may be finally turning its fortunes around, Motorola Inc. surprised investors Thursday by reporting a small profit for the second quarter and...
Sapphire Energy uses single cell algae to produce 'green crude' that will help in the battle against climate change
A company in San Diego claims to have developed a sustainable version of oil it calls 'green crude'
Nokia to beef up venture fund, expand in China
(AP) -- Nokia Corp. is more than doubling the size of its direct venture investment fund with an injection of $150 million, with a view to putting some of...
South Korea's Hynix reduces quarterly losses
South Korea's Hynix Inc. said Thursday it had cut losses in the second quarter, helping to push up the share price of the world's second-largest chipmaker.
Judge's ruling throws Southern California power plant plans into disarray
Thirteen proposed electricity-generating plants cannot be built without the necessary environmental and health analyses, the judge ruled. ...
Say Goodbye To Virtual Bureaucracy
When consumers make purchases on the Internet, they must systematically fill in forms asking for their name and address. Now researchers are developing a system that would memorize all that...