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Paraguay calls for 'liberalisation' of Internet access
Paraguay has called for a reduction in the cost of Internet and telephone access, to turn the country into an innovative force within the region.
News Bytes of the Week--Making Beautiful Music: Why the Stradivarius Violin is Worth Millions [News]
What makes the unique sound of a Stradivarius violin?The wood, of course. Using x-ray images taken from multiple different angles, radiologist Berend Stoel of Leiden University Medical Center in the...
Report: Microsoft seeks help for another Yahoo bid
(AP) -- Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and...
High price to pay to see famed Bayreuth Festival online
Would opera fans be willing to pay $77 for an exclusive online viewing of Wagner's Die Meistersinger of Nuernberg from the Bayreuth Festival?
ESA holds robotic vehicle competition
PARIS, July 2 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says it has selected eight European university proposals for development of robotic vehicles capable of exploring the moon.
Supercomputer helps osteoporosis diagnoses
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 2 (UPI) -- Swiss scientists announced an achievement in supercomputing simulations they say could vastly improve osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment.
'Hellboy' Taps Into Ancient Irish Folklore
Fans of Celtic mythology will recognize Prince Nuada in Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
Nurses willing and able
The Government should recognise primary healthcare extends beyond the services of a general practitioner, believes Ged Kearney.
How Do Other Countries Celebrate Their Independence?
Americans have their fireworks, barbecues, and parades. But citizens from other countries, by climbing greased palm trees to get a TV or engaging in competitive kite-flying, demonstrate their own unique...
Government Contradictions Up ID Theft Risk
The nation's Medicare agency and the Pentagon compel at least 52 million Americans to carry their Social Security numbers in their wallets, contrary to warnings by the Federal Trade Commission...
Sandia Wins Three R&D 100 Awards
Every 12 months, teams of experts selected by Chicago-based R&D Magazine name their choices of the year's 100 most outstanding advances in applied technologies. Sandia National Laboratories researchers -- competing...
Listeria Control in Consumer Protein Products
Most cases of Listeria occur at the deli counter rather than at the manufacturer, yet most of the federal government's sanitary guidelines are geared toward plants. At this year's Institute of...
Seeking an African Einstein
New centre for maths and computer science opens in Nigeria as part of plan to find the "next Einstein" in Africa
Microsoft acquires semantic search firm Powerset
Microsoft on Tuesday announced it is buying Powerset, a firm which specializes in interpreting the intent of people's Internet searches instead of matching specific words they use.
Japan firms step up mobile security after stabbing rampage
Japanese mobile telephone content providers are setting up safeguards to protect young people amid shock after a disgruntled young man used his phone to document his plans for a stabbing...
'Green' energy spending on rise
Investment in 'green' energy surged in 2007 and early 2008 despite financial market woe, a report says.
US research agencies get extra millions
Science groups successfully lobby to include funds in war bill
Software provides 'virtual lab' for students
New software will enable high school students to work with molecular biology and biotech tools and processes.
Hackers Steal PINs From Citibank ATMs
Hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores this year and stole customers' PIN codes, according to recent court filings that revealed a disturbing security hole in the...
The Day the World Changed
Twenty years ago, a network engineer named Hans-Werner Braun started an e-mail message to the users of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) fledgling NSFNET project with that sentence to announce...
Ethical rules for incidental data released
MINNEAPOLIS, July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. and Canadian scientists say they've created guidelines for informing study participants about personal information discovered during research studies.
Care-O-bot 3: Always at your service
Who doesn`t long for household help at times? Service robots will soon be able to relieve us of heavy, dirty, monotonous or irksome tasks. Research scientists have now presented a...
Personal information in E-mail marketing can backfire, study indicates
Businesses risk chasing away prospective customers when they send chummy e-mails that bandy around people's names, hobbies and other personal information to pitch sales, according to a new study of...
Monster founder sets sites on online obituaries
(AP) -- Fourteen years ago, Jeff Taylor helped set off a tectonic shift in recruitment advertising by founding Monster.com, one of the first online companies to challenge a big...
Butt out on health region property
Smoking is now banned on all property belonging to the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region.
New Austrian laws promote eco-friendly cars
New tax laws came into effect in Austria Tuesday aimed at encouraging people to buy more fuel-efficient cars, and penalising drivers who buy gas-guzzling vehicles.
Man versus machine poker re-match
Polaris, the University of Alberta poker playing computer program, is heading to Las Vegas for a re-match against humans.
$4M grant aids healthcare reform study
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., July 1 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania State University has received a three-year, $4 million grant to expand its evaluation of a health quality reform project.