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Innovative Germans let others make the profits
Germans are innovative European champions but although they created the MP3 audio encoding format and the fax, it is often foreign groups that have profited from their development.
Surprise quake shows Japan's vulnerability: experts
A powerful earthquake in Japan struck at a previously unknown faultline, raising new alarm that the dreaded "Big One" could hit anywhere in the country, experts said Sunday.
Taking A Cue From Breath Fresheners, Researcher Develops New Method For Taste Testing
Using the same concept behind commercial breath-freshening strips, a Temple University researcher has developed a new, easier method for clinical taste testing, created taste strips similar to breath-freshening strips, but...
Students Make Hybrid Racing Car, Free-kicking Robot
It is built in sparkling white and with a striking similarity to a real Formula 1 racer, but just a little bit smaller. Students of mechanical engineering at the D-MAVT...
Biometric 'cowcam' sorts the cattle from the pests
Software similar to facial recognition prevents unwanted animals entering feed points and allows stocks to be monitored remotely
Copyright bill protests surge online
Thousands of Canadians wasted no time protesting the government's copyright reform bill, piling onto websites and internet-based letter-writing campaigns on Friday.
Google grows stronger in Microsoft-Yahoo fallout
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp.'s abandoned takeover bid for Yahoo Inc. appears to have culminated with a disheartening thud for those two companies but amounted to yet another coup for...
Bumper stickers reveal link to road rage
Car adornments betray a territorial mindset.
Though no West Nile cases to date, precautions should be taken: microbiologist
Though Canada's West Nile season has yet to begin, it's never too early to take precautions, says a microbiologist with the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Mathematics and gravitation theory
The physical ambiguity of mathematics in gravitation theory has led to an overextension of the mathematics and resulted in theoretical misdirection. read more
Potential new weapon against TB: free cell minutes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Researchers at MIT believe they've discovered a new weapon in the battle against tuberculosis: Free cell phone minutes....
Is Digital Nature as Soothing as the Real Deal?
Discovery Channel addicts, get outside! HDTV may offer a vivid window on the natural world, but it won’t substitute for the real thing. That’s the implication from a new psychological...
Outsourcing jobs leaves the American white-collar worker behind
Outsourcing might be good for American corporations, but it's not necessarily good for American workers, and it's likely to be bad for the American economy, even in the long run.
Sharp to Introduce World's Largest 108-Inch LCD Monitor for Commercial Applications
Sharp Corporation will introduce into the Japanese market a 108V-inch LCD monitor, the world`s largest, for business and commercial applications.
Training helps bloggers hone professionalism
(AP) -- Miami real estate agent Lucas Lechuga began blogging to share his knowledge of the local market. He didn't bargain for a $25 million defamation lawsuit when he wrote...
Healthier food possible in hospital cafeteria, if customers buy it
Getting rid of junk food in the Saint John hospital would require careful planning to ensure the cafeteria breaks even financially, says an official.
Facebook pulls even with MySpace
Facebook has officially caught up to social-networking rival MySpace, according to new traffic numbers from web tracker Comscore.
UN roadmap paves way for curbing biopiracy
Following the UN Biodiversity Conference, countries have agreed a roadmap to negotiate the access and sharing of genetic resources.
Toothpaste too pricey for the poor
Fluoride toothpaste is prohibitively expensive for the world's poorest people, according to a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Globalization and Health. Researchers revealed that the poorest populations...
Australian regulator signals no deal on eBay plan
(AP) -- EBay said Friday it will postpone plans to make its PayPal system the only way to pay for deals on its auction site in Australia after the...
Pomi the robot penguin has hidden depths
South Korean researchers, showcasing their latest line in robotic pets, have unveiled a penguin which can interact with humans.
$30 million earmarked for plug-in cars
WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. government plans to spend up to $30 million in the next three years on development of new plug-in hybrid electric vehicles,...
Researchers work on new artificial heart
HOUSTON, June 13 (UPI) -- The Texas Heart Institute said a $2.8 million federal grant will be used to fund development of a new artificial heart that pumps...
U.S. detector sniffs out biological, chemical threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new kind of mass spectrometer can sniff out biological, chemical and nuclear threats, all at virtually the same time, U.S. government researchers said on Thursday.
Canadian domain registry enacts new privacy policy
The group that oversees Canada's dot-ca registry introduced a new privacy policy this week to balance the rights of domain name registrants with those of trademark holders, it said.
Fido, Rogers to offer iPhone with 3-year contracts
Fido joined parent carrier Rogers Communications on Thursday in offering the iPhone in Canada in July, but was equally silent on pricing and availability details.
AT&T looking at charging heavy Internet users extra
(AP) -- AT&T Inc., the country's largest Internet provider, is considering charging extra for customers who download large amounts of data.
Yahoo says talks with Microsoft are dead
Yahoo Inc. said Thursday that any chance of a deal with Microsoft is dead, even as reports emerged that the internet portal could be headed for an agreement with rival...