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Medvedev says space failures cost Russia prestige and cash
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow is losing prestige and money due to botched space projects, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday after Russia junked two satellites in the latest launch...
Sets & the city: World Science Festival 2012, New York style (Part 2 of 2)
(Phys.org) -- New York City is the nexus of all things intellectual, cultural and academic. (Being a native New Yorker, I admit being somewhat biased.) Either way, one highlight in...
Apple to ditch iPhone YouTube app
Apple says the next version of its software for the iPhone and iPad won't come with a pre-installed YouTube application.
Fukushima disaster videos reveal chaos, communication failures
New video footage of the 2011 disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant reveals communication problems between plant officials and the government as well as workers' lack of knowledge...
A Medicaid opportunity
The Supreme Court ruling on the Obama healthcare plan gives California and other states a chance to be flexible in coverage policies. The Congressional Budget Office recently estimated that 30...
The social job hunt: Web startup brings resumes to life for college students in tough economy
(Phys.org) -- A new career-focused social networking site is believed to be the first-of-its-kind platform for college students and recent grads to showcase their work and connect directly with hiring...
Biotechnology unveils secrets of Chinese medicine
Scientists in China and the United States are using modern biotechnology to help prove that traditional medicine has a powerful pharmacological value.
Study shows official measures of American poverty off-base
(Phys.org) -- For more than 45 years, the poor in this country have been identified by the U.S. Census Bureaus Official Poverty Measure a tool that determines Americas poverty...
Short-duration clock approach thwarts RFID attacks
(Phys.org) -- Security researchers and practitioners at the 21st USENIX Security Symposium in Bellevue, Washington, which starts on Wednesday, will learn how researchers have devised an hourglass technology that can...
Wikipedia blames cable cut for outage
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- An outage Wikipedia blamed on "networking issues" in Florida left users unable to use the information Web site for several hours Monday.
New Start-Up Aims to Fill Funding Gap for Space Projects
The company, called Uwingu, is hoping to raise millions of dollars for research and educational projects.
Generic language helps fuel stereotypes
Hearing generic language to describe a category of people, such as "boys have short hair," can lead children to endorse a range of other stereotypes about the category, a new...
Seafood, wild or farmed? The answer may be both
Most people think of seafood as either wild or farmed, but in fact both categories may apply to the fish you pick up from your grocery store. An article recommends...
Baidu fires workers over bribery charges
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Four employees of China's main search engine Baidu have been fired for allegedly taking bribes to delete posts from its forum service, a Baidu...
Aesop's Fables on the Web and as an app
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Aesop's classic fables are coming to smartphones and tablets thanks to a free Aesop for Children app from the Library of Congress, officials said.
Large Private Donation Launches Institute for Advanced Computational Science at Stony Brook University
High-performance computing expert Robert Harrison named founding director.
Sharp shares hit by reports of Hon Hai deal rethink
Shares in Japan's Sharp, which slumped 28 percent at the end of last week after a poor earnings report, fell further Monday after Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision said it would...
New technique improves rendering of smoke, dust and participating media
Computer graphic artists often struggle to render smoke and dust in a way that makes a scene look realistic, but researchers at Disney Research, Zürich, Karlsruhe Technical Institute in Germany,...
Computer science professor to release comprehensive 3-D deformable object library for free
On Monday, Aug. 6, USC Professor Jernej Barbič will release the world's most comprehensive library of 3D deformable modeling software for free open source download.
Wordplay Blog: Numberplay: Spaghetti Loops
Start with 100 strands of pasta. Tie their ends together. How many loops do you have, on average, when you're done?
Green Blog: Sparing Sewers All That Restaurant Grease
A plant in Oregon aims to use restaurant wastewater to produce electricity and a fuel akin to natural gas.
Imagining how light behaves in 2-D world gives researchers insights for faster 3-D rendering
Though sophisticated three-dimensional imagery is abundant in computer-generated games and movies, a group of researchers from Disney Research, Zürich, University of California, San Diego, Limbic Software, and RWTH Aachen University...
New research studies policy divergence, voter polarization in elections
A study from University of Illinois economics professors demonstrates a new method to analyze the relationships among voters' issue preferences, the candidates' policy positions and voter behavior.
Recipes for Health: Farro Salad With Tomatoes and Romano Beans
The south of France lures a group of friends back again and again, but dishes celebrating the region’s summer produce can be replicated almost anywhere. Today: a grain salad with...
Lab in the Wild asks: What's your Internet like?
One size fits all? Not on the Web. Users from different countries and cultures actually interact with information in different ways.
120 intelligent cars warn each other in the test
One of the largest fleet tests in the world was launched today in Germany. 120 cars hit the road to test a system known as simTD, a technology that enables...
Hunter-gatherers expend same calories as average Americans
Taking in too many calories far outweighs getting too little exercise as a cause of obesity, according to a study [...]
'Cyborg' Arm Controls Navy's Robot Warplane
A cyborg arm can help maneuver the Navy's robot warplane on an air craft carrier.