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SpaceShipOne: The First Private Spacecraft | The Most Amazing Flying Machines Ever
SpaceShipOne launched the era of private spaceflight.
Apple profit jumps to $8.8 bn, but misses forecasts
Apple on Tuesday reported that quarterly profit grew to $8.8 billion on hot iPad sales but the results came up short of lofty expectations.
Sally Ride dies at 61; first American woman in space
Sally Ride, an L.A. native who held a doctorate in astrophysics from Stanford, was also the youngest American in space when she flew aboard the Challenger in June 1983.In the...
Green Blog: Browsing in Copenhagen's 'Bicycle Library'
The idea is that if people can test different types of bikes to see what works for them, it will make be easier for them to commit to investing in...
Green Blog: Snapshots in Time: The Dynamics of Trees
Since many processes in forest ecology take a long time, scientists studying changes in plant communities often turn to the use of chronosequences, or sets of sites that share similar...
S. Korea said tops in broadband use
SEOUL, July 23 (UPI) -- South Korea has hit the 100 percent mark in wireless broadband subscribers with 100.6 subscriptions for every 100 inhabitants, a survey shows.
Demand making Google tablet hard to find
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 23 (UPI) -- The 16-gigabyte version of Google's Nexus 7 tablet disappeared from the online Play store during the weekend due to overwhelming demand, online...
Smartphone app 'chirps' to send data
LONDON, July 23 (UPI) -- A smartphone app will let phone users share images and other files between their devices with a burst of "digital birdsong," its British developers...
Video: Sensor could detect weapons in movie theaters
Security at movie theaters all across the country could ultimately be changed forever because of the attack in Aurora, Colorado. A Florida company says it hopes to introduce a new...
Cisco to cut 1,300 jobs in realignment (Update)
US computer network giant Cisco Systems said Monday it was cutting 1,300 jobs, or two percent of its global workforce, in response to an uncertain economic outlook.
Software maker VMware buys Nicira for $1.26B
(AP) Business software maker VMware is buying computer networking specialist Nicira for nearly $1.3 billion.
App detects potholes, alerts Boston city officials
The next time your car hits a pothole, a new technology could help you immediately tell someone who can do something about it.
Appeal court favors Kodak in Apple patent dispute
An appeals court on Monday sided with bankrupt photo pioneer Eastman Kodak by endorsing a US International Trade Commission (ITC) move rejecting claims it infringed on two Apple patents.
Moody's downgrades Nokia credit rating, outlook negative
International ratings agency Moody's on Monday downgraded the long-term debt of Nokia by two notches, to "Ba3", cautioning the Finnish mobile phone giant would likely suffer even deeper than expected...
Power-strip lookalike hacks office networks
(Phys.org) -- Pwnie Express, the company specializing in cyber security products, calls its new device ingenious. Bloggers hearing about it are paying attention to the fact that it is...
Robot Trashcan Catches Your Trash
An ordinary trashcan uses video game technology to become a trash-catching robot.
California county to vote on Rx drug disposal bill
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Officials in a Northern California county are considering a law that would require the pharmaceutical industry to foot the bill for getting...
Why do anti-hunger and anti-obesity initiatives always fall short?
Researchers argue that while hunger and obesity are caused by a perfect storm of multiple factors acting in concert, the efforts to counter them have been narrowly focused and isolated....
Politics vs. Science – from Galileo to Professor David Nutt
In 2009 Professor David Nutt caused controversy for the UK government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs after stating [...]
Recipes for Health: Grilled or Roasted Pattypan ‘Steaks’ With Italian Salsa Verde
The height of squash season brings a bounty of shapes and hues to farmers’ markets, inspiring dishes as varied as a seared pattypan “steak,” hearty breakfast tacos and cinnamony muffins.
Ten years of austerity? Only the British would meet that with barely a murmur | Aditya Chakrabortty
We appear to accept a decade of national privation, but there's no reason this unprecedented schedule of pain should be taken as inevitableImagine living in a country where the prime minister could announce...
Are farmers really the happiest workers in Britain?
A survey suggests that people who work in the countryside top a new 'happiness index'. Is that true?Weeks of torrential rain. Battles with the supermarkets over low milk prices. The shadow of...
'Virtual lectures' to help cope with Zimbabwean brain drain
An educational project aims to ease Zimbabwe's university staffing shortages by video-streaming lectures from around the world.
News Corp unveils tablet device for education
News Corp. said Monday it would launch a new tablet computer with AT&T aimed at the education market to bring "digital innovation" to the classroom.
Sport sciences looks at demands of competitive surfing
Want to train to become a competitive surfer? You'll need high endurance for paddling with bursts of high-intensity activity and short recovery times, according to a new study.
Fairfax CEO boosts stake in RIM
The chairman and CEO of Fairfax Financial Holdings has boosted his holdings in Research In Motion, a show of confidence in the struggling BlackBerry maker.
US defends suit on Apple, e-books amid criticism
US antitrust authorities Monday defended their lawsuit accusing Apple and major publishers of a price-fixing conspiracy on e-books, saying the action is "in the public interest."
India tops list of spam e-mail spewers
A few years ago, Ankur Suri saw a friend beaten up by fellow classmates after he e-mailed pornography to female friends - or rather, his computer had.