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Super-Close Asteroid Swipe Reveals Space Rock Secrets
The asteroid 2012 KT42 was the sixth-closest asteroid encounter on record.
New York Times website launch in China hobbled by outages
The New York Times started a Chinese-language website Thursday that generated so much interest in China two of its microblog accounts drew thousands of followers and then were apparently taken...
Robot hand wins at rock, paper, scissors every time (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- What do you call a robot hand that wins at rock, paper, scissors every time? Some would say a cheater, but others more in the know would call...
Google offers peak at internet-connected glasses
Google is selling a prototype of its internet-connected glasses to U.S. computer programmers attending a three-day conference in San Francisco.
Facebook slides as underwriters give mixed ratings
(AP) The Wall Street analysts who know Facebook best are giving the company's stock a mixed review. Think: like, not love.
Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
Nearly two in three Americans think President Barack Obama is better suited than Republican rival Mitt Romney to deal with an alien invasion, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Labour group criticises Apple on China suppliers
A labour rights group said Thursday it had found "deplorable" conditions at Apple suppliers in China, following a probe of several firms that supply the US technology giant.
With Page voiceless, Brin appears at Google show
(AP) Google co-founder Sergey Brin made a splashy entrance during a San Francisco conference while CEO Larry Page recovered from an ailment that has left him unable to speak.
Green Blog: Cutting the Electric Bill with a Giant Battery
A battery system installed on a Philadelphia commuter line allows trains to run a bit like Prius hybrids, while sending power to a battery bank.
The Computer-Literate Ape
With the help of customized software, touch screens, and tablet computers, a small group of bonobo apes in Iowa proves that language is not the exclusive domain of humans.
Video: SideCar app turns your car into a cab
The SideCar app lets anyone become a taxi driver and even connects you with people looking for a ride. CBS5-TV's Mike Sugerman reports.
CEO of T-Mobile USA resigns, succeeded by COO
(AP) T-Mobile USA, the country's fourth-largest cellphone carrier, on Wednesday said that its CEO has resigned and its chief operating officer is filling in while the company searches for...
Is Gina Rinehart planning to use Fairfax to push her climate scepticism? | Leo Hickman
Climate sceptic mining billionaire's bid for control of Fairfax Media threatens its journalists' editorial independenceThe Gina Rinehart Story will make a great film one day. It's got everything: family feuds, dynastic wealth, political...
Image of World's Oldest Sound Recording Found
A sound media historian at Indiana University brings new meaning to vintage vinyl.
Anthony J. Wiener, Forecaster of the Future, Is Dead at 81
Mr. Wiener was a self-described futurist who used advance techniques to predict the year 2000 from the 1960s.
the apprentice
A university education isn't the only way to get started in chemistry - there are advantages of learning on the job with an apprenticeship
GSK to build 350m factory in UK
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced £350 million plans to build its first new UK production plant for almost 40 years in Ulverston, Cumbria
EPA proposes new rules for five chemicals
The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new rules that would force companies to report any new use
AbbVie emerges from Abbott split
US healthcare giant Abbott has renamed the branded drugs part of its business
Cutbacks threaten Lords oversight of UK science
The number of inquiries carried out by the House of Lords science and technology select committee could be drastically reduced
500m for Ista
US eye drug company Bausch & Lomb has signed a cash deal to buy US drugmaker Ista Pharmaceuticals for $9.10 per share, equivalent to $500 million
Seroquel patent row continues
The legal tug of war over the right to sell generic versions of Seroquel (quetiapine) tablets continues
Be careful what you wish for
The struggle for a single unitary European patent may be close to an end, but we must still hold out for an agreement that performs as it should
The complex paradox of science
Science can provide solutions for society, says Rutger van Santen, but only if it is given the freedom to find the unexpected
canada environment research budget cut
Greater support for industry and venture capital comes at a cost to environmental research
fda bisphenol a food packaging petition
Agency rejects petition to ban the use of BPA in food contact materials, citing insufficient research
Croatian scientists call for chemical reagent regulation
Government purchasing strictures means lab chemicals can cost up to 70% more than in other European countries
epa blocks 2 4 D ban herbicide
Agency turns down petition to ban widely used herbicide