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Knowledge of fractions and long division predicts long-term math success
From factory workers to Wall Street bankers, a reasonable proficiency in math is a crucial requirement for most well-paying jobs in a modern economy. Yet, over the past 30 years,...
Graduated driving laws reduce teen drunk driving
State laws that limit driving privileges for teens have reduced the incidence of drinking and driving among the nation's youngest licensees, according to a new study. The vast majority of...
Tree Oil May Combat Obesity, Diabetes
A future weapon in the battle against obesity and diabetes could come in the form of an oil derived from the seeds of wild almond trees, according to researchers at...
Green Blog: E.P.A. Casts New Soot Standard as Easily Met
By 2020, the agency estimates, only six counties in the nation are expected to be out of compliance.
Libraries, publishers at odds over access to e-books
Battle lines have been drawn between libraries and publishers over electronic books, and victory could hinge on a Supreme Court decision from when the high-tech news was the appearance of...
Assisted suicide ban unconstitutional B.C. court rules
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has declared Canada's laws against physician-assisted suicide unconstitutional.
Harvard announces plans, next steps for Health and Life Science Center in Allston
Harvard Executive Vice President Katie Lapp and Provost Alan Garber have shared the next steps in resuming development on the University’s Health and Life Science Center in Allston. Read the report. . .
Green Blog: Guest Column: Yes, Oil Prices Are Cyclical
With the shale oil boom promising over one million barrels a day of new oil production within a year in the United States, analysts are coming out of the woodwork...
Who Was the First Man in Space?
Space buffs know the answer to this one, but a lot of people don’t have the right stuff to answer this one correctly.
Cities Bet They Can Curb Traffic With Games of Chance
To tackle congestion, clogged urban centers are testing the lure of prizes to persuade motorists to change their driving habits.
'Diablo III' tops list of video game sales in May
(AP) U.S. retail sales of video-game hardware, software and accessories fell for a sixth consecutive month in May.
CAPTCHA: The story behind those squiggly computer letters
If you use the Web, you have probably encountered an annoying invention called a CAPTCHA.
Privacy breach discovered in Internet address bids
The organization in charge of introducing new Internet addresses to rival ".com" says it briefly suspended access to some documents on its website after it discovered a privacy breach.
US begins review of new Keystone pipeline route
The US State Department on Friday launched an environmental review of a new route proposed for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline that would transport oil from Canada's tar sands.
Personal Robots Get Boost from $25 Million Investment Fund
Personal robots could reach sales in the billions of dollars with help from a NYC-based investment fund.
Inside Chicago's Other Most Innovative Kitchen
Moto's Garden Hugh Galdones Grant Achatz's Alinea may get all the national (and international) press, but over at Moto, chef Homaru Cantu and pastry chef Ben Roche are turning out...
In bid for domains, Amazon and Google vie for similar names
Google hopes to inherit the Earth - or at least .earth. And Amazon wants to bring you .joy. It's probably no surprise that they both want .you.
AMD joins forces with ARM Holdings to battle common rival Intel
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and ARM Holdings PLC appear to be teaming up to do battle with their common rival, Intel Corp.
Online store implements Internet Explorer 7 tax
Rusland Kogan, proprietor of the online electronics store Kogan.com, may have just invented the most popular tax ever - at least among Web developers.
Green Blog: On Our Radar: A Global Wind Day
An American group aligned with the fossil fuels industry plans counterdemonstrations on a wind-power appreciation day.
Ultralow power high quality EEG system for ambulatory monitoring
Today at the VLSI circuits symposium (June 12-15, Honolulu), Imec presents a complete 700µW 8-channel active-electrode (AE)-based EEG monitoring system. The system, developed in collaboration with Panasonic, delivers high quality...
Beyond the box office: are industry experts getting the movie business wrong?
What is it that makes a movie successful? A faculty member from the Judge Business School believes that the industry and experts are looking in the wrong places when it...
NXP introduces first 2-mm x 2-mm MOSFETs with tin-plated solderable side pads
NXP Semiconductors today introduced the industrys first MOSFETs in a 2-mm x 2-mm low-profile DFN (discrete flat no-leads) package with tin-plated, solderable side pads. These unique side pads offer the...
Training computers to see metaphors
Suppose you are at an intelligence agency and your computer is faced with terabytes of text every day -- documents, emails, transcriptions of voice conversations and more -- and many...
India's capital in water crisis after supplies cut
Large parts of New Delhi were struggling with acute water shortages on Friday after a neighbouring state cut its supplies at the peak of summer, officials said.
Bloodhound SSC: the 1,000mph car - video
Richard Noble and the scientists behind Bloodhound SSC explain the aerodynamics and engineering they hope will allow their car to shatter the land speed record
U experts help with next generation of internet
Researchers at the University of Utah are helping lay the groundwork for a new high-speed Internet upgrade. The White House today announced the launch of US Ignite, an initiative in...
Departed RIM chiefs get $12 million going away gift
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is giving its freshly departed co-chiefs $12 million worth of parting gifts, according to paperwork filed Thursday with US regulators.