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Website suffix branding sought by Apple, Sony
Proposals for internet addresses ending in ".pizza," ".space" and ".auto" are among the nearly 2,000 submitted as part of the largest expansion in the online address system.
Italian scientists win battle to halt controversial research
Italian scientists win battle to halt controversial researchNature News , 13062012 doi: 10.1038/nature.2012.10823Emiliano FeresinMinister says 'piezonuclear fission' proposals will be reviewed.
Using nature to inspire robotics
Scientists looking to nature for inspiration in solving humanitys problems gathered at Harvard Medical School (HMS) on Friday to learn how robotics is helping to improve medical care.
Robotic assistants may adapt to humans in the factory, thanks to new algorithm
In todays manufacturing plants, the division of labor between humans and robots is quite clear: Large, automated robots are typically cordoned off in metal cages, manipulating heavy machinery and performing...
A new system architecture speeds up the use of mobile phone applications
When a phone is used to scan a smart tag on a concert ticket, the bands latest music video and interviews appear on the screen. Although the slow speed of...
How trustworthy are online reviews?
As the popularity of consumer review websites continues to climb, so too do the complaints about their reliability and fairness.
Apple's taking voice control to iPad, cars and Canada
At its annual Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco on Monday, Apple announced it was expanding its popular voice-activated personal assistant, Siri, not just to iPads and additional countries like...
Apple kicks Google Maps off iPhone, adds Facebook
(AP) Steve Jobs' vendetta against Google remains alive, eight months after the Apple co-founder died feeling betrayed by a company he once embraced as an ally.
WellPoint's buying 1-800-Contacts may portend a troubling trend
Insurance giant's buyout of contact-lens seller reflects a nascent movement among healthcare heavyweights to consolidate, and raises conflict-of-interest concerns.At first glance, there doesn't seem anything untoward about WellPoint, the insurance...
Video: New MacBook Pro, iOS 6 unveiled at WWDC
Apple debuted a bevy of new features and products at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco including an update to their mobile operating system and a next-generation MacBook...
Dutch man charged with stealing US credit cards
(AP) Federal prosecutors say a 21-year-old Dutch national coordinated the theft of about 44,000 credit card numbers worldwide, including some from the Boeing Employees Credit Union, by hacking into...
Robbing banks: Crime doesn't always pay, econometrics study shows
Contrary to images of unimaginable wealth in the movies, the takings from the average bank robbery are small, according to a report published today in Significance, the magazine of the...
Resource depletion: Opportunity or looming catastrophe?
Why global food and energy prices will keep rising
Bionic men: Amputees say next-generation prosthetics respond like the real thing
Massachusetts company's BiOM ankle is a machine packed with processors, gyroscopes and motors that responds to the force applied to it
How to report science in local languages
Reporting science meaningfully in local languages requires more than a good dictionary. Bothina Osama shares tips on what works.
Intel manager gives Android poor grades on multi-core
(Phys.org) -- An Intel manager and engineer thinks anything more complex than single cores for smartphones are a waste. Mike Bell, general manager of Intels Mobile and Communications Group, said...
Strong showing for musicals with A.R.T. ties
Two Broadway shows with origins at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) cleaned up at the Tony Awards on Sunday night. “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” and “Once” took home 10 awards in...
Mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo buys Tower Records Japan
Japan's top mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo said Monday it will make Tower Records Japan a subsidiary to enhance its online sales of CDs and DVDs.
Humanoid soccer championship 2012
In a number of recent Hollywood hit films, robots do all kinds of spectacular things, from battling it out in boxing rings to saving the world from alien invaders. Researchers...
Hologram developers raise real cash for virtual stars
Digital Domain Media Group, creators of a Tupac Shakur hologram that rocked this year's Coachella festival, said Monday it has raised $10.5 million to help build a roster of virtual...
Why our food is making us fat
We are, on average, 3st heavier than we were in the 60s. And not because we're eating more or exercising less – we just unwittingly became sugar addictsUp a rickety staircase at...
Shorter cuts: news doesn't get any smaller
A live hair transplant; James Cordon's cringe-worthy tribute and why dinosaurs weren't as heavy as we thoughtOn me head son!Former England footballer Michael Gray underwent a live hair transplant on the internet yesterday....
New Wyoming supercomputer expected to boost atmospheric science
The National Center for Atmospheric Research's machine is one of the fastest computers ever built, its sheer speed designed to burst through the limits of chaos theory.CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Here...
HMS publication recognized in national design competition
“Frontiers in Ophthalmology,” the comprehensive report of Harvard Medical School’s Department of Ophthalmology, was chosen June 6 as one of a handful of winners in the 2012 U360 Design Competition....
Novelist Seeks Half a Million for 'Guitar Hero with Swords' Game
Author Neal Stephenson wants to raise half a million for a game he describes as Guitar Hero with swords.
Green Blog: E.P.A. Soot Rules Expected This Week
Under an agreement with 11 states that sued over delays, the agency is expected to announce proposed rules on fine particulates on Thursday.
Facebook's growth rate is slowing: WSJ
(AP) Facebook's growth appears to be slowing, particularly in the U.S., according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
US Internet advertising spending hits $8.4B in 1Q
(AP) An advertising industry group says revenue from Internet advertising in the U.S. hit $8.4 billion in the first three months of the year.