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China signs massive Australian gas deal
BEIJING, March 25 (UPI) -- Australia's biggest gas export deal was announced on Wednesday between Britain's BG Group and China National Offshore Oil Corporation for the sale of 3.6...
Colombian S&T and innovation to get US$500 million loan
Colombia will revamp its institutions before using the rest of a major loan to redirect the country's research and innovation agenda.
Biofuel mandates would make corn shortfall costly, experts say
Grocery shoppers face hefty price increases if bad weather withers a U.S. corn crop that is now tethered to grain-intensive renewable fuel mandates, a new University of Illinois study warns...
New drugs faster with filters
Scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have developed 'filters' to make identifying compounds for drug development easier.
Facebook "Not Abiding by Law" in Europe
European Regulators Investigate Social Networking Sites' Privacy Protections for 3rd Party Personal Data
Searching for Genes Behind a Trait
Plant study in Nature shows value of using genome-wide method to locate genes behind physical traits. Authors see applications for agriculture and biofuels.
Fitness: At-Home Personal Trainers Become More Affordable
It may sound like a luxury, but the economy is making at-home trainers more affordable.
Indigo targets Amazon with Kobo e-reader
Kobo, the e-book spinoff owned mostly by Indigo Books & Music, has unveiled an $149 e-ink reader that takes direct aim at rival Amazon and its Kindle.
Another US Internet company pulls back in China
(AP) -- Go Daddy Group Inc., a leading reseller of Internet domain names, says it will stop registering new names in China. The company says it's taking the step...
NASA Budget Under Scrutiny by House Lawmakers
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden again faced House representatives' questions about the agency's budget.
LookTel Mobile Software: Point & Hear Object ID App for Visually Impaired
LookTel, a smartphone app for the visually impaired, created by IPPLEX/iVisit, LLC has been chosen by International CTIA Wireless 2010 as one of the finalist for the E-tech Awards...
Fattest state's lawmakers shed pounds, fried stuff
(AP) -- In a gym at a tiny college in the capital of the most obese state in the nation, state Rep. John Hines dropped his chest to the...
Fixing a grant system in crisis
Facing a flood of applications from researchers, a UK funding agency is taking drastic steps.
GM Cars to Get F-16 Fighter Jet Display Technology
GM is testing a head-up display (HUD) system for cars that will give drivers the same kind of all-weather, day or night, awareness of their environment that military pilots have...
Bad Winter Deepens Disappearing Bee Crisis
Survey Indicates Heavy Bee Die-Off while Study Shows Honeybees' Pollen and Hives Laden with Pesticides
Some Flying Horse sesame candy is recalled
WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says a recall of some Flying Horse-brand sesame candy is being expanded because of undeclared peanuts in the...
Technical Paper Demonstrates Positive Global Impact of Next Generation of "Greener" Latex
The latex industry can continue to be profitable and competitive without wasting natural resources thanks to green improvements, says a new technical paper.
Europe agrees to funding for motor biofuel
BRUSSELS, March 24 (UPI) -- The European Commission announced Wednesday in Brussels that it approved French contributions totaling $25.5 million to fund the development of motor biofuels.
BP upbeat on oil and gas reserves
WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- The good news for the future of energy security is that oil and gas reserve estimates are rising, the chief executive of BP said...
Former Samsung chairman Lee returns to top post
(AP) -- Lee Kun-hee, the former chairman of Samsung Electronics convicted of tax evasion and later pardoned by South Korea's president, has returned to lead the company after a...
TNK-BP dumps Siberian gas field
MOSCOW, March 24 (UPI) -- Anglo-Russian venture TNK-BP intends to sell off shares of a Siberian gas field to state-run energy giant Rosneft by the end of the year,...
Motorola i1 - World's First Push-To-Talk Android Smartphone
Motorola and Sprint today broke new ground with the announcement of Motorola i1, the world's first push-to-talk Android-powered smartphone. Sleek and attractive, yet durable, Motorola i1 is the first...
The Bose-Einstein Condensate
Editor's Note: The main text of this story, originally published in the March 1998 issue of Scientific American, is being made available in light of the recent nomination of one...
Google's High-Stakes China Gamble
Larry Magid: Web Giant's Partial Pull-Out of Massive Market Symbolically Righteous, But it Could Cost Them
Economic Scene: In Health Bill, Obama Attacks Wealth Inequality
The health care bill is the government’s biggest attack on economic inequality since it began rising in the 1970s.
Students to join Everest climb via web
An Ottawa adventurer and filmmaker will be using social media tools to share his newest trek with students at schools across the city.
Cell execs say more steps needed to meet demand
(AP) -- Cell phone company executives support a proposal by federal regulators to find more wireless spectrum for mobile broadband services, but say the industry needs to do more...
Catching spawning Florida bass won't deplete populations, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent cold weather has delayed largemouth bass spawning, says a University of Florida expert whose research suggests anglers should enjoy the opportunity for easy catches, despite naysayers.