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House passes health care bill on close vote
(AP) -- In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack...
Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games
(AP) -- A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space - an idea spurred by science...
Carnegie Mellon researchers receive grant
Carnegie Mellon University's Lucio Soibelman, H. Scott Matthews and Jose M.F. Moura received a three-year $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to identify inexpensive ways to track...
Community education and evacuation planning saved lives in 29 September Samoan tsunami
Community-based education and awareness programs minimised the death toll from the recent Samoan tsunami, though there are still ways to improve the warning and evacuation process, according to a team...
Iconic Photo Of JFK Assassin Oswald Was Not Faked, Professor Finds
A computer scientist has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. He digitally analyzed the iconic image of Oswald pictured in a backyard setting holding...
Activision posts 3Q profit, backs 2009 outlook
(AP) -- It's been a rough year for the video game industry, but Activision Blizzard Inc. reported a profit for its third quarter because of a good response for...
Samsung Develops Advanced Packaging Technology to Achieve a 0.6mm-thick 8-chip Package
Samsung Electronics announced today that it has developed the world's thinnest multi-die package, one that measures a mere 0.6mm in height. Designed initially for 32 gigabyte (GB) densities, the new...
Blackberry maker RIM to buy back $1.2 bln in stock
Blackberry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced Thursday it would buy back 1.2 billion US dollars worth of its stock to prop up the sagging share price amid heightened...
GPS phone offerings: Price is Nuvifone G60's downfall; Navigon is on the money
GPS navigation is morphing from a cool luxury to just one more thing you expect out of a decent smart phone. But different phones approach the issue in different ways.
Books of The Times: Firing Bullets of Data at Cozy Anti-Science
Michael Specter’s hotly argued diatribe targets those he thinks are emblems of stubbornly anti-scientific thinking, like Prince Charles, Dr. Andrew Weil and Whole Foods.
Farmers Skirt Rules on Gene-Altered Crops, Report Says
As many as 25 percent of the American farmers growing genetically engineered corn are no longer complying with federal rules designed to maintain the resistance of the crops to damage...
Google unveils Dashboard personal info tool
Google on Thursday launched its new Dashboard product, which it says will allow users to better track their personal information stored by the company's various online tools.
UMB Received 104 NIH Research Grants Under the Federal Stimulus Bill
Funding harvest reflects an overall expansion of vital research programs at UMB's professional schools.
Story Tips From the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory November 2009
1) Fuel economy ratings for the new 2010 model year automobiles are posted at www.fueleconomy.gov, which ORNL maintains for the U.S. DOE and the U.S. EPA; 2) A team led...
The 123rd Congregation of the Skeptics' Circle
The latest Skeptics' Circle is finally here, written by yours truly! By way of a teaser, I'll relay the first few words. *Hypnotic voice* As you read them you can feel the...
Microsoft CEO: Windows 7 Japan sales 'fantastic'
(AP) -- Sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
EU agrees on new Internet user rights
(AP) -- EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies...
Opinion: 'Reality check in aisle nine'
Have increasing incomes elevated food from a daily dietary requirement to a lifestyle category? Professor Phillip O'Neill questions whether modern Australians have the time or willpower to choose their food...
Apps Gone Wild: iDriver Drives a Car
The iDriver remotely works the steering, brakes and gas. Hang on!
HMV launches digital store
With CD sales dwindling, Canada's largest traditional retailer of music, HMV, is launching a digital store.
Greek research supremo promises drastic reform
Achilleas Mitsos aims to sharpen up Greek science.
Britain 'designer drugs' capital of Europe
Potent synthetic drugs proving hard to control as chemists produce alternatives quicker than authorities can ban themBritain has become the online "designer drugs" capital of Europe with more than a third of all...
3 Questions: Sergey Paltsev on the costs of climate-change legislation
Sergey Paltsev, a principal research scientist in MIT`s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, was the lead author of a recent report that analyzed the costs...
Samsung to pay Qualcomm 1.3 bln dlrs in new licensing deal
South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday it will pay 1.3 billion dollars plus royalties to US wireless chip supplier Qualcomm under a new 15-year licensing deal.
NXP Sets New Benchmarks for LED Drivers
NXP Semiconductors today announced three major developments in its portfolio of mains connected LED driver solutions: the success of its SSL2101 LED driver IC in matching LED lifetimes in an...
China says space plans peaceful
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the country's intentions in space were peaceful, after comments from top air force brass preparing to celebrate a 60th anniversary...
Google wants businesses to ride Wave
Google pitched its fledgling Wave communications platform as a way for businesses to turn routine email into collaborative exchanges that ramp up productivity.
Second Life creates virtual world for businesses
Linden Lab on Wednesday announced it is adding a new dimension to Second Life online world to give businesses private places for virtual meetings.