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Obama Names Science and Technology Team
President-Elect Barack Obama named four people to his Science and Technology staff during a radio address on Saturday. Text of the address and bios of the new team below: read more
Healthy make-over: Natural colours replace artificial colorants in foods, beverages
In the future, Santa may be leaving candy canes and nibbling holiday cookies that are a little duller, but better for your health. The reason? Food colour manufacturers are going...
Surfing The Web At 30,000 Feet
CBS News technology analyst Larry Magid uses Twitter, Facebook, Netflix and the rest of the Web's offerings at 30,000 feet, thanks to a new service on some flights, provided by...
Fine-scale terrain detail of Australia released today
CSIRO is building a three-dimensional computer model of Australia's ground surface topography at scales never seen before. 'The new one-second Digital Elevation Model (DEM) provides nearly ten times finer resolution...
People, not just a building, make for 'place'
A building designed to recapture the past may bring nostalgia, but the end product may not capture current realities of a place, says Kingston Heath, a professor of historic preservation...
Necessary Medicine?
Health care and the economy share a sickbed. Barack Obama placed a heavy bet last week that they can recover together.
Virgin Media broadband speeds up
The cable firm is widely expected to unveil details of its much anticipated 50Mbps broadband service.
Improving Internet Access On The Move
The on-board entertainment and internet access enjoyed by train passengers could soon be transformed by new technology developed at the University of York.
Flame retardants prove ineffective on fresh-cut Christmas trees
This Christmas season, think twice about spending money on a commercial flame retardant for your Christmas tree. The good, old-fashioned method - keeping your tree in a container of fresh...
Researcher develops ultrasound so tiny it can travel through the eardrum
Imagine an ultrasound device so small, it could travel through the eardrum, onwards through the middle ear and then rest against the inner ear to provide images of the basilier...
Adelaide to be world photonics leader thanks to 28 million funding
The University of Adelaide is poised to become a world leader in photonics and advanced sensing technologies thanks to a major funding injection of $28.8 million from the Australian Government...
Bad Science: How the Sun boobed over Britney Spears equation
Just to be clear, nobody listens to a word I say. More important equation news from the Sun this week, with the exciting headline "How to tell if the boobline...
Electronics Arts cancels planned Vancouver expansion
Electronic Arts Inc. has cancelled plans to expand into a new video game development studio in Vancouver, citing slow holiday sales and concerns about the global economic situation.
Virtual organisations become a reality
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed a suite of tools that make it simple, safe and secure to deploy grid computer systems across corporations and throughout the supply chain. The...
Stanford researchers predict heat waves and crop losses in California
(PhysOrg.com) -- Global warming will likely put enormous strain on California's water supply and energy systems and have a devastating impact on certain crops.
Small ISPs to offer same internet speeds as Bell, Telus
Fresh off a loss in a battle with Bell Canada Inc. over the throttling of internet connections, small service providers have won a victory that will enable them to offer...
Estonia to vote by mobile phone in 2011
(AP) -- Parliament has approved a law making Estonia the first country to allow voting by mobile phone.
US gives digital diplomacy a chance, on YouTube
Some may say it is slow to change, but the US Department of State has plunged into the digital world with a virtual briefing on YouTube -- so far with...
Once upon a time, scales were displayed in parlors, not hidden in bathrooms
Stepping onto a scale after a calorie-filled holiday season isn't an activity many 21st-century Americans relish.
Age-related Farsightedness May Affect More Than 1 Billion Worldwide
It is estimated that more than 1 billion individuals worldwide in 2005 had presbyopia, or age-related difficulty in seeing objects nearby, with an estimated 410 million with the condition unable...
Nortel may lose NYSE listing
Nortel Networks said it has six months to bring its average share price back above $1 US after being warned by the New York Stock Exchange it is at risk...
No comeback for OxyContin, despite bust: St. John's police
A massive seizure of OxyContin this week in St. John's is not an indication that the prescription drug is making a comeback in the city's drug trade, police say.
Frank Swain: Are the glory days of science TV gone forever?
Science on Television is in a dire state, writes Frank Swain. But the internet offers hope
The High Price of Cheap Eats
A nonprofit ranks the five worst meals you can buy at fast food restaurants.
Rule Eases a Mandate Under a Law on Wildlife
The Interior Department announced a rule that has largely freed federal agencies from consulting independent biologists before projects that might harm federally protected wildlife.
The Energy Challenge: Money and Lobbyists Hurt European Efforts to Curb Gases
Setting up a workable market for climate change credits in Europe has proved difficult and contentious, pointing to pitfalls for the U.S. as it begins to consider a similar system.
Effort to Relax Pollution Limits Is Dropped
Six weeks before President Bush leaves office, his administration is giving up on an eight-year effort to ease restrictions on coal-burning power plants.
Need help with class? YouTube videos await
(AP) -- When University of Central Florida junior Nicole Nissim got stumped in trigonometry, she checked out what was showing on YouTube.