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Clear Computer Chip Fabricated
A group of scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has fabricated a working computer chip that is almost completely clear -- the first of its kind. The...
November video game sales near $3 billion
(AP) -- Americans may be cutting back on holiday shopping, but they are still buying video games - to the tune of nearly $3 billion in November, according to...
Generic drug prices falling in US
(AP) -- Finally, a little good health care news for consumers: U.S. prices for generic prescription drugs, which already cost as little as one-third what their brand-name cousins do,...
Sevenfold Accuracy Improvement for 3-D 'Virtual Reality' Labs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed software that improves the accuracy of the tracking devices in its immersive, or virtual, research environment by...
Google's cellphone alliance adds new members
Google Inc. has added 14 new members to its Open Handset Alliance, including Vodafone, the world's largest wireless provider, but Canadian companies continue to avoid membership in the cellphone development...
Honeybee dances and stock market swings
What do dancing honeybees and stock markets have in common? At first glance, not much. An MIT graduate student has developed a methodology for automatically constructing computer models that...
E-learning can have positive effect on classroom learning
Traditional classroom teaching in higher education could learn a thing or two from online teaching, otherwise known as e-learning, according to a University of Illinois professor who studies computer-mediated communication,...
Northeastern physicist recognised for contributions to interdisciplinary science
Northeastern University physicist Albert-Laszlo Barabasi has once again been recognised for his outstanding contributions to science. Joining a long list of award winners credited with historic contributions such as creating...
Observatory: Fire Ants Win Out Through Land Changes, Not a Better Build
For fire ants, human disturbance of the environment is the main force behind their negative impacts on other species.
Sugar Corp. Sale Adds Momentum to Everglade Plans
The United States Sugar Corporation said its board approved a contract to sell its land to the state of Florida for $1.34 billion.
Dot Earth: Missing From the ‘Green Jobs’ List
There’s a growing chorus for building the economic revival around “green jobs.”
Bacon cheeseburger tops 'unhealthy' list
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. health advocacy group says Jack in the Box's Junior Bacon Cheeseburger tops the list of worst "cheap eats."
Scientists release green travel guide
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists Tuesday released a first-of-its-kind consumer guide on travel options.
Food Allergy Hysteria Is Nuts
Bans on nuts in schools may worsen the very problem they aim to address.
Semantic Desktop Paves Way For Semantic Web
Researchers have developed innovative software to make finding information on your computer and sharing it with others considerably easier. In the process, they may have solved the chicken and egg...
Medical robot is doctor's eyes on battlefield
An American soldier is hit by enemy fire in Iraq. A Humvee speeds him to a field hospital just outside the combat area. He looks up groggily to see a...
Analyst says Google, search ads face tough quarter
Internet search, which has so far served as a dependable source of growth for online advertising, could possibly see its first-ever sequential decline in the first quarter of next year,...
This week's Web Winners: Year-end tax tips
The tax man comes around, even in the worst of economic times. So it's time to review year-end tax tips. We've got a rundown of IRS changes from last year,...
HP offering aims at penny-pinching IT departments
Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday launched software aimed at helping businesses with tight budgets squeeze more out of their computing equipment.
Google adds magazines to online book archive
Google announced on Tuesday that it had begun adding magazines to its online archive of books in a partnership with publishers.
Henry Miller: How Obama's team can revise or eliminate programmes at the food and drug administration
Henry Miller: The US food and drug administration is severely dysfunctional. It is time to overhaul its flawed policies and programmes
Student Helps Bloggers Overcome Writer's Block
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you write a blog and haven`t been to Skribit (skribit.com) perhaps it`s just a matter of time. Paul Stamatiou created the service as a tool to help...
Hitachi Releases Facebook Application of Similar Image Search Engine 'Gazopa'
Hitachi announced today that it released 'GazoPa book' a new Facebook application that enables users to search for images both inside Facebook and on the web similar to their profile...
Toward 4G Phones: LG Develops World's First LTE Handset Modem Chip
LG Electronics announced today that it has independently developed the first handset (user equipment) modem chip based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE)technology standards. The modem chip can theoretically support...
Rule change for human grants sparks spat at NIH
Bid to extend length of certain applications draws fire.
Novatel Debuts Their Wireless MiFi Hotspot
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Novatel MiFi portable broadband hotspot card does the job of a 3G modem and wireless router combined. The MiFi can connect to either an EVDO Rev. A...
Q & A: Fruit Basket Upset
Does a fruit that does not taste sweet or flavorful have the same vitamin content that yummy summer fruit has?
Researchers Put a Microscope on Food Allergies
An international study is searching for causes of food allergy by looking at hundreds of families in Boston, Chicago and Anhui Province in China.