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That's Not Tang: Test Videos of Space Station Urine-to-Water Device
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Researchers help score knockout punch on birch tree pest
The United States has been under assault for decades by a wide variety of alien plants and animals, and it is not often that one of these aliens faces a...
Calls for national infant formula recall spread
(AP) --Disclosure that laboratory tests have detected traces of contamination in several major brands of infant formula generated concern and confusion Wednesday, with a national consumer's group and the Illinois...
Study on aging still going strong some 50 years later
The University of Washington has been awarded a five-year, $4.5 million grant to research specific challenges related to aging with a disability.
Guyana to close Net cafes that offer cheap calls
(AP) -- The South American country of Guyana plans to close hundreds of Internet cafes that it accuses of bypassing the telephone company system to offer cheap international calls.
UCSD Researcher Explores Gender, Humanity and (Virtual) Reality
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an age when biotechnology has made it possible to alter the fundamentals of our food supply, our energy sources and even our genetic makeup, one graduate student...
Manchester scientists create bedtime 3D fun
(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Manchester has teamed up with Manchester based licensed textile company Character World and brand management firm Brand 360 to produce an innovative range of 3D...
European synchrotron secures €177m upgrade
New beamlines will allow nanometre-scale experiments at Grenoble lab
A computer can pick out speech even amid cacophony
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a recent development in speech recognition, it is possible to search through television news programmes provided the recognition system has been trained beforehand. PhD candidate Marijn Huijbregts...
Slingbox maker enters online TV battle
The battle to provide free television and movies online has intensified with Sling Media throwing its hat into the ring.
Saskatchewan moving to 100% high-speed access
As part of a $129-million plan, the Saskatchewan government has pledged to make high-speed internet accessible to everyone in the province within three years.
Trouble in Toyland report warns against phthalates, lead
A U.S. consumer advocacy group is warning parents shopping for holiday gifts for tots to be particularly mindful of lead poisoning, choking hazards and phthalates, chemicals used to make products...
Collective solution to accessing the internet via satellite
(PhysOrg.com) -- In many rural areas, getting on the internet means putting up with sluggish dial-up connections or, at best, erratic mobile services. A new satellite-based solution developed by European...
Overcrowded, substandard housing persists among Inuit: StatsCan
Canada's Inuit are 10 times more likely than non-aboriginal people to live in crowded homes, as they continue to cope with a serious housing shortage, according to new census figures...
Obama's win refreshes key climate talks
As all eyes turn to Poland for the start of the United Nations meeting next week, Jeff Tollefson looks at what progress is likely to be made.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Shoppers Win This Year
Bargain-hunting in current economic climate could force stores to lower prices more.
BCE shares plummet as takeover could be delayed
Shares of BCE tumbled more than 36 per cent Wednesday as the $52-billion privatization of the company could be facing another major hurdle, one that could halt the world's largest...
Supermarkets 'to halve bags used'
Four of the UK's leading supermarkets say they are on track to halve the numbers of plastic bags handed out.
Google grows in Latin America
John Farrell, 38, thinks of his job at Google as "a fantastic journey." It is pretty hard to argue the point if, like Farrell, your title is country director, Google...
Web video developing into cable alternative
For consumers fed up with their cable companies, a new alternative is emerging. Call it Cable 2.0: You get many of the same TV shows and movies, often with fewer...
Videogame industry hits right buttons in troubled economy
Bailouts, bankruptcies, liquidations and layoffs have been the business buzzwords over the last few months, but the videogame industry remains stubbornly resistant to the gloom enveloping the rest of the...
Technorati cuts six jobs, pay
Technorati announced on Tuesday that it was laying off six employees and cutting pay for the remaining members of the blog search engine company.
Ministerial Council 2008
The ESA Ministerial Council 2008 concludes on 26 November. ESA's Director General and the Chair of the Council at Ministerial Level present the results in a press conference this afternoon...
Legislature fails to act on state budget crisis
Emergency session ends in bickering. 'It's like a kindergarten,' Schwarzenegger says. ...
Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy
A poor global economy and plunging prices for coal and oil are upending plans to curb the use of fossil fuels.
NIST Leads Revision of International Coordinate Measuring Machine Standard
A new testing procedure just published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) represents the final step in a decade-long effort led by NIST to unite the United States...
Final Strategic Plan for Earthquake Hazard Studies Published
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) has just published a new strategic plan to guide the activities of the four federal agencies that participate in the program for the...
VIDEO: Iran Women-Only Taxi a Hit
A women-only taxi service in Iran's capital, Tehran, has become popular. The service does not allow male passengers and hires only female drivers.