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Alberta consumers warned about possible beef E. coli contamination
Consumers in Alberta are being warned not to eat ground beef sold in January at Paradise Halal Meat Market in Edmonton because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:...
Analysts Weigh In On CBS-CNet Deal
CBS's $1.8 billion purchase of CNET Networks could help company bring in a younger demographic, said analysts.
Microsoft software gives free tours of space
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Any Star Trek fan knows that space travel is not always easy, but Microsoft Corp wants to make traveling the "final frontier" as simple as turning on...
Children More Likely To Use Fruit Tuck Shops When Schools Ban Unhealthy Snacks
Children who attend schools that run fruit tuck shops are much more likely to eat more fruit if they and their friends are also banned from bringing unhealthy snacks on...
Feature: Product stewardship is getting traction
With the emerging imperative for organisations to examine all avenues to reduce their environmental impacts, product stewardship schemes are seeing greater uptake – although the ‘how to’ still remains the...
Apple now sells HBO shows on iTunes store
(AP) -- Apple Inc. has scooped up Time Warner Inc.'s HBO to feed television shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts among major...
Traffic Woes? New Method Allows Traffic Optimization Over Large Geographic Areas
How can traffic be monitored and controlled more effectively? Scientists have now developed methods of determining the traffic situation across a wide area, and have refined processes that enable traffic...
The Broadband Train - First of its kind.
ESA and satellite internet service provider 21Net partner to deliver broadband internet access to high speed Thalys trains in Europe. Credit: ESA
EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia
(AP) -- EarthLink Inc. is pulling the plug on its troubled wireless high-speed Internet network in Philadelphia, once touted as a model for how big cities should deploy Wi-Fi.
What to do on the Web When the Economy Goes South? Web of Misery Holds the Answer
The economic downturn might have a positive effect on the rise of some Internet sites according to researchers at UC Riverside`s Sloan Center for Internet Retailing.
PopSci Presents: The 2008 Invention Awards
The world needs help. Power demands are rising, bridges are collapsing, cancer is still cancer. These are sweeping, global challenges, but the solutions may well end up coming from the...
Group calls for national policy to cover drugs for rare diseases
A group that represents Canadians with rare disorders is calling for a national policy to help pay for their astronomical medical costs.
Expanded food and nutrition program shows $10 benefit for each $1 spent
A program to teach low-income adults about healthy food choices is a good bargain in terms of the health and economic benefits achieved, reports a cost-effectiveness study in the May/June...
Henry Moore Sculpture Could Be Re-erected Thanks To 21st Century Science
A dismantled Henry Moore sculpture could be re-erected in Kensington Gardens, London, thanks to the latest rock engineering techniques, says a team of experts.
New Cars Are Gathering Information On You That Might Interest Insurance Companies, Advertisers, Government
As cars become entertainment centers and data-gathering devices, the amount of information they're collecting about you is rapidly growing. And guess who might be interested? Insurance companies, advertisers, government agencies,...
'Biopiracy' thwarted as US revokes bean patent
Scientists are claiming victory against biopiracy after the United States revoked a patent on a Mexican bean following a seven-year battle.
Dish Network's 1Q profit up 65 pct amid slowdown
(AP) -- Dish Network Corp. said Monday its first-quarter net income rose 65 percent even though new subscriber growth of its satellite television service plunged on the languishing economy...
HP has eye on IBM as it discusses EDS acquisition
(AP) -- Having seized the lead in personal computer sales worldwide, Hewlett-Packard Co. is stalking the technology services market for its next conquest.
Eli Lilly dedicates biotechnology complex
INDIANAPOLIS, May 12 (UPI) -- Eli Lilly and Co. announced Monday the completion of the final phase of its biotechnology research and development headquarters in Indianapolis.
What he wrote
An abridgement of the letter from Albert Einstein to Eric Gutkind from Princeton in January 1954, translated from German by Joan Stambaugh
Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit
Cities with long-established public transit systems and areas with a strong driving culture are both reporting increases in ridership on trains and buses.
Clear Channel, banks, buyers in settlement talks
(AP) -- Clear Channel Communications Inc. and its prospective buyers are talking with banks to try to settle a dispute over whether the banks must fund promised loans for...
3 indicted in US for hacking into restaurant computer system
A Ukrainian and an Estonian were among three people charged in a scheme to hack into a computer system of a US restaurant chain to steal credit card data, the...
MIT students show power of open cell phone systems
(AP) -- What do you want your cell phone to be able to do? Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Hal Abelson put that question to about 20 computer science...
Google joins effort to make more Web sites more sociable
(AP) -- The effort to make it easier for Web surfers to connect with their friends is attracting a crowd.
Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor Family Expands with New Low-Power Options
AMD today introduced the industry`s first energy-efficient x86 server processors with four processing cores and an integrated memory controller all in a low 55-watt ACP thermal envelope. Blade and rack...
Beaver-like robots face off in annual MIT contest
Robots designed to toss pool-noodle trees into a river of ping-pong balls ruled over competitors focused on rescuing fuzzy toy beavers in this year's 2.007 contest, "Da (yes) MIT, or...
What Does The Label On Your Chicken Really Mean?
Buying chicken these days is not like it used to be. With labels like "100 percent natural," "organic," "grain-fed," and "free range," many consumers don't really know what they're buying....