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Study may keep fruits younger longer
RIVERSIDE, Calif., May 5 (UPI) -- U.S. chemists say they have discovered how blocking ethylene gas, produced naturally by plants as a hormone, slows aging of fruits, vegetables...
Researchers find secret to stickiness
Scientists have discovered the physics behind stickiness, and found that the same reaction occurs in many situations, from syrups to traffic jams.
Feature: OECD reports set further challenges for Australia
Is Australia on the road to a sustainable future? Yes and no, depending on which of two recent reports released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development you read.
Opinion: Urgent action needed on innovation
Australia urgently needs to develop financial strategies in order to improve its national innovation system, writes Peter Laver.
Turning Fungus Into Fuel: Organism With Taste For Olive Drab Shows Promise For Greener Energy
A spidery fungus with a voracious appetite for military uniforms and canvas tents could hold the key to improvements in the production of biofuels, a team of government, academic and...
Salt information usually misundertood
Salt content of foods is usually underestimated, due partly to people confusing it with sodium when interpreting food labels, according to a study.
HTC Peaks-Leaks Intro of New Innovations
HTC has created a mystery for its announcement of next generation innovations in London on May 6th. Bloggers and Internet electronic gadget web sites have entered into the fray. Is...
IT gurus launch software cleanup of Estonia
Skype guru Ahti Heinla and Microlink and Delfi founder Rainer Nolvak put cutting-edge IT technology and 40,000 volunteers to work Saturday to clean-up the tiny Baltic Sea state of Estonia.
Protecting U.S. Troops With Fireproof Wool
Wool is less susceptible to burning than synthetic fibers. This makes it an ideal fabric for uniforms worn by U.S. troops, firefighters and others whose occupations expose them to fire....
Business Briefing | Deals: Bristol-Myers Sells a Unit for $4.1. Billion
The drug developer Bristol-Myers Squibb said it would sell ConvaTec, its wound therapy and surgical care unit, for $4.1 billion to two private equity firms.
Pfizer Begins Settling Painkiller Cases
Pfizer has begun negotiating settlements with individual plaintiff’s firms over its Celebrex and Bextra painkillers, a New York lawyer said.
The far-off fusion race
One of the nation's top fusion researchers is worried that America is already falling behind in an energy race that won't start for 30 years.
Modern military contractors vs. 'Iron Man'
When superhero Tony Stark isn't donning his Iron Man armor to personally rough up villains, he's pitching the U.S. military on new gadgets to fight the War on Terror. The...
Ore. court rejects medical costs claim on tobacco industry
(AP) -- The same Oregon court that slapped Big Tobacco with a huge punitive damages award has handed the industry a victory by rejecting a class-action lawsuit for medical...
Mechanical squirrels, robot lizards jump into research
(AP) -- One gray squirrel, its bushy tail twitching, barked a warning as another scrounged for food nearby. It was an ordinary spring day at Hampshire College, except that...
BlackBerry shares rise on SAP partnership, product rumours
A partnership with business software company SAP and rumours of a new flip-phone product launch helped send shares of Research in Motion to a new all-time high on Friday.
Are download limits anti-competitive?
Caps imposed by ISPs are seen as a threat to video download services offered by the likes of Microsoft and Apple.
Updated version of GAIM model goes operational
An updated version of the Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements (GAIM) model went operational at the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) on February 22, 2008. The operational GAIM program has...
Researchers find link between advertising and increased tobacco use among India's youth
As the westernization of India accelerates, tobacco advertising and marketing have been linked to increased tobacco use by urban Indian children as young as 11, according to a study by...
Computers go on sale to general public in Cuba for 1st time
(AP) -- Cubans are getting wired. Computers went on sale to the general public on the communist island on Friday and potential consumers were lining up outside store windows...
Bringing down the language barrier... automatically
Progress being made by European researchers on automatic speech-to-speech translation technology could help the EU tackle one of the biggest remaining boundaries to internal trade, mobility and the free exchange...
Full Spectrum of Chemistry to be Served by State-of-the-Art Building
It took four years of planning and another two-and-a-half years of construction, but the wait was well worth it: Florida State University is celebrating the grand opening of a new,...
Flying blind
Hailed as a triumph for Canadian sovereignty, the federal government's decision to block the proposed sale of key units of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. to an American firm could...
China moves to curb smoking before Olympics
Officials hope the restrictions in Beijing and a few other cities will boost a larger effort to curtail the habit in China, which has 350 million smokers. ...
Canon to build new factory in US, create 1,000 jobs
Japanese electronics giant Canon said Friday it will spend more than 600 million dollars to expand its US operations, building a new factory in Virgina and creating about 1,000 new...
Report boosts bipartisan health plan
(AP) -- A bipartisan plan for universal health care coverage would pay for itself and eventually could create modest budget surpluses, according to a congressional report released Thursday.
Calif. judge apologizes, pays $100,000 to software mogul
(AP) -- In an unusual act of contrition, a state court judge has publicly apologized and agreed to pay $100,000 to Silicon Valley billionaire Tom Siebel for besmirching him...
EPA plans tougher airborne lead limit
After adopting a standard 30 years ago that led to a 98% drop in atmospheric lead, the agency plans a further reduction that would affect up to 23 counties. ...