Latest science news in Mathematics & Economics
Robot Skier Kills the Bunny Hills, Not Ready For Black Diamond
While it lacks the subtle charm of Alberto Tomba, this robot is just as much at ease flying down a slalom course. Designed by Bojan Nemec of the the Jozef Stefan Institute...
Increased Success A 'Virtual' Certainty For Rugby Players
Rugby players worldwide could benefit from a new virtual reality training program. "The advantages of this technology are that unlike playing a video game on a normal desktop computer, the...
Some Color Shades Offer Better Protection Against Sun’s Ultraviolet Rays
Economy-minded consumers who want protection from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays -- but rather not pay premium prices for sun-protective clothing -- should think blue and red, rather than yellow....
Plants recognise siblings, and UD researchers have discovered how
Plants may not have eyes and ears, but they can recognise their siblings, and researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered how...
Carnegie Mellon researchers save electricity with low-power processors and flash memory
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Labs Pittsburgh (ILP) have combined low-power, embedded processors typically used in netbooks with flash memory to create a server architecture that is fast,...
Self-managing Internet Applications Flex Their Muscles
A European research project that incubates self-managing internet applications is paying off. It has inspired a Wikipedia that's potentially able to handle more users than the original and super-efficient streaming...
Baseball Guru Says Yankees, Dodgers Should Make World Series
With the League Championship Series set to begin tomorrow, NJIT Mathematics Professor Bruce Bukiet has, once again, analyzed the probability of each team winning their post-season series. Bukiet updates his...
Microsoft search engine makes steady progress
Bing, Microsoft's new search engine, is making steady if unspectacular progress in its bid to wrest a bigger share of the lucrative US search and advertising market away from Google.
Video: The iPhone can tell if you're a bad lover
Nokia launches a Netbook, Google wants to help you stop e-mailing the wrong person, and a new iPhone application grades you in bed.
DOE to explore scientific cloud computing at Argonne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories
Cloud computing is gaining traction in the commercial world, but can such an approach also meet the computing and data storage demands of the nation's scientific community? A new program...
Back To Size
Intellectual Property: Patent office voids controversial regulations to limit patent applications.
JPMorgan earns $3.6B, but loan losses remain high
NEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported strong third-quarter earnings Wednesday as its thriving investment banking business more than offset rising loan losses that...
Computer Helps Deaf Children To Learn Sign Language
A computer which automatically recognizes sign language enables children who are deaf or hard of hearing to expand their sign language vocabulary more quickly.
Bell threatens Ottawa over SmartBus deal
Bell Canada is threatening to take action against the City of Ottawa over a $17 million deal to buy technology for transit buses that would automatically call out stops.
Country Acres turkey, quail feed recalled
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the limited recall of Country Acres-brand turkey and quail starter feed because of a formulation error.
Cell Phones Distract Drivers, Cause Accidents
Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called out his wife for cell-phone use while driving.
Battle Of The Bills - Frist: 1, Maher: 0
For a long time, my minimum requirement for a Supreme Court justice is that they have the mental capacity to make senators during the judiciary committee hearings prior to confirmation...
Watchdog: Treasury wasn't prepared for AIG bonuses
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fierce debate over bonuses for bailed-out executives was revived on Capitol Hill Wednesday as a government watchdog explained how some executives nearly...
Consumers don't always equate higher prices with quality
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Cornell study finds that while higher prices may generate a more positive view of products, a higher price tag doesn't mean consumers will necessarily buy them.
NASA to aid commercial RLV industry
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- NASA and the U.S. Air Force say they are developing a "technology roadmap" for a commercial reusable launch vehicle, or RLV, industry.
Twitter launches tool for nailing spammers
Twitter added a tool that lets users flag accounts of spammers at the globally-popular microblogging service.
In search of machines that play at being human
Researchers at Carlos III University (Spain) have taken part in an international contest whose objective is to improve artificial intelligence utilized in virtual worlds. The challenge for the participants was...
ASML announces first net profit in four quarters
Dutch computer chip maker ASML reported a 20-million-euro (30-million-dollar) net profit on Wednesday for the third quarter of 2009, following three consecutive quarterly losses.
Space exploration: European Ministers in Prague prepare a roadmap towards a common vision
ESA PR 26-2009. Ministers from the 29 European Space Agency and European Union Member States will meet in Prague on 23 October for the 1st EU-ESA International Conference on Human...
Saving labor
The existence of harsh labor conditions in factories around the world is a pressing moral issue. But to improve those conditions, we should regard it as a logistical issue, too.
Video: Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Gamecore chats with Jason Hughes, Project Manager for Ignition Entertainment.
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Study Finds Drop in Global Abortion Rates
Increased use of contraceptives has pushed global abortion rates down, despite easier access to abortion in many countries, a report by the Guttmacher Institute said.
Republican’s Vote Lifts a Health Bill, but Hurdles Remain
Senator Olympia J. Snowe of Maine said her vote to move health care legislation to the floor was no guarantee that she would support a final measure.