Latest science news in Mathematics & Economics
Many Medical Schools Report Incidents Of Students Posting Unprofessional Content Online
A majority of medical schools surveyed report they have experienced incidents of students posting unprofessional content online, including incidents involving violation of patient confidentiality, with few schools having policies to...
Fairness hearing postponed for Google books deal
(AP) -- A judge noted the many objections to a $125 million deal giving Google Inc. digital rights to millions of out-of-print books as he agreed Thursday to postpone...
New agriculture computing tool created
LONDON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have developed a new computing tool that can predict how plants will react to various environmental conditions.
New NIST Nano-ruler Sets Some Very Small Marks
NIST has issued a new ruler, and even for an organization that routinely deals in superlatives, it sets some records. Designed to be the most accurate commercially available 'meter stick'...
F.D.A. Bans Sale of Flavored Cigarettes
Federal health officials prohibited the sale of flavored cigarettes and hinted that they might soon take action against flavored little cigars and cigarillos.
London Fashion Week abuzz over larger models
The international world of fashion is abuzz over Canadian designer Mark Fast's concept of what size model is acceptable on the catwalk.
Saudis to Launch Coed Sci-Tech University
Elite School Vows Scientific Freedom in Conservative Region Often Blamed for Stifling Innovation
Med students crossing the line on the Internet
CHICAGO (AP) -- From Facebook to YouTube to personal blogs, future doctors are crossing the line - and getting in trouble....
Too scary to be real, research looks to quantify eeriness in virtual characters
(PhysOrg.com) -- Indiana University's Karl MacDorman has been to the valley -- the uncanny valley of virtual humans so lifelike they give us real humans the creeps. What he's found...
Insurance against financial fear
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just one year ago, a worldwide panic was unfolding: Financial markets froze after the collapse of the investment bank Lehman Brothers, leaving businesses without lenders as the economy...
Fabrics that fight germs, find explosives go to market
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Cornell researchers have launched iFyber LLC, which markets fabrics with embedded nanoparticles to detect explosives and dangerous chemicals or to serve as antibacterials for hospitals.
Science Coalition commends President's 'strategy for innovation'
The Science Coalition (TSC) strongly supports President Barack Obama's efforts to increase investment in basic research as a means to spur innovation and fuel the economy.
Intel CEO: PC sales could rise in 2009
(AP) -- The worldwide personal-computer market is pulling out of its slump quickly and could defy predictions by growing this year, Intel Corp. CEO Paul Otellini said Tuesday.
AccuWeather founder gives Penn State $2M
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania State University says Joel Myers, founder of AccuWeather Inc., has made a $2 million gift to the school to ensure its...
What sustainability really means to rural decision-makers
From book titles to real estate developments, it's easier to find things claiming to be sustainable than it is to define it.
Web-based innovation improves, eases agricultural terrace design
A new internet-based tool for designing agricultural terraces promises to reduce the considerable labor involved and to optimize design by allowing rapid development of alternative layouts.
FDA warns about emergency button hazard
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning users of personal emergency response buttons worn around the neck of a potential choking hazard.
Rogers axes system access fee for new charge
Rogers is scrapping the $6.95 system access fee and replacing it with a "regulatory recovery fee" that will differ by province.
'Intelligent Car' Able To Learn From Owner’s Driving And Warn In Case Of Accident Hazard
Scientists from six European countries have developed a new computer system, called DRIVSCO, that allows vehicles to learn from the behaviour of their drivers at the wheel, in such a...
Microsoft's Bing increases US search share
Microsoft's new search engine Bing posted a slight increase in its share of the US search market in August, the third month in a row of modest gains, according to...
U.N. Climate Conference Opens With Call for Unity
President Obama told some 100 heads of state gathered at the United Nations that “old divisions” should not block progress on forging an agreement on emissions.
Interview: Building functional foods on the nanoscale
Ian Norton talks to Phillip Broadwith about engineering the structure of foods to make them smarter and healthier
Women over 30 help birthrate rise in 2007
Canadian women in their early thirties helped fuel another banner year for births in Canada in 2007, as Canada's fertility rate hit a 15-year high, Statistics Canada reports.
Google ads don't infringe trademarks: EU adviser
A European Union court adviser said Tuesday that Google Inc. does not violate luxury goods makers' trademarks when it sells brand names as advertising keywords triggered by internet searches.
Superior 3D Graphics for the Web a Step Closer
(PhysOrg.com) -- The development of improved three-dimensional graphics in Web-based applications took a step forward recently, when programmers began building WebGL into the Mozilla Firefox nightly builds, and into WebKit,...
'Genius' grant for MIT economist
Esther Duflo receives MacArthur Fellowship for transformative work on economic development; has brought field experiments to studies of poverty around the world
Taming the vast -- and growing -- digital data-sphere
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are making an impressive effort to link up digital repositories to create a vast network of easy to search online data. The DRIVER project work -...
SKorea's Hyosung group bids for Hynix: report
A minor business conglomerate in South Korea looks set to buy a major stake in the world's second biggest memory chip maker after becoming the only firm to submit a...