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NIST creates new infant formula reference
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology say they have certified an improved reference material for analyzing infant formulas.
An Intelligent System Helps Elderly Or Memory-impaired To Remember Everyday Tasks
Researchers have created a system with artificial intelligence techniques which notifies elderly people or people with special needs who might otherwise forget certain everyday tasks. This system uses sensors distributed...
Who Are You? Mobile ID Devices Find Out Using NIST Guidelines
A new publication that recommends best practices for the next generation of portable biometric acquisition devices -- Mobile ID -- has been published by NIST.
Energy Consumption is Getting Out-of-Hand
Data Centers are information factories that run the digital world. They are utilized by just about every segment of the economy including the financial sector, the industrial sector, education, technology...
DeathRiskRankings.com - Find Out Just How Much Time You Have Left
Worried that your cold revenge plans won't come to fruition before you shake off that mortal coil? A new Web site, www.DeathRiskRankings.com, developed by researchers and students at Carnegie Mellon...
Anti-terror antibodies
European scientists have developed a method to detect potential biological warfare agents in food
Reach costs set to spiral
The EU’s Reach chemicals legislation could use 20 times more animals and cost six times more than originally estimated, say two toxicologists
Chemists Meet in Washington, D.C.
ACS Meeting News: Global security is the theme of well-attended meeting in the nation's capital.
Chemical Deals Keeping Pace
Credit crunch hobbles big mergers, but firms continue to shop strategically.
P&G Sells Drug Unit To Warner Chilcott
Acquisition expands drug firm's specialty product lines in the U.S.
Lonza Launches Bid For Patheon
Deal would extend the swiss firm's services to finished-dosage drugs.
Opinion: The march of (technological) progress
Scientists will play an important role in realising the potential of quickly moving technology, believes Dr Ziggy Switkowski.
Feature: Sugarcane genome to reveal future of fuel
Genetic research is helping scientists to realise the potential of sugar cane as a fuel source for the future.
Call centre optimisation
'Your call is very valuable to us please stay on the line until one of our busy advisors becomes available to take your call.' An all-too familiar initiation to the...
City Room: Answers About Astronomy in New York
Taking Questions: Richard Rosenberg, the president of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York, responds to readers.
Cyberwar: Defying Experts, Rogue Computer Code Still Lurks
A rogue program, known as Conficker, has confounded the efforts of security experts to trace its origins and purpose.
Behind Moon Travel Goal, Big Talk and Little Money
NASA’s human spaceflight program faces a murky future.
EU chemicals law "spells surge in animal testing"
LONDON (Reuters) - Far-reaching European safety rules on tens of thousands of chemicals used in everything from car seats to face cream will lead to a surge in animal testing...
China Announces a System for Voluntary Organ Donors
China inaugurated its first voluntary organ-donor program, hoping to overhaul a system that now gets most of its organs from the black-market and executed convicts.
Jessica Biel Dangerous (For Web Surfers)
Actress's Name Is Most Likely to Lead to Spyware, Viruses When Searched on Web; Beyonce, Jennifer Anniston Close Behind
Video: Visually Impaired May Drive
New technology speaks to drivers with cues for driving, making it possible for the visually impaired to get behind the wheel of a car one day, reports Daniel Sieberg.
How to Save Money on Printer Ink
CBS News Tech Analyst Larry Magid Suggests Ways to Go Green and Save Green When It Comes to Your Home Printer
Black or White? Microsoft Regrets Pic Swap
Software Giant Apologizes for Altering Photo to Change Race of One of the People Shown
FTC to Ban Most 'Robocalls'
Unsolicited Prerecorded Marketing Calls Will Cease, But You'll Still Hear from Debt Collectors, Candidates
Economy to Blame if Windows 7 Sells Poorly
New Operating System Should Appeal to Businesses Without Tight IT Budgets
Strictly Ballroom Analysis: Computers Get To Know Their Rumba From Their Cha-cha-cha
Computer scientists in Taiwan have devised a neural network program that can successfully classify a computerized music file based on its beat and tempo. The system could be a boon...
Fruit Is Even Better For You Than Previously Thought
Scientists have found that the polyphenol content of fruits has been underestimated. Polyphenol content in fruits usually refers to extractable polyphenols, but new research finds that nonextractable polyphenol content is...
Asia Faces Food Shortage By 2050 Without Water Reform
A comprehensive new study of irrigation in Asia warns that, without major reforms and innovations in the way water is used for agriculture, many developing nations face the politically risky...