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Roadrunner supercomputer puts research at a new scale
Less than a week after Los Alamos National Laboratory's Roadrunner supercomputer began operating at world-record petaflop/s data-processing speeds, Los Alamos researchers are already using the computer to mimic extremely complex...
Purina lamb feed recall is expanded
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the expansion of a voluntary recall of Lake Country- and Land O Lakes-brand lamb feed.
Gait recognition is new security tool
MYSORE, India, June 11 (UPI) -- Scientists in India say they have developed biometric gait recognition software that could improve remote security surveillance.
'Saucy' Software Update Finds Symmetries Dramatically Faster
Computer scientists at the University of Michigan developed open-source software that cuts the time to find symmetries in complicated equations from days to seconds in some cases.
Apple Previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Developers
Apple today previewed Mac OS X Snow Leopard, which builds on success of OS X Leopard and is the next major version of the world`s most advanced operating system.
Computer model may predict disease timing
BOSTON, June 10 (UPI) -- U.S. and Canadian health scientists say they've created a weather model that might help predict the timing and intensity of infectious diseases.
YouTube Pranksters Pay Price -- On YouTube
A Florida judge ordered them to post an apology after they'd videoed themselves throwing soda through the drive-through window of a fast food eatery and put the video on the...
Dartmouth launches network security study
A team of Dartmouth researchers is preparing to launch a project that examines the campus wireless computer traffic in an effort to learn how the network is used and how...
Taking a Cue from Breath Fresheners, a New Method for Taste Testing
Using the same concept behind commercial breath-freshening strips, a Temple University researcher has developed a new, easier method for clinical taste testing, created taste strips similar to breath-freshening strips, but...
Location can increase gambling risk
Research has proved that people who live in neighbourhoods with good access to gaming venues are more likely to develop gambling problems.
Internet fraud on rise
The number of Internet fraud victims is on the rise, often as a result of people not keeping up to date with the latest scams, a new study has found.
NY AG: 3 net providers to block Web sites with child porn
(AP) -- Internet providers Verizon, Sprint and Time Warner Cable have agreed to block access to child pornography and eliminate the material from their servers, New York's attorney general...
Iraq puts forward ambitious higher education plan
Iraq has put science and technology at the centre of a proposed five-year, US$1 billion higher education plan.
Japan's NEC offers to repair defective computers
Japan's NEC Corp. said Tuesday it is offering to repair some of its laptop computers for free because they could start emitting smoke and a smell resembling melting plastic, the...
Nepalese cavalry to be relocated
Nepal's Supreme Court orders the relocation of the cavalry, in a fresh blow to the abolished monarchy and pro-royal army.
From Gridiron To Battlefield?
Could the same technology that protects players on the gridiron help American soldiers stay safe in Iraq? Kimberly Dozier look at how football helmets are being explored as potential combat...
Bionic hand wins top tech prize
The world's most advanced commercially available bionic hand has won the UK's top engineering award.
Honeybees can learn foreign 'languages'
They may "speak" different languages, but Asian and European honeybees living in the same hive can learn to translate each others' dances to help one another find food, a new...
Thinking ahead: Bacteria anticipate coming changes in their environment
A new study by Princeton University researchers shows for the first time that bacteria don't just react to changes in their surroundings -- they anticipate and prepare for them. The...
JumpTV, NeuLion to merge
Canadian internet television broadcaster JumpTV Inc. will merge with NeuLion Inc., a U.S. company controlled by Charles Wang, the firms said Monday.
New way to halt computer worms is created
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 9 (UPI) -- U.S. computer scientists say they might have developed a method of combating the most dangerous form of computer virus -- the worm.
Some retailers give vinyl records a spin
(AP) -- It was a fortuitous typo for the Fred Meyer retail chain. This spring, an employee intending to order a special CD-DVD edition of R.E.M.'s latest release "Accelerate"...
HP, Acer settle patent infringement claims
(AP) -- Computer maker Acer Inc. said Monday that it has settled a yearlong patent infringement battle with rival Hewlett-Packard Co.
Love that garlic? Fresh may be healthier than bottled
The next time you use garlic for its renowned antibacterial effects, consider fresh garlic instead of those bottles of chopped garlic. Researchers in Japan report that fresh garlic maintains higher...
Latest Science and Technology Developments to Headline Capitol Hill Exhibition
Fascinating scientific advances across the spectrum of science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines will be featured and explained through engaging table-top exhibits at the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)...
Canada issues warning about 'Desire'
OTTAWA, June 9 (UPI) -- Health Canada said it is updating its previously issued warning not to use the herbal supplement Desire due to a health hazard.
Feature: Ultrasound goes out of this world
When space colonists arrive on the Moon and Mars over the next few decades they will be equipped with easy-to-use medical kits whose diagnostic performance has been fine-tuned by researchers...
Science Weekly podcast: the future of personal space travel
Alok Jha speaks to Piers Bizony about the future of personal space travel. Plus, behind the scenes at an animal research lab. A cure for hayfever. And bees doing the...