Turning Conventional Video Coding Wisdom On Its Head

A major drawback of the latest generation video products and applications has been the complex requirements for coding and decoding signals. An alternative put forward by European researchers turns the...

Food For Thought: Environmental Cost Of Getting Food To Restaurants Far Higher, UK Study Finds

Pioneering research recommends a full government environmental audit of British restaurants. The report — 'The Environmental Sustainability of the British Restaurant Industry: A London Case Study' — has revealed that...

Google Offers Personal Health Records on the Web

The Internet search giant joins other companies, all hoping to capitalize on the potential of Internet tools to help consumers manage their own health care.

Microsoft looking to buy Yahoo search: report

Rather than make an all-out acquisition, Microsoft Corp. has proposed buying Yahoo Inc.'s search business and taking a minority stake in the company, according to a report.

Google makes health service publicly available

NEW YORK (AP) -- Google's online filing cabinet for medical records opened to the public Monday, giving users instant electronic access to their health histories while reigniting privacy concerns....

Alstom to build £50m biomass plant for Drax

Britain's largest power station launches project to reduce emissions, replacing 10% of the coal it uses

Broadband Access Opens Doors To Networking, Economic Development For Rural Areas

Proactive policies are needed to facilitate broadband Internet access and adoption in rural areas so that rural hospitals, schools and businesses can drive social and economic development and better position...

USDA head downplays calls to cut biofuel mandate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said ethanol is not having a "major" impact on food prices, and downplayed calls by lawmakers and industry groups to make changes to...

Software designers strut their talent at cost of profit, says new study

Many software designers intentionally create unnecessarily complex products that do less to serve their companies and customers than to advance their careers, according to the Management Insights feature in the...

Comcast invests in P2P video-delivery startup

(AP) -- Comcast Corp., which is under federal investigation for blocking some file-sharing traffic, is investing in a startup that delivers high-definition video using file-sharing techniques.

38 charged in international phishing scheme

(AP) -- Thirty-eight people were charged Monday with stealing names, Social Security numbers, credit card data and other personal information from unsuspecting Internet users as part of a global...

Computer helps jailers understand dogs

(AP) -- Israeli jails are using a custom-built computer program to interpret the barks of guard dogs and distinguish warnings of a breakout from everyday woofs, a prisons official...

Aid for California's disabled in peril

Funds to hire personal and domestic assistance could be cut under governor's revised budget. ...

New Video Game Lets Visually Impaired Share The Fun

A new computer game developed by students makes it possible for visually impaired people to play the game on a level field with their sighted friends. The game, called AudiOdyssey,...

U.S Jaguar supercomputer upgraded

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy says upgrades to its Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jaguar supercomputer have more than doubled its performance.

Opinion: More positive action needed to reverse science teacher shortage

Current science and mathematics graduates need more encouragement to study education, in order to quickly reverse the shortage of qualified teachers, argues Professor Mark Hackling.

Musical Talent: in the Genes

Molecular and statistical genetic studies in 15 Finnish families have shown that there is a substantial genetic component in musical aptitude. read more

Food prices will continue to soar

A new report has revealed that hidden environmental costs will make food production more vulnerable and expensive than previously estimated.

Increasing Science Awareness and Application Among National Youth

The 24th annual Science Olympiad National Tournament empowers young minds to engage in scientific exploration and seeks to improve the quality of K-12 science education. One hundred twenty teams comprising...

Arizona firm starting online college in Fredericton

A company in Arizona is setting up an online university in Fredericton that will offer degrees in business and information technology to students across Canada.

Europe’s got talent, and the search is on

ESA has just launched its campaign to recruit the next generation of European astronauts, and is expecting tens of thousands of applications from the best and the brightest across Europe....

China Allows Quake News To Spread Online

China is now home to the world's largest number of Internet and mobile phone users, and their hunger for earthquake news is forcing the government to let information flow in...

News Corp.'s Fox launching LatAm online ad network

(AP) -- News Corp. is pooling some of its Web sites, including the newly acquired Wall Street Journal properties, to better sell financial ads targeting Latin America.

A Closer Look At "Green" Products

By one count, manufacturers launched 328 supposedly environmentally friendly products last year, up from just 5 in 2002. CBS News correspondent Priya David looked into how well all those "green"...

The Food Chain: World’s Poor Pay Price as Crop Research Is Cut

Agricultural research is reduced even as the growth of the global food supply slows and the population increases.

'Second Life' is frontier for AI research

Minister earmarks £200m to bridge industry skills gap

Britain told to act urgently to prevent an acute shortage of skills in strategic sectors of the economy

Study finds Internet influence small when buying

(AP) -- The Internet is routinely used when making buying decisions, but its influence is small compared with offline channels such as friends and sales personnel, a new study...