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Stimulus funds flow into US science, R&D
US administration to spend $2.5 billion on next generation batteries and electric vehicles; over $700 million on science
Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Advances In Development Reverse Fertility Declines
Researchers have released a study that challenges one of the most established and accepted standards in the social sciences: Human fertility levels tend to decline as countries advance towards high...
Hearing Aids: New Software Makes it easier to Hear The Words Beneath The Noise
Scientists have developed a new software application to improve the noise-filtering abilities of hearing aids and cochlear implants. Hearing aids and cochlear implants act as tiny amplifiers so the deaf...
Spike in suicide calls due to economy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Economic woes are weighing heavily on some Americans - so much so that the federal government is boosting financial support for suicide prevention...
North Korea Runs "Train of Love" for Remote Schoolkids
Reportedly running since 1978, a special passenger train takes children living in one of North Korea's northernmost provinces on an hour-long ride to and from school. Video.
Have gear, will travel: Testing the industry's slickest netbooks
Sacrificing a small amount of performance in favor of convenience and travel ease, netbooks are all the rage. It's easy to see why. While they won't let you play next...
UC San Diego Launches Triton Resource Supercomputer
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, today officially launched the Triton Resource, an integrated, data-intensive computing system primarily designed to support UC San...
Review: New Sony Walkman misses multimedia mark
(AP) -- Thirty years after revolutionizing portable music with the Walkman for playing cassette tapes, Sony is trying to master the digital media player with the X Series Walkman.
Cisco earnings fall 46 pct but beat expectations
(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. said earnings fell 46 percent in its latest quarter, but the profit beat Wall Street expectations, and the company said the quarter may have...
State Fund Advances Swine Vaccine Research, Six Other Iowa State Projects
A grant from a state economic development fund will help Iowa State University researchers develop and evaluate a vaccine designed to protect swine from novel H1N1 and other strains of...
Economics: Meltdown modelling
Could agent-based computer models prevent another financial crisis? Mark Buchanan reports.
Sending out an SOS
An Obama gambit on space policy highlights the benefits and risks of turning to outside experts. David Goldston explains.
News Corp 4Q loss hits $203M on MySpace writedown
(AP) -- Global media company News Corp. says its fourth-quarter net loss hit $203 million due to huge impairment charges at MySpace, while its operating profit for the year...
Apple's battle over apps
A war is escalating among technology giants over small software - smartphone apps - and Apple is at its core.
Toshiba eyes new businesses for recovery
Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it aimed to expand its energy, healthcare and environment-related businesses as it targets a strong recovery in earnings within the next three years.
Iowa 911 call center becomes first to accept texts
An emergency call center in the basement of the county jail in Waterloo, Iowa, became the first in the country to accept text messages sent to "911," starting Wednesday.
Pirate Bay suitor GGF set for deal with record label
Global Gaming Factory (GGF), the Swedish online games firm set to acquire illegal download site The Pirate Bay, said on Wednesday it was close to signing a record deal with...
Healthcare, the road to robotic helpers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Robots are whirring away in factories all over the world, building cars, phones and cookers. Yet they can do so much more. Robotics for healthcare has been tipped...
Artificial Intelligence Software Learns to Play Super Mario Bros.
But will it find the warp zones? Forget about beating human chess grandmasters. Now computer scientists have challenged the best AI programs to beat Nintendo's "Super Mario Bros.," and perhaps evolve along...
Dish prevails over TiVo in initial patent ruling
(AP) -- Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday that it has received an initial favorable ruling related to its patent fight with TiVo Inc.
South Asia News in brief: 23 July–5 August 2009
Sri Lanka develops Bt pesticide, remote Afghani hospitals get telemedicine, least developed countries champion intellectual property, and more.
Iraq to impose controls on Internet
(AP) -- The Iraqi government has decided to crack down on Internet service providers and ban sites that incite violence or carry pornography, officials said Tuesday, a move that...
Video: The Fastest Robot Hands in the East
Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory, the same folks that developed the pitcher 'bot in last week's baseball-playing tandem, have also developed an incredible robotic hand can bounce balls at furious speed, toss...
Cornell's Robotic Submarine Wins International Competition
For the Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team, months of meticulous testing, refining and retesting has paid off: With a flawless 11.5-minute run through a complex course of underwater tasks...
More East African countries to benefit from broadband
Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania are the latest countries targeted by the World Bank for high-speed communications links.
Google to buy video compression firm for $106.5M
(AP) -- Google Inc. says it plans to acquire On2 Technologies Inc., a provider of digital video compression technology, in an all-stock deal valued at $106.5 million.
Smart Choices Program helps shoppers identify food and beverage choices
This summer, the Smart Choices Program TM will appear on hundreds of products in supermarkets and other retail outlets across the country. This first-ever uniform front-of-pack nutrition labeling program, developed...
Bhopal returns to haunt former Union Carbide chief
There have been fresh calls for the former Union Carbide to face charges in India 25 years after the Bhopal disaster