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A combination of education methods could be the key for some students aiming for higher education
Dr Geoff Hayward from Oxford University funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, who led the research points out, a high proportion of those with combined academic and vocational...
Microsoft fiscal 4Q profit falls 29 percent
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its profit in the last quarter plunged 29 percent because of weak computer sales, ending a fiscal year in which the software maker's...
Obama strives to personalize healthcare debate for Americans
He explains how people would gain from an overhaul and argues that sticking with the status quo will impose huge costs on ordinary families. 'This isn't about me,' he says in answer...
Video: Dangers Of Distracted Driving
New government research on the effects of cell phone use while driving finds that it caused nearly a quarter million accidents and nearly a thousand deaths, in just one year....
New wireless entrant's launch is back on track
Globalive Holdings said its plans for launching a new mobile phone network are back on track after the CRTC agreed to quicken the pace of a review of the company's...
This Article Will Self-destruct: Tool To Make Online Personal Data Vanish
Private information scattered all over the Internet and impossible to control. A new system, called Vanish, puts an expiry date on electronic text. Electronic communication sent using Vanish -- such...
Chinese Web sites close amid tightening controls
(AP) -- Two more Web sites dedicated to social networking went offline in China on Tuesday amid tightening controls that have blocked Facebook, Twitter and other popular sites that...
Study finds widespread privacy failings in online social networks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Furious competition between social networking sites is compromising the protection of users' data, a Cambridge University study has concluded.
Barcelona plant eases water crisis
A desalination plant opens near Barcelona - said to be the biggest of its type in Europe - to ease chronic water shortages.
Video game sales in Canada drop in June
Video game sales in Canada plummeted in June, mirroring a similar decline in the United States, according to market researcher NPD Canada.
Brain's center for perceiving 3-D motion is identified
Ducking a punch or a thrown spear calls for the power of the human brain to process 3-D motion, and to perceive an object (whether it's offensive or not) moving...
What are the "7 Wonders of Nature?" Vote.
Grand Canyon, Dead Sea and Mount Kilimanjaro Among 28 Finalists Named in Poll
Mired in Slump, Yahoo Revamps Home Page
Web Site Makeover Aimed at Recapturing Luster Lost to Sites like Facebook and MySpace
Gordon Brown speaks at TED Global
Technology has the power to solve pressing problems such as climate change, says UK prime minister Gordon Brown.
Combating Iron Deficiency: Rice With Six Times More Iron Than Polished Rice Kernels Developed
Scientists have developed rice plants that contain six times more iron in polished rice kernels. To accomplish this, the researchers transferred two plant genes into an existing rice variety. In...
New Statistical Tool Identifies Predictable Economic Variables
You don't need a crystal ball to tell you what is going to happen next in the economy. You need a statistical model. A new method can help researchers determine...
Space cone to acquire expert data
Europe builds an experimental vehicle to validate the models it uses to design spacecraft for re-entry.
Medical pot operation moved from Flin Flon
The company contracted to produce a supply of medical marijuana for Health Canada has left Flin Flon, Man., for another undisclosed location, says an official with the firm that rented...
Debate starting on new French Internet piracy bill
(AP) -- Lawmakers in France's lower house of parliament are to start debate Tuesday on a new version of a bill aimed at cracking down on online piracy by...
10,000 extra UK university places restricted to science courses
University places promised by Mandelson welcomed amid concern over focus on science-related subjects
VC investments plunge 51 pct to $3.7 billion in 2Q
(AP) -- Venture capitalists cut their U.S. investments in half during the spring, the second-consecutive quarter to mark a more than 50 percent decline, leaving the money flowing to...
Thinkers meet to plot the future
Leading thinkers in technology, entertainment and design are gathering in Oxford for TED Global to share ideas about the future.
Health Net to sell Northeast operations to UnitedHealth
For about $510 million, UnitedHealth will pick up Health Net's 578,000 members in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Last week Health Net lost an annual military healthcare contract to Aetna. Woodland Hills-based Health...
The Beginning of Institutional Repositories
Stuart Basefsky, Senior Reference Librarian at Cornell, writes, in The End of Institutional Repositories & the Beginning of Social Academic Research Service: An Enhanced Role For Libraries:
Barnes & Noble to open electronic bookstore
(AP) -- Retailer Barnes & Noble says it will take on Amazon.com with an electronic bookstore that will allow customers to buy books to read on a variety of...
Copyright consultations launch in Vancouver
Canadians are getting a new chance to say what updated federal copyright legislation should look like.
Encounter with Number Vortex Earns Econometrics Prize
Statisticians Wei Biao Wu and Xiaofeng Shao have received the Tjalling C. Koopmans Econometric Theory Prize 2008 for an equation-packed paper that tackles time series data.
Netgear to help Internet subscribers measure use
(AP) -- How many gigabytes do you consume per month? Not many people can answer that question, complicating the efforts of Internet service providers to get their subscribers to...