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Robot Learns To Smile And Frown
A hyper-realistic Einstein robot learned to smile and make facial expressions through a process of self-guided learning. The researchers used machine learning to "empower" their robot to learn to make...
Rogers iPhone delays prompt customer complaints
Customers of Rogers Wireless have been complaining online that they haven't yet received Apple iPhones they ordered last month, when the latest version of the popular gadget rolled out.
AACR applauds nomination of Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., to be the new NIH director
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Association for Cancer Research applauds President Obama's nomination of Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., to be the 16th director of the National Institutes of...
First evidence that weed killers improve nutritional value of a key food crop
Scientists are reporting for the first time that the use of weed killers in farmers' fields boosts the nutritional value of an important food a crop. Application of two common...
Photography: Blur's Noise And Distortion Reversed
Errant pixels and blurry regions in a photo, whether digital or scanned, are the bane of photographers everywhere. Moreover, in vision processing research degraded photos are common and require restoration...
Universal teams with TuneCore to discover talent
(AP) -- Universal Music Group's distribution arm is teaming up with digital track distributor TuneCore, a move it says will give it a leg up in signing up-and-coming artists...
Dangers grow on Web from attacks
When people worry about the dangers of the Internet, a Web site built by the producers of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" is probably not what they have in mind.
Healthcare reform gets boost from hospital groups
The hospital industry reaches preliminary agreement with the Obama administration for lower payments from the federal government -- assuming tens of millions of Americans become insured. In the face of mounting Republican opposition...
Baucus and Grassley team up on bipartisan healthcare compromises
Often outsiders in their own parties, the Montana Democrat and Iowa Republican believe that together they can find a middle ground on the divisive issue. One is a thrifty soybean farmer from Iowa...
E.U. Warns Drugmakers on Blocking Generics
The European antitrust regulators told pharmaceutical companies that they could face tighter scrutiny and steeper fines for keeping generic drugs from consumers.
Gadgets: Affordable, customized headphones that sound nice, too
You might think a customized set of headphones would cost an incredible amount of money, but that is not the case with iFrogz headphones.
Computer virus copied thousands of Alberta health records
The personal health information of thousands of Albertans was skimmed from the Alberta Health Services Edmonton network in May as a computer virus infected the network.
Top media execs wonder how Twitter will make money
(AP) -- Major media executives are impressed with Twitter's growing popularity as a communications tool. They just can't figure out how the online messaging service is going to make...
New 3-D sensors coming soon to computers, cameras, other gadgets
In the science fiction movie "Minority Report," set 50 years in the future, Tom Cruise's character interacts with a computer display by moving his hands in front of it.
Science education: Reading, writing and nanofabrication
With its electron microscope, genetic sequencing machines and observatory, the Yokohama Science Frontier High School is equipped like no other. Will future scientists be inspired there, asks David Cyranoski.
Iran presidential candidate speaks out, part 2
Former science minister and 2005 presidential contender Mostafa Moin answers additional questions about how the international science community can help Iran.
Scientists solve a drug shelf-life problem
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 8 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists say they've created a computer model that might solve the problem of some drugs having a short...
Restoration technology revolutionized
BALTIMORE (July 8, 2009) -- Technology is the way of the future, or at least the way of the American future, which is why dentists throughout the United States...
Tech 101: How a denial-of-service attack works
(AP) -- Investigators are piecing together details about one of the most aggressive computer attacks in recent memory - a powerful "denial-of-service" assault that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South...
Amazon lowers Kindle e-book reader price to $299
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. has lowered the price of its Kindle electronic book reader by $60. It's now selling for $299, in an effort to attract more bookworms to...
Netbooks now being sold like cell phones
If you walked into the right RadioShack store last weekend, you could get an Acer Aspire "netbook" computer for free. The catch: You would have to sign a two-year contract...
Methadone clinic's move hotly debated
Frustrated Braeside residents shouted down their area alderman several times at a heated town hall meeting over the relocation of a private methadone clinic to their southwest Calgary neighbourhood.
Windows 7 is on sale. Should you buy it now?
SEATTLE (AP) -- Microsoft Corp.'s next installment of Windows doesn't launch until October, but deep discounts on some versions are available through Saturday if you want...
Some still having problems with digital TV conversion
It seemed so simple. Buy a government-subsidized converter box, plug it in, and sit back and enjoy the brave new world of digital television.
White House, hospitals reach deal on health care
(AP) -- The nation's hospitals will give up $155 billion in future Medicare and Medicaid payments to help defray the cost of President Barack Obama's health care plan, a...
Mitel threatens to sue City of Ottawa
A Kanata high-tech firm is threatening to sue the City of Ottawa after a phone contract it was bidding on was given to competitors.
Media Tend To Doomsay When Addressing Environmental Issues
Researchers analyzed the role played by the media in creating and spreading a stance regarding the protection of the environment, sustainable development and natural heritage.
BASF to cut up to 3700 more jobs
German chemicals giant reveals plans to cut jobs and plants following its acquisition of Ciba