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Engineers Harness Cell Phone Technology For Use In Medical Imaging
With an innovative concept developed by UC Berkeley engineers, the ubiquitous cell phone could one day be used to make medical imaging accessible to billions of people around the world....
Microsoft device helping solve crimes
Microsoft said thousands of U.S. and international police officers are using a special USB thumb drive to gather digital evidence.
South Korea's First Astronaut Hospitalized With Back Pain
South Korea's first astronaut has been hospitalized.
Food scientists say stop biofuels to fight world hunger
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some top international food scientists Tuesday recommended halting the use of food-based biofuels, such as ethanol, saying it would cut corn prices by 20 percent during a...
"Bum Bot" Targets Atlanta Vagrants
Cars passing O'Terrill's pub screech to a halt at the sight of a 300-pound, waist-high robot marked "SECURITY" rolling through downtown long after dark.
China Ties U.S. In Internet Users
China's fast-growing population of Internet users has soared to 221 million, tying the United States for the largest number of people online, according to government data reported.
Cuban Bloggers Defy Government Control
Only a month has passed since ordinary Cubans won the right to own computers, and the government still keeps a rigid grip on Internet access.
Digitizing Books For Google: No Quick Task
Hundreds of librarians are making digital versions of books to be included in Google Inc.'s Book Search, a portal that will eventually lead users to all the estimated 50 million...
Bush Cracks Down On Copyright Pirates
The Bush administration is accusing China, Russia and seven other nations of failing to adequately protect American producers of movies, computer software and other copyrighted material from widespread piracy.
Drought Spotlights Small Georgia County
The historic drought gripping Georgia has put overlooked Dade County squarely in the spotlight. And the state's efforts to tap into the nearby Tennessee River could give the county of...
House Of Lords Goes High-Tech
The British House of Lords is a centuries-old institution, but Larry Magid found that the upper house of Parliament is embracing some aspects of the 21st century.
"Grand Theft Auto IV" Hits Store Shelves
"Grand Theft Auto IV" went on sale Tuesday, with many fans lining up at midnight to gobble up the popular video game.
GD-brand ground cumin recalled in Canada
OTTAWA, April 30 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning against consuming GD-brand ground cumin because of a potential contamination hazard.
Langer a finalist for Millennium Technology Prize
MIT Institute Professor Robert Langer has been chosen as a finalist for the Millennium Technology Prize, the world's largest prize for technology innovation. MIT alumus Andrew Viterbi '56, SM '57,...
Meet Nexi, the Media Lab's latest robot star
A new experimental robot from the MIT Media Lab can slant its eyebrows in anger, or raise them in surprise, and show a wide assortment of facial expressions to communicate...
E-ZPass takes a toll
Eighteen months of road trips between Boston and New York and one Eureka moment inspired MIT economist Amy Finkelstein to study the hidden cost of E-ZPass, the popular electronic toll...
Seafoam hits fan over hurricane research
Kerry Emanuel, MIT professor of meteorology, answers questions about his latest complex hurricane research, the results of which, he says, validate the connection he found between global warming and hurricane...