Google Chrome OS: Why should people switch?
20 Nov 22:30
Will you be using Chrome OS a year from now? At the Web-based operating system's coming-out party at Google headquarters on Thursday, Google presented its vision of Chrome, and a huge amount of information on what the browser and operating system are based on, how they run, and the safeguards in ...
Scoot Coupe zips back into spotlight with the holiday season approaching
20 Nov 22:30
The peppy, three-wheel Scoot Coupe darted back into consumers' consciousness today, just in time for holiday shopping. "The Price is Right" included the green-chic micromobile part scooter, part golf cart, yet still street legal in today's Showcase Showdown. Scoot Coupe is an odd pairing. Its toy-like frame houses an ...
Windows 7 sees fantastic sales numbers
20 Nov 22:30
Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, has sold very well in its opening weeks. How well? In its first month, Windows 7 has outsold any previous Microsoft OS launch by at least two fold, CEO Steve Ballmer said during the companys annual shareholder meeting. He declined to offer concrete numbers. This sales ...
Forget the fangs. Its spam that should really scare Twilight fans.
20 Nov 22:30
Fans of "Twilight" and "New Moon" already have plenty to be scared about vampires, werewolves, a swirling debate over the feminist values of Stephenie Meyer's hit series. But what about malware? According to reports from the around the Internet this morning, the Twihard set was recently targeted by a group ...
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Updated: 21 Nov 06:28
Flax and yellow flowers can produce bioethanol
20 Nov 10:00
[NEWS] Contact: SINC info@plataformasinc.es 34-914-251-820 FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, a yellow-flowered plant related to those which engulf fields in spring, can be used to produce bioethanol. This has been sugg
Watching a cannibal galaxy dine
20 Nov 10:00
[NEWS] Contact: Dr. Henri Boffin hboffin@eso.org 49-893-200-6222 ESO Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is the nearest giant, elliptical galaxy, at a distance of about 11 million light-years. One of the most studied objects in the southern sky, by 1847 the unique appearance of this galaxy had already caught the attention of the famous British astronomer John Herschel,
Biologists discover bacterial defense mechanism against aggressive oxygen
20 Nov 10:00
[NEWS] Contact: Joris Gansemans joris.gansemans@vib.be 32-472-594-067 VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) Brussel, November 19th 2009 - Bacteria possess an ingenious mechanism for preventing oxygen from harming the building blocks of the cell. This is the new finding of a team of biologists that includes Joris Messens of VIB, a life science
Delft breakthrough in bioethanol production from agricultural waste
20 Nov 10:00
[NEWS] Contact: Ineke Boneschansker i.boneschansker@tudelft.nl 31-152-788-499 Delft University of Technology With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast, researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: 'More eth
New map of variation in maize genetics holds promise for developing new varieties
19 Nov 10:00
[NEWS] Contact: Blaine Friedlander bpf2@cornell.edu 607-254-8093 Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - A new study of maize has identified thousands of diverse genes in genetically inaccessible portions of the genome. New techniques may allow breeders and researchers to use this genetic variation to identify desirable traits and create new varietie
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Updated: 21 Nov 06:18
Darwin's minstrel
20 Nov 22:18
A Philadelphia street performer sings happy 200th birthday to Charles Darwin ... his own way
boom boosts science theatre
20 Nov 22:18
A new play explores ecological and evolutionary themes through global catastrophe
HIV antibody duds explained
20 Nov 22:18
Researchers describe molecular reasons for the failure of some AIDS vaccines
Another call for delaying female cancer screening
20 Nov 22:18
First mammograms, now Pap smears
A fix for Down syndrome brains?
20 Nov 22:18
Boosting levels of a neurotransmitter reversed some symptoms in mice with the condition
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Updated: 21 Nov 06:25
Museum: Galileo's Fingers, Tooth Found
20 Nov 22:06
Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday.
Scientist: 'Don't Give Up' On Stopping Asian Carp
20 Nov 21:00
Two Asian carp species that could devastate the Great Lakes ecosystem may be a few miles from Lake Michigan. To halt their migration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built an underwater electric fence on a canal 20 miles south of the lake. But tests conducted by David Lodge at Notre Dame indicate that they have gotten close to the lake despite the barrier.
Rethinking The Human Future In Space
20 Nov 18:00
With NASA reporting a "significant amount" of water on the lunar surface, is it time to re-examine our priorities regarding living and working in space? Mark Sykes, director of the Planetary Science Institute, talks about why and how people should venture beyond Earth.
Personalizing Solar Power
20 Nov 18:00
Researchers are hoping to improve solar energy installations by coupling a solar panel to an efficient hydrolysis unit that splits water into oxygen and hydrogen. Daniel Nocera of MIT says the approach could lead to personal solar power units that could get many houses off the grid.
Real-Life Physics Problems Star On TV
20 Nov 18:00
The stars of The Big Bang Theory are two fictional Caltech physicists, but the physics problems they study are real. Bill Prady, the program's co-creator and executive producer, talks about including real-world science in the script, from dark matter to magnetic monopoles.
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