Magnetic Power Revealed in Gamma-Ray Burst Jet

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Dec 09, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (9) | 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- A specialized camera on a telescope operated by U.K. astronomers from Liverpool has made the first measurement of magnetic fields in the afterglow of a gamma-ray burst (GRB). The result is ...

Class-action suit pits woman against 'dishonest' ads on Facebook

Technology / Internet

Dec 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

A 41-year-old part-time dance instructor and graphic designer from Santa Cruz is the face of a class-action lawsuit designed to force Web sites that offer social gaming to rein in what she calls deceptive ads.

Transplant infectious disease experts provide pandemic guidance

Medicine & Health / Diseases

Dec 03, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 1

Surgeons and other healthcare professionals specialising in solid organ transplants have been issued with expert advice to guide them through the complex clinical issues posed by the global H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic.

Rethinking artificial intelligence: Researchers hope to produce 'co-processors' for the human mind

Technology / Computer Sciences

Dec 07, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (18) | 9

The field of artificial-intelligence research (AI), founded more than 50 years ago, seems to many researchers to have spent much of that time wandering in the wilderness, swapping hugely ambitious goals for ...