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The New York Times headquarters in New York City

New York Times publishes 'crowd-funded' article

Technology / Internet

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The science section of The New York Times contained an unusual article on Tuesday. The story about a huge floating garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean was not written by a Times reporter but by a freelance ...


Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video

Technology / Internet

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections.


The skyline of Tokyo in Japan, where scientists have criticised the new government for plans to slash research budgets

Japan scientists attack govt research cut plans

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Top Japanese scientists, including four Nobel laureates, have criticised the new government for plans to slash research budgets, warning the country will loose its high-tech edge.


ORNL, Los Alamos pioneer new approach to assist scientists, farmers

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role in maintaining a healthy climate, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Los Alamos ...


On the cutting edge

On the cutting edge: Zigzag incision technique improves outcome of laser-assisted corneal transplantation

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For most of the 40,000 Americans who undergo corneal transplants each year, recovery is uncomfortable and slow, sometimes taking as long as six months. Even then, clear vision may not be fully ...


Dartmouth professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked

Professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 72

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, digitally ...


Researchers pioneer kidney disease prediction method

Researchers pioneer kidney disease prediction method

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study into the relationship between antibodies and proteins in people with Lupus could mean earlier diagnosis of kidney disease in such patients, and lead the way for earlier diagnoses for ...


New study finds MRSA on the rise in hospital outpatients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The community-associated strain of the deadly superbug MRSA -- an infection-causing bacteria resistant to most common antibiotics -- poses a far greater health threat than previously known and is making its way into hospitals, ...


Broadcast pioneer NBC prepares for cable takeover (AP)

Broadcast pioneer NBC prepares for cable takeover

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline.


Ancestry.com hopes to raise $100 million in IPO

Technology / Business

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Genealogy Web site Ancestry.com hopes to raise about $100 million when it goes public this week. With more than a million paying subscribers, little competition, a small debt load and a record of increasing revenues, ...



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