Sunday, March 21, 2010

Cat fur puts criminals behind bars
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:41:00 GMT ]

DNA analysis of a cat fur sample has already helped to solve one homicide case.A DNA database has been established that uses cat fur as forensic evidence. Dog and other animal fur may also be useful in forensic applications.


For cyberwarriors, murky terrain
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:24:17 GMT ]
Pentagon's dismantling of CIA-Saudi Web site illustrates need for clearer policies: When is a cyberattack outside the theater of war allowed? Should Congress be informed?

Cat fur puts criminals behind bars
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:41:00 GMT ]

DNA analysis of a cat fur sample has already helped to solve one homicide case.A DNA database has been established that uses cat fur as forensic evidence. Dog and other animal fur may also be useful in forensic applications.


For cyberwarriors, murky terrain
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:24:17 GMT ]
Pentagon's dismantling of CIA-Saudi Web site illustrates need for clearer policies: When is a cyberattack outside the theater of war allowed? Should Congress be informed?

Smartphone annoyances, with love
[ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:41:15 GMT ]

Smartphones are like  digital  “Mini–Me”s, reflecting our tastes, interests, lives.  But, like us, they're far from perfect.


Smartphone annoyances, with love
[ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:41:15 GMT ]

Smartphones are like  digital  “Mini–Me”s, reflecting our tastes, interests, lives.  But, like us, they're far from perfect.


Scientific reasons for Earth’s seasons
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:39:11 GMT ]

Earth's tilt affects seasons. In this graphic, distances and sizes are not to scale.It’s time for a change of seasons — but what determines when winter ends and spring begins? Get the scientific reasons.


Scientific reasons for Earth’s seasons
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:39:11 GMT ]

Earth's tilt affects seasons. In this graphic, distances and sizes are not to scale.It’s time for a change of seasons — but what determines when winter ends and spring begins? Get the scientific reasons.


Engineering a massive cleanup of toxic waterways (photos)
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
Boats, barges, and buildings dumped in a San Francisco Bay Area delta are leaching toxic chemicals into local drinking water, but a huge effort to clean it up is under way.

Cosmic Log: Solar sails take shape
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:21:09 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As Japan gears up to send the first working solar sail into deep space in a couple of months, the Planetary Society is moving ahead with its own solar-sail project. You can put your name on both sails … if you act now.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As Japan gears up to send the first working solar sail into deep space in a couple of months, the Planetary Society is moving ahead with its own solar-sail project. You can put your name on both sails … if you act now.


Novell rejects Elliot takeover bid as 'inadequate'
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:59:00 PDT ]
But company says it's committed to enhancing value for stockholders and will explore options including a stock repurchase, joint ventures, and a sale.

Cosmic Log: Solar sails take shape
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:21:09 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As Japan gears up to send the first working solar sail into deep space in a couple of months, the Planetary Society is moving ahead with its own solar-sail project. You can put your name on both sails … if you act now.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As Japan gears up to send the first working solar sail into deep space in a couple of months, the Planetary Society is moving ahead with its own solar-sail project. You can put your name on both sails … if you act now.


Engineering a massive cleanup of toxic waterways (photos)
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
Boats, barges, and buildings dumped in a San Francisco Bay Area delta are leaching toxic chemicals into local drinking water, but a huge effort to clean it up is under way.

Weekend Webware: Dailymotion video slideshows
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:27:00 PDT ]
Dailymotion users looking to create video slideshows out of photos and their music can now make pretty snazzy-looking ones with a built-in tool from Stupeflix.

Weekend Webware: Dailymotion video slideshows
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:27:00 PDT ]
Dailymotion users looking to create video slideshows out of photos and their music can now make pretty snazzy-looking ones with a built-in tool from Stupeflix.

Message from the grave, straight to your cell phone
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:58:00 PDT ]
RosettaStone products use near-field communication to stream personal information, photos, and even messages from the deceased lying beneath to any mobile device.

Message from the grave, straight to your cell phone
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:58:00 PDT ]
RosettaStone products use near-field communication to stream personal information, photos, and even messages from the deceased lying beneath to any mobile device.

At long last, the Plastiki sets sail (photos)
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:18:53 PDT ]
After months of anticipation, banking heir David de Rothschild's boat, made buoyant by 12,000 soda bottles, sets sail for Australia.

At long last, the Plastiki sets sail (photos)
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:18:53 PDT ]
After months of anticipation, banking heir David de Rothschild's boat, made buoyant by 12,000 soda bottles, sets sail for Australia.

Novell rejects Elliot takeover bid as 'inadequate'
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:59:00 PDT ]
But company says it's committed to enhancing value for stockholders and will explore options including a stock repurchase, joint ventures, and a sale.

Webmaster without modern Web
[ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:12:41 EDT ]
In rural Oklahoma, Kelli Fields struggles with a dial-up Internet connection so slow she does chores to pass the time while Web sites load. Today, the FCC unveils a plan to get 9 out of 10 Americans on broadband by 2020.

Webmaster without modern Web
[ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:12:41 EDT ]
In rural Oklahoma, Kelli Fields struggles with a dial-up Internet connection so slow she does chores to pass the time while Web sites load. Today, the FCC unveils a plan to get 9 out of 10 Americans on broadband by 2020.

5 things we learned at SXSW
[ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:04:31 EDT ]
For techies, the South by Southwest Interactive festival produces a firehose of information.

5 things we learned at SXSW
[ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:04:31 EDT ]
For techies, the South by Southwest Interactive festival produces a firehose of information.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

For cyberwarriors, murky terrain
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:24:17 GMT ]
Pentagon's dismantling of CIA-Saudi Web site illustrates need for clearer policies: When is a cyberattack outside the theater of war allowed? Should Congress be informed?

For cyberwarriors, murky terrain
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:24:17 GMT ]
Pentagon's dismantling of CIA-Saudi Web site illustrates need for clearer policies: When is a cyberattack outside the theater of war allowed? Should Congress be informed?

Smartphone annoyances, with love
[ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:41:15 GMT ]

Smartphones are like  digital  “Mini–Me”s, reflecting our tastes, interests, lives.  But, like us, they're far from perfect.


Smartphone annoyances, with love
[ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:41:15 GMT ]

Smartphones are like  digital  “Mini–Me”s, reflecting our tastes, interests, lives.  But, like us, they're far from perfect.


Scientific reasons for Earth’s seasons
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:39:11 GMT ]

Earth's tilt affects seasons. In this graphic, distances and sizes are not to scale.It’s time for a change of seasons — but what determines when winter ends and spring begins? Get the scientific reasons.


Scientific reasons for Earth’s seasons
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:39:11 GMT ]

Earth's tilt affects seasons. In this graphic, distances and sizes are not to scale.It’s time for a change of seasons — but what determines when winter ends and spring begins? Get the scientific reasons.


Cosmic Log: Solar sails take shape
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:21:09 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As Japan gears up to send the first working solar sail into deep space in a couple of months, the Planetary Society is moving ahead with its own solar-sail project. You can put your name on both sails … if you act now.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As Japan gears up to send the first working solar sail into deep space in a couple of months, the Planetary Society is moving ahead with its own solar-sail project. You can put your name on both sails … if you act now.


Engineering a massive cleanup of toxic waterways (photos)
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
Boats, barges, and buildings dumped in a San Francisco Bay Area delta are leaching toxic chemicals into local drinking water, but a huge effort to clean it up is under way.

Engineering a massive cleanup of toxic waterways (photos)
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
Boats, barges, and buildings dumped in a San Francisco Bay Area delta are leaching toxic chemicals into local drinking water, but a huge effort to clean it up is under way.

Weekend Webware: Dailymotion video slideshows
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:27:00 PDT ]
Dailymotion users looking to create video slideshows out of photos and their music can now make pretty snazzy-looking ones with a built-in tool from Stupeflix.

Message from the grave, straight to your cell phone
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:58:00 PDT ]
RosettaStone products use near-field communication to stream personal information, photos, and even messages from the deceased lying beneath to any mobile device.

Message from the grave, straight to your cell phone
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:58:00 PDT ]
RosettaStone products use near-field communication to stream personal information, photos, and even messages from the deceased lying beneath to any mobile device.

At long last, the Plastiki sets sail (photos)
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:18:53 PDT ]
After months of anticipation, banking heir David de Rothschild's boat, made buoyant by 12,000 soda bottles, sets sail for Australia.

At long last, the Plastiki sets sail (photos)
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:18:53 PDT ]
After months of anticipation, banking heir David de Rothschild's boat, made buoyant by 12,000 soda bottles, sets sail for Australia.

Novell rejects Elliot takeover bid as 'inadequate'
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:59:00 PDT ]
But company says it's committed to enhancing value for stockholders and will explore options including a stock repurchase, joint ventures, and a sale.

Novell rejects Elliot takeover bid as 'inadequate'
[ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:59:00 PDT ]
But company says it's committed to enhancing value for stockholders and will explore options including a stock repurchase, joint ventures, and a sale.

5 things we learned at SXSW
[ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:04:31 EDT ]
For techies, the South by Southwest Interactive festival produces a firehose of information.

Webmaster without modern Web
[ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:12:41 EDT ]
In rural Oklahoma, Kelli Fields struggles with a dial-up Internet connection so slow she does chores to pass the time while Web sites load. Today, the FCC unveils a plan to get 9 out of 10 Americans on broadband by 2020.

Webmaster without modern Web
[ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:12:41 EDT ]
In rural Oklahoma, Kelli Fields struggles with a dial-up Internet connection so slow she does chores to pass the time while Web sites load. Today, the FCC unveils a plan to get 9 out of 10 Americans on broadband by 2020.

5 things we learned at SXSW
[ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:04:31 EDT ]
For techies, the South by Southwest Interactive festival produces a firehose of information.

Google-China decision on Monday?
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:48:55 EDT ]
Google will make an announcement on its plans to leave China on Monday, according to a Friday report in China Business News.

Google-China decision on Monday?
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:48:55 EDT ]
Google will make an announcement on its plans to leave China on Monday, according to a Friday report in China Business News.

Quarter of UK kids try hacking
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:23:18 EDT ]
Though the majority of children agree that computer hacking is wrong, more than a quarter of those in England have tried it, a survey released Thursday found.

Quarter of UK kids try hacking
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:23:18 EDT ]
Though the majority of children agree that computer hacking is wrong, more than a quarter of those in England have tried it, a survey released Thursday found.

Is voice becoming the new texting?
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:57:15 EDT ]
Long a goal (and sometimes the butt of jokes) in the science community, the ability to talk to computers is gaining steam again with several new efforts at mobile-voice technology.

Is voice becoming the new texting?
[ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:57:15 EDT ]
Long a goal (and sometimes the butt of jokes) in the science community, the ability to talk to computers is gaining steam again with several new efforts at mobile-voice technology.