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  • Institutes to enable untral-low power computation

    2010-11-29 14:14

    Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) announced a collaborative partnership with Stanford University in the United States to develop nanoelectromechanical (NEM) relay technology to enable ultra-low power computation on Monday.

  • One scientist's hobby: recreating the ice age

    2010-11-28 20:50

    Wild horses have returned to northern Siberia. So have musk oxen, hairy beasts that once shared this icy land with woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats. Moose and reindeer are here, and may one day be joined by Canadian bison and deer.

  • Dinosaur die-off 'cleared way'for gigantic mammals

    2010-11-27 13:46

    They just needed some leg room: New research shows the great dinosaur die-off made way for mammals to explode in size - some more massive than several elephants put together.

  • WHO says 600,000 die from passive smoking

    2010-11-27 10:02

    Around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600,000 people a year, World Health Organization (WHO) researchers said on Friday.

  • Russian Soyuz spacecraft lands safely in Kazakhstan

    2010-11-26 15:43

    Specialists carry US astronaut Doug Wheelock after he landed near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan Nov 26, 2010. The Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft manned by commander Fyodor Yurichikhin and NASA's Wheelock and Shannon Walker landed safely in Kazakhstan on Friday.

  • New Australia phone app aims to fight skin cancer

    2010-11-26 14:45

    Australians enjoying the summer sunshine can now know when it's time to cover up and avoid potentially cancer-causing ultraviolet rays thanks to a new iPhone application.

  • Passive smoking kills 600,000 a year: WHO

    2010-11-26 11:25

    Around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600,000 people a year, World Health Organisation (WHO) researchers said on Friday.

  • Rice bread baking machine a hit for Japan firm

    2010-11-26 11:09

    A home breadmaking machine that grinds rice and bakes a loaf of fresh bread at the push of a button has proved such a hit in Japan that its maker, overwhelmed by demand, will temporarily stop taking orders less than three weeks after putting the machine on sale.

  • 3 big developments make AIDS outlook more hopeful

    2010-11-26 09:31

    Three striking developments on HIV research took place Tuesday: UN officials said new HIV cases are dropping dramatically worldwide. A study showed that a daily pill already on pharmacy shelves could help prevent new infections in gay men. And the pope opened the way for the use of condoms to prevent AIDS.

  • In breakthrough, scientists trap antimatter atoms

    2010-11-30 13:21

    Scientists may have been able to capture elusive atoms of antimatter, but don't expect that to lead to interstellar rocket engines or powerful bombs anytime soon, if ever.

  • EU bans chemical in baby bottles

    2010-11-26 09:06

    The European Union will ban the use of organic compound Bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles from 2011 with the backing of a majority of EU governments, the EU's executive Commission said on Thursday.

  • J&J recalls Tylenol painkiller over labeling

    2010-11-25 09:43

    Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it is recalling 9 million more bottles of its Tylenol painkiller because they do not adequately warn customers about the presence of trace amounts of alcohol used in the product flavorings.

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