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They missed the heavy metal explosion of the 1980s, but this all-girl robotics team from Bronx High School of Science take their name from 80s rockers Iron Maiden. They show off their mechanical talents at a robotics competition in New York

Amanda Blumenherst birdied the final four holes for a 7-under 66 and a one-stroke lead over Germany's Sanda Gal on Thursday in the Kia Classic.

As part of our continuing series, "The American Spirit," Mark Strassmann reports on the life saving efforts of Foundation 56, a mobile mammogram service that's free of charge to low-income women.

PGT: Tiger Woods shoots a 1-over 73 for his highest start at Bay Hill since 1999. He trails leader Spencer Levin by 7, while Phil Mickelson is 4 back

Investors and cleantech entrepreneurs alike should take note of this pie chart from OnGreen , a just-launched online marketplace for cleantech startups seeking funds. The information is gleaned from OnGreen's beta site, which already has 350 companies seeking $1.9 billion in capital ($142 million is sought by companies that already have funding).

Recent moves by two of the biggest names in tech may be shedding light on their plans for digitally connected televisions.

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office has listed China's leading search engine Baidu as a key member on its list of global counterfeit-assisting services

Remember the swine flu?

I was setting up my trade-show booth when the exhibitor beside me—a young guy about my age at the time—started a conversation with me. Seeing me wrestle with the various poles and staging needed to erect my booth, he came over to help. Small talk aside, he started quizzing me about my little marketing company.

We continue our examination of the business book The Rise of the Creative Class with an interview of author Richard Florida. How did the book come about and where is the creative class congregating today? What was the impetus for you to write The Rise of the Creative Class?

Mining clues from Jack Dorsey's inner life, just as he seems poised to return in a larger capacity to the company he founded, Twitter. Several

I spent 20 minutes at lunch playing with a cool new iPhone app called Color , which automatically shares photos you've taken on your phone with other people who are close by. What's the point of this?

We believe NFC is the next big thing in digital comms, but some of the applications it'll be used for are hard to imagine. This makes the upcoming PIAS Nites music festival in Brussels all the more interesting, as attendees will be able to use it to make Facebook friends, play games and a ton of other stuff. Around 10,000 people at the event in Belgium will be guinea pigs in a very large scale and focused trial of NFC technology that may not have been attempted before.

As the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis slowly comes under control, global attention is turning to broader existential questions about nuclear power. Despite providing 6% of the world's power without emissions and fatalities from their nuclear facilities, countries like Germany and China

MALAGA, Spain (AP) -Robert Rock of England birdied five of his last eight holes Thursday for a 5-under 65 that put him in a five-way share of the lead after the first round of the Andalucian Open