By Jo Marchant Whoever saves Egypt's endangered antiquities, it will not be Zahi Hawass. [More]
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Important breast cancer detection method, mammograms, gets a 3D upgrade; Doctors get to "look through" tissue
Read More »3D mammogram newest weapon against breast cancer
Important breast cancer detection method, mammograms, gets a 3D upgrade; Doctors get to "look through" tissue
Read More »Justice Department to set up oil spill probe task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Monday that it will create a single task force to oversee all aspects of its criminal investigation into last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A department spokesman said the task force will be led by a criminal division senior counsel, John Buretta, and will be supervised by Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, who is in charge of the department's criminal division.
Read More »Cockpit Tech Gets a Lift From the iPad
The iPad isn't just just a luxury device for gadget fetishists. The proof may soon be found in airline cockpits, where major airlines are testing out the iPad as a replacement for paper maps and clunky aviation computers
Read More »Don’t Text and Drive: ZoomSafer Automatically Locks Your Phone While on the Road
The life--and money--you save could be your own. With very few exceptions, killing people is bad for business
Read More »Stretchy Electronics Promises Speedier Heart Surgery
By Zeeya Merali Researchers have developed a multifunctional catheter fitted with malleable electronics that has many of the necessary tools for cardiac surgery. [More]
Read More »Easier Said Than Done: Using Implants to Electrically Stimulate Paralyzed Vocal Cords
Vocal cord paralysis can strike as a result of a stroke, disease or trauma to the head or neck, thereby making breathing, swallowing and speaking difficult.
Read More »Post-it notes were a Scotch tape scientist’s lucky mistake [Video]
Reading this at your desk? Chances are you have both Scotch tape and Post-it notes somewhere in your drawers. Both are made by an adhesive company, 3M, but the sticky stuff on Post-it notes was actually a mistake
Read More »PGT: ‘Any given Sunday’ applies to PGA Tour
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Read More »Weight loss programs may diminish depression
Obese people who participate in a weight loss program based on exercise and lifestyle changes end up less depressed, according to a new review.
Read More »Demi Lovato rehab over: Singer said to have battled self-injury
Disney star says she "was dealing with issues not only girls just my age, but of all ages are dealing with"
Read More »Will the Human, Non-Geminoid Henrik Scharfe Please Stand Up?
How would you feel if you met Danish Professor Henrik Scharfe and then moments later were introduced to another Henrik Scharfe, this time an almost identical android? A new Geminoid bot makes this possible
Read More »Skype Dials for Dollars With In-App Ads
Skype just revealed something new--it's adopting in-app adverts.
Read More »Carnival cancels port calls in Mazatlan
Carnival has become the latest cruise ship operator to suspend stops in Mazatlan, citing violent incidents in the Pacific coast resort city.
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