Health
Reality Checkup: Medical Artificial Intelligence Still a Hard Sell in the Clinic
AI researchers now aim to improve the usability of programs aimed at assisting doctors in figuring out what is wrong with us
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Technology
Can the World's Telecoms Slash Their Energy Consumption 1,000-Fold?
Tech companies, government agencies and academics are uniting to develop the technology needed to increase global telecommunications networks' energy efficiency
Environment
What the EPA's "Chemicals of Concern" Plans Really Mean
The agency's environmental and health concerns about phthalates, PBDEs and two other chemical types marks a shift in federal policy and is sparking policy changes in advance of anticipated regulations...
Space & Physics
Just a Phase: Enceladus's Mysterious Behavior May Be Transient
A new model for the inner workings of the Saturnian moon proposes that it only acts out every billion years or so, and we just happen to be around to see it
Evolution
Accentuating the Positive: Researchers Closer to Pinpointing Beneficial Evolutionary Mutations in the Human Genome
By combining statistical tests, researchers can home in on narrow regions--and in some cases genes--that were selected for during human evolution
Evolution
Heavy Brows, High Art?: Newly Unearthed Painted Shells Show Neandertals Were Homo sapiens's Mental Equals
A discovery of painted shells shows that Neandertals were capable of symbolism, sweeping away age-old thinking that they were stupid
Technology
Powerful Chips Aimed at Providing Massive Data for 3-D TVs and Smart Phones
Intel introduced several new processors at CES that are aimed at helping Internet-connected electronic devices more easily manage the data explosion
Technology
Talking Down Roadkill?: Ford Expands SYNC for Drivers Unable to Leave the Internet at the Curb
The next generation of Fords will feature a number of new voice- and touch-activated controls
Environment
Another Reason to Save Coral? Reefs Are Responsible for Ocean Biodiversity
An analysis of the fossil record shows that coral reefs are most often responsible for the diversity of sea life
Technology
Games and Search Engines Likely to Drive Consumer Technology in 2010
Although CEO Steve Ballmer's CES keynote was light on major new technology announcements, the company will have Project Natal for Xbox 360 ready to go in time for next Christmas
Technology
Charge 'Er Up: OnStar's New Mobile App Keeps Tabs on Chevy Volt Recharge System
Blackberry Storm, iPhone and Motorola Droid users will be able to control when their Volt charges with the help of this new smart-phone software
Space & Physics
Follow-Up Observations Highlight Uncertainties in Exoplanet Research
Some proposed exoplanets have proved to be more massive objects such as brown dwarfs or stars, and some may prove not to exist at all
Space & Physics
Kepler Spacecraft Spots 5 New Exoplanets
NASA hopes that Kepler will eventually turn up habitable, Earth-like worlds
The Sciences
Molecular Wheels Need Hubs to Form
Chemists catch nanometer-scale structures self-assembling around transient templates
Environment
Are Engines the Future of Solar Power?
Stirling engines might be the best way to harvest the power provided by the sun
Mind & Brain
Gingko Doesn't Slow Cognitive Decline in Elderly
Taking the herbal supplement for six years did not keep older adults any sharper
Mind & Brain
What a Colored Square Taught Me About Defeating Fear
A fear conditioning study finds a way to drive away frightful memories
Health
Vitamin C Boosts the Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells
Adding ascorbic acid to culture medium could help overcome the main roadblock in reprogramming human, mouse cells into iPS cells
Environment
Velocity of Climate Change Varies from Mountain to Marsh
As global temperatures change, not all shifts will be equal. A new global analysis pinpoints the fast pace some species may have to move to remain in a suitable climate
Space & Physics
Mars Moil: One Mission Revived as Others Fight for Life or Await Possible Resurrection
On the frontier of planetary exploration, nothing is easy
