Crossword-solving computer program WebCrow has defeated 25 human competitors in a puzzle competition in Riva del Garda, Italy.

Technology - Software

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Researchers at the University of South Florida say they plan to conduct a study on the psychosocial effects of Internet social networks on youth.

Technology - Internet

Sep 01, 2006 1.5 / 5 (4) 0

Dulles, Va., software company AOL has released a beta version of its OpenRide broadband client.

Technology - Software

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Redmond, Wash., software giant Microsoft announced it would use AMD's virtualization technology for an upcoming service pack.

Technology - Software

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Australians are living longer but a new study shows that disability rates are rising among the aged.

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The British journal Nature plans changes to an article that described a method of creating embryonic stem cells without destroying the embryos.

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Public health officials in Massachusetts are being criticized after the death of a 9-year-old boy from mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis.

Medicine & Health -

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Bipolar disorder causes twice as much lost time on the job as does the far more prevalent depressive disorder, a study found.

Medicine & Health -

Sep 01, 2006 2.3 / 5 (4) 0

About 25 per cent of us will experience the effects of anxiety disorders at some point in our lives, with sometimes dire repercussions for friends, family and our own well-being. Yet little is known about the molecular mechanisms ...

Medicine & Health -

Sep 01, 2006 3.8 / 5 (4) 0

A research team in Sydney has created molecules that mimic those in plants which harvest light and power life on Earth.

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Sep 01, 2006 4.4 / 5 (117) 0

TDK, a world leader in digital recording solutions, has reached a landmark in the development of recordable blue laser technology, achieving a groundbreaking capacity of 200GB. Surpassing existing optical media technologies ...

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 01, 2006 3.7 / 5 (26) 0

Making its first public appearance at the IFA international consumer electronics fair in Berlin, the Multimedia Dome is the first digital dome theater to feature natural spatial sound: it envelops visitors ...

Electronics - Hardware

Sep 01, 2006 2.7 / 5 (15) 0

With the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis delayed, activities for the International Space Station crew were adjusted.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Sep 01, 2006 2.3 / 5 (3) 0

Researchers from Penn State University and the University of Virginia show that the spread of diseases by insects can be described by equations similar to those that describe the force of gravity between planetary objects. ...

Biology -

Sep 01, 2006 3.5 / 5 (10) 0

Animals colonizing cities are exposed to many novel and potentially stressful situations. Chronic stress, however, can cause deleterious effects. Hence, wild animals would suffer from city life unless they ...

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