One of the more interesting developments in terms of technology is the virtual economy -- and how it translates into something that involves real money.

Technology - Internet

Oct 13, 2009 3.7 / 5 (7) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny microscopic creatures commonly known as water bears (also called Tardigrades), along with a few other life forms, will be sent to the Martian moon Phobos to test whether organisms can ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Oct 13, 2009 3.9 / 5 (14) 22

(PhysOrg.com) -- Matthew Belmonte, assistant professor of human development, is looking for order behind the many behavioral and physiological features of autism.

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Oct 13, 2009 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Some invasive procedures that are becoming increasingly common as a first line of treatment for patients diagnosed with narrowed arteries in and around the kidneys may not be necessary, according to a new study by researchers ...

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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"Uncharted 2: Among Thieves", the video game released this week by California studio Naughty Dog, transports gamers into an action-adventure with pacing, effects and storytelling worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster.

Technology - Software

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have investigated the purest graphene to date, and have found that the material possesses unprecedented high electronic quality. The discovery has raised the bar for this relatively ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Oct 13, 2009 4.5 / 5 (31) 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Cornell assistant professor of astronomy works on instrumentation that searches the night skies for planets outside our solar system, called extrasolar planets.

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Oct 13, 2009 3 / 5 (2) 1

(AP) -- In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver's license photos with pictures of convicts in a high-tech analysis of ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Oct 13, 2009 3.7 / 5 (3) 1

Futuristic plans to grow replacement organs, bones or muscles for soldiers maimed on the battlefield or patients suffering from debilitating disease or injury won't be anything but science fiction unless new blood vessels ...

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Oct 13, 2009 4 / 5 (1) 0

(AP) -- A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.

Medicine & Health - Cancer

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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the past several weeks, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory finished experimentation on methods to get the rover Spirit unstuck from its location near a plateau called Home Plate.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Oct 13, 2009 5 / 5 (11) 0

(AP) -- Indian Kashmir's glaciers are melting fast because of rising temperatures, threatening the water supply of millions of people in the Himalayan region, a new study by Indian scientists says.

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 13, 2009 3.5 / 5 (4) 0

Adelphia Communications, Barings Bank, Enron, HealthSouth, HIH Insurance, Hollinger International, Tyco International, WorldCom/MCI, Xerox... the white collar crime list goes on. But, did the executives at these companies ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Oct 13, 2009 4.3 / 5 (4) 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international research team including researchers at UQ's Diamantina Institute and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research has identified a new variant of a gene that helps to regulate iron and haemoglobin ...

Medicine & Health - Genetics

Oct 13, 2009 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP) -- Betting on the growing popularity of data-hungry phones like the iPhone, Cisco Systems Inc. said Tuesday it had agreed to pay $2.9 billion for Starent Networks Corp., a maker of equipment for wireless ...

Technology - Business

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