Obama honors teachers who bring tech to classroom
President Barack Obama is honoring teachers who use technology to help kids learn.
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2013
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Jury orders Samsung to pay Apple $290 million
A jury has added $290 million more to the damages Samsung Electronics owes Apple for copying vital iPhone and iPad features, bringing the total amount the South Korean technology titan is on the hook for to $930 million.
Business
Nov 21, 2013
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NASA sees 'watershed' cosmic blast in unique detail
(Phys.org) —On April 27, a blast of light from a dying star in a distant galaxy became the focus of astronomers around the world. The explosion, known as a gamma-ray burst and designated GRB 130427A, tops the charts as ...
Astronomy
Nov 21, 2013
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Minority parents fear for kids online
Nearly all parents agree—when their children go online, stranger danger is their biggest safety concern, followed closely by exposure to pornography, violent content and bullying, according to a collaborative study between ...
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2013
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What can happen when graphene meets a semiconductor
For all the promise of graphene as a material for next-generation electronics and quantum computing, scientists still don't know enough about this high-performance conductor to effectively control an electric current.
Nanomaterials
Nov 21, 2013
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NASA catches Melissa's fickle life as a tropical storm
Tropical Storm Melissa is spinning around in the north Central Atlantic Ocean after becoming tropical on Nov. 18. On Nov. 19, Melissa is expected to convert to a post-tropical storm. NOAA's GOES-East satellite captured images ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 21, 2013
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NASA sees Tropical Storm Helen affecting southeastern India
NASA's Aqua satellite captured visible and infrared imagery of slow-moving Tropical Storm Helen as it was spreading its western clouds over parts of southeastern India on November 21.
Earth Sciences
Nov 21, 2013
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World's largest particle detector IceCube detects first high-energy neutrinos from the cosmos
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a particle detector buried in the Antarctic ice, is a demonstration of the power of the human passion for discovery, where scientific ingenuity meets technological innovation. Today, nearly ...
General Physics
Nov 21, 2013
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Two Y genes can replace the entire Y chromosome for assisted reproduction in mice
The Y chromosome is a symbol of maleness, present only in males and encoding genes important for male reproduction. But live mouse offspring can be generated with assisted reproduction using germ cells from males with the ...
Biotechnology
Nov 21, 2013
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Improve learning by taming instructional complexity
From using concrete or abstract materials to giving immediate or delayed feedback, there are rampant debates over the best teaching strategies to use. But, in reality, improving education is not as simple as choosing one ...
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2013
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