Bar code scanner apps turn smart phone cameras into a way for shoppers to receive instant, on-the-go, online price comparisons for any item with a Universal Product Code. Does this mean consumers are moving toward online ...
Economics & Business
Dec 20, 2011
0
0
(AP) -- Oprah Winfrey got plenty of `likes' on Facebook Thursday from fans who tuned in to watch a live online chat with the social networking site.
Internet
Sep 9, 2011
0
0
Although adding gravel to a river to replace lost sediments won't likely cool the whole river channel, it can create cool water refuges that protect fish from thermal pollution, according to a U.S. Forest Service Pacific ...
Environment
Jun 8, 2011
0
0
The Bar-headed goose is one impressive creature: it migrates over the immense Himalayan mountain range twice a year, holding the record for the world's highest-flying bird.
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2011
1
0
Forget speed-dating and the classifieds column – now you can leave it to your beer mat to make that all-important first move.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 2, 2010
1
0
(AP) -- It used to be that the only time you'd notice a bar code was at a store, maybe when a cashier scanned your groceries. But lately bar codes are showing up in more places around town - and getting more sophisticated.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 6, 2010
1
0
Molecular gastronomy or molecular cuisine, the culinary movement that uses chemistry, is heating up kitchens worldwide. Carnegie Mellon University Chemist Subha Das is bringing the same techniques found in the world's leading ...
Other
Mar 25, 2010
0
0
Samsung Electronics today announced a sleek, tactile new mobile phone, the powerful Samsung Shark range. The first devices in the range, the candy bar Shark (S5350) and slider phones, devices Shark 2 (S5550) and Shark 3 (S3550), ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 19, 2010
0
0
(AP) -- Scientists want to determine if killing the aggressive barred owl that has invaded old growth forests of the Northwest would help the protected spotted owl.
Ecology
Dec 10, 2009
2
0
While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing so might be as easy as plucking sushi from a bento box. New genetic detective work from the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics at the ...
Ecology
Nov 19, 2009
2
0
