Science
Fate of 4G mobile phone license still unknown after 6-year study
September 8, 2015
Fate of 4G mobile phone license still unknown after 6-year study
The fate of the 4G mobile phone license, the largest project in the Egyptian telecommunications sector, is still unknown after…
High schoolers use e-cigarettes to vape marijuana: U.S. study
September 7, 2015
High schoolers use e-cigarettes to vape marijuana: U.S. study
Nearly one in five high school students who said they used electronic cgarettes to vaporize nicotine also used them to…
Paris climate talks our last chance, Pacific leaders say
September 7, 2015
Paris climate talks our last chance, Pacific leaders say
Pacific leaders said Monday that upcoming climate talks in Paris are the last chance for the world to reach an…
Robot mother builds and improves its own children
September 6, 2015
Robot mother builds and improves its own children
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have built a mother robot that independently builds its own children and then tests…
Toyota partners with Stanford, MIT on self-driving car research
September 6, 2015
Toyota partners with Stanford, MIT on self-driving car research
Toyota Motor Corp is collaborating with two top U.S.
Novartis to start human tests with Google lens in 2016
September 6, 2015
Novartis to start human tests with Google lens in 2016
Novartis plans the first human tests next year of a "smart" contact lens it is developing with Google designed to…
‘Safe’ screens touted for those who just can’t look away
September 6, 2015
‘Safe’ screens touted for those who just can’t look away
As it gets harder to tear our eyes away from smartphones, televisions, tablets or computers, concerns are growing over a…
Google may return to China with Android app shop: report
September 5, 2015
Google may return to China with Android app shop: report
Google is talking with Chinese authorities and smartphone makers about opening an online shop in China stocked with applications for…
For diabetes in obesity, weight-loss surgery beats medication
September 5, 2015
For diabetes in obesity, weight-loss surgery beats medication
Weight-loss surgery beats medication for controlling type 2 diabetes in obese people, according to the longest-term trial ever to compare…
Washington zoo’s panda cub healthy, putting on weight
September 5, 2015
Washington zoo’s panda cub healthy, putting on weight
The National Zoo's new giant panda cub is healthy and putting on weight fast, the zoo said on Friday, with…