Science
Space Observatory Provides Clues to Creation of Earth's Oceans
New measurements from the Herschel Space Observatory have discovered water with the same chemical signature as our oceans in a comet called Hartley 2 (pictured at right).
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Fossils Help Rev Hard-Hit Newfoundland Fishing Area
Guy Narbonne, a paleontologist at Queen's University in Ontario, inspects a fossil at the Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland. It is filled with half-a-billion-year-old treasures like this one.
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NASA Space Telescope Finds Fewer Asteroids Near Earth
NEOWISE observations indicate that there are at least 40 percent fewer near-Earth asteroids in total that are larger than 330 feet, or 100 meters. Our solar system's four inner planets are shown in green, and our sun is in the center. Each red dot represents one asteroid. Object sizes are not to scale.
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NIH to make a mightier mouse resource for understanding disease
Over the next five years, National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded researchers will extensively test and generate data about mice with disrupted genes to gain clues about human diseases. NIH today awarded a set of cooperative agreements totaling more than $110 million to begin the second phase of the Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP).
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World's Largest Academic Cloud
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) Cloud is connected to 10 other supercomputer sites nationwide on the high-speed TeraGrid network.
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3D Pico Projectors Grow at Double Digits
The thumb-size pico-projector's micro mirror is fabricated in the center of a thumbnail-size MEMS chip
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His Honor, Watson
In trials of the future, IBM’s Watson could appear on witness stands and in judges’ chambers.
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A new standard of street level imagery to be showcased at INTERGEO by BLOM
Blom is excited to bring a new product to INTERGEO 2011; BlomSTREET™ - Powered by Cyclomedia. On stand D43 of Hall 7, Blom will be demonstrating how geographically accurate street level spherical images, complete with metric capabilities, are an essential tool for street asset inventory, situational awareness for emergency services and responders, and road and waterworks, amongst others.
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IBM and 3M Herald New Era of 3D Electronics
IBM and 3M are developing a new type of adhesive (blue) that can glue together up to 100 microchips into stacks of semiconductors that realize 3D electronics 1,000 times more powerful than today's flat, planar chips.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020