Smarter Than You Think: The Boss Is Robotic, and Rolling Up Behind You
Mobile robots have been used for years by the military and law enforcement, but with falling costs, the next frontiers are the office, the hospital and the home. feeds.nytimes.com |
NASA inspector general faults space agency boss
By MARCIA DUNN 2010-09-20T17:09:40ZCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA's chief found himself mired in another controversy Monday, this time for making "inappropriate" contact with an oil company while considering an alternative fuel project.... hosted.ap.org |
Could 'Goldilocks' planet be just right for life?
By SETH BORENSTEIN 2010-09-30T17:17:48ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Astronomers say they have for the first time spotted a planet beyond our own in what is sometimes called the Goldilocks zone for life: Not too hot, not too cold. Juuuust right.... hosted.ap.org |
Toxic coal sludge pollutes Ky. town 10 years later
By DYLAN LOVAN 2010-10-10T19:27:25ZLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- In parts of eastern Kentucky, the pictures coming out of Hungary of the red sludge that roared from a factory's reservoir, downstream into the Danube River, are all too reminiscent of what happened a decade ago this week.... hosted.ap.org |
Top Iran Nuclear Scientists Attacked
Two scientists were attacked and one died, prompting accusations that the United States and Israel were trying to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program. feeds.nytimes.com |