Artificial Cells Could Power Medical Implants

Yale University researchers have designed artificial cells that could one day supply power to minute medical implants, which are currently battery-operated.  These artificial cells mimic natural ones, but are far more powerful and efficient - though researchers have yet...

California Uses More Gas than China

"Given all the news coverage about the rise of the Chinese economy, you could be forgiven for thinking that the world's most populous country is hogging all the world's resources, while the developed nations are fighting for scraps. But, at least with transportation fuel,...

Obama to target sanctuaries in tribal areas in Pakistan

Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama will  attempt  to  exterminate the tribal sanctuaries in Pakistan and shift focus from Iraq to other areas."White House hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday promised to shift the “single-minded” US focus on Iraq to a...

Unhealthy Aborigines must help themselves, says Nicola Roxon

Breaking bad habits should be among our top priorities to get the most out of our life. If we do it right, and we are on our way to make significant improvements in our life. " ABORIGINES must recognise the risks of alcohol and smoking and take responsibility for...

Silent Boom!

Any research including the words "cloak" and "impervious" is automatically awesome.  Actually, even without those words of power, this is pretty cool."Scientists have shown off the blueprint for an "acoustic cloak", which could make objects impervious to sound waves.The...

Senate, House approve fiscal 2009 budget plans

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed a budget plan on Friday to eliminate the federal deficit by 2012 while spending more than President George W. Bush wants on domestic programs like schools and roads. After a 15-hour debate that began on Thursday, the Senate...

Indonesia to take advantage of ASEAN single window system

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia will take advantage of the Asean Single Window (ASW) system which is being implemented in accordance with the blueprint of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono said here on Tuesday."The...

ASEAN signs AEC blueprint to create single market by 2015

"ASEAN countries have a combined population of 580 million with a gross domestic product of US$1.1 trillion. In 2006, the bloc`s trade with the rest of the world reached US$742,657 million compared to US$383,854 million in 2002. Meanwhile, trade among ASEAN countries rose to...

Diebold and Stealing the Vote: The Hack Saga Continues

Many on NowPublic have brought Diebold's questionable security to light in the recent past; this is yet another point in the case for paper ballots. "Imagine if all it took to get inside widely-used Diebold electronic voting machines--perhaps with malicious intentions, such...