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Concert Pianist Gets World's First Bionic Fingers

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:13:48 EST

A former concert pianist has told of her joy at getting what scientists claim are the world's first bionic fingers.

Global Warming Caused by Solar Radiation, Argue Some Scienti

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:07:15 EST

While the world's politicians argue at Copenhangen, some scientists are speaking out at an alternative "sceptics' conference."

Are Verizon's Anti-Apple Ads Fair?

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:15:20 EST

Verizon's latest ads create a clever twist on Apple�s slogan ("There�s an app for that"), firing shots across the bows of both Apple and AT&T. But few things grow stale as fast as puns � even very clever ones.

iPhone App Helps You Find Birds

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:46:44 EST

When Jory Langner finds time for a field trip during an upcoming visit to Washington, he won't have to ask local birders where to find candidates to add to his life list of birds sighted.

Google Testing New Service to Package Newspaper Stories

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:37:52 EST

Google is testing a new service that packages stories from The New York Times and The Washington Post to make it easier for readers to follow evolving news stories.

Rogue Tweet by Son Teaches Gordon Brown Lesson

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:53:47 EST

A rogue tweet by his son taught Gordon Brown "a big lesson" about the need for parental supervision, he said today as he launched an online safety campaign, Sky News reported.

U.N. Climate Agency: This Is Warmest Decade on Record

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:33:30 EST

This decade is on track to become the warmest since records began in 1850, and 2009 could rank among the top-five warmest years, the U.N. weather agency reported Tuesday on the second day of a pivotal 192-nation climate conference.

How to Shut Down the 'Net: A Guide for Repressive Regimes

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:12:48 EST

Dictators aiming to squelch free speech in don't have to work too hard: It's all too easy to shut down the Internet and keep their people in the dark.

Virgin Galactic Prepares to Unveil Space Liner

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:25:45 EST

Virgin Galactic readies for Monday's unveiling of SpaceShipTwo � the first-class space tourist's wonder machine at the core of the space tourism firm's suborbital fleet.

Scientists Use Nanotech to Print Paper Batteries

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:00:03 EST

Ordinary paper could one day be used as a lightweight battery to power the devices that are now enabling the printed word to be eclipsed by e-mail, e-books and online news.

Google Search Results to Include 'Real-Time' Data

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:45:04 EST

Fresh information from blogs, news sites, Twitter and other popular hangouts will appear in Google's search results more quickly as the company aims to give people a more comprehensive look at what's happening on the Web.

New NASA Telescope to Scan for Undiscovered Galaxies

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:07:29 EST

NASA's latest space telescope will scan the sky in search of never-before-seen asteroids, comets, stars and galaxies, with one of its main tasks to catalog objects posing a danger to Earth.

People Type With Just Thoughts

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:13:25 EST

These findings make up one more step on the road to mind-machine interfaces that may one day help people communicate with just their thoughts.

Iran Cuts Internet Access Before Student Protests

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:59:37 EST

Iranian authorities have slowed Internet connections to a crawl or choked them off completely before expected student protests Monday to deny the opposition a vital means of communication.

Scientists, Lawyers Mull Effects of Home Robots

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:13:29 EST

Eric Horvitz illustrates the potential dilemmas of living with robots by telling the story of how he once got stuck in an elevator at Stanford Hospital with a droid the size of a washing machine.

Rocket Carrying Air Force Satellite Launches

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:21:39 EST

A rocket carrying an Air Force satellite that will be used by the military has launched from Cape Canaveral

Florida Women Pose Nude for Environmental Calendar

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:51:55 EST

The models for the 2010 'Women Sustaining the Earth' calendar are 44 to 78 years old

8 Extreme Solutions to Global Warming

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:37:16 EST

While the politicians fiddle in Copenhagen, many believe the only way to solve the global warming problem is by taking radical, creative new steps