Proposed changes to the way the nation's media watchdog does its business will mean more transparency for citizens--and bad news for secretive consumer-electronics companies.READ»
Robot Makes Its Own Scientific Discovery
Scientists at the U.K.'s Aberystwyth University gave a laboratory robot named Adam a database about yeast biology, articulated arms, and artificial intelligence, and it came back to them ...READ»
Most of the projects in the the President's $900 billion stimulus package are the kind of public works the government has executed for decades: trains, bridges, and so on. But the "Energy" projects that will be eligible for funding ...READ»
President Obama may have promised an eco-friendly and science-centric term in office, but it looks like the Washington political machine has other ideas right from the start. The economic recovery "stimulus" funding package has just ...READ»
As the President's stimulus package approaches $1 trillion, the Senate is looking to cut the fat. In the senators' sights: about $6 billion in funding for expanded broadband access, much of it for wireless access in rural areas, among ...READ»
Democrats in the Senate have introduced a bill to delay the nation's transition to digital television from February to June. Senate Republicans have blocked the bill, saying a deadline extension would confuse consumers and delay ...READ»
