science and technology News

science and technology News From AOL News

NASA Delays Space Shuttle Endeavour's Last Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA abruptly called off space shuttle Endeavour's final launch Friday because of a puzzling heater failure in a critical power unit, disappointing huge crowds converging on the area for the afternoon liftoff. President Barack Obama and his family were planning to watch Endeavour blast off. It...

Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Research Ban

WASHINGTON -- Opponents of taxpayer-funded stem cell research lost a key round in a federal appeals court Friday. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. court of appeals in Washington overturned a judge's order that would have blocked taxpayer funding for stem cell research. The judges ruled that opponents of...

Deadliest Tornado Outbreak in Decades Kills Nearly 300

PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. -- Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. At least 297 people were killed across six states - more than two-thirds of them in Alabama,...

Gadhafi Forces Shell Frontline City in West Libya

MISRATA, Libya -- Moammar Gadhafi's forces shelled civilian areas in the rebel-held city of Misrata on Thursday, killing 10 people. Regime supporters and opponents battled on another front in western Libya for control of a crossing point along the Tunisian border, killing refugees as they fled. Rockets and other artillery...

Calif. Lawmakers Seek Liquefaction as Alternative to Cremation

It sounds like the stuff of horror movies -- placing a body in a steel tube and then covering it with a mixture of water and acid until most of the remains are liquefied. But it's actually a scientific process called alkaline hydrolysis that is on track toward becoming an alternative to cremation in California. Lawmakers...

science and technology News From AOL

THE HUFFINGTON POST

science and technology News From the Web

06/04/12 A Fierce Student Showdown in Las Vegas at the Art and... Source: PRWeb Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) June 04, 2012 This fall, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino , Las Vegas becomes the arena where the most talented students of Digital Art, Design and Beauty will show the world astounding creations in a challenging, first-of-it's-kind student competition called Art & Beauty Unbound.
06/04/12 CDPHP Energy Efficiency Project Nets Significant... Source: PRWeb Albany, NY (PRWEB) June 04, 2012 CDPHP® is pleased to announce the results of an aggressive energy savings project that was designed to cut costs and reduce the company's environmental footprint.
06/04/12 nChannel To Launch Three New Connectors for Microsoft... Source: PRWeb Columbus, OH (PRWEB) June 04, 2012 nChannel Inc., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, announced today the planned availability of Microsoft Dynamics connectors that will address the integration and multi-channel needs of retailers and distributors.
06/04/12 Bid on One-on-One Facetime with Facebook Founding... Source: PRWeb San Francisco, California (PRWEB) June 04, 2012 All of these auctions can be found at: http://myworld.ebay.com/celebrityexperienceforlls FIRST AUCTION - Sean Parker will host a dinner to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
06/04/12 ZipZap, Inc. Selected to Present at SVForum's Launch:... Source: PRWeb San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 04, 2012 ZipZap, Inc. today announced that it is the only payments technology start-up to be selected to present at SVForum's Launch: Silicon Valley 2012, Silicon Valley's high visibility platform for emerging technology companies.