Twitter reveals how Higgs gossip reached fever pitch Anyone who fondly remembers the heady days of excitement preceding the Higgs boson announcement last year can now relive the experienceVibrating navigator shows cyclists the way A buzzing GPS-fuelled belt that tells cyclists when to turn might help them keep their eyes on the road and save livesCall off the pregnancy police - women want the...
Bank of Japan boosts fiscal 2013 GDP growth forecast
Label: Technology TOKYO: The Bank of Japan on Tuesday lifted its growth forecast for the country's economy in the fiscal year starting in March, a glimmer of positive news as the country struggles to cement a recovery.The BoJ said it now expected Japan's gross domestic product to expand by 2.3 percent in the year ended March 2014, up from an earlier 1.6 percent forecast. !-- Zone Tag : Channel News Asia...
3D printer to carve out world's first full-sized building
Label: LifestyleA rendering of the "Landscape House" by architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars.(Credit:Universe Architecture)Sure, we've heard of 3D-printed iPhone cases, dinosaur bones, and even a human fetus -- but something massive, like a building? This is exactly what architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars has been working on. The Dutch native is planning to build what he calls a "Landscape House." This structure is two-stories...
Attack at Algeria Gas Plant Heralds New Risks for Energy Development
Label: Health The siege by Islamic militants at a remote Sahara desert natural gas plant in Algeria this week signaled heightened dangers in the region for international oil companies, at a time when they have been expanding operations in Africa as one of the world's last energy frontiers. (See related story: "Pictures: Four New Offshore Drilling Frontiers.")As BP, Norway's Statoil, Italy's Eni, and...
Inauguration: 7.5 Things You Should Have Seen
Label: Business A presidential inauguration is a big, long event that lasts all day and into the night–and who has time to really watch it? People have jobs, ones that don’t let you off for a federal holiday.Everyone (or, at least, some) will be talking about it, which means potential embarrassment for anyone who doesn’t know what happened. Thankfully, ABC employs news professionals stationed in Washington,...
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Quadruple DNA helix discovered in human cells
Label: World Sixty years after James Watson and Francis Crick established that DNA forms a double helix, a quadruple-stranded DNA helix has turned up. Quadruple helices that intertwine four, rather than two, DNA strands had been made in the laboratory,...
Auction for Singapore's F&N begins
Label: Technology SINGAPORE: A rare auction for a listed Singaporean company opened on Monday with Thai and Indonesian tycoons facing off to take over diversified conglomerate Fraser and Neave (F&N).The auction was called by a stock-market watchdog to resolve a protracted battle for F&N after it sold off its most prized asset, Tiger Beer maker Asia Pacific Breweries, to Dutch giant Heineken in September.At...
Where to watch Obama's inauguration online
Label: Lifestyle President Obama was sworn in for his second term today in a quiet ceremony at the White House. But it was a simple prelude to the festivities that will take place tomorrow when Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are sworn in outside of the U.S. Capital before hundreds of thousands of spectators -- and countless more who will be tuning in online to watch the event.The last presidential inauguration...
Attack at Algeria Gas Plant Heralds New Risks for Energy Development
Label: Health The siege by Islamic militants at a remote Sahara desert natural gas plant in Algeria this week signaled heightened dangers in the region for international oil companies, at a time when they have been expanding operations in Africa as one of the world's last energy frontiers. (See related story: "Pictures: Four New Offshore Drilling Frontiers.")As BP, Norway's Statoil, Italy's Eni, and...
Obamas Share the Love, Even for Michelle's Bangs
Label: Business Jan 20, 2013 10:49pm (Charles Dharapak/AP Photo)President Obama used the first public remarks of his second term to address what he called the “most significant” event of this weekend: his wife’s much-talked-about new haircut.“I love her bangs,” Obama told supporters at an inaugural reception at the National Building Museum. “She looks good. She always looks good.”First...
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