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  • Sony to begin restoration of PlayStation network

    2011-05-15 08:32

    Sony said it would begin a phased restoration of its PlayStation Network on Sunday on a country by country basis.

  • Solar-powered plane makes international trip

    2011-05-14 16:23

    The solar-powered HB-SIA prototype flown by Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg, lands at Zaventem's international airport near Brussels May 13, 2011. The plane made its first international trip.

  • NASA counting down for next-to-last launch

    2011-05-13 20:59

    The countdown began Friday morning for the second time for Endeavour's final mission. A launch attempt late last month was foiled by an electrical snag aboard Endeavour. NASA says repairs have fixed the problem.

  • Three-man team to leave for Space Station

    2011-05-13 17:58

    Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (L) and US astronaut Michael E. Fossum take part in an exam on a simulator of the International Space Station in the Russian cosmonaut training centre at Star City outside Moscow May 12, 2011. The three-man team is scheduled to leave for the International Space Station on June 7.

  • Solar plane takes off for 1st international flight

    2011-05-13 15:03

    A Swiss solar-powered plane has taken off for its first international flight. The Solar Impulse team behind the project plans to fly the experimental aircraft to Belgium and France.

  • IVF limits could reduce newborn deaths - study

    2011-05-13 11:05

    Limiting the number of embryos used to get pregnant with in vitro fertilization (IVF) could reduce the number of newborn deaths, prevent cases of severe eye and brain damage, and cut the time babies spend in hospital, a Canadian study said.

  • People with diabetes at higher risk for cancer

    2011-05-13 10:10

    People with diabetes are at higher risk for certain cancers than those without the blood sugar disease, including colon and pancreatic cancer for men and breast cancer for women, according to a US study.

  • Data reveal magma ocean under Jupiter moon: JPL

    2011-05-13 09:33

    A subsurface ocean of molten or partially molten magma exists beneath the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Thursday.

  • Samsung produces fastest flash memory chip

    2011-05-12 17:42

    Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory chip maker, said Thursday it has started production of new NAND flash memory chips that can transmit data at a faster speed than any other chips.

  • Bedbugs with 'superbug' germ found

    2011-05-12 16:47

    Hate insects? Afraid of germs? Researchers are reporting an alarming combination: bedbugs carrying a staph "superbug."

  • Do bedbugs carry superbugs?

    2011-05-12 10:46

    Researchers in Canada have found bedbugs carrying antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a surprise finding because scientists had thought the pests were not capable of spreading infections.

  • Google launches Chrome PCs

    2011-05-12 10:31

    Laptop computers using Google's Chrome operating system will go on sale in June, as the world's No 1 Internet search engine challenges Microsoft Corp and Apple on their home turf.

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