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  • Singapore develops high-speed chips for wireless communication

    2010-11-23 17:04

    Singapore researchers are exploiting high radio frequency to develop future high speed wireless communication products

  • US starts human blindness trial using stem cells

    2010-11-23 08:59

    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Massachusetts-based Advanced Cell Technology's application for using retinal cells derived from human embryonic stem cells to treat patients with Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy (SMD)

  • Realistic expectations for Cancun: Official

    2010-11-23 08:00

    Talks at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico will not be days of "sunshine and sandy beaches", but tight schedules running back and forth from the hotel room to the meeting hall, a senior official said.

  • Leaders in bid to save the tiger

    2010-11-23 06:35

    Putin, China's premier Wen Jiabao and other world leaders will hold an unprecedented summit this week in a last ditch effort to save the tiger from extinction.

  • Small needles, great effect - from disbelief to recognition

    2010-11-21 22:43

    Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine has gradually gained recognition among physicians and therapists in the Western world.

  • Parental food nagging may produce fussy eaters

    2010-11-22 10:56

    Parents beware. Telling your child to clean their plate may help produce a fussy eater, while tight control of what they eat could make children prone to overeating, according to a study.

  • Cholera kills nearly 1,200 in Haiti

    2010-11-21 11:07

    The Haitian Health Ministry said Friday that 76 more people had died from cholera, raising the total number of victims to 1,186 since the first outbreak of the disease detected one month ago in north of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

  • Just found: The planet from another galaxy

    2010-11-20 15:25

    Scientists have discovered the first planet from another galaxy, sort of. While some 500 planets have been identified in other parts of our galaxy - the Milky Way - none has been reported in other galaxies.

  • Launch of Discovery no earlier than Dec 3

    2010-11-19 12:52

    The launch of space shuttle Discovery will be no earlier than December 3, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Thursday, as the agency continues to make repairs.

  • Robotic Murata Boy cycles into Hi-Tech fair

    2010-11-17 16:36

    Murata Boy, the bicycle-riding robot developed by Japan-based Murata Manufacturing, performs at the opening ceremony of the China Hi-Tech Fair in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Nov 16, 2010, together with his cousin Murata Girl, a unicycle-riding robot.

  • EU disease expert sees 'super superbug' spread

    2010-11-17 16:32

    A multi-drug resistant "superbug" from India first reported in Britain in August has now been detected in 12 more countries, a scientist at the EU's disease control watchdog said on Wednesday.

  • Sugar as bad as fat: Australian study

    2010-11-17 13:44

    A sugar-rich diet is just as bad as a high-fat diet that can cause health damage even when a person is of normal weight, a new Australian study released on Wednesday found.

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