Eureka! Physicists Celebrate Evidence Of Particle
By John Heilprin GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) – To cheers and standing ovations, scientists at the world’s biggest atom smasher claimed the discovery of a new subatomic particle, calling it “consistent” with the long-sought Higgs boson – popularly known as the “God particle” – that helps explain what gives all matter in the universe size and [...]
Peru’s Ambitious Laptop Program Gets Mixed Grades
By Frank Bajak LIMA, Peru (AP) – Peru’s distribution of more than 800,000 low-cost laptop computers to children across the country easily ranks as one of the world’s most ambitious efforts to leverage digital technology in the fight against poverty. Yet five years into the program, there are serious doubts about whether the largest single [...]
Cooling Technology Helping Umps Handle The Heat
By Joe Kay CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) – Those summer scorchers don’t make umpires melt down anymore. Cooling technology that’s been used by the military for years has started helping umps get through those days when the temperatures flirt with triple-digits and the humidity makes handling home plate duties a sweaty job. They can wear a [...]
Unmanned Air Force Space Plane Lands In California
By Alicia Chang LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) – An unmanned Air Force space plane steered itself to a landing at a California military base, capping a 15-month clandestine mission. The spacecraft, which was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in March 2011, conducted in-orbit experiments during the mission, officials said. It was [...]
Schools Let Kids Bring Mobile Technology To Class
By Nick Malawskey HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – As they enter the classroom that serves as the newsroom for Lower Dauphin High School’s student newspaper, The Falcon Flash, each student grabs a laptop from a cart. They’ll work on the laptops, typing stories, doing research and looking up information. But in some classes, students are bypassing [...]
