WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Calling them "young scientists and visionaries," U.S. President Barack Obama praised 100 students attending Monday's White House Science Fair.
The public release of photos and videos in the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was made possible in large part because we now live in a society where we are never long out of the field of view of a camera mounted somewhere or carried by someone.
PHILADELPHIA, April 20 (UPI) -- Doctors develop medical devices and as physician entrepreneurs they are an important source of patents and start-up companies, U.S. researchers say.
ROUND ROCK, Texas, April 19 (UPI) -- Blackstone Group said it was no longer interested in pursuing U.S. computer firm Dell Inc., partly due to floundering sales.
LONDON, April 18 (UPI) -- A British company says its latest GPS system can warn truck drivers when they are approaching roads where they are most at risk of hitting a cyclist.
PARIS, April 18 (UPI) -- An ongoing increase in space debris poses a rising threat to economically vital orbital regions, say scientists gathering for a European forum on the issue.
PITTSBURGH, April 18 (UPI) -- A telephone game has put illiterate Pakistanis in touch with potential employers by educating them on the use of automated voice services, researchers say.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 18 (UPI) -- Robot hands could gain a gentler touch with inexpensive tactile sensing technology utilizing widely available electronic chips, U.S. researchers say.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 18 (UPI) -- A bill that would limit how local law enforcement can use unmanned drones is headed for the desk of Florida Gov. Rick Scott, officials said.
LONDON, April 17 (UPI) -- Facebook and Skype have killed the postcard, as just one in 20 travelers now bother to send a postcard home while abroad, a British travel website says.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., April 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a new class of powerful, quick-charging "microbatteries" could change the way we power consumer electronics and vehicles.
DAVIS, Calif., April 17 (UPI) -- Many texting, messaging and blogging apps developed for Android smartphones have security flaws that may expose private information, U.S. researchers say.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17 (UPI) -- Twitter says it is introducing keyword targeting for advertising, which will present Promoted Tweets to users based on subjects they have tweeted about.
SAARBRUCKEN, Germany, April 17 (UPI) -- People who think they're "all thumbs" may soon get help from a keyboard meant to enable faster thumb-typing on touchscreen devices, German researchers say.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 17 (UPI) -- Google says its Gmail, Google Drive and Apps services suffered partial outages Wednesday morning although very few customers were affected.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 16 (UPI) -- Motorola says it will launch a series of next-generation phones that will dispense with its own user interface in favor of the stock Android experience.
LONDON, April 16 (UPI) -- Kobo, an e-book maker in Toronto, says its new Aura HD model has the highest resolution e-ink screen of any 6.8-inch e-reader.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 16 (UPI) -- A rumored low-cost iPhone would cannibalize sales from the more expensive model but give Apple entry into the low-end smartphone market, a U.S. analyst says.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 16 (UPI) -- Researchers at Purdue University in Indiana say a reading innovation will allow treadmill users to work their bodies and brains at the same time.
MENLO PARK, Calif., April 16 (UPI) -- Facebook says it will bring Facebook Home features like those in its custom Android overlay to iOS devices in the form of an updated app.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 16 (UPI) -- Officials in Taiwan say they are looking into allegations South Korean smartphone-maker Samsung paid people to write bad online reviews about a rival's phones.
ROUND ROCK, Texas, April 16 (UPI) -- The board of U.S. computer maker Dell has reached a deal with investor Carl Icahn that shapes his influence while the board ponders sale options.
NEW YORK, April 15 (UPI) -- Mobile phones running a new Firefox operating system will be available this summer in nine countries -- but not yet in the United States, Mozilla says.
BEIJING, April 15 (UPI) -- Hackers can easily learn a computer user's online purchasing habits and payment methods through Trojans in their computers, a Chinese expert warns.
Sarah Jessica Parker arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit for the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo
