How Could Flawless Diamonds Change Future of Medicine?
Scientists use most immaculate diamonds to create next-generation lasers.



Diamond - Jewelry - Shopping - Loose Stones - Diamond Jewelry

Judge: Site must delay copying of broker reports (AP)
AP - Settling a copyright dispute closely watched in the financial news industry, a judge on Thursday ordered a Web site to delay disseminating the stock recommendations of financial services firms long enough so that the firms can alert their clients first.

PHOTOS: Destroyed: Galveston Residents Return Home
Hurricane Ike evacuees come to Galveston for the first time since Ike.

The Watt, the Volt and the...Rosenfeld?
In science, units of energy are often named after people who did pioneering work in the field. A watt of electricity is named for James Watt, who made the steam engine practical. The volt comes from Alessandro Volta, inventor of...



James Watt - Alessandro Volta - Steam engine - History - Engineering and Technology

Help Over Twitter: Think Globally, Tweet Locally
Web site helps socially responsible local businesses and consumers find each other.



Twitter - Social responsibility - Online Communities - Social Networking - Trending and Popularity

Ow!! Rough Landing for Spacemen in Russia
Two space station crewmen land in snow; shuttles' retirement means get used to it.



NASA - Soyuz TMA-16 - Space Shuttle - International Space Station - Space