ROME. The news that Irish rock group U2 will release a new album in March has been hailed with relief and joy throughout the developing world. Millions of grateful peasants and refugees mobbed aid workers in Africa and Asia, offering sacrifices of new crops and young lambs to lead singer Bono for gracing the world with yet another insight into poverty. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Here we present five of the largest green tech projects that have broken ground or plan to in 2009. Each one of them is slated to be as big as a large coal plant and among the largest green tech projects in the world. picked by iamamaniac 9 months ago

This organisation offers people the opportunity to invest in small business in developing countries, something that might be less risky than the current stock market.

I think I'm going to try this. picked by Ankabout 3 months ago

A schoolgirl wasted away and died after developing such a fear of dentists that she would not even open her mouth to eat. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Scientists have developed a potentially powerful new tool in the fight against deficiencies in dietary vitamin A, which cause eye diseases, including blindness, in 40 million children annually, and increased health risks for about 250 million people, mostly in developing countries. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Philip Wong, Abbas El Gamal and Keith Fife are developing a digital camera that sees the world through thousands of tiny lenses, providing an electronic "depth map" containing the distance from the camera to every object in the picture. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Daniel Geery, of Salt Lake City, told 2News that he was using a remote control to perform a test flight of his "hyper blimp" at dawn Wednesday when a power pack on the object failed, and drifted away. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Sony Corp. said on Thursday it is developing a video-capable Walkman, playing catch-up with Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

Microsoft is developing Big Brother-style software able to remotely monitor a worker's productivity, physical wellbeing and competence. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Fox is developing "I Married a Stranger," a matrimonial reality series in which brides-to-be don't meet their husbands until they exchange vows. The premise of the show is that a woman frustrated by the dating scene agrees to wed a man she's never met. While she prepares for her blind wedding, friends and family select a spouse from a pool of six eligible suitors offered by the show's p... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory are developing a new technology for use in underwater acoustics. The new technology uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Researchers working for the Boston Retinal Implant Project have been developing a bionic eye implant that could restore sight for individuals who have age-related blindness. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

New Line founders Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne are developing an adaptation of Isaac Asimov's 1951 novel Foundation, the first in Asimov’s classic space opera saga. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Shaye said, “our idea is to renew the worldwide audience’s appetite for the story” but he added that it is a complex novel, "this is not a script you can knock out in six... read full post picked by psycmoe 12 months ago

Mathematicians from the University of Exeter have solved the mystery of traffic jams by developing a model to show how major delays occur on our roads, with no apparent cause. Many traffic jams leave drivers baffled as they finally reach the end of a tail-back to find no visible cause for their delay. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An all star research team is developing a putty-like material to help regenerate shattered bones, a technology that could allow soldiers to avoid amputation and quickly regain full use of badly broken legs. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause run a heightened risk of developing dementia or other mental problems later in life. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

Department of Defense is developing an aircraft that will need to land only once every five years. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

The claymation animators that brought us Wallace and Grommit are developing a series of 10 short films/public services announcements for Animal Planet highlighting environmental issues. picked by badbud 2 years ago

Lou Dobbs does a great report on U.S. funding of a Russia group that is developing nuclear technology for Iran. The Bush administration is incredibly incompetent. Lou Dobbs is just incredible. picked by tontodiablo 1 year ago

Instead of envisioning robots as either mindless slaves or potential overlords, couldn’t we just figure out how to all work together? Cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists are teaming up with roboticists to do just that — developing teamworkbots that know how to read their partner’s actions and intentions and to predict what he or she will do next as they compl... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago