With a smartphone in your pocket, you can email on the move. But even the best multitasker will find it tricky to keep an eye on the phone's screen as well as the path ahead. That could change with a

US President Barack Obama has announced plans for securing American computer networks against cyber attacks. He said that from now on, America's digital infrastructure would be treated as a strategic national asset. He announced the creation of a cyber security

Researchers may have isolated embryonic mouse cells that are committed to becoming cardiac myocytes, the type of heart muscle cells that are capable of coordinated contraction. Such cells could be a powerful tool in animal models of heart disease, and

AirRobot, a Germany-based company, has recently developed a small robotic unmanned aerial vehicle, which it says can help save lives in emergency situations and prevent terrorist attacks in urban areas.

Cosmologists don't usually take their lead from the animal kingdom. But a model that postulates the existence of a 'chameleon' particle - which would change its mass depending on its surroundings - is gaining attention. A new paper claims to

A new version of Sony's PlayStation Portable games console is expected to be launched at the E3 video games show. Video and photos of the PSP Go have been leaked online, revealing a smaller, more lightweight console that has dropped

Aquamarine Power of Aberdeen, Scotland has invented the Oyster Hydro-Electric Wave Energy Converter, a device that turns ocean waves into usable electricity. Designed for deployment in multi-device arrays capable of powering up to 3000 average homes each, Oyster differs from

Beautifully preserved remains of a 47-million-year-old lemur-like creature have been unveiled in the US. The preservation is so good, it is possible to see the outline of its fur and even traces of its last meal, which included fruit and

Recently launched by NASA's Science Mission Directorate, the website provides original content regarding the agency's vast scope of scientific endeavors and achievements. Among the site's most notable features are sections dedicated to dark matter and dark energy, heliophysics and space

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have uncovered variation around two genes that are associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among young men, and its incidence among non-Hispanic

Texas has modified its revolutionary "10 percent" program for higher education admissions after university administrators complained that they were "going to lose control over our class."The "10 percent" plan in Texas has been one of the most successful experiments ever

WATERLOO, Ont. (Monday, June 1 , 2009) -- The University of Waterloo school of optometry, Canada's only English-speaking optometric training institution, will officially open on Friday a new eye-catching addition that expands its top-level teaching and research program in eye

Agency partnerships will help grow jobs for a new green economy and strengthen America's middle class.

During Secretary Duncan's listening tour stop in Montana, students said achievement expectations for them were very low and asked that the bar be raised.

to save teaching jobs and drive education reform.

Secretary Duncan said this report on trends in education underscores the need to make college available to all young people and adults.

to save teaching jobs and drive education reform.

edited by Alan Gilchrist includes a chapter by SLIS Dean .Cronin, B. (2008). The sociological turn in information science. Journal of Information Science. 34(4), 465-475. Reprinted in: Gilchrist, A. (Ed.). (2009). Information Science in Transition, London: Facet Publishing, pp. 109-127.Abstract:

The SLIS Kaser Lecture series is named in honor of David Kaser, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, who studied, wrote, and taught extensively in the areas of library history, library buildings, and printing. Professor Kaser retired in 1991 after 18 years at

SLIS alumna Kristi Palmer (MLS'03) was recently highlighted in an Indiana University News Room story. The story is reposted here with permission.IUPUI metadata librarian a 'Mover & Shaker'Kristi Palmer has been selected as one of Library Journal's "Movers & Shakers"