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Intel CEO: U.S. faces looming tech decline
Unless Washington wakes up and fixes policies that are driving jobs and tax revenue offshore, Paul Otellini says, "the next big thing will not be invented here."

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:27:55 -0700

Image-based modeling of inhomogeneous single-scattering participating media
For inhomogeneous single-scattering participating media, we propose an image based modeling method, which includes the design of an easy-to-use participating media capture device and the use of a progressive refinement algorithm for a multiresolution volume with a graphics processing unit. Compared with previous methods, only a few captured images of participating media from different viewpoints ...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:34:33 -0700

The Woman Who Stops Patients From Killing Themselves
Few therapists want to treat people who play Russian roulette or carve up their arms with a knife.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:51:08 -0700

Furor Erupts Over the Role of Self-Sacrifice in Evolution
A furor has broken out among biologists over ant specialist E.O. Wilson's latest attack on a concept used to explain the origins of self-sacrifice in the dog-eat-dog world of evolution.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:03:53 -0700

Schools lengthen student supply lists to help meet higher costs
If you think your kids' school-supply list is getting longer, you're probably right. Cash-strapped school districts are requiring parents and often teachers to provide school supplies that now may include things like more than enough pencils for the entire class to Clorox wipes.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:02:09 -0700