CERN particle accelerator sees first collisions
Four days after its restart, the scientific work at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland has headed "into new territory. It's been going quite remarkably fast."

IBM taps into group language translation
IBM employees are testing n.Fluent, software that can instantly translate documents between English and 11 other languages.

Originally posted at News - Digital Media

Atlantis astronaut's wife gives birth 220 miles below
Astronaut Randy Bresnik, in orbit on a space station supply mission, celebrated the birth of his daughter 220 miles below in Houston, saying "momma and baby are doing very well."

Originally posted at The Space Shot

NASA signs 'The Rock' to make it seem cool
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who plays an astronaut in the new movie "Planet 51," is NASA's latest endorser, reminding people just how useful space travel really is. The Rock? Really?

Originally posted at Technically Incorrect

Large Hadron Collider up and running again
The world's biggest particle accelerator is in full operation after a year of repairs.

Fortified rice, fuel cells among Tech Award winners
Al Gore receives humanitarian honor at Tech Museum event that provides prizes to projects in the areas of environment, health, biosciences economic development, equality, and education.

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

Shuttle Atlantis completes smooth station linkup
Atlantis docks with International Space Station Wednesday, kicking off a week of work to transfer spare parts and supplies to the research complex.

Originally posted at The Space Shot

U.S. and China agree to explore space cooperation
Nations plan to discuss expanded cooperation in space science and to start a "dialogue" on human space flight and exploration, according to a joint statement.

Originally posted at The Space Shot

IBM chip to speed medical diagnostic testing
Breakthrough means physicians can test a patient immediately following a heart attack to improve survival rates.

Shuttle Atlantis takes off on station delivery mission
The shuttle Atlantis rockets into orbit on a three-spacewalk mission to deliver 15 tons of spare parts and other equipment to protect against failures after the shuttle is retired.

Originally posted at The Space Shot