http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Science_and_TechnologyFind stories, videos, and photos about Science and Technology from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:47:28 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Science_and_Technology14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Science and Technology from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/10/markets/first_solar/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/10/markets/first_solar/index.htmShares in First Solar fell nearly 9% Friday after the solar panel maker and project developer reported a delay in funding for a massive solar farm the company is building near Los Angeles.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/09/news/economy/nuclear_reactors/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/09/news/economy/nuclear_reactors/index.htmThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved licenses to build two new nuclear reactors Thursday, the first authorized in over 30 years.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/08/news/economy/nuclear_reactors/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/08/news/economy/nuclear_reactors/index.htmThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is set to approve licenses to build two new nuclear reactors Thursday, the first approvals in over 30 years.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/09/tech/social-media/candidates-social-media/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/09/tech/social-media/candidates-social-media/index.htmlOn the eve of the Iowa caucuses, we took a look at the Republican candidates' standing in the social-media world -- comparing everything from Facebook "likes" to Twitter followers to YouTube channel views.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:20:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/08/technology/iphone_carrier_subsidy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/08/technology/iphone_carrier_subsidy/index.htmThe iPhone may be great for consumers, but takes a nasty toll on wireless carriers' bottom line.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/08/technology/sprint_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/08/technology/sprint_earnings/index.htmWith the iPhone, Sprint is learning that it should be careful what it wishes for.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/07/tech/mobile/android-chrome/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/07/tech/mobile/android-chrome/index.htmlAndroid is finally getting Chromed out.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/07/tech/social-media/companies-social-media/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/07/tech/social-media/companies-social-media/index.htmlIf you've ever wondered what a social-media presence is worth in an increasingly digitized business world, just ask Noah Kravitz's former employers.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/06/technology/verizon_redbox/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/06/technology/verizon_redbox/index.htmVerizon and DVD kiosk company Redbox said Monday that they're teaming up on a streaming video partnership, a move that puts Netflix squarely in their crosshairs.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:46:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/nfl/02/05/barack.obama.super.bowl.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/nfl/02/05/barack.obama.super.bowl.ap/index.htmlINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The First Fan has only one complaint about Sunday's Super Bowl: his favorite team isn't in it.Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/04/health/new-york-mystery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/04/health/new-york-mystery/index.htmlA community meeting Saturday at a school where over a dozen children have developed tic-like symptoms quickly became contentious, further dividing an already-polarized community.Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/tech/mobile/government-android-phones/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/tech/mobile/government-android-phones/index.htmlSome U.S. officials this year are expected to get smartphones capable of handling classified government documents over cellular networks, according to people involved in the project.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/02/news/economy/bayou_billionaires/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/02/news/economy/bayou_billionaires/index.htmThe fracking-led oil and natural gas boom that's received widespread attention in the mainstream press has moved to a new medium: reality TV.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/health/bird-flu-research/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/health/bird-flu-research/index.htmlDetails of a genetically altered strain of the deadly avian flu virus are "a grave concern" to public safety and should be kept under wraps, a federal advisory board declared Tuesday.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/01/us/alaska-volcano/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/01/us/alaska-volcano/index.htmlOfficials are monitoring a remote Alaska volcano that could launch an ash cloud, potentially threatening intercontinental flights.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/business/india-france-jet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/business/india-france-jet/index.htmlFrance's Dassault has been awarded frontrunner status in the hotly contested $20bn race to supply 126 fighter jets to India, providing a much-needed boost for French economic and industrial prestige.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/31/technology/amazon_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/31/technology/amazon_earnings/index.htmAmazon's fourth-quarter sales results weren't awful, but investors went ahead and punished the stock severely anyway.Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:38:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/01/24/recruits.social.media/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/01/24/recruits.social.media/index.htmlIn most football locker rooms, the words recruit Yuri Wright used on Twitter tend to pepper casual conversation between teammates -- provided no coaches are around. Most players would not use the kind of language Wright used around their mothers, their grandmothers or their teachers. Nor would they stand before a room packed with more than 1,600 people and repeatedly yell out their favorite slang term for a particular part of a woman's anatomy.Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/tech/gaming-gadgets/apple-boycott-commentary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/tech/gaming-gadgets/apple-boycott-commentary/index.htmlLast week, The New York Times gave us an inside look at what it's like to work at Foxconn, the manufacturing company that owns several China-based factories that crank out Apple's iPads, iPhones and iPods by the millions.Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/world/asia/japan-population-decline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/world/asia/japan-population-decline/index.htmlJapan's population will shrink by a staggering 30% by 2060, according to a new estimate by the country's government.Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/opinion/frum-moon-colony/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/opinion/frum-moon-colony/index.htmlNewt Gingrich has absorbed a fair degree of ridicule for his campaign proposal to build an American colony on the moon. Before focusing the laughter solely on Gingrich, however, let's recall that it is the declared policy of the U.S. government to return a human being to the moon by 2020, in preparation for sending a human astronaut to Mars. If Gingrich is wrong (and he is), he's not wrong alone.Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/30/news/companies/obama_energy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/30/news/companies/obama_energy/index.htmPresident Obama's half dozen energy proposals will, by and large, benefit nearly all players in the energy space and result in lower prices for consumers, analysts say.Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/24/world/asia/tokyo-quake-forecast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/24/world/asia/tokyo-quake-forecast/index.htmlTokyo faces the possibility of being hit by a massive earthquake within the next four years, according to Japanese researchers.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/26/us/nuclear-storage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/26/us/nuclear-storage/index.htmlThree years after the Obama administration killed controversial plans to store the nation's nuclear waste permanently at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, a presidential commission said Thursday that the nation needs to adopt a "consent-based approach" to position disposal facilities, gaining the approval of any community before moving forward with future sites.Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/26/technology/att_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/26/technology/att_earnings/index.htmAT&T handily beat Verizon in the battle for iPhone customers last quarter, but the company lost $6.7 billion in large part due to its failed merger with T-Mobile.Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/tech/web/50-tech-tools/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/tech/web/50-tech-tools/index.htmlYou may have dozens of apps on your phone and scores of websites bookmarked on your laptop, but that doesn't mean you have all the latest tech tools at your fingertips.Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/politics/truth-squad-energy-research/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/politics/truth-squad-energy-research/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama made a pitch for continued federal support of energy research during Tuesday night's State of the Union address.Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:25:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/24/news/economy/obama_energy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/24/news/economy/obama_energy/index.htmFor the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama's State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/24/technology/verizon_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/24/technology/verizon_earnings/index.htmVerizon's record iPhone sales last quarter came at a steep cost.Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/23/health/stem-cell-research-breakthrough/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/23/health/stem-cell-research-breakthrough/index.htmlTwo women with untreatable eye diseases said they had dramatic improvements in their vision after injections of human embryonic stem cells, making it the first documented time these controversial cells have helped someone.Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/23/tech/mobile/tablets-ereaders-holidays/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/23/tech/mobile/tablets-ereaders-holidays/index.htmlA new report from one of the Web's leading researchers spells out what news reports have suggested: that tablet computers and e-readers made a huge leap in popularity this holiday season.Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/23/technology/rim_ceo/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/23/technology/rim_ceo/index.htmBlackBerry smartphone maker Research in Motion, which has fallen far from its once-dominant position in the industry, is shaking up its executive ranks.Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/21/us/space-station-dragon-delay/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/21/us/space-station-dragon-delay/index.htmlThe commander of the international space station Friday told CNN that the delay in the arrival of an unmanned commercial vehicle was "a little bit disappointing," but that it would be "unrealistic" to expect a complex and reliable system to be ready to go on the first try.Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/20/autos/nhtsa_closes_volt_fire_investigation/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/20/autos/nhtsa_closes_volt_fire_investigation/index.htmThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed its investigation into a possible fire risk in Chevrolet Volt cars after finding little risk of fires in real-world scenarios, the agency said Friday.Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/20/tech/mobile/apps-web-gahran/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/20/tech/mobile/apps-web-gahran/index.htmlPhone and tablet owners used to spend most of their time surfing the Web.Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/tech/innovation/microsoft-business-insider/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/tech/innovation/microsoft-business-insider/index.htmlMicrosoft's revenue has been growing -- slowly, but growing.Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/tech/mobile/smartphone-prices-slashed-after-ces/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/tech/mobile/smartphone-prices-slashed-after-ces/index.htmlThe holidays are over, and the slew of smartphone debuts at the Consumer Electronics Show have come and gone. It's now safe for retailers and carriers to start dropping prices on 2011 and early 2012 smartphone inventory, and that's great news for those looking for a good deal.Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/world/asia/japan-nuclear-reactor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/world/asia/japan-nuclear-reactor/index.htmlWorkers placed an endoscope into a nuclear reactor at Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Thursday, marking the first glimpse inside one of the crippled reactors.Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/world/asia/japan-nuclear-reactors/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/world/asia/japan-nuclear-reactors/index.html"Shame on you, shame on you," shouted protestors, as officials met to discuss plans to restart Japan's nuclear plants for the first time since last year's Fukushima disaster.Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:47:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/18/autos/unintended_acceleration_report/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/18/autos/unintended_acceleration_report/index.htmGovernment safety regulators and NASA researchers were right to dismiss electronics problems as a likely cause for unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles, according to a new report from the National Academy of Sciences.Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/showbiz/ent-katy-perry-sims/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/showbiz/ent-katy-perry-sims/index.htmlSinger-songwriter Katy Perry will lend her "distinctive talents, style and personality" to the virtual world of The Sims through an extensive collaboration with Electronic Arts, the computer game company said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/tech/mobile/ibm-digital-divide-gahran/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/tech/mobile/ibm-digital-divide-gahran/index.htmlIBM recently released its annual 5 in 5 list, in which the technology company tries to predict emerging trends and technologies that will transform our lives over the next five years.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/16/tech/web/white-house-piracy-wired/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/16/tech/web/white-house-piracy-wired/index.htmlThe Obama administration said over the weekend that it would not support legislation mandating changes to Internet infrastructure to fight online copyright and trademark infringement.Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/15/world/meast/iran-nuclear-scientist-killed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/15/world/meast/iran-nuclear-scientist-killed/index.htmlIsrael and the United States are "supporters of state terrorism" and will suffer a "punitive response" at an "opportune time," Iran's Press TV cited a top Iranian general as saying Sunday, days after an Iranian nuclear scientist was killed.Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/opinion/keen-consumer-electronic-show/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/opinion/keen-consumer-electronic-show/index.htmlNo American city does unintentional irony quite like Las Vegas. And Las Vegas is always at its most unintentionally ironic during Consumer Electronics Show (CES) week, the January extravaganza that annually draws over 150,000 techno-tourists like myself to the seductively coercive city in the Nevada desert to pay homage to the hottest new electronic products on the planet.Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/11/markets/natural_gas_prices/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/11/markets/natural_gas_prices/index.htmGood news for homeowners: Natural gas prices are the lowest they've been in years. And they're expected to fall even further, thanks to growing production and slack demand.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/12/world/meast/iran-scientist-killed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/12/world/meast/iran-scientist-killed/index.htmlIran has issued an impassioned letter to the United Nations Secretary General charging that the killings of Iranian nuclear scientists were terror attacks that followed a clear pattern -- an assertion the country's ambassador to the United Nations repeated to CNN in an interview Wednesday night.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/11/world/asia/iran-scientist-killed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/11/world/asia/iran-scientist-killed/index.htmlA nuclear scientist was killed in a blast in Tehran on Wednesday morning, an Iranian news agency reported, in the latest in a string of attacks that Iran has blamed on Israel.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/11/news/economy/foreign_oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/11/news/economy/foreign_oil/index.htmForeign firms, hungry to cash in on the American energy boom, have invested nearly $6 billion in U.S. gas and oil drilling in the last few weeks.Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:33:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/11/autos/detroit_fuel_economy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/11/autos/detroit_fuel_economy/index.htmEvery auto show, these days, is "all about plug-in cars and hybrids," they say. Everyone's gawking at the cherry on top while few notice how different the ice cream underneath is.Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/11/tech/social-media/netiquette-any-site-dating-site/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/11/tech/social-media/netiquette-any-site-dating-site/index.htmlRecently, a reader dropped the following query into our inbox:Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/10/tech/web/google-search-plus/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/10/tech/web/google-search-plus/index.htmlGoogle search is about to get way more personal.Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/10/technology/CES_hardware/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/10/technology/CES_hardware/index.htmQuick, name the last revolutionary consumer electronic device.Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/09/us/technicians-web-surfing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/09/us/technicians-web-surfing/index.htmlNine technicians responsible for monitoring operations at a Louisiana nuclear power plant spent on-duty time surfing the Internet -- visiting websites that included news, sports, fishing and retirement information -- jeopardizing the safety of the plant, federal regulators say.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/09/technology/att_network_gets_better/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/09/technology/att_network_gets_better/index.htmDropped calls and spotty service, particularly for iPhone owners, made AT&T the most hated wireless carrier in America. Here's the surprise twist: widespread, under-the-radar improvements to the company's network have quietly helped AT&T move past its infamous struggles.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/05/autos/volt_fire_fix/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/05/autos/volt_fire_fix/index.htmGeneral Motors is recalling the Chevrolet Volt to make changes that it says will help prevent fires from coolant leaks which may follow a severe side impact.Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/05/us/climate-research/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/05/us/climate-research/index.htmlU.S. scientists want to expand research into climate change to focus on its social effects and ways to adapt to a changing planet, but tighter budgets may crimp those plans, the National Academy of Sciences reported Thursday.Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/05/technology/barnes_noble_nook/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/05/technology/barnes_noble_nook/index.htmBarnes & Noble is considering spinning off its Nook business, the company said Thursday in an announcement that sent investors reeling.Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/05/tech/gaming-gadgets/why-3d-tv-not-popular/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/05/tech/gaming-gadgets/why-3d-tv-not-popular/index.html3-D television was heralded as the breakthrough technology of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. Hot on the heels of James Cameron's eye-opening Avatar, 3-D HDTVs were everywhere on the show floor.Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/05/tech/gaming-gadgets/gaming-2012/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/05/tech/gaming-gadgets/gaming-2012/index.htmlGaming in 2012 is going to be a very wild ride, with the introduction of two new consoles, a return to the "Halo" universe and the potential for even more entertainment choices.Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/05/tech/mobile/mobile-costs-2012-gahran/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/05/tech/mobile/mobile-costs-2012-gahran/index.htmlAs the tough economy drags on, cost remains a leading consideration that people use to decide which mobile devices and wireless services they'll purchase.Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/04/tech/web/google-chrome-browser/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/04/tech/web/google-chrome-browser/index.htmlA month ago, Google's three-year effort to push its Web browser, Chrome, took a major step when analysts said it had passed Mozilla's Firefox to become the second-most popular tool of its kind on the Internet.Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/02/tech/web/iowa-candidates-online/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/02/tech/web/iowa-candidates-online/index.htmlIn 2012, a strong Web presence must be part of every political hopeful's strategy.Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/29/health/protecting-babies-neurotoxins/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/29/health/protecting-babies-neurotoxins/index.htmlThe Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized a rule that for the first time requires U.S. coal and oil-fired power plant operators to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/01/world/meast/iran-nuclear-rod/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/01/world/meast/iran-nuclear-rod/index.htmlIran has succeeded in building and testing the country's first domestically produced nuclear fuel rod, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Sunday.Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/29/showbiz/florida-tarzan-chimp/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/29/showbiz/florida-tarzan-chimp/index.htmlA Florida primate sanctuary on Thursday maintained its chimpanzee named Cheetah, who died last week, was more than 80 years old and acted in the Tarzan movies during the 1930s, amid doubts about his age.Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/30/tech/mobile/apple-ipad-rumors/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/30/tech/mobile/apple-ipad-rumors/index.htmlYou may have just unwrapped your new iPad 2, but rumors are already swirling about the iPad 3.Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/30/world/asia/china-space-program/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/30/world/asia/china-space-program/index.htmlChina plans to put laboratories in space, collect samples from the moon and prepare to build space stations over the next five years, according to an ambitious plan released this week aimed at putting the country on the global map for space exploration.Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/27/tech/lawsuit-who-owns-twitter-account/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/27/tech/lawsuit-who-owns-twitter-account/index.htmlWho, exactly, owns your Twitter account? It's a potentially complicated question when an account is used both professionally and personally. Now a case regarding whether a Twitter account belongs to a company or its former employee has raised questions about the use of the social media phenomenon.Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/24/opinion/urry-two-earths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/24/opinion/urry-two-earths/index.htmlAmericans were enthralled by fake reports of an alien invasion in the Orson Welles "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast on Halloween Eve in 1938. Hundreds of science fiction movies from the 1902 silent epic "A Trip to the Moon" (featured in the current film "Hugo") to "Star Wars" to this year's "Cowboys and Aliens" have fed a deep curiosity about intelligent beings elsewhere in the universe.Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/23/world/asia/china-protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/23/world/asia/china-protest/index.htmlPolice fired tear gas Friday at demonstrators gathered for a fourth straight day of protests over a coal power plant in the southern Chinese town of Haimen and for the release of villagers detained during earlier scuffles with authorities.Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/22/tech/web/icann/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/22/tech/web/icann/index.htmlThe Internet doesn't have a flag or a national anthem, but it does have a government.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/health/epa-mercury-rule/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/health/epa-mercury-rule/index.htmlThe Environmental Protection Agency finalized new federal standards on toxic pollutants and mercury emissions from coal power plants Wednesday, a move being praised by environmentalists but criticized by others, who predict lost jobs and a strain on the nation's power grid.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/tech/mobile/mobile-trends-2011-gahran/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/tech/mobile/mobile-trends-2011-gahran/index.htmlFor Americans who own cell phones or other mobile devices (at least 85% of the adult population, according to a new survey), 2011 ushered in a whirlwind of news.Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/world/europe/russia-space-station/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/world/europe/russia-space-station/index.htmlA Russian rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, with a crew of three bound for the International Space Station.Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/20/world/asia/china-protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/20/world/asia/china-protest/index.htmlRiot police used tear gas to disperse a large crowd of people who gathered Tuesday to protest a coal power plant in southern China.Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:47:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/20/news/economy/ohio_oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/20/news/economy/ohio_oil/index.htmOhio hasn't been an oil powerhouse for nearly 100 years.Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/11/15/markets/social_media_etf/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/11/15/markets/social_media_etf/index.htmA social media exchange-traded fund has made its debut, but experts say to hold off before you "like" and "+1" it to share it with all of your friends.Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/19/tech/innovation/top-tech-trends-2012/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/19/tech/innovation/top-tech-trends-2012/index.htmlFrom the continuing rise of tablet devices to the daily-deals craze and the return of the Internet IPO, 2011 has been a transformative year for technology.Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/11/09/news/companies/southern_tom_fanning_leadership.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/11/09/news/companies/southern_tom_fanning_leadership.fortune/index.htm"Sleepy" hasn't been the right word for the electric utility industry in many years, but the business has felt particularly strong zaps lately. The Japanese earthquake and tsunami rewrote the future of nuclear power, which had been in the midst of a renaissance. The Environmental Protection Agency wants to impose the most stringent emissions rules the industry has ever faced. And the rapid development of shale gas in the U.S. could revolutionize electrical generation. These are tense times for any utility -- especially one like Southern Co., which is building a major new nuclear power plant near Augusta, Ga., and generates most of its electricity by burning coal. Running the enterprise since last December has been Tom Fanning, 54, who joined the company right out of Georgia Tech. He's well prepared: Among his 14 previous jobs at the company have been CFO, CIO, strategy chief, and CEO of one of Southern's operating companies, Gulf Power. It helps that Southern is the world's mostMon, 19 Dec 2011 16:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/16/technology/chrome_internet_explorer/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/16/technology/chrome_internet_explorer/index.htmMicrosoft's Internet Explorer 8 is no longer the world's most-used browser, according to a Web analytics firm. But its replacement isn't a different version of IE: It's Chrome, Google's upstart Web browser.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/03/living/2011-year-end-review/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/03/living/2011-year-end-review/index.htmlFrom the Arab Spring to a global economic crisis to the killing of Osama bin Laden, 2011 has been defined by historic and dynamic events that will shape the world in the years ahead.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/16/world/asia/japan-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/16/world/asia/japan-nuclear/index.htmlJapan's Prime Minister said Friday that a "cold shutdown" has been achieved at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a symbolic milestone that means the plant's crippled reactors have stayed at temperatures below the boiling point for some time.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/15/technology/rim_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/15/technology/rim_earnings/index.htmAs expected, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said Thursday that it had a miserable past three months, reporting a quarterly profit that got squeezed by slumping sales and service outages.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/15/technology/rim_ceos/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/15/technology/rim_ceos/index.htmWhen she stepped down as CEO of eBay in early 2008 after a decade, Meg Whitman said it was time for a new voice at the ecommerce company.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/tech/mobile/texting-driving-phones/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/tech/mobile/texting-driving-phones/index.htmlA federal agency in charge of safety on the roads wants an outright ban on using mobile phones while driving. But what if we're just too hooked on our smartphones and other digital gadgets to care?Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/tech/social-media/twitter-4-apps/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/tech/social-media/twitter-4-apps/index.htmlThe week-old redesign of quick-messaging service Twitter was meant to simplify its tools and make it more accessible to newbies. But it has had some unintended consequences.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/us/nrc-commissioners-jaczko/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/us/nrc-commissioners-jaczko/index.htmlIt was, in the words of one congressman, a "Caine Mutiny," Washington-style.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/14/technology/first_solar/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/14/technology/first_solar/index.htmShares in solar power company First Solar fell over 20% in early trading Wednesday after the firm lowered its sales forecast for 2011.Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/europe/higgs-boson-q-and-a/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/europe/higgs-boson-q-and-a/index.htmlScientists say they have found hints of the existence of the Higgs boson, a never-before-seen subatomic particle long thought to be a fundamental building block of the universe.Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/tech/web/digital-holiday-gifts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/tech/web/digital-holiday-gifts/index.htmlDigital gifts may be tough to wrap. But they can be more convenient for both givers and recipients.Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/07/tech/africa-domain-name/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/07/tech/africa-domain-name/index.htmlA proposed new ".africa" internet domain name will provide a stronger brand identity than current little known country domains, while preventing registration revenues flowing abroad, say backers.Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/06/13/autos/ford_f150_ecoboost_v6/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/06/13/autos/ford_f150_ecoboost_v6/index.htmLast month, for the first time in 26 years, more Ford F-150 pickup buyers opted for V6 engines rather than the more traditional V8.Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/12/technology/intel_earnings_revision/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/12/technology/intel_earnings_revision/index.htmIntel on Monday announced that it expects to badly miss its sales forecast for the current quarter because of the worldwide hard drive shortage caused by massive floods in Thailand.Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/12/tech/web/xxx-domains-failure-mashable/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/12/tech/web/xxx-domains-failure-mashable/index.htmlIs it just me or is the ICANN plan to corral online porn going terribly wrong? We already have reports that universities are snapping up XXX domains in an effort to get ahead of porn pranksters who want to besmirch a few good online names with smut.Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/11/world/south-africa-climate-pact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/11/world/south-africa-climate-pact/index.htmlAn agreement reached Sunday in South Africa will help tackle the challenges of climate change for years to come, the United Nations' chief said.Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/09/us/lunar-eclipse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/09/us/lunar-eclipse/index.htmlThe moon disappeared from view along the U.S. West Coast on Saturday amid a total lunar eclipse.Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/09/business/samsung-apple/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/09/business/samsung-apple/index.htmlSamsung Electronics' tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will be available to consumers in Australia in the coming days, after the South Korean electronics giant scored a victory against Apple in a legal battle that had blocked the product from going on sale.Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:33:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/09/smallbusiness/eagleview/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/09/smallbusiness/eagleview/index.htmSometimes one bright idea -- and a whole lot of work to implement it -- can reshape an entire industry.Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/08/tech/gaming-gadgets/microsoft-launches-xbox-live-app/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/08/tech/gaming-gadgets/microsoft-launches-xbox-live-app/index.htmlMicrosoft released an Xbox Live app for iOS devices on Wednesday, bringing features of Microsoft's gaming service to Apple devices for the first time.Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:54:00 EST