Russia is on its way to developing a Linux-based alternative to Windows, which, according to the Russian news agency “CNews,” is expected to replace operating systems nationwide. The initiative was first proposed by Ilia Ponomarev, chairman of the Subcommittee for ...

Google has launched a beta version of its new browser called Chrome to rival Firefox 3, Internet Explorer 7, and Opera. To market it, Google has taken an unconventional method of presentation: a comic book. Google Blogoscoped, a site dedicated ...

Alaskan state officials have recently announced their intentions to begin funding the exploration and surveying of Alaska’s largest volcanoes in hopes of utilizing these as a source of geothermal energy which they say could provide enough energy to power thousands ...

A team of scientists in Israel has developed a concept that could serve as a future power source for space vehicles and other space-based applications such as the International Space Station. The new battery-like device includes a core of americium ...