Chemical weapons inspectors ready to enter Syria

An international team of chemists and epidemiologists is in Cyprus this week, poised to fly to Syria at the request of the country's president, Bashar Al-Assad, in the first investigation of an alleged use of chemical weapons since the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) came into force in 1997.

Grouper (YC W12) launches iPhone app, now in 20 cities, 400 partner bars, served hundreds of thousands of drinks

Eager to avoid being seen as another dating site, the startup instead wants to appeal to younger generations who prefer casual meetups over drinks at a local bar to traditional "dinner-and-a-movie" dates. Since launch, the service has expanded into 20 U.S. cities, and members have shared hundreds of thousands of drinks.

Announcing Amazon Web Services Global Certification Program

We are excited to announce the launch of the Amazon Web Services Global Certification Program. AWS Certifications designate individuals who demon

Greater touch control for interactive pen display heightens intuitive on-screen functionality

Wacom today announces the Cintiq 22HD touch, a new addition to its expanding interactive pen display portfolio, now featuring multi-touch. Combining multi-touch with Wacom's renowned pen technology, t

Guest post from Khan Academy Lite

Liz: We?ve been talking a bit about Khan Academy Lite on this blog recently. KA Lite is the offline version of Khan Academy, and we?ve recently seen the Kingdom of Bhutan?s first Raspberry Pi b

BlackBerry Jam Unplugged: Integration

We?ve now posted the latest episode of the BlackBerry Jam Unplugged series where we learn a little more about app integratio

The Very First Website Returns to the Web

<img src="http://www.webmonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WWW_logo_b

Write timing: ZoomBoard works for smartwatch text entry (w/ video)

(Phys.org) ?If you did not hear it from somebody else, you probably asked the same question yourself: What would I really do with a smartwatch, if it's for viewing only, when I need something for text

Robots able to reach through clutter with whole-arm tactile sensing (w/ video)

06:50, Electronics/Robotics Charlie Kemp, associate professor in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, has developed technology that keeps the robot's arm flexible and gives the robot a sense of touch across its entire arm.

Robots able to reach through clutter with whole-arm tactile sensing (w/ video)

06:50, Electronics/Robotics Charlie Kemp, associate professor in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, has developed technology that keeps the robot's arm flexible and gives the robot a sense of touch across its entire arm.

Research | Like a Good Scotch, Developers Get Better With Age

Older software programmers

Webinar: Best Practices for MySQL Scalability on May 1

<img alt=""MySQL 5.6: Advantages in a Nutshell." March 6 at 10 a.

Symfony 2.3 schedule update

We've been working on Symfony 2.3 for two months now, and feature freeze is
happening today. The Symfony 2.3 release is kind of unique because this is
the first long time support r

Get started with GeoServer and its REST API

GeoServer is an open source server for managing geographic information system (GIS) data sources and serving them easily through Web Feature Service (WFS) and Web Map Service (WMS) web services. It in

MySQL Utilities 1.3

MySQL Utilities provides a collection of command-line utilities that are used for maintaining and administering MySQL servers, including:

Lab-quality microscope now mounts onto most Apple iOS devices

The ProScope Micro Mobile by handheld digital microscope manufacturer Bodelin starts shipping on May 1 for $149. (Credit: Bodelin) To my fellow geeks who've long dreamed of having a lab-quality digital microscope that mounts to your phone, the time has come. Oregon-based optics manufacturer Bodelin will begin shipping its brand-new ProScope Micro Mobile on May 1.

WordPress 3.6 Beta 2

WordPress 3.6 Beta 2 is now available! This is software still in development and we really don't recommend that you run it on a production site - set up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 3.6, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you'll want "bleeding edge nightlies").

Glowing plants could act as biological night lights

A Kickstarter project promises to deliver seeds and plants that glow in the dark, thanks to synthetic biology and designer DNA sequences. (Credit: BioCurious) Humans have a lot in common with magpies. We gravitate toward shiny things. It's easy, then, to see why the Glowing Plants project on Kickstarter has more than doubled its goal and still has 38 days to go.

Notes from the April 22 Dart Language Design Meeting

elvis operator / safe navigation operator Lars is fine with the idea of adding some syntactic sugar like this if it helps real users. Kasper thinks we should wait until after 1.0 to look into it since we'll need analyzer support, editor support, tests, etc.

Modeling disease spread, including flu

A collaborative research network that formed nearly 10 years ago has pioneered the use of computational and mathematical models to prepare for, detect and respond to influenza, pertussis, West Nile di