Reed on track despite science outlook
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Reed Elsevier on Thursday reiterated that it remained on track to deliver mid to high single-digit earnings-per-share growth this year despite concerns over its science publishing unit.
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It could be going up, but the quest for productivity will drive another cycle of technology investment.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Governor Ed Rendell gets anxious watching contested returns on television. ''Take it all the way! Come on! Take it!&quot; he yells at a monitor as J.R. Reed, the Philadelphia Eagles' kickoff returner, starts strong but fades fast, not unlike some political candidates Rendell has known.
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It's not exactly light reading, but there's plenty of good news in a report from the National Academy of Engineering. It's a list of the "Grand Challenges" in engineering this century compiled by an array of experts like the genetics researcher J. Craig Ventner and Google's Larry Page. What's encouraging isn't so much the list [...].
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CEOs in the life-sciences business are supposed to be sober, scientifically grounded leaders. So, when Josh Boger, chief executive of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. , showed a slide last year comparing one of the drugs his Cambridge company is developing to Apple's iPod, he raised a lot of eyebrows.
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Innovators take note: The folks behind the X Prize vow there will soon be more competitions in several disciplines. Also: The da Vinci team presses ahead in Canada.... Rubicon team plans another launch attempt. By Dan Brekke.
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After a '90s lull, the greenhouse gas is rising fast, but drying wetlands are making the situation look better than it is, researchers say.
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BlackBerry maker Research In Motion   Ltd. RIMM.O RIM.TO breezed past investor and analyst   expectations in delivering its second-quarter results on   Thursday and forecast strong growth in subscribers for the   future, sending its shares soaring in after-hours trade.
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A Dutch scientist says technology can improve some aspects of aviation during the next 50 years, but not enough to compensate for air travel growth.
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Some still question the vehicle's chances of success, despite a boost from India.
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Gilead Sciences Inc on Tuesday said a preliminary analysis showed that its experimental inhaled treatment for cystic fibrosis met its primary effectiveness goal in a late-stage study, without serious side effects.
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But minor roadblocks won't stop the automaker's growth.
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Finding a cheap way to produce hydrogen fuel has been something of a Holy Grail to energy researchers for years. Recently, teams across the world announced advances, but observers say some promises are running ahead of results. By DaithÃ­ Ã hAnluain.
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Progress on its lead drug remains stalled.
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Despite a long-held belief that recreational fishing does not have a serious impact on fish stocks, a paper published this week in Science suggests otherwise.
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Medicinal cannabis studies are going more slowly than expected as the state&#39;s voters back stem cell work. By Edie Lau - Bee Science Writer.
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The US National Institutes of Health invests $28bn annually in research. European spending is lower, although the European Union is closing the gap, helped by a shortsighted American policy of &quot;flatlining&quot; many scientific research budgets. (Perhaps this is because scientists have an annoying tendency to discuss things that conflict with the Bush administration&#39;s view of reality, such as global warming, evolution, the insufficiency of the New Orleans levee system and the medical potential of stem cells.)