International Business News - Science http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif NASA is delaying launch of a giant Mars robotic mission that is hundreds of millions of dollars over budget, the space agency said Thursday. The Mars Science Laboratory was scheduled to fly next year but will be postponed until 2011. The project has been dogged by cost increases and technical challenges, and the delay could add $400 million to the price tag, which is likely to top $2 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/nasa-delays-mars-mission-to-2011.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:01:34 EST McClatchy Co. and Christian Science Monitor said Monday they will start sharing stories by their foreign correspondents for publication in print and online for a trial three-month period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/mcclatchy-christian-science-monitor-to-share-copy.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:23:24 EST Shares of American Science & Engineering Inc. jumped more than 14 percent Tuesday, a day after the company reported a 63 percent rise in its fiscal second-quarter earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/american-science-shares-up-after-strong-2q-report.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:19:25 EST American Science & Engineering Inc., which makes X ray inspection systems, on Monday declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share. The company will pay the dividend on Dec. 4 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 17. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/american-science-engineering-declares-dividend.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:42:17 EST American Science & Engineering Inc., which makes X-ray inspection systems, said Monday its profit climbed 63 percent in the fiscal second quarter. The company said its net income rose to $7.4 million, or 83 cents per share, for the quarter ended Sept. 30, from $4.5 million, or 48 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue increased 50 percent to $56.3 million from $37.6 million. Contract bookings grew 68 percent to $93.5 million, largely due to strong demand for the Z Backscatter Vans detection system. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/american-science-2q-profit-grows-63-percent.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:38:49 EST Cardiac diagnostics company Cardiac Science Corp. said Monday it named Dave Marver to the newly created position of chief operating officer. Marver will manage the daily operations of the company. He previously worked for 14 years in various positions at medical device maker Medtronic Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/cardiac-science-names-chief-operating-officer.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:39:33 EST The Christian Science Monitor said Tuesday it will become the first national newspaper to drop its daily print edition and focus on publishing online, succumbing to the financial pressure squeezing its industry harder than ever. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/161495-newspaper-circ.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/christian-science-monitor-to-end-daily-publication.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/christian-science-monitor-to-end-daily-publication.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:20:24 EDT Call it the political revenge of the nerds. For nearly eight years, many mainstream scientists have been frustrated with the Bush administration. They've claimed that science has been censored, ignored and politicized on issues from global warming to stem cells to evolution. Even the presidential science adviser was booted from the White House, forced to set up office down the street. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/153056-candidates-science.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/scientists-view-both-obama-mccain-as-supportive.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/scientists-view-both-obama-mccain-as-supportive.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:25:51 EDT Cardiac diagnostics company Cardiac Science Corp. said Monday it will issue a software fix for some of its automatic external defibrillators. The company said in a statement some defibrillators made between August 2006 and March 2007 "have a component whose performance doesn't match factory software settings." Under certain conditions, the software will place the equipment in a "service required" mode. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/cardiac-science-announces-defibrillator-correction.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:05:15 EDT Shares of Science Applications International Corp. could trade more actively Friday after winning a $500 million Defense Department contract. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract was for maintenance, repair and supplies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/ahead-of-the-bell-saic-wins-defense-contract.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:02:56 EDT The Defense Department said Thursday it awarded Science Applications International Corp. a $500 million maintenance, repair, and supplies contract. The San Diego company provides engineering and technology consulting services. The contract covers the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and other federal civilian agencies. The contract is exercising option year three, and the date of completion is Aug. 30, 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/science-applications-gets-500-million-contract.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:32:51 EDT American Science and Engineering Inc. said Monday it has won a $22.2 million order from the federal government to provide mobile X-ray screening systems used at security checkpoints. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/american-science-gets-22m-government-order.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:48:19 EDT American Science and Engineering Inc. said Monday it has won a $22.2 million order from the federal government to provide mobile X-ray screening systems used at security checkpoints. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/american-science-gets-22m-government-order.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:07:12 EDT Kelly Johnson snips pieces from a blood-stained, blue-striped shirt, then swabs the neck and armpits for sweat. Down the hall, Samantha Glass watches as a chemical reaction reveals a fingerprint on a juice bottle. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/109217-forensic-science-women.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/more-women-choosing-careers-in-forensic-science.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/more-women-choosing-careers-in-forensic-science.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:35:19 EDT Science Applications International Corp., a scientific, engineering and technology applications provider, said Monday it was awarded a contract worth up to $26 million by an office in the Department of Defense. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/science-applications-receives-26m-contract.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:49:28 EDT If Gov. Jim Doyle ever has a tough science question, he doesn't have to go far for the answer. Doyle has named University of Wisconsin professor James Dahlberg as his science adviser. Doyle signed an executive order Wednesday creating the unpaid position. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/wisconsin-governor-names-new-science-adviser.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:36:29 EDT A high-profile push by business groups to double the number of U.S. bachelor's degrees awarded in science, math and engineering by 2015 is falling way behind target, a new report says. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/91541-science-degrees.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/report-us-behind-in-doubling-science-grads.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/report-us-behind-in-doubling-science-grads.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:24:50 EDT American Science and Engineering Inc., which makes X-ray detection systems, said Wednesday that it received a $55.1 million contract from Abu Dhabi Customs for several OmniView, Z Portal and Z Backscatter Van X-ray detection systems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/american-science-gets-abu-dhabi-customs-order.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:35:40 EDT Defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. said Thursday it received a task order by the U.S. General Services Administration for the Defense Security Service worth more than $28 million if all options are exercised. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/saic-gets-contract-for-defense-security-service.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:28:42 EDT In a June 23 story about American Science and Engineering, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the company's detection system. It is the Z Backscatter Vans system, not Z Backsetter Vans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/correction-american-science-story.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:19:52 EDT