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Commercial use of unmanned planes a goal at UND

Commercial use of unmanned planes a goal at UND

Though the government and military already use unmanned aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration won't allow commercial use of the planes until they are proven safe, and it's a problem researchers at the University of North Dakota are trying to solve.
by Dan Gunderson

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At UND, unmanned aircraft program takes off

At UND, unmanned aircraft program takes off

The University of North Dakota in Grand Forks has a new unmanned aircraft research center and this fall the school accepted students into the first unmanned aircraft systems degree program in the world.
by Dan Gunderson

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Warnings issued after possible security breach

Warnings issued after possible security breach

The state of Minnesota has directed all of its agencies to stop using a Texas company state officials hired to verify the identities of new employees after a possible breach of security on the company's Web site.
by Sasha Aslanian

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National climate change expert discusses Copenhagen summit

National climate change expert discusses Copenhagen summit

As delegates from around the world meet in Copenhagen to discuss climate change, one of the nation's top climate scientists joins Midday to answer questions about the conference and about global warming.

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EU commits $3.6 billion yearly to poor nations to fight global warming

EU commits $3.6 billion yearly to poor nations to fight global warming

EU leaders agreed Friday to commit euro2.4 billion ($3.6 billion) a year until 2012 to help poorer countries combat global warming, as they sought to rescue their image as climate change innovators and bolster talks in Copenhagen.

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Meteor showers and 'The Lives of Stars'

Meteor showers and 'The Lives of Stars'

Stargazers mark your calendars: the most reliably showy meteor shower of the year comes around on Sunday (Dec. 13) and Monday (Dec. 14). The Geminid meteor shower usually displays 100 meteors per hour. Astronomer Ken Croswell talks about meteor showers and the continuing controversy over Pluto, which was declassified as a planet in 2006.

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Geeks' technology tips and predictions

Geeks' technology tips and predictions

Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens looks into the future of mobile technology. Also, one of the founders of the Geek Girls website talks about what tech developers can do to make their products more user friendly.

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