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Growers: USDA must act to prevent sugar supply issue

Growers: USDA must act to prevent sugar supply issue

A judge's ruling halting planting of genetically modified sugar beet seeds has left growers feeling uncertain as they wait for federal officials to decide the next step for a crop that provides half of the nation's sugar supply.

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To be, or not to be, connected

To be, or not to be, connected

Computers and mobile devices have in many ways made our lives easier, but some would argue they also hinder our ability to focus, maintain relationships, and find true fulfillment. Author William Powers says we don't have to give up on technology to find the right balance in our lives.

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Wireless companies to roll out higher-speed data service

Major wireless companies are all rolling out higher-speed data services for smart phones and portable computers as more customers use their phones to check e-mail, surf the web, watch video and use social media sites, and the Twin Cities market may be next.
by Martin Moylan

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Google says Beijing renews China license

Google on Friday said Beijing has renewed the license it needs to continue operating a website in China, securing the search giant's foothold in the world's biggest Internet market despite tensions over censorship.

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Has the luster rubbed off the iPhone 4?

Has the luster rubbed off the iPhone 4?

The iPhone 4 was supposed to be faster and more reliable than the previous generations of attention-grabbing mobile device. Glitches continue, the latest affecting the rates of data upload. MPR tech expert Jon Gordon parses the good and the bad with the new smartphones.
by Jon Gordon

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New technologies help crack old cases

New technologies help crack old cases

Law enforcement agencies have put more focus on solving cold cases in recent years, in part because new technology has made it possible to solve old crimes. Sgt. Anita Muldoon heads up the cold case unit at the St. Paul Police Department and she joined Cathy Wurzer this morning by phone.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Scientists try to find benefits, risks of nanoparticles

Scientists try to find benefits, risks of nanoparticles

Scientists in Duluth are hoping to determine how risky nanoparticles could be in lakes, rivers and groundwater, where they could clean up pollution -- or cause it.
by Dan Gunderson

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A new foil for the emerald ash borer

A new foil for the emerald ash borer

Emerald ash borers are expected to spread in Minnesota. But Minnesota plant scientists may introduce a natural enemy to the ash borer later this summer: it's a tiny wasp whose young feed on the slightly larger emerald ash borer larvae.

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Conficker and the evolution of computer viruses

Conficker and the evolution of computer viruses

A mysterious computer virus known as Conficker was spotted two years ago and since then cyber security experts around the world have united to figure out what the attack was all about and what it might mean for the future.

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Surveillance society

Surveillance society

Security cameras survey public areas, such as where we withdraw money, where we shop and where we wait for buses or trains. But where does it cross the line from protecting the public to invading one's privacy?

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