Major peanut product recall due to dead rodents, birds

Earlier today, all peanut products made by the Peanut Corporation of America at its plant in Plainview, Texas were recalled by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Inspectors found dead rodents, rodent excrement and bird feathers in the plant’s production area. They were spread from a crawl space by the ventilation system into exposed peanuts as [...]

Starcraft class offered at Berkeley

At the University of California, Berkeley, you can now take a class that discusses the finer points of Starcraft.
In an article by Tumeroks, The class is for students with an “interest in real-time strategy games and the competitive gaming landscape.”
The topics covered in the class include theory of war within Starcraft and  computational aspects of [...]

A keyboard fit for a Klingon

Star Trek fans rejoice, or at least those who prefer speaking in Klingon, for now there is a keyboard that can type your favorite language.
Offered by Cherry Corporation’s England division, the keyboard has 105 keys, a PS/2 connection, and comes in black.
This exclusive keyboard will be available for a limited time.
Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam… or rather [...]

Welcome to the SciTech Highlights Blog

Hello, and welcome to the SciTech Highlights Blog. My name is Chan Park and I am your friendly neighborhood SciTechnologist. I hope that you will be be amazed and delighted by the sheer amount of science and technology that comes out of people’s heads.
I write the weekly SciTech Highlights column in the Life section of [...]