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Einstein wants to know how you're feeling

World
2009-2-7

ALBERT Einstein looked around, made eye contact and smiled. Of course, the renowned scientist has been dead for more than 50 years but he was reincarnated this week in the form of a so-called empathetic robot that...

Call to protect mansion

Metro | Urban construction
2008-7-22

EXPERTS are calling for urgent preservation work on Ziyuan, a historic family home near the City God Temple, which was once visited by scientist Albert Einstein. Ziyuan, at 113 Qiaojia Road in Huangpu District,...

A statue with true relativity

Metro | Science
2008-6-6

AN imposing statue of the head of Albert Einstein was unveiled at the Shanghai Sculpture Space yesterday to commemorate the scientist's special relationship with the city. Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder...

Einstein sculpture is pure genius

Metro | Culture and history
2008-6-5

A STATUE of Albert Einstein was unveiled at Shanghai Sculpture Space today to commemorate the scientist's special relationship with the city. Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attended the ceremony. ...

Einstein auction

World
2008-5-17

A LETTER in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the Bible as "pretty childish" has sold at auction for more than 200,000 pounds (US$400,000). Bloomsbury Auctions...

Diet guidelines 'may fuel obesity'

World
2008-1-30

SOME researchers believe national guidelines advising Americans to eat a low-fat diet have had the unintended consequence of feeding the obesity epidemic. The United States federal government has issued official...

Breathing device for apnea may aid memory

World
2006-12-13

MEMORY deficits that are common among people with sleep apnea may improve when they are treated with positive airway pressure, a preliminary study suggested.

Student finds Einstein's work

World
2005-8-22

THE original manuscript of a paper Albert Einstein published in 1925 has been found in the archives of Leiden University's Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics in Berlin, scholars said.

Einstein exhibit

Metro | Science
2005-5-13

AN exhibition commemorating Albert Einstein opened yesterday at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. Sponsored by the Israeli and German consulates general in Shanghai, the exhibition will run through June 12.

Einstein seminar

Metro | Education
2005-5-11

SHANGHAI Jiao Tong University teamed up with the German Embassy in Beijing to hold an international seminar on Albert Einstein and modern physics technology yesterday.