Jul 20 2008
Optimism is good for heart health, at least among men, a new study shows. University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Robert Gramling, M.D., D.Sc., found that men who believed they were at lower-than-average risk for cardiovascular disease...
Jul 19 2008
High Tech Slalom Ski Training A new motion capture system using a network of sensors to detect high speed movement can help skiers to improve their downhill slalom racing techniques
Jul 19 2008
Azingo’s Mobile Linux Platform While iPhones are still making headlines, a next-generation mobile consumer experience: Azimo’s Open Mobile Linux Software Platform is already emerging.
Jul 18 2008
Many templates for documents, spreadsheets and presentations, including wedding planners, gas mileage calculators, photo albums, fax cover letters, invoices and more are available now for Google Docs.
Jul 18 2008
Materials scientists have been singing graphene’s praises since it was first isolated in 2005. The one-atom-thick sheets of carbon conduct electrons better than silicon and have been made into fast, low-power transistors. Now, for the first time,...
Jul 17 2008
Researchers have finally been able to show how the male and female brain are poles apart. The research contradicts the long-held theory that the differences in the way the sexes think are caused by social pressure and upbringing, or the action of sex...
Jul 16 2008
The baby’s smile that gladdens a mother’s heart also lights up the reward centers of her brain, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the journal Pediatrics today. The finding could help scientists figure...
Jul 14 2008
YOKOSUKA, Japan — Rolling your eyes to turn up the volume of a portable music player and tapping your fingers to turn on a DVD player are among technologies Japan’s top mobile carrier is testing for “wearable” gadgets. In one version, sensors...
Jul 14 2008
A collection of videos about optical illusions with in addition to many examples of static and dynamic illusions also the use in advertising, a lecture about scientific aspects, the use in combination with music and an animated journey in a world of...
Jul 13 2008
A shark was found in a swimming pool at one of Sydney’s most popular beaches on Friday, apparently swept into the baths by a freak wave. The one-metre shark turned up in a rock pool situated next to the open ocean at Cronulla beach.