As a step towards designing tomorrow’s super-fast optical communications networks, scientists have demonstrated a way…
Month: December 2007
Blood Pressure Drug Telmisartan Shows Powerful Activity Against Stroke, Study Suggests
Telmisartan, a drug widely used to help control blood pressure, may have uniquely potent activity…
Fuel Cells Help Make Noisy, Hot Generators A Thing Of The Past
Advances in fuel desulfurization and reforming lead to a successful demonstration of a portable fuel…
Skin Color Evolution In Fish And Humans Determined By Same Genetic Machinery
Despite the vast evolutionary gulf between humans and the three-spined stickleback fish, the two species…
UN warns on soaring food prices
Dramatic rises in international food prices are threatening millions of people in poor countries, the…
OpenOffice Online Now Available For Beta Testing (TechWeb)
TechWeb – The trial version of the software can be launched from within Ulteo’s Online…
UN Climate Change Convention In Bali: Forum Approves Climate Roadmap
The outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Convention in Bali, Indonesia was that 187…
Software Help Mars Rovers Find Winter Havens
New software is helping NASA find safe places for the Spirit rover to ride out…
Combination Therapy Including Antibiotics May Be Beneficial For Multiple Sclerosis
A preliminary study suggests that combining a medication currently used to treat multiple sclerosis with…
New Imaging System Maps Nanomechanical Properties
NIST has developed an imaging system that quickly maps the mechanical properties of materials —…