iPhone users will find a new type of application in the iTunes App Store this…
Month: January 2009
Bendy gadget future for graphene
One-atom-thick layers of carbon look set to permit ultra high-speed computers and flexible, transparent electronics.
Secrecy surrounds Winnipeg round table about polar bears
Winnipeg Free Press: The poster species for climate change will be in the spotlight Friday…
Automakers press for stronger Canadian fuel regulations
Canwest News Service: A group of Canadian automakers is pressing the federal government to tighten…
Catching the Currents: Tidal Power
Time Magazine: Tidal power isn’t for the faint-hearted, as Verdant Power CEO William Taylor knows…
Mobile Phone Use Not Associated With Melanoma Of The Eye
Mobile phone use is not associated with the risk of melanoma of the eye, researchers…
From Outer Space To The Eye Clinic: New Cataract Early Detection Technique
A compact fiber-optic probe developed for the space program has now proven valuable for patients…
Popular Cold And Cough Treatment May Create Respiratory Distress In Young Children
New research suggests that Vicks VapoRub, a popular menthol compound used to relieve symptoms of…
High-tech Imaging Of Inner Ear Sheds Light On Hearing, Behavior Of Oldest Fossil Bird
The earliest known bird, the magpie-sized Archaeopteryx, had a similar hearing range to the modern…
Swings In North Atlantic Oscillation Variability Linked To Climate Warming
ScienceDaily: Using a 218-year-long temperature record from a Bermuda brain coral, researchers at the Woods…