PC World – A Blackberry firmware update pushed out to subscribers of United Arab Emirates…
Month: July 2009
Phone gadget to diagnose disease
A new device that attaches to a mobile phone could be used to diagnose diseases…
Apple iPod Sales Slow but iPhone Makes up for It (PC World)
PC World – Apple beat analyst expectations and appears nearly untouched by the economic downturn,…
Gene Variations Can Be Barometer Of Behavior, Choices
Researchers have determined that variations of three different genes in the brain (called single-nucleotide polymorphisms)…
Design Tool For Materials With A Memory
Shape memory alloys can “remember” a condition. If they are deformed, a temperature change can…
New Drug Candidate Prolongs The Lives Of Pancreatic Cancer Patients
The new drug compound Salirasib has shown positive results against pancreatic cancer and recently passed…
New Biosensor Detects Extremely Low Bacteria Concentrations Quickly, Easily And Reliably
Scientists have developed a new technique to detect extremely low concentrations of the typhus-inducing Salmonella…
New DNA Vaccine Inhibits Deadly Skin Cancer In Mice
A new DNA vaccine inhibited malignant melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, in mice…
Brain’s Center For Perceiving 3-D Motion Is Identified
Neuroscientists have now pinpointed where and how the brain processes 3-D motion using specially developed…
Tasered Australian petrol-sniffer bursts into flames: police
Sydney (AFP) July 21, 2009 – An Australian man holding a container of petrol and…