AP – Venture capitalists cut their U.S. investments in half during the spring, the second-consecutive…
Month: July 2009
Adobe offers up more Flash technology to open source (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld – Adobe Systems will offer more of its Flash rich media application platform up…
‘Heart Healthy’ Diet And Ongoing, Moderate Physical Activity May Protect Against Cognitive Decline
Eating a “heart healthy” diet and maintaining or increasing participation in moderate physical activity may…
Not ‘Genomic Junk’ After All: LincRNAs Have Global Role In Genome Regulation
A scientific team shows that lincRNAs — once dismissed as “genomic junk” — have a…
Potential Failure Of Oral Contraceptives With Obese Women Explained
Researchers have identified a potential biological mechanism that could explain why oral contraceptives may be…
Fist-sized Tumor From Brain With Help Of New 3-D Brain Mapping
A new technology involving the fusion of four different types of images into a 3-D…
Researchers Help Crack Parasite Genome, Identify Drug Leads
Two recent research papers are marking major breakthroughs in the effort to tackle schistosomiasis (bilharzia),…
Mac News Briefs: Modem Mate boosts 3G modem signal strength (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com – Nova media has released the Modem Mate external antenna, which offers up to…
India becomes R&D hot spot as high-tech firms cut costs (Reuters)
Reuters – At Microsoft’s research center in a leafy lane in India’s tech capital, a…
Study Calls For New Approach To Teaching English As A Lingua Franca
A study highlights the need for a new approach to the teaching of English pronunciation…