Light can be confined to a very small space using a microscopic container surrounded by…
Month: October 2009
Cellular Mechanism That Causes Lupus-like Symptoms In Mice Identified
Macrophages, the scavenger cells of the body’s immune system, are responsible for disposing of dying…
Time In A Bottle: Scientists Watch Evolution Unfold
A 21-year experiment that distills the essence of evolution in laboratory flasks not only demonstrates…
First Android E-Reader Has Dual Screens, Hyperlinks
On Monday, Spring Design announced the first e-reader based on Google’s Android operating system. Dubbed…
QUE E-Reader Will Be Aimed at Business Readers
On Monday, Plastic Logic announced plans to unveil an e-book reader aimed at business professionals…
Verizon’s First Android Goes After Apple iPhone iDon’ts
An Android is targeting Apple’s iPhone. Verizon Wireless has begun running ads comparing the iPhone…
Tight IT Budgets Will Challenge CIOs, Boost Failure Rates
With IT budgets on pace to decline more than five percent this year, IT departments…
Ridding the Web of the XSS Scourge
Cross-site scripting/SQL injection attacks have been blamed for numerous data breaches, perhaps most notably the…
China moves 330,000 in water plan
China begins to resettle 330,000 people to make way for a south-north water diversion project,…
Astronomers announce haul of 32 new planets outside Solar System
Astronomers find 32 new planets outside our Solar System, taking the number of known exoplanets…