A new safety checklist program that virtually eliminated bloodstream infections in hospital intensive-care units throughout…
Month: February 2011
New hardware boosts communication speed on multi-core chips
Computer engineers have developed hardware that allows programs to operate more efficiently by significantly boosting…
Free radicals in cornea may contribute to Fuchs dystrophy, most common cause of corneal transplants
Scientists have found that free radicals (unstable molecules that cause the death of cells as…
Low-energy remediation with patented microbes: Naturally occurring microbes break down chlorinated solvents
Scientists have patented a consortium of microbes that have an appetite for chlorinated volatile organic…
When two rights make a wrong: Combating childhood heart disease
When the body can’t distinguish its right side from its left during development, a child…
Single molecule controlled at room temperature: Tiny magnetic switch discovered
Chemists have succeeded for the first time in directly controlling the magnetic state of a…
China gives parents control of kids’ online gaming (AFP)
AFP – Chinese authorities have ordered online video game operators to allow parents to monitor…
Arbor: Mobile Networks Trail Fixed Line in Security (PC World)
PC World – Mobile network operators are trailing their fixed-line counterparts by several years in…
Baidu upbeat on outlook, targets social search (Reuters)
Reuters – Baidu Inc beat fourth quarter estimates and painted a bright near-term outlook as…
Megalomaniac CEOs: Good or bad for company performance?
According to a new study, dominant CEOs, who are powerful figures in the organization as…