What’s in a name? Letters. And psychologists have posited that the letters — particularly the…
Month: March 2011
Gender stereotypes could push women away from entrepreneurship
One expert believes the way that entrepreneurship is presented, discussed and taught must change —…
Researchers gain new insight into the foreign exchange market
Physicists have developed a mathematical model to describe the timing of price changes of currencies…
Firefox 4 May Be Rushed To Release Next Week (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – Mozilla is prepping to ship the final version of its new Firefox 4…
Netflix vying for first rights to new TV series (AP)
AP – Netflix Inc. is trying to buy the Internet streaming rights to a 26-episode…
Quantum cryptography? Physicists move closer to efficient single-photon sources
A team of physicists has taken a giant step toward realizing efficient single-photon sources, which…
‘Pruned’ microchips are faster, smaller, more energy-efficient
Computing experts from the United States, Switzerland and Singapore have unveiled a technique for doubling…
Why some microbial genes are more promiscuous than others
While most organisms get their genes from their parents, bacteria also regularly pick up genes…
Plaxo gets back to roots with Personal Assistant service (Macworld)
Macworld – Plaxo says itâs getting out of the social networking game and back to…
White House backs online ‘privacy bill of rights’ (AFP)
AFP – The White House urged Congress on Wednesday to approve a “consumer privacy bill…