It used to be that if you wanted a work of art, you either had…
Month: March 2011
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Vendor benchmarks: Buyers beware (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld – Third-party benchmarks from organizations such as SPEC are a great tool for companies…
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Half-time for Mars500: Simulated mission to the Red Planet
The Mars500 mission — a simulated mission to the Red Planet — has reached its…
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Potential Alzheimer’s treatment? Newly discovered role for enzyme in neurodegenerative diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are partly attributable to brain inflammation. Researchers now demonstrate…
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Sea ice holds deep secrets
Future safety in traversing the enormous Arctic Ocean will require greater knowledge about the molecular…
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Ultra high speed film
How fast an intense laser pulse can change the electrical properties of solids is revealed…
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Irrigation telecontrol system created that saves up to 20 percent of water per harvest
Researchers in Spain have developed an irrigation telecontrol system which will enable saving up to…
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American birds of prey at higher risk of poisoning from pest control chemicals
A new study using American kestrels, a surrogate test species for raptorial birds, suggests that…
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Researchers use lasers, custom microscope to show gene splicing process in real time
Researchers have developed a way to use lasers to study the splicing of pre-messenger RNA…
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Why low birth weight is linked to obesity later in life: Study provides explanation
Researchers found nutritionally deprived newborns are “programmed” to eat more because they develop less neurons…