Accurately calculating the amount of carbon dioxide emitted in the process of producing and bringing…
Month: May 2011
Study of Health in Brazil highlights major progress – but impact of violence and some infectious diseases remain
Major progress has been made in reducing the burden of infectious diseases in Brazil as…
Electromechanics also operates at the nanoscale
What limits the behavior of a carbon nanotube? This is a question that many scientists…
Hacker cripples Anonymous message boards
Armed with courage and the arrogance of youth, a teenage hacker has taken over the…
Hacker cripples Anonymous message boards
Armed with courage and the arrogance of youth, a teenage hacker has taken over the…
Four Android-related things we’d like to see from Google I/O – but probably won’t (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Google I/O. Two days of geekery in San Francisco on May 10-11 where…
More effective and less risky when you paint the hull of your boat
Every boat owner recognizes the dilemma: environmentally friendly paint or effective paint. Researchers have now…
Teenage alcohol consumption associated with computer use
Teenagers who drink alcohol spend more time on their computers for recreational use, including social…
Health professionals appear concerned about bias in commercially funded continuing medical education
Commercial funding of continuing medical education and the potential for bias appear to concern many…
Heart medication best at bedtime, animal study suggests
Many doctors give heart drugs to patients in the morning. But a new study has…