Caffeinated drinks such as coffee and soda are the pick-me-ups of choice for many people,…
Month: February 2012
How Do Children Learn to Read Silently?
Researchers uses eye-tracking technology to chart oral-to-silent reading transition.
Email language tips off work hierarchy
Members of the modern workforce might be surprised to learn that if they use the…
Android an obvious benefactor of Google-Motorola deal (Appolicious)
Appolicious – The jig is up. As the $12.5 billion Google-Motorola deal gained approval from…
Hackers claim attack on American tear gas company
A U.S. security company whose tear gas has been used against Egyptian demonstrators has become…
Hackers claim attack on American tear gas company
A U.S. security company whose tear gas has been used against Egyptian demonstrators has become…
Philips investigates possible cyber security breach (Reuters)
Reuters – Philips Electronics said it shut down one of its servers on Monday because…
The indiscretions of a champagne bubble paparazzi
The innermost secrets of champagne bubbles are about to be unveiled by a scientist tackling…
Globular clusters: Survivors of a 13-billion-year-old massacre
Our Milky Way galaxy is surrounded by some 200 compact groups of stars, containing up…
‘Invisibility’ cloak could protect buildings from earthquakes
Mathematicians have developed the theory for a Harry Potter style ‘cloaking’ device which could protect…