[Crowd-powered] Program brings Web's collective wisdom to patent process

AKA "Peer-to-patent", this process posts patent applications online for the public to review, helping to uncover cases of "prior art" and obvious ideas that shouldn't be patented, and helping the Patent Office to cut down on mistakes and through paperwork."WASHINGTON (AP) --...

Japanese Elephant Better at Math than American Students

Yup, it's true. It really is true."The elephant's memory is legendary, but in a large, gray surprise to science, the mighty Asian elephant turns out to have a distinct flair for math as well Under carefully controlled experimental conditions — essentially...

Loud bar music makes people drink more

Blame the DJ: a new French study has found that loud bar music makes people drink more and drink faster.""Previous research had shown that fast music can cause fast drinking, and that music versus no music can cause a person to spend more time in a bar," said Nicolas Gueguen,...

Retinal transplant boosts vision

There has been a big discovery for the causes of blindness in old age. Researchers at the University of Louisville have successfully used foetal retinal cells to boost the vision in the old age blind cases. "An experimental transplant of cells into the eyes of patients with...

Google Introduces a Cartoonlike Method for Talking in Chat Rooms

"On Tuesday the company introduced Lively, an online tool that allows people to embody a cartoonish online avatar and have text-based conversations with friends and other Internet users in virtual chat rooms. The rooms can be added to any blog or Web site. Google unveiled...

Google developers need you for Gmail!

"NEWDELHI: Wish you had a say on how your email works, the features, looks and etal? You actually have if you are a Gmail user. The search giant Google hasintroduced Gmail Labs that takes experimentation right to the users. The Lab has launched 13 settings for users to...