Researchers at McCormick School say they have devised a way to detect and report Internet network problems, by using crowd sourcing network monitoring."Washington, November 25 : Researchers at the McCormick School...
created by Mary Richard | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 369 views | 8 recommendations | 1 comment
The US Department of Homeland Security is in the early stages of developing a body scanning technology which will detect hostile intent by examining a number of physical and physiological factors. Sensors and imagers will scan the entire body to measure body...
Microbes are our friends; genetically engineered to glow flourescently and provide cheap and fast detection of contaminants, from oil spills to food supplies. If they keep these things out of the food supply, we'll be fine; I like technology, but I don't want my organic...
created by Erik Larson | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 314 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Science is amazing...."Smart Contacts Will Detect Glaucoma Before It Blinds You Researchers at UC Davis have designed contact lenses that can give you an in-eye checkup to make sure there's nothing...
One problem with getting caught in an explosion (aside from, well, getting caught in an explosion) is the long-term damage that isn't easily detectable at first. For example, a soldier caught in a roadside bomb attack could emerge seemingly unscathed, only to encounter...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 358 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
"The clipboard toting, clock-watching, quota-setting productivity expert, peering nosily over your shoulder at work, has been out of fashion in business schools for decades.Now he's back, in electronic form -- in the home office.In a budding trend some employment experts say...
Not in a figurative sense, either. Our planet is quite literally emitting a deafening scream. Were they not blocked by our hardworking ionosphere, these sounds would drown out all of our own radio signals....
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 313 views | 22 recommendations | 7 comments
Councils in the UK, where CCTV (security) cameras have become a ubiquitous presence, have been urged to stop using the devices for trivial purposes. Offenses such as littering and dog fouling should not, under the...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 233 views | 12 recommendations | 1 comment
" A new study suggests that a simple blood test may be able to detect signs of lung cancer in its early stage, which would represent a promising strategy to improve survival rates.The survival rate of people...
created by sweet east pearl | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 120 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Once again, going to a natural material and a simpler solution leads the way in potential health care. I look forward to the time when medicine catches up with herbals."The naturally-occurring chemical...
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"OTTAWA, May 2 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers are working on a tiny satellite that will alert the world to the potential of asteroid strikes."This is the first space-based asteroid-searching telescope," said Alan...
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"From The West.com.au:Ultrasounds are overused in healthy pregnant women but not used enough in those who are at real risk of losing their baby, a leading Australian obstetrician has warned.Associate Professor Janet Vaughan, from the University of Sydney, said multiple scans...
"Dark matter may have been found on Earth 14:45 17 April 2008 NewScientist.com news service Anil Ananthaswamy Tools Related Articles Dark matter theories vie to explain odd radiation 14 March...
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UPDATE with how to protect your computer from viruses. Computer viruses has reached the one million mark from the first day they were born. So far, my computer has been infected by 28 of them. How's about yours?...
created by mclean | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 647 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Ah yes, diddling where you work, almost as old as the worlds oldest profession where some take advantage of the situation to either further their career or to bring down the mighty.
Valentines Day is fast...
created by Barry ORegan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 843 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment