Archive: 06/20/2006
Price question looms for Apple iTunes films
As Apple negotiates with movie executives about the possibility of offering full-length films on iTunes, one looming question will be finding a suitable pricing model, experts agreed.
Jun 20, 2006 |
2.7 / 5 (3) |
0
Scientists May Have Solved Mystery Of Carcinogenic Mothballs
Chemical compounds in household products like mothballs and air fresheners can cause cancer by blocking the normal process of "cell suicide" in living organisms, according to a new study spearheaded by the University of Colorado ...
Jun 20, 2006 |
4.4 / 5 (7) |
0
Proper UV protection for your eyes is important for summer
We all know the importance of using sunscreen to protect our skin from the sun's harmful rays, but what about protection for our eyes? July is UV Safety Month and prolonged exposure to the sun's ultraviolet ...
Jun 20, 2006 |
3.8 / 5 (11) |
0
UBC Engineers Create Vehicle that Travels from Vancouver to Halifax on a Gallon of Gas
A team of engineering students from The University of British Columbia has built a vehicle so efficient that it could travel from Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon of gasoline.
Jun 20, 2006 |
4.6 / 5 (360) |
0
Consumers and commercials studied
U.S. scientists say the more consumers are absorbed in the narrative flow of a story, called transportation, the less likely they'll respond well to ads.
Jun 20, 2006 |
not rated yet |
0
Cockatoos might halt pulp mill project
A $650 million Australian pulp mill project might be halted by the red-tail black cockatoo, although the bird has never been seen at the planned site.
Jun 20, 2006 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
0
Computer age produces new social system
A Canadian scientist says members of peer-to-peer file sharing networks, like the early users of Napster, are part of a previously unseen social system.
Jun 20, 2006 |
3 / 5 (6) |
0
Indiana bald eagle recovery huge success
Indiana environmental experts say the Hoosier State is now home to 200 of the nation's bald eagles, just 21 years after they were considered nearly extinct.
Biology /
Jun 20, 2006 |
4.1 / 5 (8) |
0
Groups decry Congress' new e-mail filters
More than 100 advocacy groups of all political stripes called on Congress Tuesday to shut down a new e-mail screening mechanism.
Jun 20, 2006 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
0
NASA sends teachers to Chile
A NASA expedition to Chile this week is part of its Spaceward Bound pilot program to challenge U.S. teachers to design and implement real field research.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2006 |
2 / 5 (1) |
0
Study: Theta rhythm reduces seizure rate
Texas scientists say the brain's septum helps stop epileptic seizures by inducing electrical activity in another area of the brain called the hippocampus.
Jun 20, 2006 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
Nano World: Self-powered hydrogen sensors
Nanotechnological, inexpensive sensors that can detect invisible, odorless hydrogen leaks and sound the alarm wirelessly could help safeguard future vehicles and refueling stations based on the gas, experts told UPI's Nano ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 20, 2006 |
3.8 / 5 (15) |
0
German scientists find dyslexia gene
German researchers say they've found a genetic component for the learning disability dyslexia, possibly opening new methods of treatment.
Jun 20, 2006 |
4.7 / 5 (32) |
0
NEC Develops Highly-Reliable Metal/High-K Gate Stack Transistor
NEC Corporation (NEC) today announced the joint development of a new technology for realizing low-power and high-performance SOC devices of technology nodes of 65 nm, 45 nm and beyond. The developed technology enables fabrication ...
Jun 20, 2006 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Homebodies live on the edge
Scientists have discovered that an endangered Australian rock wallaby loves home so much, it rarely ventures more than a few hundred metres away. The brush-tailed rock wallaby lives in remote pockets of The ...
Biology /
Jun 20, 2006 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
0
