Archive: 12/31/2008
Green technology is on the rise, despite recession
It seems so easy in the IBM commercial. An underling explains to her pessimistic boss how their company will save millions of dollars with "green" technology. "Where do I sign?" he asks, as happy music erupts and cartoon ...
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Economy may be dim, but technological innovation on the horizon for 2009
A recession doesn't mean the death of innovation in the consumer tech industry. Consider 2001. During that recession, Apple Inc. introduced the iPod, Microsoft Corp. rolled out its original Xbox video game console, broadband ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Smart phones seem to be recession resistant
As consumers pull back on spending, at least one tech product is staying hot enough that it could defy the recession: smart phones. Overall handset sales are slowing, and some of the biggest makers of the devices are ratcheting ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Ideal set-top box would combine DVR, wireless and remote access
Each week in the space I review gadgets and electronics and tell you which ones are worth buying. Frankly, it's a selfless job where I try to put your interests above my own. But now it's my turn.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Prices for flat-screen TVs will not go higher
Don't fret if there wasn't an HDTV under your tree. (Let's pretend it would have fit.) If you were like me this holiday season, it took considerable effort to get beyond the TV department at the nation's retailers. I was ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Digital TV likes clear signal path
Question: If I buy a new digital TV, can I just plug it in and use it, as I do the old TV now? My son insists that it has to be hooked to an antenna, but the old televisions worked fine without one.
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Lung cancer cells activate inflammation to induce metastasis
A research team from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has identified a protein produced by cancerous lung epithelial cells that enhances metastasis by stimulating the activity of inflammatory cells. ...
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Hubble telescope to get last tuneup during International Year of Astronomy
From troubled beginnings nearly 18 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy and its stunning images have stirred the imaginations of people around the globe.
Dec 31, 2008 |
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New visualization techniques yield star formation insights
New computer visualization technology developed by the Harvard Initiative in Innovative Computing has helped astrophysicists understand that gravity plays a larger role than previously thought in deep space's ...
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Trapped water cause of regular tremors under Vancouver Island
University of British Columbia researchers are offering the first compelling evidence to explain regular tremors under Vancouver Island.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Bright lights, not-so-big pupils
A team of Johns Hopkins neuroscientists has worked out how some newly discovered light sensors in the eye detect light and communicate with the brain. The report appears online this week in Nature.
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Seizing the day
Subject to sudden unexpected seizures, epileptics are often a subject of discrimination in the workforce. Many employers are hesitant to hire epileptics, fearing that stressful workplace situations might bring on an attack. ...
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Scientists make strides toward defining genetic signature of Alzheimer's disease
Scientists have new information about the complex genetic signature associated with Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of cognitive decline and dementia in the elderly. The research, published by Cell Press in the January ...
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Researchers engineer pancreatic cell transplants to evade immune response
In a finding that could significantly influence the way type 1 diabetes is treated, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a technique for transplanting insulin-producing pancreatic ...
Dec 31, 2008 |
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VuNow Sends Free Internet Video Directly to Your TV
Verismo's VuNow is an affordable solution for video lovers that sends free internet video content directly to your Television set. VuNow only takes a minute to connect, just plug in the AC power, connect your ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 31, 2008 |
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