UK university holds artificial intelligence test 8 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading. | |
 Griffin 3-in-1 USB Dock For iPod and iPhone Users 8 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The Griffin Simplifi is a charger and sync dock that adds some additional features some computer users may not use. The Simplifi dock integrates a media card reader and a USB hub. Supported memory card formats ... | |
'Grandma's penicillin' also may help high blood pressure 8 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Chicken soup, that popular home remedy for the common cold sometimes known as "Grandma's Penicillin," may have a new role alongside medication and other medical measures in fighting high blood pressure, scientists in Japan ... | |
 ITER, IAEA sign deal to move nuclear fusion research forward 8 hours ago | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Key nuclear international institutions on Monday signed a deal to step up their collaboration, marking a step forward in the development of a multibillion dollar experimental nuclear fusion project. | |
EU tells music lovers to turn down MP3 players 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
(AP) -- The European Union told music lovers Monday to turn down the volume of MP3 players, saying they risk permanent hearing loss from listening too long at maximum levels. | |
NComputing gets large low-cost PC deal in India 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A Silicon Valley company is claiming a major victory in its efforts to sell computers to schools that might otherwise be enticed by low-cost laptops such as the green-and-white XO from One Laptop Per Child or Intel ... | |
Ruthenium in a Clinch 10 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Amines are needed for the production of pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, agrochemicals, plastics, dyes, pigments, and additives. Most important are compounds with a terminal amino group (–NH2), known as primary ... | |
 MySpace gives little guys online ad muscle 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
MySpace on Monday unleashed a tool to let small operators with tight budgets easily target online advertising to preferred demographics on the world's leading social networking website. | |
 SKorea's dancing robot can also tackle the chores 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
South Korean researchers said Monday they have developed a robot which can dance and get emotional when it's not tackling the chores. | |
 Scientists map panda genome: Chinese media 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists in China have mapped the genome of the giant panda, which could yield a better understanding of why the endangered animals are so famously sex-shy, state media said on Monday. | |
 India's humble rickshaw goes solar 12 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A state-of-the-art, solar powered version of the humble cycle-rickshaw promises to offer a solution to urban India's traffic woes, chronic pollution and fossil fuel dependence, as well as an escape from backbreaking ... | |
Pediatricians double vitamin D recommendations 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- The nation's leading pediatricians group says children from newborns to teens should get double the usually recommended amount of vitamin D because of evidence that it may help prevent serious diseases. | |
Astrocytes and synaptic plasticity 13 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
By mopping up excess neurotrophic factor from neuronal synapses, astrocytes may finely tune synaptic transmission to affect processes such as learning and memory, say Bergami et al. | |
Biologists spy on the secret inner life of a cell 14 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The transportation of antibodies from a mother to her newborn child is vital for the development of that child's nascent immune system. Those antibodies, donated by transfer across the placenta before birth or via breast ... | |
Study examines association between caffeine consumption and breast cancer risk 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Caffeine consumption does not appear to be associated with overall breast cancer risk, according to a report in the October 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. However, there is a possibility of increased risk ... | |
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