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CELL REGZA 55X1

Toshiba Unveils the CELL REGZA 55X1, First LCD TV Integrating the Cell Broadband Engine

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Toshiba Corporation today unveiled the future of home entertainment, the CELL REGZA 55X1.


Sony XEL-1 OLED 11-inch TV

LG & Sony: See Visions of OLED TVs On Christmas Morning 09

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 9

Slow down or low down financial catastrophe is not going to spoil the high-end entertainment products industry next Christmas. LG confirmed its plans to deck the halls with an OLED display by Christmas 2009. ...


Nanowire technology could make LCDs brighter, thinner, and cheaper

Nanowire technology could make LCDs brighter, thinner, and cheaper

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 03, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (57) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- As nanoimprinting technology advances, scientists have shown that using nano-sized polarizers could significantly enhance the contrast ratio in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). For consumers, ...





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Routine screening for postnatal depression not cost effective

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Routine screening for postnatal depression in primary care - as recommended in recent guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - do not appear to represent value for money for the NHS, ...


Seeing how evolutionary mechanisms yield biological diversity

Biology / Evolution

created 13 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An international team of scientists has discovered how changes in both gene expression and gene sequence led to the diversity of visual systems in African cichlid fish.


Part 1: From Linacs to Lasers: Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow

Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow (Part 1: From Linacs to Lasers)

Physics / General Physics

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

From their humble beginnings as offshoots of the ordinary electric light bulb, particle accelerators have evolved in surprising directions. Among the most productive and promising developments have been light ...


How do you improve mammogram accuracy? Add noise

Technology / Computer Sciences

created 17 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Members of a Syracuse University research team have shown that an obscure phenomenon called stochastic resonance (SR) can improve the clarity of signals in systems such as radar, sonar and even radiography, used in medical ...


Study redefines placebo effect as part of effective treatment

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 19 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers used the placebo effect to successfully treat psoriasis patients with one quarter to one half of their usual dose of a widely used steroid medication, according to an early study published online today in the ...


Social networking changing the way we travel (AP)

Social networking changing the way we travel

Technology / Internet

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(AP) -- Isahrai Azaria is heading to Austin, Texas, in February, and thanks to Facebook, she already has 40 acquaintances, an invitation to go water tubing, and a line on the best vegetarian lunch place in ...


Elevated-risk women refuse MRI breast cancer screening

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a new study published in the January issue of Radiology, 42 percent of women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI declined to undergo the procedure.


Proline Repeats in Protein Help Grow Tooth Enamel (w/ Podcast)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple amino acid that is repeated in the center of proteins found in tooth enamel makes teeth stronger and more resilient, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago.


Bioengineered materials promote the growth of functional vasculature, new study shows

Bioengineered materials promote the growth of functional vasculature, new study shows

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Regenerative medicine therapies often require the growth of functional, stable blood vessels at the site of an injury. Using synthetic polymers called hydrogels, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology ...


Drug for Multiple Myeloma Demonstrated to Significantly Extend Disease-Free Survival

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Initial results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, showed that patients who received the oral drug lenalidomide (Revlimid, also ...



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