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The risk of osteoarthritis and index to ring finger length ratio

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 02, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

[B]Study associates shorter second than fourth digit with independent risk for knee osteoarthritis, especially among women[/B] Index to ring finger length ratio (2D:4D) is a trait known for its sexual differences. Men typ ...


Sagem and Hitachi unveil multi-modal finger vein and fingerprint device

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sagem Sécurité and Hitachi, the engineering and information technology giant will unveil the first ever multi-modal finger vein and fingerprint device at Biometrics 2009 in London, Finger VP.


Hormone that affects finger length key to social behavior

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 2

The hormones, called androgens, are important in the development of masculine characteristics such as aggression and strength. It is also thought that prenatal androgens affect finger length during development in the womb. ...


Hitachi develops a 3mm thin-type finger vein authentication module

Hitachi develops a 3mm thin-type finger vein authentication module

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hitachi, Ltd. today announced the development of a 3mm thick thin-type finger vein authentication module. Finger vein authentication is a biometric identification technology which employs near infrared light ...


Waist-hip ratio better than BMI for gauging obesity in elderly

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Body mass index (BMI) readings may not be the best gauge of obesity in older adults, according to new research from UCLA endocrinologists and geriatricians. Instead, they say, the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a ...


Technique enables efficient gene splicing in human embryonic stem cells

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A novel technique allows researchers to efficiently and precisely modify or introduce genes into the genomes of human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, according to Whitehead scientists. ...


Review: Rubik's TouchCube a little too touchy (AP)

Review: Rubik's TouchCube a little too touchy

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Thirty years ago Erno Rubik took a puzzle he had been tinkering with and turned it into the must-have brain twister toy, the Rubik's Cube.


Fingerprint technology beats world's toughest tests ... including 100s of builders' thumbs

Fingerprint technology beats world's toughest tests... including 100s of builders' thumbs

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Technology developed by the University of Warwick that can identify partial, distorted, scratched, smudged, or otherwise warped fingerprints in just a few seconds has just scored top marks in the world's two ...


ASUS Introduces the Designo MS Series LCD Monitors

ASUS Introduces the Designo MS Series LCD Monitors

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Asus today unveiled the brand new ultra-slim Designo MS Series LCD monitors MS246/ 236/ 227/ 226/ 202 to astound users with a perfect combination of exceptional style and picture quality.


Touch screen gamble: which technology to use

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Prompted partly by the iPhone's phenomenal popularity, consumers are demanding and likely to get a wider range of touch screens on many more electronic devices.



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