News tagged with horizontal position


Did dinosaurs hold their heads up?

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Some dinosaurs may have held their heads up, like a giraffe, rather than in a more horizontal position, University of Portsmouth scientists report today.





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St. Jude identifies the specific cell that causes eye cancer, disproving long-held theory

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 18, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified the cell that gives rise to the eye cancer retinoblastoma, disproving a long-standing principle of nerve growth and development. The finding suggests ...


Samsung Alias 2 by Verizon Wireless

Samsung Incorporates E-Ink Panel Technology for Their Alias 2 Phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- E-ink panels have become very popular for e-book readers; however Samsung has taken this technology one step further and using it in the keyboard for their Alias 2 3G cell phone.


Expedition 21 to Launch to Station Wednesday Morning

Light-Duty Day for ISS Crew, Expedition 21 to Launch Wednesday Morning

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Expedition 20 crew members had a light-duty work day and performed a variety of maintenance and science-related tasks Monday as they prepare for a busy week aboard the International Space ...


National chip has low-jitter video ability

Technology /

created Apr 10, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new video synchronization separator boasts the industry's best "jitter" performance for high-definition applications, National Semiconductor said Monday.


Unexpected findings about development of nervous system

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 18, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In his dissertation work, Per-Henrik Edqvist at Uppsala University in Sweden has characterized the molecular development of the retina in the eye with the aim of understanding how the nervous system develops. He has attained ...


Review: Mini monitor can be a useful desktop annex (AP)

Review: Mini monitor can be a useful desktop annex

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(AP) -- When you're surfing the Web, editing photos, listening to MP3s and tweeting, it's easy to run out of real estate on your computer display. If only you had a little extra screen - like a digital kid ...


Ability to literally imagine oneself in another's shoes may be  tied to empathy

Ability to literally imagine oneself in another's shoes may be tied to empathy

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3

New research from Vanderbilt University indicates the way our brain handles how we move through space -- including being able to imagine literally stepping into someone else's shoes -- may be related to how ...


Epson Develops New High-Resolution 3D LCD Display

Epson Develops New High-Resolution 3D LCD Display

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (30) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Seiko Epson Corporation has developed a high-resolution (equivalent to QVGA) autostereoscopic 3D liquid-crystal display that affords extra freedom of viewing position compared to conventional ...


Japanese Researchers Develop Portable 3D Display System

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 29, 2006 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (31) | comments 0

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it has co-developed a portable, seven-inch 3D display system with Associate Professor Yasuhiro Takagi of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Both still images and video can ...


Research: Baby's sleep position is major factor in 'flat-headedness'

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A baby's sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly ? or the development of flat spots on an infant's head -- according to findings reported by ...



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