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Remains of Minoan-style painting discovered during excavations of Canaanite palace

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created 10 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The remains of a Minoan-style wall painting, recognizable by a blue background, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, was discovered in the course of the recent excavation season at Tel Kabri. This fresco joins others ...


Online collaboration with built-in clarity

Online collaboration with built-in clarity

Technology / Software

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Software packages that interoperate while providing online users with an overview of their colleagues' work may finally threaten the dominance of email as the world's premier collaboration ...


Garmin Nuvifone G60

GPS phone offerings: Price is Nuvifone G60's downfall; Navigon is on the money

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

GPS navigation is morphing from a cool luxury to just one more thing you expect out of a decent smart phone. But different phones approach the issue in different ways.


Researcher: 'Optical biopsy' for breast cancer increasingly accurate

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer. But women may not have to endure the medical costs, stress and potential complications that accompany such invasive biopsies forever. ...


NXP Sets New Benchmarks for LED Drivers

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NXP Semiconductors today announced three major developments in its portfolio of mains connected LED driver solutions: the success of its SSL2101 LED driver IC in matching LED lifetimes in an accelerated lifetime test; the ...


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Robots primed for 'are you being served' role in Arabic

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A laboratory in the UAE has built what it says is the world's first Arabic-speaking robot which could soon go into mass production to serve as staff in shopping malls.


New methods are changing old materials

New methods are changing old materials

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A company that makes steel for bearings used in heavy trucks had a big problem. The trucks travel through harsh, perilous environments such as Siberia, and an unexpected bearing failure on ...


Research May Help Plants, Humans Survive Stress, Disease

Research May Help Plants, Humans Survive Stress, Disease

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New technology to analyze gene expression at the level of different cell types offers new insights in the ways that plants and animals react to the environment and how they change when they ...


Blinkx adds music video search tool

Blinkx adds music video search tool

Technology / Internet

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Online video search engine blinkx launched a new tool Tuesday to find and watch music videos on the Internet.


Consumer electronics can help improve patient health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes, such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking cessation, according to a report by researchers at the ...


Quick and easy diagnosis for mitochondrial disorders

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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

Soon you could be genetically screened for mitochondrial disorders quickly and comprehensively. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal, Genome Medicine, outlines an innovative clinical diagnostic test f ...


Major breakthrough could lead to new antibiotics for human use

Major breakthrough could lead to new antibiotics for human use

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The means to fully understand and exploit a type of fungus that could form the basis of a new class of antibiotics has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol. With certain ...


Researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varieties

Researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varieties

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cowpea, a protein-rich legume crop, is immensely important in many parts of the world, particularly drought-prone regions of Africa and Asia, where it plays a central role in the diet and economy of hundreds ...


Researchers identify workings of L-form bacteria

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have for the first time identified the genetic mechanisms involved in the formation and survival of L-form bacteria. Their findings are described in a study ...


Software Helps Design Energy Stingy Buildings

Software Helps Design Energy Stingy Buildings (w/ Video)

Technology / Software

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new quick, easy to use and free software tool created by NREL developers seamlessly combines the building energy simulation of EnergyPlus with the popular drawing interface of Google's SketchUp, ...