Monthly Archives: March 2008

Lasers For ‘Star Trek’-Type Terahertz Handhelds Get Even Cooler

While space science has long been excited about advancements in the millimeter-wavelength/terahertz spectra, its potential in biology has been largely untapped. However, since THz radiation primarily excites vibrational modes present in water, imaging of soft tissues could also show a lot of improvement.
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Green tea helps beat superbugs

Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
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Why Would Anyone Make A Relay Computer?

I have no idea. But he did. And it looks cool.
Scroll down for more photos. This video contains a narration followed by a demo, complete with clicking.
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Changing the White Face of the Green Movement

As a lead scientist at the Nature Conservancy, one of the richest and most influential green groups in the U.S., Sanjayan fights for biodiversity.
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Hackers embed flashing animations on epilepsy support forum

This go ’round, a group of griefers (assuming to be members of Anonymous) managed to invade a support forum established by the nonprofit Epilepsy Foundation and use JavaScript code and messages littered with flashing animations to effectively assault dozens of visitors who suffer from the disorder.
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Diet Sunglasses Turn Off Your Appetite

You’ve all heard that joke about a chubby guy or gal being on a “see food” diet. Well, a Japanese company named Yumetai seems to have given some serious thought to the matter, creating dieter’s sunglasses with deep blue lenses that make the food you’re eating look, well, disgusting.
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Japan’s Windows Vista Gets "Pretty in Pink"

Why not, after all? The land of Pokemon and Hello, Kitty! will surely go for a pink boxed copy of WIndows Vista in droves, won’t it? Sure it will.
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Documentary to Reveal Japan’s Dolphin Slaughter to the World

Japan’s whale hunts are well-known, but its dolphin hunts may not be so familiar to people. A documentary slated for release in late summer of this year aims to reveal to the world the horrific slaughter.
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Desperately Seeking Drivers … for Windows Vista SP1

I haven’t been able to upgrade my Dell Inspiron XPS M1710 to Windows Vista SP1 because of - what else - driver issues, as you probably recall from my earlier post. Basically, I needed an update for my SigmaTel sound card driver. And quite naturally, looking at the M1710 driver section, there was no update!
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NY Times Reporter Behind the Scenes Expose on Wiretapping

… The Times’ decision to publish the [warrantless wiretapping] story-a decision that was once so controversial-has been largely overshadowed by all the other political and legal clamor surrounding President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program: the dozens of civil lawsuits; the ongoing government investigations; the raging congressional debate; and the still-unresolved question, which Congress will take up […]

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