 Making the classroom a playground for learning July 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Playing computer games in school may sound like the kids rule the classroom. But European researchers have shown that such games can be used to boost learning.
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Wake-up call: Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAs July 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In recent years cell phones and PDAs—"Personal Digital Assistants"—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record ... | |
 New Italian museum offers 3D virtual tour of ancient city July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Visitors to Herculaneum, destroyed along with Pompeii in the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, can now take a 3D virtual tour recreating life in the ancient Roman town. | |
 UC San Diego Unveils Highest Resolution Scientific Display System in the World July 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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As the size of complex scientific data sets grows exponentially, so does the need for scientists to explore the data visually and collaboratively in ultra-high resolution environments. To that end, the California ... | |
Intel, Dreamworks Animation Form Alliance to Revolutionize 3-D Filmmaking Technology July 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Intel Corporation and DreamWorks Animation SKG today announced they have formed a strategic alliance aimed at revolutionizing 3-D filmmaking technology, beginning with Monsters vs. Aliens, which is slated for a domestic release ... | |
 Matsushita Electric Works says it has developed eco-friendly lamp July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Japan's Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. said Tuesday it had developed a fluorescent lamp that does not use mercury or a gas-discharging process. | |
 IBM Technology to Protect Customer Data in the Call Center Industry July 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at IBM's India Research Laboratory have developed advanced data masking technology that helps call centers protect critical data without disrupting customer service or business operations. As IBM ... | |
 Simple insulation could combat heat, cold and noise July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Around the world, an estimated one billion people--mostly in rural villages and the shanty towns surrounding developing-world cities--live in houses whose roofs are nothing more than thin sheets of corrugated ... | |
Ski Faster with Camera-less Fusion Motion Capture July 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Professional skiers can now learn how to ski faster with the aid of a new system used to capture 3D motion of athletic movements – Fusion Motion Capture (FMC). Featured in Wiley-Blackwell’s journal, Sports Technology, ... | |
Wake-up call to business: Tighten up on information security June 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
According to the Department of Trade and Industry there are 4.5 million businesses in the UK of which 99.3% are small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), employing 0-49 employees. These comprise 58.9% of the total workforce ... | |
Study shows how using mental strategies can alter the brain's reward circuitry June 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The cognitive strategies humans use to regulate emotions can determine both neurological and physiological responses to potential rewards, a team of New York University and Rutgers University neuroscientists has discovered. ... | |
Food inspection technology could kill waiter jokes June 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
New inspection X-ray technology developed by European researchers is helping to ensure that the only thing in people’s dinners is the food itself. | |
Morning sickness is pregnancy 'wellness insurance' June 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Morning sickness. It's the bane of many of a pregnancy. And many a future mother wonders at the apparently unnecessary suffering.
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 Germany launches programme to develop hybrid vehicles June 26, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The German goverment and industrial partners including auto giant Volkswagen launched Thursday a programme to encourage the development of more environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles. | |
 Avalanche photodiodes target bioterrorism agents June 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers have shown that a new class of ultraviolet photodiode could help meet the U.S. military's pressing requirement for compact, reliable and cost-effective sensors to detect anthrax and other bioterrorism ... | |
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