Babies, Even When Premature, 'See' With Their Hands

Babies, Even When Premature, 'See' With Their Hands

  9:56:00 PM    Science Lover

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Even premature babies at 33 weeks post-conceptional age, about 2 months before term (40 gestational weeks), are capable of recognizing and distinguishing two objects of different shapes (a prism and a cylinder) with their right or left hands. This is the first demonstration...

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Quantum Breakthrough: New Materials Possible

Quantum Breakthrough: New Materials Possible

  11:13:00 AM    Science Lover

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Princeton engineers have made a breakthrough in an 80-year-old quandary in quantum physics, paving the way for the development of new materials that could make electronic devices smaller and cars more energy efficient.Professor Emily Carter and graduate student Chen Huang...

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Surprise! Neural Mechanism May Underlie an Enhanced Memory for the Unexpected

Surprise! Neural Mechanism May Underlie an Enhanced Memory for the Unexpected

  9:06:00 AM    Science Lover

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The human brain excels at using past experiences to make predictions about the future. However, the world around us is constantly changing, and new events often violate our logical expectations.The element of surprise appears to have a big effect on our ability to remember....

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Nanotechnology Sparks Energy Storage on Paper and Cloth

Nanotechnology Sparks Energy Storage on Paper and Cloth

  10:08:00 PM    Science Lover

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By dipping ordinary paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles, Stanford engineer Yi Cui has found a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors (which, like batteries, store energy, but by electrostatic rather...

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Microsoft Threw Out the Playbook for Windows Phone 7

Microsoft Threw Out the Playbook for Windows Phone 7

  12:54:00 AM    Science Lover

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One of the biggest stories of the Mobile World Conference was the unveiling--finally--of Windows Mobile 7, rebranded as Windows Phone 7. The story within the story is how Microsoft abandoned the foundation established with the waning Windows Mobile platform, went back to...

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New Generation of Neuro-Computer Develop by Computer Scientists

New Generation of Neuro-Computer Develop by Computer Scientists

  7:54:00 PM    Science Lover

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Intelligent machines that not only think for themselves but also actively learn are the vision of researchers of the Institute for Theoretical Science (IGI) at Graz University of Technology. They have been co-ordinating the European Union research project "Brain-i-Nets"...

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Photosynthesis: A New Source of Electrical Energy? Biofuel Cell Works in Cactus

Photosynthesis: A New Source of Electrical Energy? Biofuel Cell Works in Cactus

  1:08:00 AM    Science Lover

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Scientists in France have transformed the chemical energy generated by photosynthesis into electrical energy by developing a novel biofuel cell. The advance offers a new strategy to convert solar energy into electrical energy in an environmentally-friendly and renewable...

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Artificial Foot Recycles Energy for Easier Walking

Artificial Foot Recycles Energy for Easier Walking

  1:01:00 AM    Science Lover

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An artificial foot that recycles energy otherwise wasted in between steps could make it easier for amputees to walk, its developers say.Developers say that an artificial foot that recycles energy otherwise wasted in between steps could make it easier for amputees to walk....

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Diamond Nanowires for Quantum Computing?

Diamond Nanowires for Quantum Computing?

  1:54:00 AM    Science Lover

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Diamond Nanowire Device Could Lead to New Class of Diamond Nanomaterials Suitable for Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Computing, and Magnetic Field Imaging By creating diamond-based nanowire devices, a team at Harvard has taken another step towards making applications based...

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Nano-Gold Turns Light Into Electricity

Nano-Gold Turns Light Into Electricity

  1:15:00 AM    Science Lover

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Scientists Turn Light Into Electrical Current Using a Golden Nanoscale System Material scientists at the Nano/Bio Interface Center of the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated the transduction of optical radiation to electrical current in a molecular circuit. The...

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New Fiber Nanogenerators Could Lead to Electric Clothing

New Fiber Nanogenerators Could Lead to Electric Clothing

  1:33:00 AM    Science Lover

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In research that gives literal meaning to the term "power suit," University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created energy-scavenging nanofibers that could one day be woven into clothing and textiles.Shown is a fiber nanogenerator on a plastic substrate created...

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Is Twitter Fretting over Google Buzz?

Is Twitter Fretting over Google Buzz?

  6:58:00 PM    Science Lover

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Well, it looks like Twitter may be getting similar comeuppance. Google just announced Google Buzz and you can learn about it in the video above or in the TechCrunch article hot off the press...

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Windows Phone 7: No Multitasking, Stricter Microsoft QA

Windows Phone 7: No Multitasking, Stricter Microsoft QA

  9:13:00 AM    Science Lover

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Later this month, Microsoft will most likely unveil Windows Mobile 7 Windows Phone 7 at the Mobile World Congress. Rumours abound, and the latest set of rumours paint a rather dramatic turnaround for Microsoft's mobile platform - no more multitasking, application distribution...

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Liquid Phone with Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor

Liquid Phone with Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor

  6:15:00 AM    Science Lover

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Acer has brought a new liquid phone in India. It’s really liquid due to its unique feature which differentiates it from the other phones. This phone has the world’s first Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and is based on the first Android 1.6 high definition smart phone. It...

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Meet Robonaut – the world's most skillful bot who can help out auto workers on Earth and lend a hand to astronauts in space

Meet Robonaut – the world's most skillful bot who can help out auto workers on Earth and lend a hand to astronauts in space

  3:28:00 PM    Science Lover

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NASA and an American car company are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.Engineers and scientists from NASA and General Motors worked together to build a...

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Microsoft Office 2010 RC available for download

Microsoft Office 2010 RC available for download

  7:34:00 PM    Science Lover

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Microsoft just sent an e-mail stating that Office 2010 Release Candidate (RC) is now available for download to Connect users. Users beta-testing the suite can go ahead to Microsoft Connect and download the latest builds – v4734.1000 for 2010 client and build v4730.1010...

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Superconducting Hydrogen

Superconducting Hydrogen

  7:02:00 PM    Science Lover

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Physicists have long wondered whether hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, could be transformed into a metal and possibly even a superconductor -- the elusive state in which electrons can flow without resistance.Periodic table detail of hydrogen. (Credit:...

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Gene Function Discovery: Guilt by Association

Gene Function Discovery: Guilt by Association

  9:33:00 AM    Science Lover

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Scientists have created a new computational model that can be used to predict gene function of uncharacterized plant genes with unprecedented speed and accuracy. The network, dubbed AraNet, has over 19,600 genes associated to each other by over 1 million links and can increase...

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