On the real possibility of human differences
I have discussed the reality that many areas of psychology are susceptible enough to false positives that the ideological preferences of the researchers come to the fore. CBC …
I have discussed the reality that many areas of psychology are susceptible enough to false positives that the ideological preferences of the researchers come to the fore. CBC …
Bionic contact lenses—which would display navigation data, personal emails, or any other sort of info superimposed on the world before your eyes—have long been mainstays of science fiction. Over the past several years, researchers have been working…
What’s the News: Parents going broke to pay for their offspring’s braces and orthodontistry can finally blame somebody besides their mildly malformed children: our farmer ancestors. A study published this week in the Proceedings of the National …
When it comes to acetaminophen (aka Tylenol or paracetamol), taking slightly too much for a few days may be more deadly than taking way too much all at once. A study…
Our good friends over at Popular Photography just posted a lengthy expert test of the iPhone 4S ‘s camera. It’s been called one of the best phone cameras ever released, and not just by Apple–but how does it stack up against point-and-shoots, superzooms, …
How does an electric Phantom feel? Like a Phantom One of the highlights of the LA Auto Show was a chance to drive the Rolls Royce 102EX, a one-of-a-kind electric Phantom. Powered by two 145-kilowatt motors…
Best App Store image editing apps Manage, share and edit your photos with ease with the help of these helpful apps from the Mac App Store… 01. ImageConvert …
While inventing a device to ease phantom limb pain, Katherine Bomkamp, then in high school, found others to help her with the engineering.
On a review site for transport companies, it’s the company (not the consumer) that gets the final comment. And the Haggler wonders why.
October 21, 2011: Pakistan has bought the American ALQ-211 AIDEWS (Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite) pod for their F-16 fighters. The ALQ-211 allows the aircraft to detect radar, jamming and laser signals hitting the aircraft, as well as the presence of chemical weapons.
iOS 5 vs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Whether it’s on tablets or smartphones, Apple and Google are definitely the 500lb gorillas of the industry at the moment, with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 yet to gain a …
Research suggests news aggregators like Google drive more traffic to local sites—but not their home pages. Google has long been a favorite scapegoat of the troubled news …
Cloud computing is changing how businesses, consumers, and even armies store and use data. Technology Review looks at six ideas at the cutting edge.
Northern Virginia’s technology corridor welcomes a new, one-of-a-kind merchant bank providing M&…
Tokyo, Oct 20, 2011 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced today the development two new fuel-saving technologies: the “4J10″ lightweight and compact 1.8-liter gasoline engine incorporating a new version of the company’s MIVEC* variable valve timing system and the…
While the debate rages in rich nations, successful developing countries like Brazil, Chile, China, India and Indonesia have figured out a way forward, and are moving ahead. Here is what they are doing.
A few weeks ago, I noted that physicists Andrew Cohen and Sheldon Glashow had submitted a paper suggesting the the OPERA results probably did not indicate neutrinos…
The Federal Aviation Administration’s new 336-foot-tall Memphis Tower gives a bird’s-eye view of Memphis International Airport.
[ Watch the Video ] Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a new radar technology that can reveal what is going on behind a wall. The new see-through-walls technology developed at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory has the …
First Jet To Join Company Fleet Of Sikorsky S-76 Helicopters Sikorsky subsidiary Associated Aircraft Group (AAG) has added the Total Eclipse Twin-Engine Jet to its fleet of…
Jim separates the fact from the fiction of the writer’s television works.
The moon is made of far more valuable stuff than green cheese. And one man wants to capitalize on that fact. NASA , which ended America’s space shuttle program in June, says it wants to privatize spaceflight.
PERRY — Houston County schools officials visited Forsyth County last month to get a glimpse at how that district has implemented a system in which students bring their own technology from home for use in the classroom.
Tadashi Yamashina, Toyota Motor Corporation Senior Managing Officer and Toyota Motorsport Chairman, said: “Toyota has entered Le Mans before, but by using our hybrid technology this time will be
Londoners who walk or bike around town with a smartphone that records their whereabouts will soon earn points redeemable at shops and restaurants. The program aims to harness ubiquitous phone tracking technology to ease congestion and pollution as well
Ford showed off new technology in Orlando Monday, which could let cars essentially talk to each other.
MIT researchers have devised a new technology that they say may make it easier to develop HIV vaccines. The technology measures various aspects of responses of individual T cells
DALLAS, TX–(Marketwire – Oct 17, 2011) – NYTEX Energy Holdings, Inc. ( OTCQB : NYTE ) ( OTCBB : NYTE ) (the “Company” or “NYTEX”), a Dallas-based energy holding company comprising two wholly …
IntelliVision Technology Ltd. Auckland, New Zealand, October 17, 2011 – Rhonda Software Ltd. the developer of innovative computer-vision system for audience measurement myAudience-Measure has signed a strategic alliance with IntelliVision Technology Ltd., Auckland, NZ.
The Air Force spent $1.2 billion on United Launch Alliance rockets in the 2011 fiscal year. The agency’s proposed 2012 budget projects a nearly 50 percent increase next year and spending nearly $10 billion during the next five years: 2012 : $1.76 billion 2013 : $1.75 billion 2014 : $2.04 billion 2015 : $2.09 billion 2016 : $2.22 billion Source: U.S. Air …
Each year, Business Travel News publishes its Annual Airline Survey, ranking the five largest domestic airlines in the U.S. Sponsored By: Want to build a better online …
Also: An airport security bin supplier plans to expand operations, and Korean Air lands the world’s largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, at LAX. Although spending on business travel has surged this year, anxiety over an uncertain economic climate
CAN cyber terrorism force nations into chaos and possible war in the future? The possibilities and potentials are there as defence systems become more and more dependent on computers
Thanks to Ed Yong several people on twitter have encountered my post, The point mutation which made humanity . My broader concern which I was attempting to highlight is that too often when we attempt to ascertain the origins of modern human success in relation to our archaic cousins…
Fluor, the engineering giant, is investing $30 million to rescue the struggling startup NuScale. The large engineering and construction firm Fluor has taken a majority stake in NuScale Power, a startup that has been developing small, modular nuclear reactors. The investment effectively rescues …
New voice recognition technology has been added to P.E.I.’s two main emergency rooms to help with doctors’ poor typing skills.
Smart teenagers across New Zealand are sending in their technology inventions for this year’s ETITO Bright Sparks Awards.
VANDALS are believed to have used a high powered air gun to smash the windows of 10 cars — leaving a family-run car sales business counting the cost. Thousands…
PM Manmohan Singh may wax eloquent that the military will be equipped with “all necessary means to meet all threats”, including those “which go beyond conventional warfare”, but no sense of urgency is being shown in the space arena.
It’s time to accept the fact that the shuttles won’t fly again, experts say.
It’s about that time to start booking holiday travel. If you haven’t booked yet, you may want to hurry. High prices are expected to climb higher.
The young Salafis, or ultraconservative Muslims, keep their beards and moral piety but project a hip, socially conscious allure to soften the brimstone of their clerics. It is a perplexing terrain. Bearded and feeling misunderstood, Mohamed Tolba made a movie to tell the world he is not a terrorist
Researchers have spent three decades trying to solve the riddle of HIV, an endeavor that infectious disease expert David Margolis calls “as difficult as inventing a warp drive to travel to other stars.”…
Fascinating, Orbital cycles, Australian lake levels, and the arrival of aborigines : But the other big feature is that the lake-filling events that occurred after 50,000 years ago…
A new ultra-sensitive technology which can monitor leaks from underwater gas pipelines has been developed by scientists in the UK.
LONDON–(BUSINESSWIRE)– 92% of electric vehicle traction motors are currently used for small vehicles Worldwide, over 34 million e-bikes were sold in 2011 By 2022, motors for small vehicles will account …
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 12, 2011) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced that all of its turbine-powered aircraft are approved to use biofuels – a renewable resource that can help reduce the use of fossil fuels and minimize
Supercomputer specialist Cray has been given $97m to upgrade the US’s most powerful supercomputer, Jaguar, to a new petascale system named Titan that could take the
In a strategic move to strengthen fundamental science and technology and foster transformational advances in renewable energies, the Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) and Caltech have established a $10 million partnership.
