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Study suggests mobile phone use during pregnancy may cause ADHD in offspring

Posted by admin in Electronics, Medicine on 20. Mar, 2012 | No Comments

Study suggests mobile phone use during pregnancy may cause ADHD in offspring

While there have been – and continue to be – numerous studies examining the effects of radiation from mobile phones on users, Yale School of Medicine researchers have looked at the possible effects on fetuses of mobile phone use by pregnant mothers. According to the study, mobile phone radiation exposure in the womb can affect [...]

Flying faster than the speed of light could create deadly explosions on arrival

Posted by admin in Science, Space on 14. Mar, 2012 | No Comments

Flying faster than the speed of light could create deadly explosions on arrival

Imagine: you’ve traveled all the way across the galaxy to some faraway, potentially life-embracing planet orbiting a faraway star, only to obliterate your destination upon arrival. It’s a very real threat according to few physicists at the University of Sydney. It turns out that a spacecraft emerging from a so-called Alcubierre warp drive does so [...]

Microsoft’s ‘Universal Translator’ lets you speak foreign languages in your own voice

Posted by admin in Computers, Mobile technology on 13. Mar, 2012 | No Comments

Microsoft’s ‘Universal Translator’ lets you speak foreign languages in your own voice

Siri’s ability to speak and recognize various languages is impressive, but Microsoft is not to be outdone. Microsoft Research labs has demoed a new prototype software that could be the next big step toward a so-called “universal translator” device, one that can instantly flip one language into another and back again so a conversation can [...]

Super high-res 3D laser printer: high-speed 3D printing of tiny objects

Posted by admin in Hi-tech, Science on 13. Mar, 2012 | No Comments

Super high-res 3D laser printer: high-speed 3D printing of tiny objects

Are 3D printers not amazing enough already? Apparently some scientists at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) didn’t think so, as they have now built one that can create intricate objects as small as a grain of sand. While the ability to 3D-print such tiny items is actually not unique to the TU Vienna [...]

Artificial vein valve could replace drugs for treating common circulatory problem

Posted by admin in Medicine on 12. Mar, 2012 | No Comments

Artificial vein valve could replace drugs for treating common circulatory problem

Chronic venous insufficiency – or CVI – is a very common medical condition in which veins in the legs cannot pump enough oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. It is caused by faulty valves within the leg veins, and causes blood to pool in the legs, which can lead to edemas and even open ulcers. [...]