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Antibiotics fuel obesity by creating microbe upheavals
August 28, 2012 10:24 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | Blogs | CommentsAntibiotics fuel obesity by creating microbe upheavals We aren’t single individuals, but colonies of trillions. Our bodies, and our guts in particular, are home to vast swarms of bacteria and other microbes. This “microbiota” helps us to harvest energy from … Continue reading →
Module with media processor serves imaging applications
August 28, 2012 10:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsMSC Embedded today announced their compact Qseven MSC Q7-TI8168 module in a new, higher-performance variant with a DaVinci DM8168 digital media processor by Texas Instruments (TI). The processor integrates an ARM Cortex-A8 RISC MPU (up to 1.5 GHz), the C674x Floating Point VLIW digital signal processor (DSP) with up to 8000 MIPS and 6000 MFLOPS, as well as video and graphics accelerators.
Can Curiosity Mars mission inspire like Apollo?
August 28, 2012 9:27 am | by ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsNeil Armstrong inspired millions with his moonwalk. Can a feisty robotic rover exploring Mars do the same for another generation? With manned missions beyond the International Space Station on hold, the spotlight has turned on machines. While it did not rise to Armstrong's "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"...
What Apple's $1 billion victory over Samsung means for consumers
August 28, 2012 9:24 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsApple's $1 billion court victory over Samsung poses a lot of questions for consumers. Will Samsung phones still be available for sale? Will they be more expensive? Will owners of existing phones need to worry? A federal jury in San Jose, Calif., ruled late Friday that Samsung, the world's largest maker of phones, had copied features of the iPhone and the iPad.
Postcards from Mars show rover's key science targets
August 28, 2012 9:19 am | by Irene Klotz, Reuters | News | CommentsNASA on Monday showed off the first high-resolution, color portrait images taken by the Mars rover Curiosity, detailing a mound of layered rock where scientists plan to focus their search for the chemical ingredients of life on the Red Planet. The stunning images reveal distinct tiers near the base of the 3-mile- (5-km-)tall mountain that rises from the floor of the vast, ancient impact basin known as Gale Crater...
Bill Nye the Science Guy says creationism not good for kids
August 28, 2012 9:17 am | by Lily Kuo, Reuters | News | CommentsScientist and children's television personality Bill Nye, in a newly released online video, panned biblical creationism and implored American parents who reject the scientific theory of evolution not to teach their beliefs to their youngsters. "I say to the grownups, 'If you want to deny evolution and live in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we've observed in the universe that's fine."
Saudi Aramco says most damage from computer attack fixed
August 28, 2012 9:15 am | by Daniel Fineren and Amena Bakr, Reuters | News | CommentsSaudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil producer, has resumed operating its main internal computer networks after a virus infected about 30,000 of its workstations in mid-August, the company said on Sunday. Immediately after the August 15 cyber attack, the company announced it had cut off its electronic systems off from the outside world to prevent further attacks.
Regulators to study rules for electronics on planes
August 28, 2012 9:14 am | News | CommentsThe U.S. will take a look at the rules governing which electronic devices travelers can use during flights to help airlines decide if they should allow wider use of the gadgets, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday. A group that will be formed this fall will study the testing methods airline operators use...
Apple seeks quick bans on eight Samsung phones
August 28, 2012 9:12 am | by Sayantani Ghosh and Sruthi Ramakrishnan, Reuters | News | CommentsApple Inc is seeking speedy bans on the sale of eight Samsung Electronics phones, moving swiftly to translate its resounding court victory over its rival into a tangible business benefit. The world's most valuable company wasted no time in identifying its targets on Monday: eight older-model smartphones, including the Galaxy S2 and Droid Charge.
Study explores injury risk in military Humvee crashes
August 28, 2012 9:10 am | News | CommentsA new report by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy examines the risk factors for injuries to U.S. military personnel from crashes involving highly mobile multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs), more commonly known as Humvees. According to the study, involvement in combat and serving as the vehicle's operator or gunner posed the greatest risk for injury.
Divorced parents in hostile relationships use technology to sabotage communication, MU study finds
August 28, 2012 9:09 am | News | CommentsSeparated and divorced couples are increasingly using emails, texting and social media to communicate with their ex-partners about their children. However, when ex-spouses use that technology to withhold or manipulate information, the children are the ones who suffer most, according to a University of Missouri family studies expert.
Oak Ridge partnership merges strengths of lab, private sector
August 28, 2012 9:07 am | News | CommentsAn Oak Ridge engineering services firm with an international footprint has teamed with three Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists to form a subsidiary and market an award-winning text analysis system. The subsidiary, Global Security Information Analysts LLC, is the product of Professional Project Services (Pro2Serve) and the inventors of Piranha...
Samsung takes wraps off of Windows 8 desktop PCs
August 28, 2012 7:16 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSamsung will offer three different choices to people interested in buying a desktop computer equipped with a redesigned version of Windows going on sale this fall. The personal computers previewed Tuesday by Samsung at a technology conference in Germany provided one of the first glimpses at the...
Lexmark to cut 1,700 jobs, stop making inkjets
August 28, 2012 6:59 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLexmark is cutting 1,700 jobs, or almost 13 percent of its workforce, and says it will stop making inkjet printers as part of a drive to cut costs as it deals with shrinking sales of inkjets. The printer and software company said Tuesday that it will close its inkjet supply plant in the...
Samsung takes wraps off of Windows 8 desktop PCs
August 28, 2012 3:08 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSamsung will offer three different choices to people interested in buying a desktop computer equipped with a redesigned version of Windows going on sale this fall. The personal computers previewed Tuesday by Samsung at a technology conference in Germany provided one of the first glimpses at the...
