Google DNA
An analysis of Google's business structure that argues that the company's unique organizational structure gives it the flexibility to consistently transform to meet any challenge the globe can offer.....
MIT discover the secret behind nature's medicine
MIT scientists have just learned another lesson from nature. After years of wondering how organisms managed to create self-medications, such as anti-fungal agents, chemists have discovered the simple secret........
Now Showing: Declining Sales at Theater Snack Bars
As more people decide to stay away from movie houses, the drop in attendance is being felt by makers of food for concession stands.....
Coming Soon: Google Voice Search
Google's latest patent issued today by the US Patent and Trademark Office covers a "Voice interface for a search engine."........
Regrow your own parts--salamanders can do it--why can't humans?
Stem cell therapy has long captured the limelight as a way to the goal of regenerative medicine, that of repairing the body with its own natural systems. But a few scientists, working in a relatively obscure field, believe another path to regenerative medicine may be as likely to succeed.........
Larger than life...This is a great series of sculptures
Ron Mueck is an Australian hyper-realist sculptor who creates gargantuan-sized sculptures that capture details of the human body so well that they're hard to believe. Mueck is a master at capturing human expression and recreating the detail of muscles, skin, fat and bones that we are all made of. Also -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Mueck.......
Soduku used as a bait for adaware downloads.
It's common practice for hackers to attempt to trick users into visiting maliciously constructed websites by offering either warez or smut. These pages are designed to exploit various software vulnerabilities in order to install malware onto victims' machines...........
Why a spider hangs from a thread and does not rotate.
"The extraordinary properties of spider's thread are like a blessing for researchers working on polymers. However, the amazing twisting properties it displays are still not very well understood.".............
Apple downloads will be availible on airplanes.
Companies that make in-flight entertainment systems for airliners are trying to get Apple to let them host iTunes on aircraft. They want passengers to burn their frequent flier miles on downloads. Thales and Panasonic are definitely interested...........
nanoparticles are effective in killing cancer.
Research studies, based at the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrate that biodegradable nano-particles containing two potent cancer-fighting drugs are effective in killing human breast tumors...............
A weird look at some of the most important numbers in mathematics.
i dugg this out of the BBC archives. "Hear about the stark reality behind the imaginary number, try a slice of pi, find out about the natural beauty of the golden ratio, discover why some infinities are bigger than others, and see why nothing really matters."...........
Next toyota prius will hit 113 miles per gallon.
Apparently the next Toyota Prius will get an insane 113 mpg. It's going to use lithium batteries instead of nickel and will accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in under 10 seconds, compared to 11 for the current model...........
3d chocolate printer made from lego's.........
LED construction signs hacked
Someone, or a group of someone's in or around the University of Toronto has figured out how to hack the construction signs and is using them to display anti-car messages: "Don't Drive" and "Take Your SUV Back to Detroit"...........
Discovery of nti-freeze gene may be a boon for crops
Australian scientists have discovered an "anti-freeze gene" that allows Antarctic grass to survive at minus 30 Celsius (minus 22 Fahrenheit), saying it could prevent multi-million-dollar crop losses from frost.........
The .EU landrush fiasco
The .EU landrush fiasco. A bumbling registry allows Europe's very own domain name to be highjacked! From Bob Parsons blog, CEO and founder of GoDaddy.com...........
Nanotech Raises Worker-Safety Questions (No one knows the consequences)
No state or federal worker-protection rules address the specific risks of nanomaterials, even though many laboratory and animal studies have shown that nano-size particles -- those on the order of a millionth of a millimeter -- spur peculiar biological reactions and can be far more toxic than larger granules of the same chemicals........
water drops bounce into action.
What happens if you let a drop of water fall gently onto a water-repelling surface? Physicists in France and the Netherlands who tried the experiment were surprised by what they saw. They found that a violent, ultra-fine jet of water emerges from the drop, moving at up to 40 times the drop's initial impact speed.............
Explanations of Phi: The golden ratio
Shapes proportioned according to the golden ratio have long been considered aesthetically pleasing in Western cultures, and the golden ratio is still used frequently in art and design, suggesting a natural balance between symmetry and asymmetry........
Most lucrative collage degrees in 2006
Engineers are still tops in this 2006 CNN Money survey. Liberal arts majors are still starving...
Registry edits for windows xp
This site contains 383 registry tweaks/vbs scripts for windows XP. Includes removing/deleting sticky keys, setting RDP port number, tons of modifications to start menu behavior, and about 380 more (But be careful some of these changes are not reversible and can damage your computer if used inappropriately)...........
Google Buys Search Algorithm Invented by Israeli Student
Google recently acquired an advanced text search algorithm invented by an Israeli student. Yahoo and Microsoft were also negotiating....
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