There's just something about these XPS Diamond speakers that makes me want to retch. Sure, full USB means no clutter. Yeah, I guess a mini remote is nice? But I don't want to look at giant, meh-looking orbs while listening to music. But the worst part is the PR: "An outstanding design, honed to appeal to female audiences." What does that even mean? Anything plasticky and vaguely shaped like jewelry is a girl's best friend? You can do better. [7 Gadgets] More »
Don't have a girlfriend, and don't want to put forth any iota of effort to get one? You're in luck! Creepy web service Cloud Girlfriend will create a virtual GF who will interact with you over social networks. Ah, love. More »
Live wallpapers can be really fun and interactive, but PhotoWall Live Wallpaper makes them intensely personal. It goes beyond using the pictures in your gallery and extends to Facebook. More »
The most serious threat to our already overtaxed medical system? iPaditis, a fearsome condition that, let's face it, you're about two weeks of Sword and Sworcery away from contracting a third degree case of. More »
At its first spring practice on Wednesday, the Fighting Irish coaching staff introduced the "HelmetCam," a tiny camera that attaches to a player's helmet — Notre Dame used it opposite potential starting quarterback Dayne Crist's throwing arm — and records his every glance and decision. Much like a brain, the HelmetCam does not have the stability to survive recurring hard hits to the head, so it probably won't find its way into the school's NBC contract for game days, but it will provide the coaching staff with special insight into where their quarterbacks look on a given play. It's a great idea for QB training and play development so far in advance of the regular season — and it should add new pressure to the four players vying to start behind center for the Irish. More »
You all have seen the Hubble's breathtaking space panoramas. They aren't just simple photographs, but digital composites made of two or more greyscale images taken by different cameras onboard the space telescope. This video reveals exactly how they do it. More »
Die Berufsgenossenschaft Holz und Metall hat das Kieler Unternehmen ergoTOP-Institut fuer Arbeitswissenschaft und Unternehmensoptimierung GmbH beauftragt, praeventive Massnahmen fuer das sichere Arbeiten mit Nanopartikeln in der Metall- und Holzbranche zu entwickeln.
COIN (the Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology) invites the community to join the nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine track "Roadmap to Profitability" at the 2011 NC Nanotechnology Commercialization Conference (NCNCC 2011) on March 29, 2011 at the Barnhardt Center, UNC Charlotte.
The battle against deadly staph infections is closer to victory as Illinois researchers have uncovered secrets of how the bacterium protects itself from human immune attacks, which could lead to more effective anti-staph therapies.
Radiation and chemotherapy are common partners in anticancer therapy for solid tumors, but too often, the combined side effects associated with each mode of therapy can limit how aggressively oncologists can treat their patients. Now, a team of investigators from Vanderbilt University and Washington University in St. Louis, has developed a nanoparticle that only targets irradiated tumors, offering the potential for reducing chemotherapy-associated toxicities and increasing the effectiveness of combination therapy.
Using a biodegradable polymer produced by a slime mold, a team of investigators from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has created a multifunctional nanoparticle that attacks a key pathway involved in breast cancer in two different ways. Tests using animals with human breast tumors showed that the new nanoparticle produced a 90% reduction in tumor growth.
Using a handheld molecular imaging device in combination with magnetic nanoparticles and a smartphone, a team of investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School has developed a fast, portable and potentially inexpensive method of detecting cancer from human biopsy samples.
New research highlights a promising method that uses gold nanoparticles to detect the presence of circulating tumor cells in human blood samples.
This timely review focuses on the synthesis of zinc stannate (zinc tin oxide: ZTO) nanostructures by the hydrothermal method, as well as the physical properties and applications of different zinc stannate nanostructures in solar cells, gas sensors, and photocatalysts.
GN101: What do policymakers and regulators need to know about nanotechnology? and SNNI's 6th annual Greener Nano Conference, GN11 will be hosted by HP in Cupertino, CA on May 1-3, 2011.
Researchers study quantum dots to increase the amount of electricity solar panels produce.
SpecMetrix systems from Sensory Analytics, LLC have been named Technology of the Year by the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators at their 2011 Annual Management Meeting.
Officials from Rice University and the U.S. Department of Commerce today dedicated Brockman Hall for Physics, a state-of-the-art research facility that is the new home for fundamental and applied physics research at Rice.
