by mokosam on December 8, 2008
Spanish researchers have carried out a study looking into the potential future impact of robots on society. Their conclusions show that the enormous automation capacity of robots and their ability to interact with humans will cause a technological imbalance over the next 12 years between those who have them and those who do not.
“Just as [...]
by mokosam on December 8, 2008
A group of scientists at the University of Granada has developed a new optical technique which permits to know if a Compact Disc (CD) is original or a copy. This new technique is economical, fast and effective, and allows to detect illegal CD copies.
Optical CDs are at present the most extended physical means of distribution [...]
by mokosam on December 6, 2008
Boys with asthma who are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke have higher degrees of hyperactivity, aggression, depression and other behavioral problems, according to researchers at Cincinnati Children`s Hospital Medical Center.
In a study posted online ahead of print by the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, the researchers said behavioral problems increase along with higher exposure [...]
by mokosam on December 6, 2008
A new study provides an insight into normal, physiological levels and association between proteins involved in development of Alzheimer`s disease.
A group of scientists and physicians from the University of Washington and Puget Sound Veterans` Affairs Health Care System in Seattle, in collaboration with groups from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California San [...]
by mokosam on December 6, 2008
A new paper released today by The George Institute for International Health is warning a cardiovascular disease based epidemic is gaining pace among many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), exemplified at its worst in the world`s largest populated countries – China and India. Preventive cardiovascular treatments that are widely available in high income countries [...]
by mokosam on December 3, 2008
Researchers at the Laboratoire d`Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales (1) (CNRS/Université Toulouse 3/CNES/IRD) and at a subsidiary of CNES (CLS) (2) have discovered that the accelerated melting of continental icepacks is the major reason for the rise in sea level over the 2003 to 2008 period, something which has minimized the effect of thermal [...]