31/10/2006

2 Viking finds in Norway, Sweden

Norwegian archaeologists have found a Viking farmer buried with horse, sword, spear and shield near Trondheim.

Study: Some forest roads bad for wildlife

A U.S. study suggests forest roads used for such activities as logging or mineral removal can negatively affect wildlife for long periods of time.

Photoswitches could restore sight to blind retinas

A research center newly created by the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory aims to put light-sensitive switches in the body's cells that can be flipped on and off as easily as a remote ...

Apple’s New iPod shuffle Available Worldwide This Friday

Apple’s new iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest digital music player, will be available in stores this Friday, November 3. Nearly half the size of the original, the new iPod shuffle is just half a cubic inch in volume, ...

Team strives to optimize vital wireless networks

When lives are on the line amid the terrifying fog of war or the desperate chaos of a disaster, fundamental questions of information theory don't seem all that urgent. But a better understanding of how wireless networks operate ...

Start-up looks to turn 'lights out' on flu, other viruses

Imagine if killing flu viruses and other microbes were as simple as turning on a light. Exposing a unique surface coating to light may in fact hold the key to protecting you from virtually all viruses and bacteria, including ...

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