Is our diet soda dangerous to health?
Scientists have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome. They found that the risk of developing metablic syndrome was 34% higher among people who drank one diet soda a day compared with those who drank none.
This is something to worry about. Diet sodas are an indispensable part of modern life. […]
Researchers recreate rat heart
Courtesy University of Minnesota and World Science staff
Researchers report that they have artificially created a beating rat heart, with help from nature.
Through a process called whole organ decellularization, University of Minnesota scientists said they grew the organs by taking dead animal hearts and re-seeding them with live cells. The results are described in the January […]
Emerging Technology - Hypervideo
With the increasing amount of video content in websites and blogs the logical step is to make them interactive by linking them with hypervideo technology, much like what hyperlink did to text.
In this context, the web-based tool recently launched by Asterpix, a startup company based in California seems to be riding the crest of this […]
Are we creating artificial life?
Scientists have come one step closer towards creating artificial life. Yes artificial life.
Last June Craig Venter of Craig Venter institute in Rockville Maryland announced that they have successfully synthesized an entire genome or genetic blueprint of a bacteria using lab chemicals.
In other words the genome is entirely synthetic. It is a momentous step indeed. […]
MacBook Air
When I saw MacBook Air I was bowled over. The MacBook Air looked very cool indeed. It had a 13.3″ screen and came with many top of the range features and yet it was only as thick as an index finger.
The smooth edges and keyboard were all so delectably nice to feel and […]
