Science-Technology

BACtrack portable breathalyzer could be a life - or career - saver By | August 7, 2014
BACtrack does a good job of helping you monitor your alcohol intake and telling you when it's time to park the car and call a cab
The surprising duo behind the Hamas missile map By Israel21c | July 23, 2014
A Belgian-Israeli Jew and a Dutch Muslim developed Israel Under Attack, a new computer tool for mapping rocket trajectories from Gaza.
Squid sucker ring teeth material could aid reconstructive surgery, serve as eco-packaging By Ali Miserez, Ph.D. | July 23, 2014
Teeth on squid suckers are inspiring new materials for a wide range of applications from surgery to packaging.
Fifteen things you didn’t know about the Iron Dome By Israel21c | July 16, 2014
Israel’s anti-missile defense system has a 90 percent success rate. Betcha didn’t know there are toy car parts behind its features.
A natural way to monitor, and possibly control populations of, stink bugs By Ashot Khrimian, Ph.D. | July 16, 2014
A new way to trap stink bugs involves luring them – with components of their own pheromones.
An anti-glare, anti-reflective display for mobile devices? By Valerio Pruneri, Ph.D. | July 16, 2014
One of the most promising developments involves layering anti-reflective nano-structures on top of an anti-glare surface
Bubble wrap serves as sheet of tiny test tubes in resource-limited regions By George Whitesides, Ph.D. | July 16, 2014
A more productive way to reuse the popular packing material — as a sheet of small, test tube-like containers for medical and environmental samples
Cocaine, cash and chemistry: 4 scientifically rich facts about money (video) By | July 14, 2014
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LG introduces a 4K TV to lust after By | July 11, 2014
At a MRSP of only $2999 Canadian I can see 4K quickly becoming the format of choice for those in the market for a new HDTV
At a touch, gadget can read to the blind: Ring-like device says words aloud as it is scanned By | July 9, 2014
One secret of ancient amber revealed By Jennifer Poulin | July 9, 2014
Even today, some of its secrets remain locked inside the fossilized tree resin
Toward a new way to keep electronics from overheating By Rahman Saidur, Ph.D. | July 2, 2014
Microchannel heat sink
The Chemistry of Fireworks: Fourth of July Science (video) By | June 30, 2014
Chemistry of Pyrotechics
Acer aspires to ultimate flexibility with Aspire R7 By | June 19, 2014
Acer's Aspire R7 does a terrific job and is the most flexible computer/tablet I've ever used
New method to identify inks could help preserve historical documents By Richard Van Duyne, Ph.D. | June 18, 2014
Current methods are not very specific or sensitive or can leave a residue on a document
Ice cream chemistry: The inside scoop on a classic summer treat (video) By | June 17, 2014
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OPPO BDP-103D adds Darbee processing to an outstanding universal audio/video device By | June 12, 2014
This Darbee edition of the BDP-103 continues that fine tradition, and the Darbee capability is definitely worth the extra hundred bucks
In the spotlight: The fight over preservatives in personal care products By | June 11, 2014
Parabens and formaldehyde
Israel rides high on wearable technology wave By Israel21c | June 11, 2014
‘I think a lot of the wearables will come out of Israel,’ predicts Robert Scoble, one of America’s most highly regarded tech evangelists
Sphero 2.0 Tech Toy By | June 11, 2014
Kids will love to play with this robotic ball indoors and outdoors during their summer holiday.
Samsung Galaxy S5 and SIII Mini continue the company’s line of great phones By | June 5, 2014
The Galaxy S5 is a really neat phone, one that does a good job of everything that's important
A more earth-friendly way to make bright white cotton fabrics By Quan Zhu, Ph.D. | May 28, 2014
A novel compound that, when used with hydrogen peroxide, drops the bleaching temperature down to 140 degrees Fahrenheit from 200 degrees
University of Calgary-led research team receives Canadian Space Agency funding to study space storms By | May 22, 2014
Deploying high-altitude balloons to strengthen knowledge of high-energy particles from space storms
Bose SoundTouch series streams tunes from your network By | May 15, 2014
If you "feed" the SoundTouch units well, they'll "purr-form" for you very nicely
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A new approach to treating peanut and other food allergies By Mary Ann Lila, Ph.D. | May 14, 2014
Of the 170 foods that cause allergic reactions, peanuts can be the most dangerous
Find out how you can ditch reading glasses By Israel21c | May 14, 2014
An Israeli study shows that training the fovea may help many people who suffer from ‘visual crowding.’
In the wake of high-profile battery fires, a safer approach emerges By Lynden A. Archer, Ph.D. | May 14, 2014
A new family of solid polymer electrolytes
Vaccines Save Lives By | May 11, 2014
Fear is more infectious than any virus, and it has permitted politics, not science, to turn one of the signature achievements of modern medicine into fodder for talk show debates and marches on Washington
Amistad and Honeymooners offer fascinating time capsules of Americana By | May 8, 2014
If you want to see The Honeymooners as it was meant to be, you can't go wrong with this Blu-ray set
Scientists link honeybees’ changing roles throughout their lives to brain chemistry By Mario Sergio Palma, Ph.D. | May 7, 2014
Bee researchers had already observed that honeybees, including Africanized Apis mellifera, better known as “killer” bees, divide tasks by age