Science / Technology NewsNews on Science / Technology continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Tartalo - A Robot With Manners- June 19, 2008 A research team from the University of the Basque Country, led by Basilio Sierra, is devising a robot that can identify different locations and will even ask permission before going through a doorway. Let's face it, robots are boring. They never came close to cleaning our houses or delving into Asimovian angst about their existence.http://www.topix.net/tech/2008/06/tartalo-a-robot-with-manners?fromrss=1 New stem cell tracking technology created- June 19, 2008 U.S. medical researchers say a new stem cell tracking technology might lead to major advances in the use of stem cell therapies to treat cancer.http://www.topix.net/tech/2008/06/new-stem-cell-tracking-technology-created?fromrss=1 iTunes Store Passes Five Billion Songs Sold- June 19, 2008 McDonald's has nothing to worry about - yet - but Apple still has reason to crow. Thursday it announced that the iTunes store has sold over 5 billion songs. At the same time Apple announced that iTunes is renting over 50,000 movies a day, making it, according to Apple, the most popular online video rental retailer.http://www.topix.net/tech/2008/06/itunes-store-passes-five-billion-songs-sold?fromrss=1 Trash-fed generator deployed in Iraq- June 19, 2008 Saving on fuel isn't a question of conservation for the military. It's about saving lives. The U.S. Army is testing two prototype generators in Iraq that run on garbage, rather than diesel fuel.http://www.topix.net/tech/2008/06/trash-fed-generator-deployed-in-iraq?fromrss=1 Will Ymail Lure You to Yahoo! Mail- June 19, 2008 For that matter, will Rocketmail Starting later today, Yahoo! will be opening up ymail.com and rocketmail.com email domains for users. Why It's obvious that if you wanted to get the email address johnyahoo.com, you couldn't. Saturation has meant that if you want to get an email address at Yahoo!, or for that matter, Gmail, you frequently have to resort to adding numbers or other such differentiating characters. What a pain, right With two new domains, you could possibly get johnymail.com or...http://www.topix.net/tech/2008/06/will-ymail-lure-you-to-yahoo-mail?fromrss=1 Device restores musical talent that Gehrig's disease took- June 19, 2008 Caught in the grip of a neurologic disease, guitarist Freddie Everett no longer can stand on a stage and play the kind of rock 'n' roll that brought fans to their feet. But an eye-tracking computer that allows him to mix music is giving him and his fans new hope.http://www.topix.net/tech/2008/06/device-restores-musical-talent-that-gehrigs-disease-took... Security Vulnerability Already Found in Firefox 3- June 19, 2008 Firefox 3 was only released on Tuesday, and a security vulnerability has already been found. In fact, the vulnerability was found within the first five hours of its release at 10 AM PDT.http://www.topix.net/tech/2008/06/security-vulnerability-already-found-in-firefox-3?fromrs... Dot Earth: Acting in an Uncertain Climate- June 19, 2008 "We should act on climate mitigation and adaptation not because we are able to predict the future, but because we cannot."http://www.topix.net/tech/2008/06/dot-earth-acting-in-an-uncertain-climate?fromrss=1 Firefox 3 Stays Ahead of Browser Pack (except Opera)- June 19, 2008 Three years in development, over 15,000 bug fixes and feature improvements, a new page rendering engine, remarkable performance gains and multiple OS integration.http://www.topix.net/tech/2008/06/firefox-3-stays-ahead-of-browser-pack-except-opera?fromr... Top 10 New Species Named- June 18, 2008 Thousands of new plant and animal species were discovered in 2007, though only 10 were bizarre enough, lethal enough or just plain cool enough to garner spots on a new Top-10 list.http://www.topix.net/tech/2008/06/top-10-new-species-named?fromrss=1 |