May 13 2008
Inca surgeons in ancient Peru commonly and successfully removed small portions of patients’ skulls to treat head injuries, according to a new study. The surgical procedure—known as trepanation—was most often performed on adult men, likely to...
May 13 2008
Google’s third Campfire One event tonight features the debut of Friend Connect. David Glazer, Google director of engineering, has described Friend Connect as a “salt shaker full of social to sprinkle social features on a site in a matter of...
May 12 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Powerset on Sunday unveiled tools for searching Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing instead of keywords, marking the first step of its challenge to established Web search services such as Google. Powerset’s...
May 12 2008
On Monday, Advanced Micro Devices announced availability of low-power quad-core Opteron processors targeted at servers. The HE (high-efficiency) processors have a thermal envelope of 55 watts. Other AMD quad-core server processors have higher thermal...
May 12 2008
Solar upstart HelioVolt on Monday will announce that it has reached 12.2 percent efficiency with its CIGS solar cells, setting another mark in the race against competitors and silicon. Company CEO BJ Stanbery will present a paper at the IEEE...
May 12 2008
On May 11, India celebrates the National Technology Day with an aim to create awareness about the need of technological advancement for steady progress and to present India as an emerging technological power. The day signifies the glorious achievements...
May 10 2008
Zara Phillips, a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, will compete for Britain in equestrian at the Beijing Olympics. The 26-year-old Phillips was among five riders selected to the equestrian eventing team Friday by the British Olympic Association....
May 10 2008
One, among many, things can be said about Google: The company has taken punches from some pretty powerful hitters and has not gone away. The drama that has played out over the years has lived up to its hype and shows no sign of falling curtains. The...