Archive for the ‘First’ Category
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
The University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine scientists who proved it is possible to cultivate a network of brain cells that reconnect on a silicon chip—or the brain on a microchip—have developed new technology that monitors brain cell activity at a resolution never achieved before.
Developed with the ...
Posted in Biology, Computers, First, Innovative, Life, Research, Science, Science Fiction, Technology, Trends | 1 Comment »
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Water ice has been found on the surface of a nearby asteroid for the first time – a discovery that could help explain how Earth got its oceans, scientists announced.
Two teams of researchers independently verified that the asteroid 24 Themis – a large rock hurtling through space in the asteroid ...
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, First, Life, Research, Science, Sky, Space | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Physicists at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) broke a record with their atom smasher Large Hadron Collider when they managed to collide protons at 3 times the energy previously achieved.
Earlier in the day, scientists stepped up efforts to detect the elusive 'God Particle' by triggering collision of two proton ...
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009
[caption id="attachment_411" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Nokia's First Linux Phone N900"][/caption]
Nokia unveiled N900, its first smart phone running on Linux software, aiming at improving its offering at the top end of the market.
The Nokia N900 runs on the Linux-based Maeme 5 software, featuring true multitasking with applications as well as Web ...
Posted in First, Linux, Mobile Linux, Mobiles, Nokia, OS, Open Source, Smart Phone, Trends | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
[caption id="attachment_391" align="alignright" width="300" caption="This is a reconstruction of the Galileo telescope"][/caption]
The telescope was the first instrument to extend human senses, revolutionising our view of the heavens and our place in the world.
Exactly 400 years ago on 25 August 1609, the Italian astronomer, mathematician, physicist and philosopher Galilei Galileo showed ...
Posted in Astronomy, First, Innovative, Research, Science, Sky, Space, Technology, Trends | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
In future DNA wouldn’t just control human evolution but also computing evolution, if IBM succeeds to use DNA in development of next-generation microchips.
[caption id="attachment_378" align="alignright" width="232" caption="IBM scientists are using DNA scaffolding to build tiny circuit boards; this image shows high concentrations of triangular DNA origami binding to wide lines ...
Posted in Computers, First, Future, Ideas, Innovative, Life, Research, Science, Technology, Trends | No Comments »
