Monday, February 13, 2006

learning MIT Researchers Explore How Rats Think. [Slashdot] practice in reverse sequence 9:17:19 AM    comment

browser as desktop Online Ajax Pages The New Web Desktop?. [Slashdot] 9:09:12 AM    comment

sleep Lack of 'gasping' cells in brain may explain SIDS. The mystery of cot death may be explained by new research published online in Nature Neuroscience today [Sunday 12 February 2006]. A failure to 'gasp' has long been proposed as the basis for sudden infant death syndrome, or cot death. A team at the University of Bristol has discovered a subset of cells in the brain that have the ability to self-generate nervous impulses, which appear essential for gasping. These cells have been termed 'pacemakers.' [Science Blog -] 9:01:12 AM    comment

eContent mapping The Secret Cause of Flame Wars. [Slashdot] 8:56:45 AM    comment

power NY team confirms UCLA tabletop fusion. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a tabletop accelerator that produces nuclear fusion at room temperature, providing confirmation of an earlier experiment conducted at UCLA, while offering substantial improvements over the original design. The device, which uses two opposing crystals to generate a powerful electric field, could potentially lead to a portable, battery-operated neutron generator for a variety of applications, from non-destructive testing to detecting explosives and scanning luggage at airports. [Science Blog -] 8:53:47 AM    comment

wireless elearing platform Polite Cell Phones. [Slashdot]  -- thrre is potential in this type of development to personalize the service to the person as well as the situation. -- BL 8:51:21 AM    comment

wireless PMC-Sierra Introduces Highest Density Serial RapidIO Switch. Vancouver, BC, February 13, 2006--PMC-Sierra, Inc. introduced the PM6352 RSE 160 Serial RapidIO Switch Element, a scalable 16-port switch device for wireless infrastructure equipment. [T-NET News] 8:45:49 AM    comment