Could this be the future of Computer/PC/Laptop?

I was not taken aback by the pen sized PC concept that was forwarded to me via email by one of my friends. The pen sized and pen look alike gadget transforms to a fully featured PC that works on bluetooth. I believe this concept had been there for over 2 years now (and probably [...]

College classes freely available on the net

Even this kid could tap into the wealth of information.

An increasing number of colleges have started using technology to distribute audio and video of college lectures, class notes, and otherwise previously unavailable content to the masses, via the internet. And the price of all this valuable college-level content? Absolutely free, aside from the [...]

Synthetic DNA close to yielding new life forms

Scientists at LS9, Inc. hard at work

A recent recent article on The Washington Post went into detail about how the idea creating artificial life forms through artificial DNA may be soon turned reality. Up until recently, even the most advanced laboratories couldn’t really do much more than add a few extra genes to something [...]

Nasal spray may prevent sleepiness

This orangutan could probably use some

Coffee drinkers everywhere, rejoice! A nasal spray containing the naturally occurring hormone known as “orexin A” appears to reverse the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys. These sleep deprived monkeys performed similarly to well-rested monkeys on cognitive tests, researchers said.
“Orexin A is a promising candidate to become a [...]