Blogs Posts in Science and Tach category; 33 blog posts

Morality to block BlackBerry: Enough is enough

Tifatul Sembiring, the communications and information technology minister and former president of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), continues to spark controversy. The public appears to recognize him more for his controversial behavior [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Ingredient for life detected in comet dust

Showing that the ingredients for life in the universe may be distributed far more widely than previously thought, scientists have found traces of a key building block of biology in dust snatched from the tail of a comet. Scientists at th [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Science and Technology ministry holds superior council

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MINCIT) will hold on August 04, in Luanda, its first extraordinary meeting of the Science and Technology Superior Council (CSCT). According to a press release from MINCIT that was made available to AN [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Epson 3LCD Projectors Prevail In Asian Markets

Epson has won global recognition for its sales of 3-Chip Liquid Crystal Display (3LCD) projectors from a reputed research firm. The renowned international market research firm, Futuresource Consulting Ltd affirmed that Epson, for 8 consecut [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Hello-Windows-7-adios-Vista

Still remember the comments I made in my review of Dell Mini 12 last month? I found that I could hardly use it because the pre-installed Windows Vista made it run like a Toyota Avanza hauling a home trailer. Still, I loved the netbook beca [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center

The Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center (STPI), formerly the Science & Technology Information Center (STIC) and subordinate to the National Science Council (NSC), Executive Yuan, was reassigned to the Nationa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

FUTURE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

By using high-definition audio recordings of the marine mammals, the research team was able to assess the sounds' architecture pictorially. British acoustics engineer John Stuart Reid and US dolphin researcher Jack Kassewitz, who led the pr [...]

Posted On : Jan, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Science closing in on cloak of invisibility

They can't match Harry Potter yet, but scientists are moving closer to creating a real cloak of invisibility. Researchers at Duke University, who developed a material that can "cloak" an item from detection by microwaves, report t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Bad science fuels global warming fears

A Dec. 23 Fence Post headline states, "Global warming is real, immediate." This is a dangerous and uninformed statement of opinion - not fact - akin to falsely shouting "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater. Consider the f [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

India has successfully launched its first mission to the Moo...

The unmanned Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft blasted off smoothly from a launch pad in southern Andhra Pradesh to embark on a two-year mission of exploration. The robotic probe will orbit the Moon, compiling a 3-D atlas of the lunar surface and ma [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Instant Windows - just add hype

Microsoft has a plan to make Windows boot faster. Their idea is to have a super-fast booting subset of the OS that gives you limited access to certain applications. As I recall, we used to have this, back in 1990. It was called DOS. You co [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

XP Antispyware 2009 how to remove safely

XP Antispyware 2009 as you know is a rogue anti-spyware program that tricks people into thinking that it has something to do with Microsoft Windows XP. You should beware of this program; many of the sites that offer a download for the progr [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Epson adopts USB A/V for its new projectors

USB audio-visual interface is slowly gaining momentum in the home A/V industry as yet another vendor has adopted this technology for its multimedia projectors. The new Epson EB-S6, X6, W6, 1725 and 1735W all feature "plug and project [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2008 | Comments : 0

Broadband TV Looks Tired at Birth

Internet protocol television (IPTV) has gotten a lot of press as the future of home entertainment, touted as the ultimate lovechild between the country's advanced information technology (IT) and television industries. Just weeks ahead o [...]