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Can 500 Oranges Cure Cancer?

June 18th, 2006 at 9:33 pm » Comments (1)

Is mainstream medical science ignoring an inexpensive, painless, readily available cure for cancer?  Mark Levine mulls this loaded question.



Measuring the Video-on-Demand Audience

June 18th, 2006 at 9:20 pm » Comments (0)

The emergence of video-on-demand (VOD) and digital video recorder (DVR) functionality means that TV viewers are more likely to watch TV outside of scheduled times and to avoid commercials in increasing numbers.  Great stats.



Amazon to Launch Online Grocery Store

June 18th, 2006 at 8:17 pm » Comments (0)

Amazon is planning to test the waters with an old idea; the online grocery store!



Crazy Photos of the Week

June 18th, 2006 at 8:05 pm » Comments (0)

Photography is an artform.  This photography is a rather funny form of art.



VoIP for the Masses… But How Soon?

June 18th, 2006 at 7:32 pm » Comments (0)

A new report from IDC, U.S. Residential VoIP Services 2006-2010 Forecast and Analysis: Where There Is Smoke, Is There Fire?, predicts that residential Voice over IP (VoIP) subscribers in the US will reach 44 million in 2010, up from 10.3 million in 2006.



Will Web 2.0 Change the World?

June 18th, 2006 at 7:23 pm » Comments (0)

One of the more influential technology conferences of the year took place two weeks ago in Silicon Valley, but you saw hardly a word about it in the mainstream media. Perhaps that’s because it lacked the sizzle of newly-rich entrepreneurs and venture capitalist king-makers — but what it lacked in glitter it made up for in [...]



Seven States Competing for Futuristic Power Plant

June 18th, 2006 at 7:08 pm » Comments (0)

In fierce bidding reminiscent of efforts two decades ago to win the superconducting super collider, seven states are aggressively trying to land a billion-dollar power plant prototype that’s virtually pollution free.



Japanese Inventor Wins Prestigious Millennium Technology Prize

June 18th, 2006 at 7:00 pm » Comments (0)

Japanese inventor Shuji Nakamura was on Thursday named winner of the one million euro ($1.26 million) Millennium Technology Prize, the world’s biggest technology award.



Scientists Study Replicating Protein

June 18th, 2006 at 10:19 am » Comments (0)

Scientists in Grenoble, France, have found the structure of a germ-susceptible protein that can help viruses replicate while avoiding a human immune reaction.