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FDA: Flu Drugs Affecting Kids’ Behavior

November 24th, 2007 at 7:30 pm » Comments (0)

Government health regulators recommended adding label precautions about neurological problems seen in children who have taken flu drugs made by Roche and GlaxoSmithKline.



Magnetic pulse to treat depression

November 24th, 2007 at 7:26 pm » Comments (0)

Stimulating the brain with rapid bursts of magnetic energy is a safe and effective treatment for major depression, a new large-scale study has found.



Ancient Scorpion was as Bigger Than a Car

November 24th, 2007 at 7:21 pm » Comments (0)

This was a bug you couldn’t swat and definitely couldn’t step on. British scientists have stumbled across a fossilized claw, part of an ancient sea scorpion, that is of such large proportion it would make the entire creature the biggest bug ever.



America’s Most Obese Cities

November 24th, 2007 at 7:09 pm » Comments (0)

Once considered an affliction of the lazy and indulgent, obesity now affects about one-third of Americans. The epidemic has swept up the wealthy, middle class and the poor; city dwellers, suburbanites and those in rural areas; and people of all races and ethnicities.



Thai Patriotism Law Seeks To Halt Cars For National Anthem

November 24th, 2007 at 5:03 pm » Comments (0)

A proposed new law to boost patriotism in Thailand would be "chaotic" (to say the least) because it would require motorists to stop when the national anthem is played twice a day, lawmakers said yesterday.



Valeswood’s Pearl: The Hydrogen Powered Bike

November 24th, 2007 at 4:54 pm » Comments (0)

Listen — we know you want to do your part for the environment, but you don’t have to wear jean shorts while doing it. By all means, take a gander at the Valeswood Pearl hydrogen-fueled, power-assisted bicycle, which motors up to 15 MPH and takes you about 80 miles before you need to juice the [...]



‘Nincompoop’ is Britain’s Favorite Word

November 24th, 2007 at 1:05 pm » Comments (0)

A survey of more than 2000 Britons has revealed "nincompoop" to be the nation’s favorite word out of the 16,500 entries in the Cambridge Dictionary.



The 20 Worst Foods in America

November 24th, 2007 at 1:01 pm » Comments (0)

The U.S. food industry has declared war on your waistline. Here’s how to disarm its weapons of mass inflation



Researchers Developing Advanced Electronic Nose

November 24th, 2007 at 12:58 pm » Comments (0)

Creating minuscule devices that can mimic olfactory systems is nothing new, but an international team of researchers are reportedly working to improve an existing design by basing it on metal oxide nanowires.



Researchers Create Robot Driven by Moth’s Brain

November 24th, 2007 at 8:18 am » Comments (0)

In a notion taken from science fiction afficionados, University of Arizona researchers presented a robot that moves by using the brain impulses of a moth.