Frozen human eggs at a fertility center. Photo: Mark Boster / LA Times

After successfully conceiving a daughter through in vitro fertilization, Gina Rathan and her husband Cheddi was faced with a moral dilemma they didn’t expect to encounter: what to do with the “leftover” preserved frozen embryos they created, but hadn’t used?

 
Blackberry Storm 
Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple Inc. with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology.

 Cylindrical solar cells, which can be arranged in rows to make solar panels,
are particularly suited for generating power atop commercial buildings.
A startup is selling cylindrical solar cells that can generate more power than conventional panels.

 
 
A study done by Yale University states that treating old people like children may cut up to 8 years off their lives.

 
 Club Watt dance floor
There were lots of stuff built to save electricity, and more eco-friendly.

 
1936 In hard times, as in the Great Depression, laborers have more time to care for their children. 
Most people are worried about the health of the economy. But does the economy also affect your health?

 
Remarkable movies like “Flash of Genius” can cause huge demands on bandwidth
Online video is creating huge increases in bandwidth usage. According to Cisco Systems, PC online video will make up 25.3% of each month’s worldwide consumer Internet traffic in 2008.

Philips is on the verge of developing a new ultrasound-based drug delivery technology that will surely help people suffering from various types of cancers. The company is planning to introduce micro bubbles which contain drugs that treat cancerous growths. They can be tracked with the help of an ultrasound and later allowed to release the [...]

 
The 2008 Tokyo Game Show in Japan is currently underway, and there’s more than just awesome new games to look forward to. Game developer Square Enix – known for the widely popular Final Fantasy series – is planning an impressive technical feat this Thursday: a mind-controlled video game technical demo. The software developer has teamed [...]

Humanoid Robot
Developed a few years ago by the roboticists at Osaka University, the Repliee R-1 robot made a rare public appearance at last week’s CEATEC conference in Tokyo. (Video)

Exercise
Get moving: New exercise guidelines released on Tuesday set a minimum sweat allotment for good health. For most adults, that’s 2 1/2 hours a week. How much physical activity you need depends largely on age and level of fitness.
Moderate exercise adds up for sluggish adults. Take a quick walk around the block or suit up [...]