Artificial skin, dubbed "e-skin" by the researchers, is the first such material made out of inorganic single crystalline semiconductors.  It's a pressure-sensitive electronic material made from…

AMSTERDAM and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- For the setup of the training centre for media and TV technologies (AJTC - Al Jazeera Training Centre) the Arabic…

I've never seen high heels with flippers before, but that is what is great about the Internet ... I am betting there are more readers of this site who have worn flippers than high heels but the odds…

The popular web-based RSS reader and news aggregator Bloglines will discontinue service on Friday, October 1. The Ask.com team that operates the site has essentially said that social media sites like…

Camille Paglia, America's foremost cultural critic, demolishes a sort-of, modern-day, fabricated icon: She told a magazine with messianic fervour: “I love my fans more than any artist who has ever…

A quest to get Barack Obama to shout his commitment to solar power from the roof tops - by re-installing vintage solar panels at the White House - ended in disappointment for environmental…

LONDON, September 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- After new versions of the iPod were recently launched, the portable media playing devices have been voted 'most prized possession' amongst Facebook users,…

Thought I'd weigh in on the is "Is Science a Form of Dance" discussion by turning it on its head. Dance may well be a form of art as well as science - but what about the scientists themselves? Can…

PARIS, September 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- AstraZeneca today announced results from a phase II study evaluating the investigational drug vandetanib for the treatment of patients with locally advanced…

Yesterday I posted the rules of the very cool Kuhn poker. Here's optimal play: Playing first:Interestingly, you can either check or bet a King or a Jack—this is poker, after all and in this case…