Friday, September 30, 2011

Tainted Cantaloupe Linked to 13 Deaths

The death toll from a listeriosis outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupes has reached 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, a development a food-safety group said made it the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in a decade.

Macedonians, Montenegrins, Albanians Glued to Facebook

Internet users in Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania simply love Facebook, with almost 90 per cent of them having Facebook accounts, according to a global statistical database maintained by the International Web Stats web page.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

No, Tesla Did Not Predict Faster Than Light Neutrinos

“All of my investigations seem to point to the conclusion that they are small particles, each carrying so small a charge that we are justified in calling them neutrons. They move with great velocity, exceeding that of light.” – Nikola Tesla, July 10, 1932

Vladimir Putin: return of the king

It is virtually inevitable that Putin will next year become Russia's president again. What will that mean for Russia, the world, and indeed the man who just can't seem to give up power?

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Amazon tablet goes head-to-head with iPad


Research reconstructs brain activity

Scientists could recreate dreams and memories with new brain imaging technology developed by UC Berkeley researchers.

Particles found to break speed of light

GENEVA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - An international team of scientists said on Thursday they had recorded sub-atomic particles travelling faster than light -- a finding that could overturn one of Einstein's long-accepted fundamental laws of the universe.