For years scientists have been working to understand and decode the structure of a key protein in the development of AIDS and until recently they have been unsuccessful. Fortunately just last week t he code was cracked under a new program which utilized video games to help solve the problem. An online video game called [...]

Umar Saif received a very coveted award this week from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for his groundbreaking project to bring internet access to those who cannot otherwise afford it. Saif’s project is centered primarily around poor families in his home country of Pakistan where many people are struggling to afford food; let alone a [...]

Facebook and user privacy have become separate ideas in the last few years as Facebook grows ever larger and security grows ever less useful. Fortunately today millions of Facebook users got the good news that some new security and privacy controls are finally being given to Facebook users. Thousands of Facebook users rejoiced publicly on [...]

The riots in London that broke out this week were originally organized and planned through communication outlets like Twitter and Facebook. These sites are obviously not actually responsible for what was done of course but the negative impact of the sites definitely didn’t create any good publicity for the sites. Today however we know that [...]

The SETI institute has been searching for extraterrestrial life for a few decades but due to budget and funding issues the institute was unfortunately shut down earlier this year. Fortunately today SETI announced that thanks to funding from individuals the SETI program will once again be searching for extra terrestrial life in space. SETI is [...]

The cold hand of technology is warming hearts once again with the new series of innovative music workshops that are closely examining those aspects of music that can be appreciated by cochlear implant users via a variety of listening, computer-based activities. Operating in conjunction with the Southampton Community Music Project (SoCo), the focus of this [...]

A recent study conducted by Glasgow and Southhampton universities has indicated that the plastic we all know and really don’t love has now become associated with the growth of adult stem cells. The new “nano-patterned” plastic surface is revolutionary, created by a manufacturing process that is similar to one that makes Blu-ray discs. According to [...]

Spotify is an incredibly popular music service in nearly all of Europe for the past few years but for a variety of reasons it was not available in the United States. This week however Americans got the word that Spotify is finally coming to America and the response is already overwhelming according to Spotify. So [...]

Since the explosion of smartphones and other technological devices the number of medical themed or medicine based apps available has grown significantly. These medical apps vary greatly in what they do, say, or recommend but today the FDA announced that they will begin looking into regulations for these in some way or another. The FDA [...]

It’s only a matter of time before the novel idea, sparked by two Australian entrepreneurs, of opening a can of beer with an iPhone spreads across the ocean and seeps into America’s beer-drinking, hard texting, net-surfing population.   The Opena, which was developed by Chris Peters an industrial designer, and Rob Ward, a former toolmaker, [...]