Ultimos Posts 1. 15/07/2007 20:47 - Microsoft offers free Windows OneCare 2.0 Microsoft released a free beta version of Windows Live OneCare 2.0 , its next-generation desktop security and management package. The company says the new version offers a number of improvements, including the ability to monitor multiple PCs on a local network. Available for free from Microsoft's website , OneCare 2.0 - which is aimed specifically at consumers and small businesses ... 2. 12/07/2007 19:02 - NASA's Spitzer Finds Water Vapor On Hot, Alien Planet A scorching-hot gas planet beyond our solar system is steaming up with water vapor, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The planet, called HD 189733b, swelters as it zips closely around its star every two days or so. Astronomers had predicted that planets of this class, termed "hot Jupiters," would contain water vapor in their atmospheres. Yet finding... 3. 12/07/2007 18:53 - To Avoid Soccer Head Injuries, Soft Protective Headgear Is Only Effective Solution, Study Shows From small scrapes to hospital emergencies, playing soccer can be painful, and even dangerous. To avoid head injuries and concussions the only effective solution is wearing soft protective headgear, as shown by Dr. Scott Delaney, Research Director of Emergency Medicine at the MUHC, in a new study published in the July issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine. In the first at... 4. 12/07/2007 18:08 - Brightly Colored Birds Most Affected By Chernobyl Radiation Brightly coloured birds are among the species most adversely affected by the high levels of radiation around the Chernobyl nuclear plant, ecologists have discovered. The findings -- published online in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology -- help explain why some species are harder hit by ionising radiation than others. Dr Anders Møller of the Université Pier... |
