Researchers in Australia have developed what they call a "smart closet." It has, as you can see above, a computer built-in, and it's designed to not just make suggestions on how to match your clothes, but also to keep track of which clothes you wore on specific appointments (dates?) to keep you from "repeating yourself."
Patients taking anti-obesity drugs will only see "modest" weight loss and many will remain significantly obese or overweight, according to a study published on bmj.com today.
Scientists have been working for years to use the immune system to eradicate cancers, a technique known as immunotherapy. The new findings prove an alternate to this approach exists.
E-books have pretty much flopped until now, but this morning Amazon.com introduced the Kindle, a device they hope does for e-books what the iPod did for MP3 players. It has a lot going for it - but also a lot going against it. Read details after the jump.
Because no chemical reaction is involved, ultracapacitors-also known as supercapacitors and double-layer capacitors-are much more effective at rapid, regenerative energy storage than chemical batteries are.
DIFFERENT PLACE, SAME TIME: Two mechanisms--vicariance and dispersal--explain why fish species can be found in bodies of water located hundreds of miles apart.
One of the best elements of the Nintendo Wii is the unique set of controllers. Not only that, there have been aftermarket attachments that turn the controller into a more-realistic racket, for example. Today Nintendo released the Zapper, a controller shell for both the Nunchuk and Wii Remote that looks like, well, what do you think it looks like?
The near-human performance of a virtual teacher called Eve created by Massey researchers has drawn the attention of scientists across the computing world.
New research from Northwestern University finds that college students' choice of social networking sites -- including Facebook, MySpace and Xanga -- is related to their race, ethnicity and parents' education.
