China is in the process of rapid development of a telemedicine clinics around the massive nation in order to provide basic medical services to its rural population. In China, health insurance does not exist and there is no established primary care system. People who do get to hospitals wait in waiting rooms, sometimes for [...]

This magical image of Jupiter evokes the air of mystery and secrecy surrounding the Jupiter Mission in Stanley Kubrick’s scifi classic, Space Odyssey 2001. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a swirling storm seen for over 300 years, since the beginning of telescopic observations. But in February 2006, it had been joined by Red Spot Jr [...]

The Securities and Exchange Commission and Congress are ramping up new laws and programs to create a world-class whistleblower program for the SEC which will replace the current one which will reward informants of violations that lead to penalties of more than $1 million. More to come on this.

There is a superb article in the December 15 Wired Magazine which talks about how professional failures can result in long term success. The author interviews actor Alex Baldwin who, beginning in 1991 lost the role of Jack Ryan in Tom Clancy’s novels including Clear and Present Danger. Now an actor on the Tv sitcom [...]

New research has revealed that increasing magnesium improves both learning and memory. It was published in the most recent issue of Neuron and suggests that inadequate magnesium may impair cognitive function.As it is difficult to boost brain magnesium levels with traditional oral supplements, a new compound magnesium-L-threonate (MgT) has been developed for use. Further performance [...]

About one in four Americans married or living with someone say they are so sleep deprived that they are too tired to have sex, according to a new study by the National Sleep Foundation. Scientists say what couples do before bed time has a critical role in whether they engage in sex. TV is not [...]

Avatar, the hit film has created more interest in 3D TV and now Samsung has a 3D TV the width of an iPhone. Its development was aided by blue-ray and it will be internet enabled allowing downloads of internet TV content. Analysts predict a 3D revolution which will maximize the TV watching immersion experience.

From one website (not this one)
A  2012 prediction  based on a comet hitting earth was pulled directly from the Bible Codes.
Some believe that a lot of the 2012 predictions were created to discredit revelations in the Bible. “Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible (also known as the Torah). These five books are [...]

Date: 1910
What was predicted: Halley’s Comet was due to cross Earth’s path in 1910, but it wasn’t just the usual panic which accompanies the appearance of fire in the sky that had people worried. The comet’s tail contained cyanogen, a highly toxic substance, and according to scientists Earth was due to travel straight through it.

Now here’s a new invention worth mentioning coming into 2010;a driving assistance system which controls the driver’s attention level and helps prevent accidents caused by dorwsiness or distractions at the wheel. Called the Advanced Driving Alert System (ADAS), it involves the installation of a videocamera on the dashboard of the car which measures eye blinking [...]