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The Rise of Google’s iCar

By Guest PostOctober 21, 2010Science, Technologyautomation, cars, collision avoidance system, darpa challenge, e550, georgia tech, golden gate bridge, Google, icar, lake tahoe, lombard street, mercedes benz, navigation, olivia coleman, pacific coast highway, pedestrian warning system, robotics, sebastian thrun, self-driving vehicles, software engineer, Technology, traffic fatalities, vision 2020, volvo s60, world health organization, zero-fatality

With the recent advancements in robotics, automation, navigation, and self-driving vehicles, all spurred on by the DARPA Challenge and the research at Georgia Tech among other programs, it’s no surprise to hear that Google has been working very hard on these same kinds of technology.

Sebastian Thrun, Distinguished Software Engineer at Google, recently announced on their blog that so far Google’s efforts to create a self-driving car have been largely successful, though he made it a point to say that the program was still very much in the experimental stages. (more…)

Chernobyl Effects Could Last for Centuries

By PravdaSeptember 4, 2010EnvironmentChernobyl, david sumner, Greenpeace, Hiroshima, iaea, ian fairly, international atomic energy agency, mir, mutations, Nagasaki, NASA, nuclear accident, nuclear power plant, oksana kostikov, pavol stracansky, radiation, radioactive contamination, rianne teuleI, russian space station, thyroid cancer, WHO, wladimir wertelecki, world health organization

Nearly 25 years after the worst nuclear accident in history, new scientific findings suggest that the effects of the explosion at Chernobyl have been underestimated. Experts last month published a series of studies indicating that, contrary to previous findings, populations of animals decreased in the exclusion zone surrounding the site of the former nuclear power plant, and that the effects of radioactive contamination after the outbreak had been “overwhelming.”

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Beijing Goodwill and IBM Team to Improve Detection of Cardiovascular Diseases

By Guest PostAugust 19, 2010TechnologyBeijing, beijing goodwill information and technology, cardiovascular, China, diseases, egg, electrocardiography, electronic cardiogram systems, examination, healthcare industry solutions lab, heart attacks, heart patients, ibm, mobile application, strokes, world health organization, xia jun

*Mobile Application Allows Doctors to Monitor Heart Patients*

BEIJING – 19 Aug 2010: Beijing Goodwill Information and Technology Co., Ltd., a leading provider of electronic cardiogram systems in China, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced the launch of the country’s first all-in-one electronic cardiogram management system in China. This system supports smarter healthcare by helping hospitals to analyze patient information generated from electrocardiography (ECG) examination reports to gain real-time insight and better detect cardiovascular diseases with more accuracy. It also empowers doctors to use mobile devices to monitor heart patients.

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UN Initiative to Boost Life-Saving Treatment for Snake Bites

By PravdaMay 7, 20102 commentsHealthalbert calmette, anaphylaxis, Antarctica, antibodies, antivenoms, french physician, haemorrhage, immune system, indian cobra, lisa karpova, pharmaceutical, pravda, united nations health agency, venomous snake bites, WHO, world health organization

Since Adam and Eve, snakes have long been portrayed as evil creatures to be feared. Aboriginal groups in Australia hold the snake in high esteem, and it is a symbol of fertility. Native Americans in North America felt that snakes symbolized life cycles and truth.

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Eyjafjallajokull

By PravdaApril 19, 2010Scienceecological catastrophe, eyjafjallajökull, fluoride gas, gravity, iceland-mountains glacier, Icelandic volcano, katla volcano, laki, maria neira, NASA, newtonwise, particulate, sulphur dioxide, terra satellite, volcanic plume, world health organization

Eyjafjallajökull. While some say it is “unpronounceable”, it would be a good idea to get used to the name because for sure it is going to be around the international media for a long time to come.

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