Category: Reference

New global patent system index challenges current national IP rankings – University of Liverpool News – University of Liverpool

The USA’s patent system lags behind 19 other countries according to a new global index that looks beyond the law to also take into account >>>

Posted: January 28, 2016 in Reference

Companies Should Resist Government Pressure and Stand Up for Free Speech | Electronic Frontier Foundation

EFF has been steadfast in its criticism of officials like FBI Director James Comey, who have implored tech companies to provide a backdoor to their >>>

Posted: January 26, 2016 in Computer, Security

Microsoft hammers first nails into Enterprise Agreements’ coffins • The Channel

Source: Microsoft hammers first nails into Enterprise Agreements’ coffins • The Channel

Posted: January 26, 2016 in Computer, Operating Systems, Security

Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Put an End to Daily Insulin Injections for Diabetics

People with type 1 diabetes have to inject insulin daily, and it often results in pain, redness, swelling, and itching at the injection site. But >>>

Posted: January 26, 2016 in Biological

More evidence emerges for ‘transmissible Alzheimer’s’ theory : Nature News & Comment

Autopsies reveal plaques in the brains of people who died after receiving grafts from cadavers. Source: More evidence emerges for ‘transmissible Alzheimer’s’ theory : Nature >>>

Posted: January 26, 2016 in Biological

Russian Scientists May Have Solved One of the Major Barriers to Light-Based Computers – Defense One

  A new cooling method opens a door to optical chips far faster than today’s electronic ones. Source: Russian Scientists May Have Solved One of >>>

Posted: January 26, 2016 in Computer, Physics, Processors

Ex-Disney IT workers sue after being asked to train their own H-1B replacements | Ars Technica

Anger at Disney over last year’s hiring of foreign IT workers won’t relent. Source: Ex-Disney IT workers sue after being asked to train their own >>>

Posted: January 26, 2016 in Editorial, Social

Identical-Twin Snowflakes – SnowCrystals.com

Source: Identical-Twin Snowflakes – SnowCrystals.com

Posted: January 26, 2016 in Physics

Stable “superoxide” opens the door to a new class of batteries | Argonne National Laboratory

Stable “superoxide” opens the door to a new class of batteries Source: Stable “superoxide” opens the door to a new class of batteries | Argonne >>>

Posted: January 26, 2016 in Energy, Storage

PBS Documentary – The Warning (2009) on Vimeo

Posted: January 26, 2016 in Editorial