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Tag: Science

  • The Importance of Wireless Connectivity in Boosting Tourism

    Do you have Wi-Fi?” is probably the most commonly asked question by tourists and business travelers when they visit a place. Whether it’s in hotels, restaurants, spas, or any other establishment they spend time in, guests want to stay connected and to be constantly entertained. In cities and places where tourists flock, governments and enterprises…

  • Is Social Media Ruining Science Journalism?

    Science and technology are areas that have always had the ability to draw public interest – when something exciting has happened. We all look on in excitement at the New Horizons pictures of Pluto, or read with interest when a new medical advancement has been made. However, a lot of the time, the work carried…

  • Four “Not So” Far Off – Far Fetched Technologies

    For those of you out there thinking Google Glass or the latest smartphone wonder are high tech, please consider the following scientific innovations. While Facebook and social media take up much of the tech news space, entrepreneurs and science geeks are headed to the stars, literally.  “A diagram comparing the Earth, at left, to a…

  • OmniTouch: We are all touch screens, thanks to a new Microsoft invention

    It now shows that human beign can now turns to a touch screens sooner or later if the news emerging concerning Microsoft’s new invention, OmniTouch, is to become a reality. Recently, Microsoft Research team at the UIST 2012 symposium in Santa Barbara, CA, unveiled something they call OmniTouch, a device which uses a laser-based pico…