Despite what some sociologists want you to believe, it isn't always men doing the objectification of women. At least on Facebook, some women go out of their way to be noticed.
The millenia-old contention that women care more about their appearance and use it in competition is still alive in the digital age. A new study published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking contends that females who base their self worth on their appearance tend to share more photos online and maintain larger networks on online social networking sites.
While wireless Internet has been wonderful, true wireless devices - with no need for batteries - are the real revolution needed in technology to make a more positive environmental scenario for the future.
We're getting closer. A doctoral student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has demonstrated a new system that uses ultrasound to simultaneously transmit large quantities of data and power wirelessly, even through thick metal walls like the hulls of ships and submarines.
Booze has likely inspired many an action in researchers but any actual science effect was second order. No more.
Scientists from the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan found that immersing pellets of an iron-based compound in heated alcoholic beverages for 24 hours greatly increase their superconducting ability.And red wine, which has been shown to have numerous health benefits, is apparently tops in physics experiments as well.
