They Criticized Vista. And They Should Know.
One year after the birth of Windows Vista, why do so many Windows XP users still decline to “upgrade”?.

Who needs IT experts? Workers take control
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Savvy office workers frustrated that their on-the-job computer tools don’t function as smoothly as, say, an Apple iPod are taking matters into their own hands.
This had to start happening.  Most IT departments are understaffed and the staff they do have tend to be nerds, rather than people who understand the business aspect of their work.

Text Generation Gap: U R 2 Old (JK)
Children increasingly rely on personal technological devices to create social circles apart from their families, changing the way they communicate with their parents.

Study: Girls like science and math
Girls like writing and reading; boys like math and science. At least that’s the stereotype. But a new survey shows that girls in elementary school actually like math and science better than language arts.

Aggression on Job More Harmful Than Sexual Harassment
Study finds bullied workers had more stress, less commitment and higher levels of anxiety

New Patentable Idea: A Way to Invalidate Vague Patents
A federal appeals court has agreed to hear a patent case that may invalidate a controversial class of patents called business method patents, which seek to protect ways of doing business.

Science in Pictures

Black Hole Effect Created in Lab
The mysterious properties of black holes can be recreated on a tabletop, scientists now reveal. Solving mysteries concerning black holes could yield key clues toward a “theory of everything” that unites how we conceive of all the natural forces.

Electronic Structure Of DNA Revealed For First Time
ScienceDaily (Mar. 10, 2008) — Utilizing a technique that combines low temperature measurements and theoretical calculations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists and others have revealed for the first time the electronic structure of single DNA molecules.

New Composite Material Is Almost Better Than Mother-of-pearl
ScienceDaily (Mar. 10, 2008) — Researchers in ETH Zurich’s Department of Materials (D-MATL) have developed a new nacre-like composite that is twice the strength of naturally-occuring mother-of-pearl. Stronger ceramic platelets combined with ductile biopolymer Chitosan have created composites capable of withstanding a deformation of 25% before rupturing.

Britain makes camera that “sees” under clothes
LONDON (Reuters) – A British company has developed a camera that can detect weapons, drugs or explosives hidden under people’s clothes from up to 25 meters away in what could be a breakthrough for the security industry.

Insect ‘spies’ fitted with video camera implants
Scientists are creating real-life “flies-on-the-walls” by fitting insects with special implants that enable them to be used as spies. The creatures are being installed with special electrodes, batteries and even video cameras that enable them to be remote-controlled and used for surveillance.

Group Calls for Cell Phone Marketing Ban
Driven by a lack of knowledge over the long-term health effects of mobile phone use, parent groups in Europe have called for a ban on marketing cell phones to children. 

Food Compounds That Kill Test-Tube Cancer Cells Analyzed
ScienceDaily (Mar. 10, 2008) — Strawberries, grapes, blueberries and some familiar seasonings like rosemary contain compounds that can—in test tubes—kill cells of a childhood cancer.

Even in Middle Age, Starting to Drink May Lower Heart Risks
Wine is better than liquor, study says; a healthy lifestyle is even better, doctor adds.

Vaccine Could One Day Control High Blood Pressure
Preliminary study results encouraging; it would only be needed a few times a year

Yoga Eases Menopause Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors
Improvement after breathing, stretching program still evident 3 months later, study finds

Broccoli May Help Boost Aging Immune System
ScienceDaily (Mar. 10, 2008) — Eat your broccoli! That’s the advice from UCLA researchers who have found that a chemical in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may hold a key to restoring the body’s immunity, which declines as we age.

Scientists Engineer Protein That Could Battle Strep
California team’s discovery may lead to a vaccine that wards off infections

Archaeologists dig up medieval kitchen in Rome
A sixth-century copper factory, medieval kitchens still stocked with pots and pans and remains of Renaissance palaces are among the finds unveiled Friday by archaeologists digging up Rome in preparation for a new subway line.

Grand Canyon Still Grand but Older
Coming upon the Grand Canyon long ago, an old prospector is supposed to have said in amazement, “Something awful happened here.” The something appears to have started happening 17 million years ago, geologists concluded in a study in the journal Science on Friday. If correct, this is at least 11 million years earlier than previous estimates.
Interesting.  I would have said, “Something WONDERFUL happened here.”

Largest Optical Telescope Now Operating
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – The world’s most powerful optical telescope is now operating on southeastern Arizona’s Mount Graham, capturing striking images of objects millions of light years away.

Rookie robot joins shuttle crew
Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to blast off Tuesday carrying seven astronauts and an eighth passenger that is in some ways superior: a robot that will take the astronauts’ place for many jobs in outer space.

Space Shuttle Endeavour to Launch Tonight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour is on track to light the predawn Florida sky ablaze early Tuesday as it rockets toward the International Space Station (ISS) with seven astronauts on board.

Rarely Seen Shuttle Pre-Flight Activities
It’s not from tonight’s launch, but these photos are fantastic.

Once-Habitable Lake Found on Mars
A lake that might once have been habitable may have filled a crater for a long time on early Mars, new spacecraft images reveal.

Saturn Moon Rhea May Have Rings
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – New observations by a spacecraft suggest Saturn’s second-largest moon may be surrounded by rings. If confirmed, it would the first time a ring system has been found around a moon.

Nearest star system might harbor Earth twin
Earth may have a twin orbiting one of our nearest stellar neighbors, a new study finds. Computer simulations of planet formation show that terrestrial planets are likely to have formed around one of the stars in the Alpha Centauri star system, our closest stellar neighbors.

Real Death Star Could Strike Earth
A beautiful pinwheel in space might one day blast Earth with death rays, scientists now report. Unlike the moon-sized Death Star from Star Wars, which has to get close to a planet to blast it, this blazing spiral has the potential to burn worlds from thousands of light-years away.

Gauging Age of Universe Becomes More Precise
Two additional years of data from a NASA satellite have narrowed the uncertainty in the age of the universe by tens of millions of years.

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