August 13, 2009 by alikat.

“(scientificamerican.com)–Preventable medical mistakes and infections are responsible for about 200,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, according to an investigation by the Hearst media corporation. The report comes 10 years after the Institute of Medicine’s "To Err Is Human" analysis, which found that 44,000 to 98,000 people were dying annually due to these errors and called for the medical community and government to cut that number in half by 2004. “ read more

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August 13, 2009 by alikat.

“(boston.com)–Scientists, students and corporations continue their work around the world in the field of robotics, persistently improving and redefining their capabilities, interfaces and roles in society. Unmanned vehicles fly above war zones, telerobotics give humans a broader virtual presence and humanoid robots gain more parity with humans, refining their movements and responses. Collected here are a handful of recent photographs of robotics in use around the world.”

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August 13, 2009 by alikat.

“(reghardware.co.uk)–Research in Motion clearly isn’t happy with LG’s upcoming GD910 watchphone stealing the limelight. The BlackBerry maker has also announced plans to make a branded wrist accompaniment.” read more

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August 12, 2009 by alikat.

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“(en.wikipedia.org)–The Hubble Ultra Deep Field, or HUDF, is an image of a small region of space in the constellation Fornax, composited from Hubble Space Telescope data accumulated over a period from September 24, 2003 through January 16, 2004. It is the deepest image of the universe ever taken, looking back approximately 13 billion years.” read more

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August 12, 2009 by alikat.

“(news.zdnet.co.uk)–A judge on Tuesday ordered Microsoft to stop selling Word, one of its premier products, in its current form due to patent infringement.” read more

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August 11, 2009 by alikat.

“(wired.com)–You can’t hear it, but the Earth is constantly humming. And some parts of the world sing louder than others.” read more

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August 9, 2009 by alikat.

“(en.wikipedia.org)–Kaizen (改善, Japanese for "improvement") is a Japanese philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement throughout all aspects of life. When applied to the workplace, Kaizen activities continually improve all functions of a business, from manufacturing to management and from the CEO to the assembly line workers.By improving standardized activities and processes, Kaizen aims to eliminate waste (see Lean manufacturing). Kaizen was first implemented in several Japanese businesses during the country’s recovery after World War II and has since spread to businesses throughout the world.” read

More links:

• Practice your personal Kaizen
• Effective Time Management With Microsoft Outlook 2007

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August 9, 2009 by alikat.

“(npr.org)–If you’ve ever thought of money as a drug, you may be more right than you know. New research shows that counting money — just handling the bills — can make things less painful.” read more

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August 8, 2009 by alikat.

“(device.com)–Hot on the heels of Lamborghini’s Estoque family sedan, the Italian manufacturer has made another bid to become the Toyota of supercars, by letting slip that they plan to start building hybrids by 2015. CEO Stephan Winkelmann told the German magazine Automobilewoche that much like the Toyota Prius, the Hybrid Gallardo’s electric motor will power the car around town, before switching over to a V-10 or V-12 motor on the open road.” read more

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August 7, 2009 by alikat.

(alcatel-lucent.com) –There’s an interesting Flash movie on how the under-sea cable cuts are fixed. Watch it here.

Watch other Flash-movies on how undersea-cabling works. here

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