Daily Archives: May 24, 2012

Atlas for The Blind 1837

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Deskarati

    The Atlas of the United States Printed for the Use of the Blind was published in 1837 for children at the New England Institute for the Education of the Blind in Boston. Without a drop of ink in … Continue reading →

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Jet-injected drugs may mean the end of needles

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Deskarati

Getting a shot at the doctor’s office or giving yourself that daily insulin shot may become less painful in the not-too-distant future. MIT researchers have engineered a device that delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine through the skin without … Continue reading →

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Is the Lorentz law incompatible with special relativity?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Deskarati

The laws of classical electromagnetism that were developed in the 19th century are the same laws that scientists use today. They include Maxwell’s four equations along with the Lorentz law, which describes the force exerted by electric and magnetic fields … Continue reading →

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Yahoo to shake up search, Web browsing

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Deskarati

Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser enhancement it calls “Axis.” It alters browsers made by other companies to display search results in a more convenient and visual format. The troubled Internet company … Continue reading →

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