Smell-o-vision by 2015?
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That most unreliable of senses will get its due within a decade, according to one think tank. Something smells fishy in Gadget Lab.
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Difficulty identifying common smells such as lemon, banana and cinnamon may be the first sign of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study that could lead to scratch-and-sniff tests to determine a person's risk for the progressive brain disorder.
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A new test has found that people who find it hard to identify the smell of strawberry, smoke, soap, menthol, clove, pineapple, natural gas, lilac, lemon and leather might be at the onset of Alzheimer&#39;s Disease.
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Up 71% already from 2003-04 OGCbuying.solutions has provided a big increase in savings in the last two financial years, but could do even better according to a National Audit Office (NAO) reportâ¦
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A Japanese firm pioneers a system to share fragrances over the internet.  Also: A Bollywood movie makes its debut on cell phones & hellip;. Merck smarting from Vioxx pull & hellip;. and more.
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Tycho: But if you haven't seen it yet, you should - Street View in Google Maps. Holy F-ing S.(CW)TB
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By Anonymous  Ethanol may not be the healthiest solution to the atmospheric pollution problem after all, according to a recent study from Stanford University. A computer model simulated U.S. air quality in 2020, when ethanol-fueled vehicles are expected to be widely available.
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The ability to detect 10 smells - including lemons, lilac and leather - can be used to help predict which people with minimal or mild cognitive impairment will develop Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists say.
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Mark your calendar: November 22. That's the day, barring something unforseen, that OPML 2.0 will move from a draft to a final frozen spec. If you plan to use OPML 2.0, or you're already using it, please set aside a few hours to carefully review the spec, between now and the end of September, or at the latest early October, to be sure it makes sense to you.  We're doing this very slowly and carefully so people will believe in the quality of this spec. If you don't think it's a good spec, now is the time to say why. Speak now or forever hold your peace. You may not like the format, that's not the issue now -- it's the spec we're trying to finalize.  Thanks for your help!
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The beginning of the year is traditionally a time to look back, and, for the brave of heart, to make a few predictions looking forward.  Lacking the requisite bravery, I'll just quote something that the Economist wrote recently: Rejoice: the embrace of âopennessâ by firms that have grown fat on closed, proprietary technology is something weâll see more of in 2008.  Now, had this "fearless prediction" been made a year ago, I would have been impressed, because 2007 has turned out to be the year when everyone, it seems, wants to be open. read more
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from smoke to soap -- can be used to predict Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists have discovered. The smell test was as effective at diagnosis as a memory test, and better than a brain scan.
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Drained by your commute? Blood-sucking utility bills got you down? Wondering if that tomato in your dinner salad was really organic?The cures to those ills and more may arrive within five years, according to IBM.The company recently released its second annual set of &quot;Next Five in Five&quot; predictions, visions that sketch out a future where driving is a relative pleasure, eco-friendly devices save you money, and super doctors use advanced technology to probe your body&#39;s innermost depths in search of disease.IBM&#39;s contention that driving will become safer and less aggravating may be particularly tantalizing for many.The company said that during the next five years, a &quot;wave of connectivity&quot; between vehicles and roadways will help keep traffic flowing smoothly, drive down pollution, and get you to your destination easier, &quot;without the stress.&quot;This will be accomplished through &quot;intelligent&quot; traffic systems that automatically adjust light patterns and shift traffic to alternative routes, as well as cars that exhibit &quot;reflexes&quot; thanks to communication with other vehicles and roadside sensors, according to IBM.The company&#39;s crystal ball also revealed that the long-simmering trend toward &quot;smart energy&quot; devices will proliferate wildly. &quot;Dishwashers, air conditioners, house lights, and more will be connected directly to a &#39;smart&#39; electric grid, making it possible to turn them on and off using your cell phone or any Web browser,&quot; a company statement asserts.Even the act of eating will take on new meaning, in IBM&#39;s view: &quot;You will know everything from the climate and soil the food was grown in, to the pesticides and pollution it was exposed to, to the energy consumed to create the product, to the temperature and air quality of the shipping containers it traveled through on the way to your dinner table.&quot;The report also suggests that doctors&#39; ability to heal us will become even more astounding. Due to advances in X-ray and audio technologies, doctors will gain &quot;superpowers,&quot; according to IBM. Computers will also be able to compare your health data to an ocean&#39;s worth of other patient records, helping with diagnosis and treatment, the company said.In addition, the company said cell phones will continue to grow in power and functionality. For example, phones will enable users to snap a photo of an article of clothing, pull in results from the Web about the brand and where to buy it, and then render the garment on top of a 3-D image of the user, IBM said.IBM&#39;s list received a measured nod from Edward Cornish, editor of The Futurist magazine and past president of the World Future Society, an organization based in Bethesda, Maryland.&quot;Basically, the five forecasts seem to me to be quite reasonable,&quot; Cornish said. &quot;They&#39;re based on technologies that have been around for a number of years and are simply extrapolations.&quot;The Futurist has released its own list of predictions for 2008 and beyond.The organization contends, among other things, that the world will have a billion millionaires by 2025; the earth is on the verge of a &quot;significant extinction event;&quot; and &quot;nonhuman entities,&quot; such as robots fueled by artificial intelligence, will make more decisions.
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Science & environment: Scientists plan human trails next year for light-activated treatment that cures tumours in mice.
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Lemon, lilac and leather are three of 10 odours that can be used to tell whether a person is likely to develop dementia, according to US scientists.
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By Tony Gabriele, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Sep. 11--Here's what's going to happen: A few years from now, they will put on the market the Ultimate Thingamabob.   A marketing whiz will come up with a snappier name for it, to be sure. Something cute.
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Recently posted document throws a little light on a key feature of the next edition of Mac OS X.
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Well, I had my second date with Margot last week. It was nice. We attended a seminar on multimodal component interfaces and then went on a romantic stroll around a waste treatment facility. She says the smell of methane calms her nerves. I sure can pick âem, canât I?