By Kerrie Spencer, staff writer – January 17, 2012 We truly live in a global economy with electronic goods and services being traded back and forth all over the world. There seems to be no borders and no limits to what can and cannot be shipped anywhere until now. There is a quiet, yet predictive [...]
By Krystina Steffen, Editor – December 28, 2011 For more than two decades the power plant industry was able to evade parts of the Clean Air Act that Congress had passed. Because of this, families living near power plants were still harmed by toxic pollutants in the air. Environmental advocates also fought to implement stricter [...]
By Krystina Steffen, staff writer – December 15, 2011 With advances in science and technology, having a healthy baby is more of a possibility. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis, also known as PGD, is a welcome relief for a couple who wants to have a child but is concerned about passing on genetic disorders or chromosome abnormalities. [...]
By Kerrie Spencer, staff writer – December 13, 2011 Apple and Nike having anything in common seems like a stretch of the imagination. However, it is not as Nike has decided to jump into the iPod market with their Nike + iPod, likely in the hopes that it could become a significant item for users. [...]
By Kerrie Spencer, staff writer – November 23, 2011 Amazon and Discovery were about to duke it out over a patent infringement issue when they recently agreed to a settlement. It is always nice when a lawsuit gets settled, as it saves court time and a fair amount of money for the plaintiff and defendants. [...]
By Krystina Steffen, staff writer – November 17, 2011 The Department of Homeland Security has already successfully tested a pre-crime detection scanner on humans. Barring the legal hurdles and public response once this is officially unveiled, these scanners will gauge facial expressions and other biometric data to detect if someone is giving cues for mal-intent. [...]
By Kerrie Spencer, staff writer – October 18, 2011 For those that rarely, if ever, log out of Facebook and go to other sites from their profile page, they may get to see what their friends are reading thanks to browser cookies. One wonders if this is creepy or convenient. And is this matter just [...]
By Krystina Steffen, staff writer – October 5, 2011 Thousands of police departments nationwide are using wearable cameras and relying less on mounted vehicle cams. Police do much of their work outside the squad car, and with better technology readily available, it is only a matter of time before the various styles are used by [...]
By Kerrie Spencer, staff writer – September 21, 2011 Out of court settlements are supposedly not admissions of guilt. But what is a company hiding when they pay to make a lawsuit vanish? An interesting whistleblower lawsuit between the Justice Department in Arkansas and New York based Accenture LLP examined whether the company ripped off [...]
By Krystina Steffen, staff writer – September 7, 2011 Epidermal electronics are the latest devices with the potential to transform health care and the way we interact with technology. These ultrathin devices are applied to the skin like a temporary tattoo. No longer will individuals and medical professionals have to deal with cumbersome electrodes and [...]
