I know, you see the word Pamela and immediately think Tommy Lee and sex tapes. It's okay, we all go there from time to time. But maybe not for long: there's a new Pamela, and she's a nifty acronym who hails from the UK. A Pedestrian Accessibility & Movement Environment Laboratory, or PAMELA, is now being operated by the British Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council at University College London to monitor the movements of pedestrians. The goal? Why to create safer... READ ON

I've seen a lot of stuff over the past few months about Microsoft's new Zune being dubbed the iPod killer, and a David of sorts in training for his debut against the mp3 Goliath. But, honestly, a lot of the stuff had seemed laughable. The design didn't seem that sleek, I'd read an article that said that a Chinese company had beat the Zune to the punch by producing a knock-off before it could launch. And frankly, the name Zune never did for me: It just seemed like a bad science... READ ON

While I can't claim to understand the technology, CNN is reporting that French and Canadian art experts have uncovered the reason for the Mona Lisa's half-smile"¦ apparently, she'd just given birth! According to the article, scientists used special infrared and three-dimensional technology to look through the paint layers. A careful analysis by art historians revealed that, "the Mona Lisa's dress was covered in a thin transparent gauze veil," -- something only worn by... READ ON

The Tech Review has a great article that I don't fully understand, about a new type of artificial heart that doesn't beat. While there are some good artificial hearts on the market, the article states that they're big, and unwieldy, and you need a large chest cavity to be able to use one (in essence, they're inappropriate for women). The new continuous flow model, which is considerably smaller, also has much fewer parts, making mechanical wear and tear far less of an issue.... READ ON