Saturday, December 27, 2008

The Shape Of Things To Come On The Internet

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Internet Sites Could Be Given 'Cinema-Style Age Ratings', Culture Secretary Says -- The Telegraph Internet sites could be given cine...

Winter Cold Puts A Chill On Green Energy

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In Minnesota, Alan Stankevitz did a new winter chore for homeowners: clearing the solar panels. Alan Stankevitz From The New York Times: Old...

Space Station Cargo Delivery Still Expensive

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From Future Pundit: Orbital Sciences Corp has won a $1.9 billion contract to carry 20 metric tons of cargo to the International Space Statio...

Google's Grand Ambitions

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From CBS: (CNET) Google stretched its wings in 2008, furthering an expansion beyond its core search and search-advertising business. But the...

Tiny Clues To Collision In Space

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From BBC: Evidence that a massive meteorite shower had an impact on Earth on a global scale 470 million years ago have been found on a Highl...

The World's Most High-Tech Nation

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From ABC News: If there ever is an "Easy Tech Adaptation for Dummies" book, I’d be the first one to grab it. Living in the most ...

Honey Bees On Cocaine Dance More, Changing Ideas About The Insect Brain

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In a study that challenges current ideas about the insect brain, researchers have found that honey bees on cocaine tend to exaggerate. (Cred...

Discovery Indicates Mars Was Habitable

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From Live Science: Evidence of a key mineral on Mars has been found at several locations on the planet's surface, suggesting that any mi...
Friday, December 26, 2008

Quantum Computer Could Solve Problems In A Few Months That Would Take Conventional Computers Millions Of Years

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From Science Daily: ScienceDaily (Sep. 13, 2001) — How to build a super fast computer that uses the bizarre properties of quantum physics is...

The Biggest Scientific Breakthroughs Of 2008

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From ABC News: Progress This Year Wasn't Just in Hardware but in Understanding the Urgency of Key Issues. The year 2008 closes with two ...

Our Unconscious Brain Makes The Best Decisions Possible

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From E! Science News: Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that the human brain—once thought to be a seriously flawed decis...

Caffeine Works Better For Men

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From Live Science: Caffeine affects men more strongly than women, new research reportedly shows. However, the same study found that while de...

Top 10 Places Already Affected by Climate Change

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CLIMATE CHANGE: The effects of climate change are beginning to appear around the globe, including the conflict in Darfur. © Lynsey Addario/C...

New Type Of Laser Discovered

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Quantum cascade lasers are small and efficient sources of mid-infrared laser beams, which are leading to new devices for medical diagnostics...

Slow Starvation of Brain Triggers Alzheimer's

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A 3-D image of brain atrophy differences in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients and mild Alzheimer's disease patients. Alzheimer...

Scientists Seek Ways To Ward Off Killer Asteroids

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Artist's rendition released by NASA shows an asteroid belt in orbit around a star. Between 500 and 1,000 massive asteroids cross the Ear...
Thursday, December 25, 2008

Aubrey de Grey Google Tech Talk On Defeat Of Aging

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From Future Pundit: A friend points out that Aubrey de Grey's October 8, 2007 Google Tech Talk on the defeat of aging has only 402 views...

Bionic 'Sex Chip' That Stimulates Pleasure Centre In Brain Developed By Scientists

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The chip could stimulate the orbitofrontal cortex, which is associated with the pleasure felt when eating and having sex From The Daily Mail...

Bees Acts As Bodyguards For Flowers By Protecting Them From Munching Insects

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Photo: A bee hovers above a flower - their buzz scares off other insects such as caterpillars From The Daily Mail: Flowers use bright colou...

TOP TEN SPACE PHOTOS: Most Viewed Of 2008

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From National Geographic: 10. Supernova Creates "Ribbon" in Space Like a ribbon trailing from a parade float, a streamer of hydrog...