Sunday, May 3, 2009

The Island Where People Live Longer

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The island of Icaria could be the newest of the world's so-called blue zones — places where residents have unusually long life spans. AA...

Satellite Images Used To Create Better Camouflage

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Images gathered from cameras on drones and satellites are used to make a mesh that serves as camouflage for military vehicles. The product, ...

World's Fastest Camera Relies On Entirely New Type Of Imaging

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Image: Researchers have developed a novel, continuously running camera that captures images roughly a thousand times faster than any existi...

An Invention That Could Change The Internet For Ever

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From The Independent: Revolutionary new web software could put giants such as Google in the shade when it comes out later this month. Andrew...

'Alien Skull' Spotted On Mars

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An oddly shaped space boulder appears to show eye sockets and a nose leading to speculation it might be a Martian skull Photo: BARCROFT/NAS...
Saturday, May 2, 2009

'The Future Is Going To Be Very Exciting'

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Ray Kurzweil From The Guardian: The head of Google's new university, Ray Kurzweil believes the advance of technology will solve the ener...

5 Ways To Protect Yourself (And Others) From Swine Flu

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Photo: GOOD OLD SOAP AND WATER: Experts say frequent hand washing is one of the best ways to defend against swine flu. ISTOCKPHOTO/ALANDJ ...

Pictured: The Baby Mammoth Who Went Back To The Deep Freeze To Stop Her Thawing Out

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Urgent action: Scientists carried the 3ft mammoth out of the lab and back to the snow. Thanks to this, she remains the best preserved specim...

Inside The Baby Mind

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(iStock photo) From Boston.com: It's unfocused, random, and extremely good at what it does. How we can learn from a baby's brain. WH...

Mechanisms Of Self-Control Pinpointed In Brain

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This 3-D projection of a transparent brain shows the regions of activation: the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is in red, and the ...

Origin Of Life: What Are The Odds?

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A mineral chimney and microbe mats on the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico in one of the newfound scenes that scientists described as otherwo...

Still 10-15 Years to Commercialize 10+ Megawatt Superconducting Wind Turbines

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From The Next Big Picture: AMSC (American Superconductor and Texas-based TECO-Westinghouse Motor Co have been working an estimated $6.8 mill...

Unknown Internet 3: How Big Is The Net?

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(Click on Image to Enlarge) The exploding internet 2008 From New Scientist: "The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the a...
Friday, May 1, 2009

NZ Glacier Findings Upset Climate Theory

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Image: Fox Glacier is one of the world's climate change indicators. Photo / Supplied From NZHerald: Research by three New Zealand scien...

Magic And The Brain: Teller Reveals The Neuroscience Of Illusion

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From Wired News: One of the first tricks in Penn and Teller's Las Vegas show begins when Teller—the short, quiet one—strolls onstage wit...

'Worst-Case' Scenario For Flu Estimated

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This map shows the projected number of H1N1 "swine flu" cases in the United States at the county level, 28 days from now. Credit: ...

Ancient Egypt Brought To Life With Virtual Model Of Historic Temple Complex

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Digital recreation shows what Karnak probably looked like in ancient times. (Credit: UCLA/ETC) From Science Daily: ScienceDaily (Apr. 30, 20...

Pushing Plastic Solar Cells

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Image: Powerful polymers: This illustration shows the different layers that make up a new plastic solar cell with nearly perfect internal e...

China's Secret Tea Revealed As Fat-Busting Wonder Cuppa By Scientists

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From The Scotsman: A DAILY cup of special tea may combat the obesity epidemic, scientists will say today. An extract of white tea prevents n...

Hackers Weigh In: 8 Big Things To Do With A Mini Server

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MINI SERVER: Marvell Technology's SheevaPlug is a two-inch by four-inch (five- by 10-centimeter) box that plugs into any wall outlet and...