Thursday, November 26, 2009

Bendable Magnetic Interface

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Image: Bladder control: Manipulating a magnetic fluid on top of the researchers' "sensor tile" (top) offers a novel way to co...

Drinking Red Wine May Prevent Cavities

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Even nonalcoholic red wine can offer the oral health benefits to consumers. iStockPhoto From Discovery: A toothbrush may not be handy at the...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hydrogen-Economy On The Way? New Hydrogen-Storage Method Discovered

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This schematic shows the structure of the new material, Xe(H2)7. Freely rotating hydrogen molecules (red dumbbells) surround xenon atoms (ye...

Paper-Thin Batteries Made From Algae

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Batteries made of paper may power electronics in the future, researchers say. Shown are images from an experimental paper-based battery. Cre...

The Future Of Dating...Robots

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Industrial Thanksgiving: Science Takes Mom’s Recipes to the Assembly-Line

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From Wired Science: Thanksgiving is about eating, and though local, organic food might be what the cool kids are eating, most people are sti...

Thanksgiving Day Facts: Pilgrims, Dinner, Parades, More

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From National Geographic: It may be called Turkey Day, but the U.S. Thanksgiving Day is about more than just the bird. Learn about a holiday...

Chandra Hosts A Carnival Of Space

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F rom the Chandra Blog: This week, the United States marks the Thanksgiving holiday . For most of us, this means lots of time with family (s...

Intelligence and Technology Achievement and Productivity

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From The Next Big Future: There are some rare individuals with IQs in the 200's and their brains are not larger than regular people. Hig...

Arming The Immune System Against H1N1

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Image: Defense mechanism: Researchers creating a new vaccine against H1N1 hope to harness the power of the immune system's dendritic cel...

Shuttle Atlantis Departs From Space Station

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From Space.com: The space shuttle Atlantis cast off from the International Space Station early Wednesday after almost a week linked to deliv...

Utility Energy Storage No Longer Just Giant Batteries

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(Credit: PG&E) From CNET News: If you need more evidence that energy storage is much more than lithium ion batteries, take a look at th...

Cookbook Reveals Secrets of Space Cuisine

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In this photo taken aboard the International Space Station in 2001, cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin (left) and astronaut Frank L. Culbertson smile ...

Violent World Of Raptors Explored

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Ospreys have talons that are large, highly curved and nearly uniform, especially suited for catching fish. This osprey snatched a fish from ...

5 Myth-Busting Facts For A Safe Turkey

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From Live Science: Whether you're a seasoned cook or it's your first time stuffing a turkey, you likely want the end result to be ta...

Bloodhound Supercar On The Trail Of 1,000mph Record For Britain

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Wing Commander Andy Green poses today in front of a three-quarter scale model of the front section of the Bloodhound SSC. Wg Cdr Green will ...

Organic Wine-Makers Look to Greener Packaging

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There are no bottles in these boxes of wine -- just wine and the plastic pouch that holds it. Boxing instead of bottling wine saves half the...

DOE Announces $620 Million in Smart Grid Project Grants

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From Popular Science: While the Smart Grid we needed years ago is still years away, the Obama administration took a step forward today as En...

Birthplace Of Cosmic Guitar Pinpointed

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Space rock (Image: S. Chatterjee/J.M.Cordes/Palomar Observatory) From New Scientist: IT'S the biggest guitar in the galaxy. The Guitar p...

Video: Saturn’s Spectacular Aurora in Action

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From Wired Science: How can you not love Cassini? The latest treat NASA’s spacecraft has provided us is the first ever movie of Saturn’s inc...