Tuesday, October 5, 2010

UFO Forces Closure of Chinese Airport

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From Live Science: They're baaaaaack! A Chinese airport reportedly had to divert passenger jets to prevent them from colliding with a UF...

Strong Magnets With Printed Poles Have Endless Engineering Applications

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From Popular Mechanics: The Brilliant Idea: Magnets printed with multiple poles, opening the door to myriad applications. Larry Fullerton se...

Micro-Engraved Lenses Give Perfect Vision To Both Near- And Far-Sighted Eyes

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Bifocals (Old.) Frank C. Müller From Popular Science: Near-sighted? Far-sighted? Middle-sighted? It doesn't matter--this "scratch...

Wind Farms Can Affect Local Weather Patterns

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One of the solutions would be changing the rotor design From The BBC: Wind farms, especially big ones, generate turbulence that can signific...

See The Future With A Search

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Image: Eye candy: This visualization shows the connections between different places, companies, and people, following a search using Record...

Eyes-On, Glasses Off, With Toshiba's Glasses-Less 3D TV

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From CNN: (CNET) -- Ceatec doesn't officially start until tomorrow, but Toshiba is already getting the lion's share of the buzz here...

British University Scientists Win Nobel Prize For Physics For Discovery Of Atom-Thick Carbon Layer 200 Times Stronger Than Steel

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The Swedish academy of sciences in Stockholm announces the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics today From The Daily Mail: * Graphene cou...

Stuxnet: Fact Vs. Theory

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From CNET: The Stuxnet worm has taken the computer security world by storm, inspiring talk of a top secret, government-sponsored cyberwar, a...

The Language That Lovers Share Is A 'Window' Into The State Of Their Relationship

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From The Telegraph: Couples develop their own language of love that ebbs and flows depending on the state of their relationship, scientists ...
Monday, October 4, 2010

Dinosaurs Significantly Taller Than Previously Thought, Research Suggests

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Photo: Dinosaur bones have rounded ends with rough surfaces that mark where blood vessels fed large amounts of cartilage in the joint. The ...

Bedbugs Q&A: Everything You Need To Know (And More)

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Louis Sorkin, an entomologist at the American Museum of Natural History, observes bedbugs he keeps in jars and feeds with his own blood. Cou...

Instant Expert: Rebuilding Human Minds

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Memory Lost, Memory Gained koppillustration.com From Popular Science: Scientists hope to strengthen aging brains ...

Is This Apple Ap Going To Help Terrorists?

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Threat: Security experts have slammed a £2 phone app which gives specific details about in-flight aircraft Phone App That Tracks Planes ...

The Slippery Slope To Obesity

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Not a good start (Image: Wade/Getty) From New Scientist: REWARD pathways in the brains of overweight people become less responsive as they g...

Oldest High-Altitude Settlements Discovered

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The Ivane Valley in Papua New Guinea appears covered in mist in this photo. Click to enlarge this image. Glenn Summerhayes and Andrew Fairb...

Dolphin Species Attempt 'Common Language'

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A Guyana dolphin leaps to escape the attention of a bottlenose dolphin From The BBC: When two dolphin species come together, they attempt to...

Video: Robots Now Guarding Nevada Nuke Site

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From The Danger Room: Citizens of Nevada, you can now relax. The Nevada National Security Site, home to tens of millions of cubic feet of lo...

Study Identifies More Than A Million Ocean Species

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Photograph: British Antarctic Survey From The Guardian: The Census of Marine Life is finally complete after a decade of work by 2,700 scient...

Mission To Search For Alien Life In Outer Atmosphere

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Photo: REUTERS From The Telegraph: Life from outer space could be surviving on the outer fringes of the Earth's atmosphere, according to...

Geology: A Trip To Dinosaur Time

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From Nature News: A project to drill a 10-kilometre-deep hole in China will provide the best view yet of the turbulent Cretaceous period. Ja...