Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Bed brings tech to bedroom in new way
You're probably used to having a big-screen TV or a cell phone charger in the bedroom, but diversified manufacturer Leggett & Platt Inc. wants to take things a step further by bringing tech gadgets right into your bed.
100 Days Of Savvy CO2 Reduction Ideas
For 50 days before Al Gore's January 22nd arrival, and for 50 days afterward, the city of Gothenburg is posting tips and inspirational stories on saving energy and reducing CO2, both in the local newspaper, and on a 14-meter-high display at the Universeum natural science and technology museum.
PZ Never fails.
These folks (like Meyers) spend their lives doing real science, then come along creationists to throw a bunch of muck all over their science.
Brain in a dish?
Article claims scientists grew a brain in a petri dish and taught it to fly a F-22 Jet Simulator. True?
Power-assist robot suit for farmers
At the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, a research team led by professor Shigeki Toyama has developed a wearable power-assist robot suit designed to boost the strength of farmers working in the field.
Marijuana Cures Cancer - J. of the National Cancer Institute
Inhibition of Cancer Cell Invasion by Cannabinoids via Increased Expression of Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinases-1: Cannabinoids, in addition to having palliative benefits in cancer therapy, have been associated with anticarcinogenic effects.
Bee numbers falling fast
Cellphones could be a reason behind a dramatic decline in New Zealand's honey bee population.
Stem cell treatment could work in decade: scientist
Stem cell technologies could be used to cure diseases and heal injuries within 10 years, a Japanese scientist who recently broke new ground in the field said Wednesday.
Small black holes may be producing interstellar antimatter
Astronomers map the production of antimatter in the galaxy, and suggest a possible source.
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Kinsey Scale , Sexual History Episode (ByREV)
Def: The Kinsey scale attempts to describe a person's sexual history or episodes of their sexual activity at a given time. It uses a scale from 0, meaning exclusively heterosexual, to 6, meaning exclusively homosexual. (Future link to Kinsey Report - Video Clip Gallery)
Glowing Pig Passes Genes to Piglets
A cloned pig whose genes were altered to make it glow fluorescent green has passed on the trait to its young, a development that could lead to the future breeding of pigs for human transplant organs, a Chinese university reported.
Express your love for the lowly thigh high
I'll let you in on the secret of their real purpose -- keeping you warm without adding bulk
Glowing pig has babies! We live in The Future!
Success in genetic modifications. Good news for organ transplants and people who want glow-in-the-dark pets.
Latest Episode of CJ's Skeptical World
Eighth episode of CJ's Skeptical World, a podcast dedicated to examining news and cultural debates from a skeptical viewpoint.
Stem cell bank proposed
TOKYO (Reuters) - Creating a bank to store a new type of stem cell produced from donors' ordinary skin cells could help reduce time and money for treating patients with regenerative medicine in the future, a Japanese researcher said on...
More Efficient Crop for Biofuel Production Proven
Department of Agriculture researchers have shown that switchgrass is a better crop for ethanol production than corn
Container Gardening - Small theme container gardens
An article on small theme container gardening and the different themes you can grow for interesting gardens, Pizza garden, salad garden and a few more ideas are covered.
Scientists find Fluoride to be harmful
Fluoride, the most consumed drug in the USA, is added to public water supplies. Recent studies show that over-consumption can lead to disorders affecting teeth, bones, the brain, the thyroid gland and may lower IQ.
The Five Rules of Design by Sir Michael Bichard
Sir Michael Bichard, the author of this list, is a design fan and former government bureaucrat now helming the UK's Design Council, an organization dedicated to "helping businesses become more successful, public services more efficient and designers more effective,"
An Antimatter Ship for Every Space Dock
Earlier today, we celebrated the discovery that antimatter can be found everywhere -- not just the center of the galaxy. Now we'll take you deep inside the strange world of antimatter-powered spaceships. Believe it or not, there's actually an entire lab devoted to antimatter space propulsion at Penn State (the image you see here is their AIMstar).
Atombombe im Gully
Eine Gruppe von Hobby-Historikern spürt die Reste der Festung Deutschland auf: geheime Kriegsanlagen, die einst den Vormarsch sowjetischer Panzer stoppen sollten. In Wahrheit gehörten die Männer zu den sogenannten Wallmeister-Einheiten der Bundeswehr. In der Zeit des Kalten Krieges standen die Wallmeister bereit, um an strategisc
Atombombe im Gully
Eine Gruppe von Hobby-Historikern spürt die Reste der Festung Deutschland auf: geheime Kriegsanlagen, die einst den Vormarsch sowjetischer Panzer stoppen sollten. In Wahrheit gehörten die Männer zu den sogenannten Wallmeister-Einheiten der Bundeswehr. In der Zeit des Kalten Krieges standen die Wallmeister bereit, um an strategisc
Upgraded Hubble telescope to be 90 times as powerful
Space shuttle astronauts will attempt an unprecedented in-orbit repair. The repairs, along with the addition of two new instruments, will make Hubble 90 times as powerful as it was after its flawed optics were corrected in 1993.
Economics of Going Green: Costs &Payoff w/EcoFriendly Life
Renowned green life coach on financial of getting earth friendly
NASA Announces Hubble Mission
Nasa has announced details of a challenging mission to "rescue" the Hubble Space Telescope. The upgrade will provide a massive boost to Hubble's capabilities, giving it greater sensitivity and a larger field of view.
Flesh wound reveals dino secrets
A fossil unearthed in China has given scientists a rare glimpse of what dinosaurs were like in the flesh. The plant-eating Psittacosaurus had a thick layer of shark-like skin hidden under scales or feathers.
Cabinet short-circuits obstacles to 10 new nuclear stations
The cabinet yesterday ended nearly four years of tortuous internal debate and backed plans, due to be unveiled tomorrow, designed to entice the nuclear industry to invest in a new generation of 10 nuclear power stations in Britain.
Watchdog criticises misleading Malaysian palm oil advert
A TV advert claiming that Malaysian palm oil is "sustainable" was criticised today as "misleading" by the advertising watchdog.
The OC MPMM - Magnetic Perpetual Motion Machine
The making of a PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE has always been a fantastic dream. There are many attempts along history, but always the same ending: PERPETUAL MOTION continues being a legend. On another hand, the amazing properties of magnetic materials have always astonished boys and intuitive men.....
Efficient solar energy conversion
New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion.
Hubble finds that “blue blobs” in space are orphaned clusters of stars
Hubble has revealed that mysterious "blue blobs" in a structure called Arp's Loop between M81 and M82 are blue clusters of stars less than 200 million years old with many stars as young as, and even younger than, 10 million years.
Inside Look at How Ice Melts
The science of melting ice just became a little more solid. A new computer simulation shows that frozen water molecules, when heated up, vibrate until they spin. The swiveling motion causes the Mickey-Mouse-shaped particles to break free of their ice crystal home, bump into nearby molecules and start a chain reaction of melting. With cool video!
Bush Administration's Assault on Our National Forests
The Bush administration has launched an unprecedented series of attacks on public lands and the species that depend on them.
Rare whale song captured in the Southern Ocean
Greenpeace captured a rare song from a group of Humpback whales in the souther ocean. "Humpback whales are the only whales that truly "sing", and it is only the males that do it, usually when they are in their tropical breeding grounds. But sometimes songs are heard while the whales are migrating and very occasionally when they are feeding."
Rare whale song captured in the Southern Ocean
Greenpeace captured a rare song from a group of Humpback whales in the souther ocean. "Humpback whales are the only whales that truly "sing", and it is only the males that do it, usually when they are in their tropical breeding grounds. But sometimes songs are heard while the whales are migrating and very occasionally when they are feeding."
Antarctic Scientific Expedition Takes Sea Floor Sampling
The team took the first sea floor sample from the plateau below the summit of Maud Rise in Antarctic ocean.
Antarctic Scientific Expedition Takes Sea Floor Sampling
The team took the first sea floor sample from the plateau below the summit of Maud Rise in Antarctic ocean.
Ancestors of Milky Way-Type Galaxies
These ancient objects, some of the first galaxies ever to form, are being observed as they looked when the universe was a mere two billion years old. Today, scientists peg the universe's age at 13.7 billion years, so light from these galaxies traveled almost 12 billion years to reach Earth.
Hells Canyon bighorns lose most of their lambs
ENTERPRISE, Ore. -- Disease killed about 80 percent of the lambs born last spring to the bighorn sheep in Hells Canyon, and biologists call it the worst die-off since the breed was reintroduced there in the early 1970s.
Hells Canyon bighorns lose most of their lambs
ENTERPRISE, Ore. -- Disease killed about 80 percent of the lambs born last spring to the bighorn sheep in Hells Canyon, and biologists call it the worst die-off since the breed was reintroduced there in the early 1970s.
Controlled release
The science of controlled release has become a research discipline whose future depends on a thorough understanding of the interactions between the delivery system and the biological or environmental barriers to delivery of active substances.
New Evidence of †Inconvenient’ Galaxy
Discovery of two new components within a puzzling spiral galaxy confirm it must have a pair of arms winding in the opposite direction from most galaxies. The galaxy, known as NGC4622, lies 200 million light years away in the constellation Centaurus.
Susan Blackmore's Unscientific Claims
Skeptic and former parapsychologist Susan Blackmore was willing to concede in an academic journal that 'I agree that one cannot draw conclusions about the reality of psi based on these experiments.' But her writings in the popular press have not reflected this admission.
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