Thursday, January 31, 2008
Anti-Radiation Drug, 5000x more effective than current drugs
The drug is based on single-walled carbon nanotubes, hollow cylinders of pure carbon that are about as wide as a strand of DNA. More than half of those who suffer acute radiation injury die within 30 days, not from the initial radioactive particles themselves but from the devastation they cause in the immune system.
Bulas' particles break down the universe
It was a world that transported him to a universe beyond our imagination: where stars like Arcturus flew towards us at two miles a second and where our entire solar system appears as a speck of dust. On the microscopic scale things got even weirder; here a colliding atom once split (in a process called quantum entanglement)
Researchers create 3-D structure using DNA-directed assembly
In 1996, scientists at IBM and Northwestern University used single-stranded DNA as if it were molecular Velcro to program the self-assembly of nanoparticles into simple structures.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
†Irreligion’
"Are there any logical reasons to believe in God? Billions of people over thousands of years have entertained this question, and the issue is certainly not without relevance in our world today."
Camera in mouse brain to probe memory
JAPANESE researchers have implanted a small camera inside a mouse's brain to see how memory is formed, in an experiment they hope to some day apply to humans to treat illnesses such as Parkinson's disease.
Genius IQ 6
Increase your genius iqWhy You Should Increase Your IQIncreasing your genius IQ is a topic that most people would love to know the secrets to. The secret is that genius IQ increase is both easy and natural if you understand the reasons how and why. Below, you will find some reasons as to why you should increase your genius IQ in the 21st century:1.
Take That Vulcans- You do need emotion to have logic
The role of emotions in relation to logic and cognitive thought. Emotions are necessary for logic and decision making, not a hindrance.
Why Elephants Have Such a Long Memory?
1. The fertile banks of the Nile River offered several annual crops, as many floodings the river produced. The farmers would eagerly wait for the flooding, because after the water's retreat, the fields remained covered with a thick layer of mud on which the crops grew rapidly.
'double-dipping' is gross - study
Double-dipping, a practice frowned upon by many around snack tables at parties, is a major health hazard, according to a new US study.
Scientists: Bush Stifles Science, Lets World Leadership Slip
Scientists around the country are frustrated by what they view as the White House's morality-based politics that ignores scientific evidence, distorts facts and leads to outright censorship of reports and researchers that do not support the administration's agenda. Sunstroke author David Kagan wrote about similar suppression in Doomwatch Legacy.
Mythbusters - Plane On Conveyor Belt Takes Off
For the large-scale test, the MythBusters used a 400 pound ultralight aircraft with a 2000 foot tarp under it. The tarp was pulled backwards to simulate a moving runway. The ultralight pilot had no trouble taking off. This is because the thrust of the airplane engines acts on the air, not on the ground.
MythBusters solve riddle of airplane on a moving runway
Can an airplane take off from a runway that moves backwards at a speed equal to its take-off speed? The MythBusters put a fairly definitive end to this lasting internet debate.
How Devices Convert Light & Movement into Electrical Energy
The processes for converting solar and wind energy into electricity are quite different. Solar power is a chemical conversion process, while wind power converts energy mechanically.
The Most Disturbing Science Experiments Ever Performed
Prepare to be horrified as we plumb the depths of scientific depravity, from experiments involving "The Isolated Head of a Dog" to "Stimuli Eliciting Sexual Behavior in Turkeys". "Shock the Puppy" is a personal fave.
Mapping the Future
Hood is a leading intellect in the field of human genetics, delving into the very building blocks of life. "The human genome essentially lays out, in detail, all the elements that go into our genetic constitution. It deciphers the digital code of humanity," Hood, 69, explains.
Paradigm shift in studying disease
A study at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago published this week in the online version of Biophysical Journal proposes that bubbles may control the opening and closing of ion channels. This new understanding of the channels that control much of life in health and disease provides a vital piece of the molecular puzzle.
Tipped over: social influence
Malcolm Gladwell is famous for his influential theory of, well, influentials, but a Columbia sociologist says he's got it all wrong.
First Snow-less January in NYC in 75 Years
Unless New York City gets hit by an unexpected blizzard in the next 24 hours, this January will be the first essentially snow-less January in the last 75 years, according to weather records.
†Mighty Mouse’ robot frees stuck radiation source
The gamma rays from the cobalt-60 source could kill a man in a half a minute and it was stuck in exposed position at a White Sands' Gamma Irradiation Facility. The story of Mighty Mouse, a bomb-disposal robot sent in to free the stuck cylinder and send it back down to its resting place.
Berlin Dig Finds City Older Than Thought
An archaeological dig in downtown Berlin has uncovered evidence that the German capital is at least 45 years older than had previously been established, authorities said Wednesday.
Why do we laugh?
What's the evolutionary advantage of laughing when someone strokes our belly with a feather? Social connection—and chimps laugh at the same time, for the same reason.
Scale of the Universe
Nikon's Universcale web app. puts the entire universe into proportion, from the smallest particle to the largest measurements of space. From the femtometer to the light year, Universcale spans 40 magnitudes of measurement into a single cosmic web application.
Scan Uncovers Thousands of Copycat Scientific Articles
Database search turns up research papers suspiciously similar to prior publications, prompting investigations.
Interesting thing of the day: The Discovery of Radium
Marie Curie's miracle cure I have always loved this story; Marie Curie is one of the rare female scientists known to almost everyone. In addition this teaches us an important lesson: Any cure can have even worse side effects.
The pitter patter of little feet... climbing straight up a w
Building upon several years of research into the gecko's uncanny ability to climb sheer walls, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed an adhesive that is the first to master the easy attach and easy release of the reptile's padded feet. The material could prove useful for a range of products, from climbing equipment t
Creative People’s Brains Function Differently
A new study has ended the controversy (or perhaps just stirred up more) by demonstrating that creative people do think in a fundamentally different way than everyone else. The study showed that non-creative types versus creative types do indeed exhibit quite different patterns of brain activity while going about solving problems.
Scientist discovers six new species of deep sea fish
A sharp eyed marine scientist who spotted six strange fish during a deep sea research expedition has been rewarded for trusting her instincts.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Dissertation writing
Dissertation writing is taken by the professionals with us so that they are able to ascertain the right ingredients to save time and effort on ones part. The proper adherence to all the portions for the paper must be taken up and portrayed for the paper so that one is able to make the right impression for getting the research motive catered.
Dr. Millner's Oral Care Clean Between Machine
This multi-patented, comprehensive device has been featured in leading newspapers. And… it incorporates. The same type of interdental brushes long recommended by dentists and dental specialists. It is designed to give all of us an easy to use and effective supplement to floss.
Thesis proposal
Thesis proposal is written when you approach an academician seeking guidance in doing your research work. it is comparable to the laying out of a plan before a project is undertaken.
Autism symptoms reversed in lab mice
Symptoms of mental retardation and autism have been reversed for the first time in laboratory mice.
Writing a dissertation
Writing dissertation is taking into account the various blend of thoughts and perceptions for a particular topic and make sure that all the arguments meet with their ends and make a point by the time it ends.
Thesis topic
Thesis topic decides to a great degree the thrust area of your search and acts as a guide to your efforts to establish your ideas. When the idea is an original one it becomes a hypothesis that you are aiming to prove through your extended research and reading.
Mannatech Ambrotose
The corporation named Manntech has ridden a wave of success in the wellness industry.
Oprah, plug in your toaster.
An analysis of the pop culture myth stating appliances use a lot of energy when plugged in and turned off. Also includes detail on what home appliances really cost you in energy bills.
New Ultra-powerful Microscope can show an individual Atom
The SuperSTEM 2 can show an atom at 20 million times its size. At 20 million times its size an atom would measure approximately 5mm across. However, it is not just the scale of magnification that makes SuperSTEM 2 unique -- it is also the sharpness of the image, its capability to provide elemental and chemical data about atoms and its stability.
Under-the-tongue vaccination may spare children needle jabs
A South Korean institute said Tuesday it has found a way to administer vaccines under the tongue, potentially eliminating the need for painful needle jabs.
MUFON Believe UFO Sightings in Texas a Cover Up
MUFON (mutual UFO network) is asking to have the military repeat their training as they claim that the UFO Sightings over Stephenville Texas was a military exercise ,although they initially denied that they had any military aircraft in the area .MUFON wants to study the image of what the 200 or so witnesses saw on the night of Jan 8th,2008
Drug-releasing heart stents safe for wide use: study
A major study of the first two commercially available drug-releasing coronary stents has found that both appear to be safe for use in a variety of patients.
A Clockwork Skin Cell
By testing skin samples from people with sleep problems, researchers have found the first ties between people's behavior and the biological clocks they carry in their cells. The discovery could lead to cheaper and more practical ways to diagnose and treat sleep disorders and other ailments.
The best ever Animal Pictures [Super] The Anime in the Wild
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Hermeneutics and the Philosophy of Science
Science, as a method, lacks the power to prove or disprove the objective truth of any theory or hypothesis because, as a method, it stands upon certain assumptions of what the Truth is. To use an analogy, the hammer cannot nail in place the hand that guides it...
First Detailed Map of a Cell's Nuclear Pore Complex Made
A cell's membrane-bound nucleus contains precious contents — its DNA — so it must be very careful about what enters and leaves this important space. Now, Rockefeller scientists have nailed down the first complete molecular picture of this huge, 450-protein pore and their findings provide a glimpse into how the nucleus itself first evolved.
Study of starling formations points way for swarming robots
Scientists have uncovered a simple rule that explains how thousands of starlings flock in formation and hope to use the discovery in the future to coordinate swarms of robots.
Saare Zameen Par
If one person's misery is the other's happiness, then it is also true that people make fun of things that they fear like the carnage in the stock market. In the middle of turmoil, the stock markets have become the butt of jokes being circulated across media such as the Web and mobile phones.
To all smokers | Jackie Chain Unlimited | Statuary Warning
Well if its Jackie against it... with these pictures delegating the falsohood... come ... Lets all reunite against it...
The Fabric Of Cosmos
From Brian Greene, one of the world's leading physicists, comes a grand tour of the universe that makes us look at reality in a completely different way. At one point in the book, Greene tells of his mother trying to read the first few pages of Elegant Universe. She put it down almost immediately because it gave her a headache.
Cannabis bigger cancer risk than cigarettes-study
Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found
The amusement park where machine animals gather
It is the one that wants to do by all means, and I want to ride on the elephant like this SF some time.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Snake saved after eating golf balls
A snake has been saved by surgery after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs
Conservapedia: the conservative's encyclopedia
a wiki-based web encyclopedia project written from a socially- and economically-conservative viewpoint supportive of American Conservative Christianity. Interesting to look at their entries of evolution, atheism, etc
How the Nuclear Arms Race Works
The detonation of the first nuclear bomb at the test site in New Mexico was a triumph for American scientists. For about three years, the scientists and military personnel involved with the Manhattan Project had worked to build a nuclear bomb, and the blinding flash of light, intense burst of heat and deafening boom let them know they had suceeded
Gene therapy to stop pain signals before they reach brain
A new kind of gene therapy could bring relief to patients suffering from chronic pain while bypassing many of the debilitating side effects associated with traditional painkillers.
Scientists hit back at Catholic church over 'cybrids'
UK scientists are responding angrily to claims from bishops that a new bill "will allow scientists to create embryos that are half human, half animal"
Cup Of Coffee Has Enough Calories As Your Breakfast
A new study has found that a cup of coffee every day contains a fifth of your daily-recommended calories. Which? a consumer group conducted a test and found that some coffees contain almost 400 calories.
Playing Chess Help Children Improve Their Behaviour
Chess lessons might improve children"s behaviour, say researchers. The study, conducted by Aberdeen University staff, found that youngsters who started playing chess became mentally sharper and their behaviour also improved in comparison to those who did not.
"Bermuda Triangle" Effect Around Empire State Building
In the shadow of the Empire State Building lies an "automotive Bermuda Triangle" - a five-block radius where vehicles mysteriously die. "We get about 10 to 15 cars stuck near there every day," said Isaac Leviev, manager of Citywide Towing "You pull the car four or five blocks to the west or east and the car starts right up."
Study shows marijuana INCREASES brain cell growth
Supporters of marijuana may finally have an excuse to smoke weed every day. A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation suggests that smoking pot can make the brain grow. Though most drugs inhibit the growth of new brain cells, injections of a synthetic cannibinoid have had the opposite effect.
Earth getting 'soft' in the middle
Scientists claim to have uncovered evidence that our planet Earth is getting soft in the middle......
Qtrax file-sharing service offers free music downloads
Scientists claim to have uncovered evidence that our planet Earth is getting soft in the middle.........
Sun shield to let space crews boldly go to Mars
Scientists simulate solar wind in Oxfordshire lab - Magnets give protection against cancer risk ................................ .......................
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Synthetic biology and nanotechnology
This week's announcement by J. Craig Venter's team (and the associated paper in Science) that they have successfully synthesized the complete genome of the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium is an important step towards achieving what is becoming known as "synthetic biology".
Unlocking The Genetic Mysteries Of E.Coli
The remnants of a Naval ammunition depot are now an animal research center where government scientists are working to unlock secrets contained in the genetic makeup of the cattle. Their focus: the E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria.
Multitasking is Making us Stupid and Slow
Neuroscience is confirming what we all suspect: Multitasking is dumbing us down and driving us crazy. One man's odyssey through the nightmare of infinite connectivity.
How Gullible Are We?
This is worth a read for sure. A student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything in our environment.
Top Ten 10 Craziest Science Stuff You Didn’t Know
You can Hypnotize Chickens... A death erection (sometimes referred to as "angel lust") is a post-mortem erection which occurs when a male individual dies vertically or face-down;the cadaver remaining in this position...
New super-hydrophobic material discovered!
Simpson's new nano-structured material is designed so that even when it is submerged in water, the material is covered by a microscopic layer of air. This design causes a profound change in the basic water-solid interface, resulting in an effect which Simpson likes to call the "Moses effect."
Viagra keeps a 4-year-old alive
A four-year-old girl who suffers a rare illness is breathing life because of Viagra.
The Quest for Meaning
One of the interesting problems Lynch addressed for British intelligence was how to enable computers to make sense of large volumes of words in many languages for a top-secret project. The young entrepreneur, who didn't have the necessary security clearances, was never told what sort of texts the technology would analyze - intercepted email, faxes,
Bodies the Exhibition-Cincinnati. Dead shown W/O consent
Bodies: the Exhibition is coming to Cincinnati. Dissected "unclaimed bodies" are plasticized and put on display without consent of the dead.
Gomboc: World’s First Self-Righting Object
Remember the 70's toy Weeble ("Weebles wobble but they don't fall down")? Well, no matter what position you place weebles in, they always sproing upright. They do this because their bottom end are weighted.
TV For The Visually Impaired
Using a new algorithm, researchers are enhancing picture quality so that those with macular degeneration can enjoy television. Like many kinds of visual impairment, macular degeneration makes the images on the screen seem blurred and distorted. David Kagan, author of Sunstroke, wrote about similar technological innovations in the book Medscan.
Government Scientists Tackle E. Coli
A research team in Nebraska is hot on the trail of E. coli - found in beef - which can kill if it reaches the dinner table. Their objective is to save children's lives. In 2007, more than 30 million pounds of ground beef were pulled off the market because of E. coli contamination. Sunstroke author David Kagan wrote of food contamination in Medscan.
How to Form A New Habit
If you want to develop a new habit, do it consistently for the next 30 days. Forget about the amount. The habit is more important than the amount. Let's say you want to visualize your goals for half an hour a day. Do it! If you can not concentrate, if you can not see or feel what you are visualizing or if you hate it, JUST DO IT!
Report: Ohio DNA program flawed
Ohio's DNA testing program for inmates seeking to prove their innocence is deeply flawed, with police routinely discarding evidence after trials and court-ordered tests never getting done.
Sloss Furnaces Birmingham Alabama
Here is a video of Sloss Furnaces! This is the fourth video of a whole series of Birmingham Alabama video's! Hope you enjoy! Sloss is now a museum and ran by the city of Birmingham. They also have many concerts and events.
Stephen Colbert on Scientology
An old Colbert clip from when he did the Daily Show segment "This Week In God" - "Once upon a time there was an alien named Zenu who flew aliens to earth..."
Turtles, All the way down!
A brief introduction to the standard model of particle physics - and the problem of the 'Tower of Turtles' that may plague modern physics
The Pharmacy of the Future and You
Owens' larger concern seems to be an anxiety about authenticity. Are you the real you? But what is the real you? .... Are you the real you when you drink coffee to boost your concentration in order to finish that new sales report? Or are the real you when you take Viagra to boost your sexual performance? around: are people who choose
Australian girl changes blood group, immune system
An Australian teenage girl has become the world's first known transplant patient to change blood groups and take on the immune system of her organ donor, doctors said on Friday, calling her a "one-in-six-billion miracle."
Motorola W490
Although Motorola has much of its weight behind this year's new Razr2s, the company has provided us with a series of models that focus on the basic features, and reliability rather flashy top models and offerings. W490 has easy to use calling function and a simple design. I
Motorola H12 Bluetooth Headset
Motorola Bluetooth Headset is the latest according to the company, neatly, even though David Beckham is happy to be seen in the advertising campaign, but what it means, you should? We receive tests to find out. Motorola H12
Sigmund Freud - The Life, Work and Theories of Sigmund Freud
Often described as the most famous figure in psychology, Sigmund Freud is also one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Take a journey through his life, work, and theories in this profile of Sigmund Freud.
Cool Vibrations: Thermoacoustics
The future of energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly cooling systems. A new application for old science.
Amphibian Friends Got Bigggger! Wow!
A gigantic, ancient relative of our teeny salamander , a Giant frog, a limbless, tentacled amphibian have made it onto a list of the world's weirdest and most endangered creatures. "I love Her "' said David Sunstroke, Doomwatch, Kagan. "She is good for Our World." Do you all recall, that these dear friends eat the bugs we call "pests'?
Hungry scientist eats genome, thinking it's spaghetti
The man-made genome scientists produced after 5 years of intense effort at the sub-molecular level is more than 10 times as long as the longest piece of DNA ever previously synthesized, measuring roughly 11 inches, Oddly enough, in finished form, the genome resembled an ordinary piece of spaghetti, which has led to an embarrassing admission...
Enormous concrete cast of an ant colony
Scientists fill an ant colony with concrete and dig out the surrounding earth. Skip to 4:00 for the start of the best part.
Evolution in a couple of minutes..vid
It's fokkin amazing what those geeks can do with a computer nowadays.. Still i believe some dude with a beard farted...
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Scientists break speed of light
Scientists have finally exceeded the speed of light, causing a light pulse to travel hundreds of times faster than normal. It raced so fast the pulse exited a specially-prepared chamber before it even finished entering it. The experiment is the first-ever evidence of faster-than-light motion.
Anti-Stress Video Game
A simple video game has been shown to reduce stress. As this ScienCentral News video explains, researchers at McGill University also found that playing the game resulted in increased productivity.
Sleep on it, decision-makers told
When it comes to making tough decisions - don't sweat it, sleep on it - or so a team of scientists recommends.
James Cameron Actually Doesn't Debunk Jesus as God
Many scholars again disprove that the two ossuaries are not related to Mary Magdalene. Instead, they may be Mary and Martha. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59910
Artifical Life Created.. NOT. Scientist get press anyway
All the experiment did was manipulate existing life, in this case a bacteria that causes venereal disease. But the life existed before Ventner's team "created" it.
Rejection of a doctoral thesis- A Finnish shame
The thesis of Israel-Jakob Schur, a doctoral candidate of Jewish origin, was rejected on questionable grounds at the University of Helsinki in 1937. The University of Helsinki rector Ilkka Niiniluoto set up an expert committee on Tuesday to ascertain whether the principles of good scientific practice were violated. Now I am ashemed to be Finnish!
Master Scholarships in Economics and Finance, CEMFI, Madrid
The basic graduate offering at CEMFI consists of its Master in Economics and Finance and its PhD program in Economics. Unlike many Master programs in the US and elsewhere, ours is self-contained and offers a well respected qualification
Top 10 Quotes from Stephen Hawking
I have recently been reading up a bit on the life and work of British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. In my reading, I have run across a number of his famous quotes that are both funny and insightful. He is widely considered to be among the most intelligent people living today. Here is what he has to say…
Antonov 12 Goes Congo Bongo on a Boeing 727
Brazzaville - The pilot and copilot of an Antonov 12 were badly hurt on Friday when the brakes failed on their cargo plane at Congo's Pointe-Noire airport and it rammed a Boeing 727, an airport official said.
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Report on the State and Future of Plasma Physics in the US
The National Research Council's report on plasma physics in the United States. It outlines lots of future possibilities for progress and makes suggestions that the government expand its research program. Also has a great overview including recent results from many different groups worldwide. You can read it online for free.
Man-made ArmageddonBrings About New Epoch In Earth's History
Geologists from the University of Leicester say humankind has so altered the Earth it has brought about an end to Earth's history and marked the start of a new epoch, one that David Sunstroke Kagan says that he will swear "it is not our last". But what must We do do to help Kagan in his fight to save the World? We will Fight on! We will prevail!
Computer vision may not be as good as thought
For years, scientists have been trying to teach computers how to see like humans, and recent research has seemed to show computers making progress in recognizing visual objects. A new MIT study, however, cautions that this apparent success may be misleading because the tests being used are inadvertently stacked in favor of computers.
International Scholarship ONSEN Hiroto
This program is based on the Agreement of International Academic Exchange and Memorandum of Students Exchange between Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University (TMPU) and Peking University Health Science Center (PUHSC) signed in 1998. In this program, the ONSEN Hiroto fund is used for supporting the students and researchers from PUHSC...
New Element Discovered
A New element has been added to the periodic table, which appears to be the most volatile element know to man.
Friday, January 25, 2008
The REAL 10,000 BC...
You may have seen a preview or trailer for the movie 10,000 B.C., coming out in March, 2008. Consider this film an unrealistic fantasy flick, like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars or The Mummy. The trailer alone has so many scientific contradictions, it's just silly.
Why There's More Light Where!
Fascinating look at how the world developed by examining its illumination at night
Super-buff cattle may hold key to treating muscular diseases
"If you'd said to me 10 years ago, what are the chances there's going to be a therapy that increases muscle mass while people sit on the couch, I'd have said zero," said Knopf. "But these things are coming."
No such race as Malay
According to a professor of National University of Singapore, there is no such race as the "Malays". If we follow the original migration of the Southern Chinese of 6,000yrs ago, they moved into Taiwan, then into the Philippines and moved into Borneo....progressed into Jawa, and Sumatera. The final migration was to the Malay peninsula...
Birds Did Not Come From the Trees
Birds evolved from dinosaurs that lived in trees and learned fly, like Archaeopteryx - right? Wrong, according to two Australian researchers. Birds' ancestors were ground-dwelling dinosaurs.
More 9/11 “Truther†Stupidity
"…And one thing that struck me about the World Trade Centers is that they are very much like trees. Core, outer core, inner core. A tube within a tube design, and that is what allows a tree to wave in the breeze." Judy Wood forgets one detail- TREES AREN'T HOLLOW
Earth's getting 'soft' in the middle
Since we can?t sample the deepest regions of the Earth, scientists watch the velocity of seismic waves as they travel through the planet to determine the composition and density of that material. Now a new study suggests that material in part of the lower mantle has unusual electronic characteristics that make sound propagate more slowly, suggestin
New method for solving differential equations
Dutch-sponsored mathematician Valeriu Savcenco has developed new methods for the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations. These so-called multirate methods are highly efficient for large systems, where some components exhibit more active behaviour than others within the same system.
Facebook Sociology and Dog Bark Translations
Covers a week that included government declarations about the safety of cloned meat and innovations in yeast life extension..
The Power of Rain: Alternative Energy
Chaillout and his colleagues realized that every time a drop impacts on a surface it is an opportunity missed. Each raindrop has an impact energy that is highly dependent on the size of the drop; from a small drizzle drop that has 2 microjoules on impact, to a downpour size drop that carries 1 millijoule of impact energy.
Mr Michaels World - Animal Man - Home
What separates animals and man most I think is man's ability to collect and store ideas, not only to collect and store ideas as single ideas, but also to combine ideas, and accumulate ideas for further combinations and to continue to rework these ideas and combinations into seemingly new ideas and so on and so forth in seemingly infinite patterns.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Web Application
A web application is an application that is accessed with the web browser throw internet or intranet.
Compare periodic element details side-by-side
This is pretty darn cool for anyone who loves science (or is stuck in a science class). This site allows you to compare any elements of the periodic table side-by-side. So, you can do comparisons against the Atomic radius, Covalent radius, Electron configurations and just about anything else you can think of. HOT!
NASA Wants To Slice Your Brain With Nanoknife
Carbon nano-tubes aren't just gorgeous, they might also save your brain one day. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is teaming up with a cancer center, City Of Hope, to develop a new minimally invasive type of brain surgery using carbon nanotubes. Researchers hope that these sharp-tipped tubes, 50,000 times narrower than a human hair, can deliver can
Embryonic Stem Cells Grown from Primate Skin Cells
The OHSU Primate Center is the first research center to succeed in creating embryonic stem cells from skin cells in primates. This could revolutionize transplant medicine as we know it!
Man Playing God: Researchers a step closer to synthetic life
The possibility of a synthetic life form being created in a laboratory has come tantalisingly close to reality after scientists said last night that they had generated the largest man-made molecule of DNA – the chemical blueprint of life.
A Meteorological Fiction
Paul Mark Tag talks about the process of writing meteorological thrillers, using his professional background and knowledge to craft his characters and plots.
New tool probes brain circuits
Researchers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT report in the Jan. 24 online edition of Science that they have created a way to see, for the first time, the effect of blocking and unblocking a single neural circuit in a living animal.
Singularities and Nightmares
Options for a coming singularity include self-destruction of civilization, a positive singularity, a negative singularity (machines take over), and retreat into tradition. Our urgent goal: find (and avoid) failure modes, using anticipation (thought experiments) and resiliency -- establishing robust systems that can deal with almost any problem as i
The Ultimate Flood Folly!
Once again CMI lie stupidly and claims that what is shown in the fossil record is consistent with Noah's Flood while ignoring the real evidence behind the fossil record that was formed by anything BUT Noah's Flood.
Life, version 2.0: Is the world ready for synthetic biology?
From Frankenstein's monster to "Blade Runner" replicants, the prospect of assembling life from inert matter has long tantalised the imagination with hope and fear.
New Data on Magnetic Reconnection
Cluster satellites have observed the extent of the region that triggers "magnetic reconnection." Until recently, theoretical scientists believed that the "electron diffusion" region was relatively tiny (width about 2 km, length about 10 km). The length of the observed region measured 3000 km, 300 times longer than seen in recent simulations.
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The spray-on condom: safe sex in a can
What's more likely to make you blush? Nipping into the toilets or your local chemist or for a "packet of three" or buying a can of condom spray?
Australian Transplant Recipient, World First - Changes Blood
A medical first, a 'one-in-six-billion miracle.' A girl who received a liver transplant inherits the donor's blood type and immune system.
Genius IQ3
Genius iq health is how we think, feel and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices. Like physical health, genius iq health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
Myth Busted! Women Are More Thick-headed than Men!
While men may have a reputation as the more thick-headed of the sexes, women actually have the thicker skulls, a new imaging study finds.
Scientists develop synthetic lifeform
A team of U.S. scientists is reporting that it has constructed the genome of a living organism for the first time. Assembling bits of lab-made DNA, researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute in Maryland say they have built the genetic structure of a bacterium from scratch in the lab.
Worms Make Black Ants Grow Big Red Berry Butts [pic]
An amazing example of a parasite that causes its host to resemble a luscious red berry -- all so the parasite's eggs are passed onto birds, the next step in the parasite's life cycle. includes pictures.
Researchers Take Step Toward Synthetic Life
Researchers say they have created the entire genome of a bacterium by stitching together its chemical components.
Cyprus divers to dig out ancient ship
Marine archaeologists will begin work in June to uncover the sand-buried hull of a 2,300-year-old ship thought to have been ferrying wine when it sank off the coast of Cyprus, researchers said Thursday.
Toolmarks at a Crime Scene
Toolmarks examination is an important discipline of forensic science. When tools are used at a crime scene they can be linked to the unique toolmarks.
Why We Love - TIME
What scientists, not to mention the rest of us, want to know is, What makes us go so loony over love? The more scientists look, the more they're able to tease romance apart into its its individual strands--the visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, neurochemical processes that make it possible.
Researchers a step closer to synthetic life
The research team succeeded in creating a man-made copy of the genome for a bacterium, the first time that's been done. A genome is the complete set of DNA in the chromosomes of a living organism, the instruction set for how an organism works.
Scientists Create Gene Map For Synthetic Life
Researchers in Maryland took the first critical step to creating artificial life by assembling the entire genome of a living organism — a bacterium. Sunstroke author David Kagan wrote about a similar experiment by desperate scientists in the book Medscan. The microorganism has the smallest genome of any living organism, with 485 working genes.
The Richard Dawson Delusion
The greatest tragedy of all awaits Dawson when he dies - if he's right and there is no god, he'll never know he was right. If he's wrong and god does exist - he'll have to live the entire afterlife annoyed with the extremely unlikely complexity of god.
Scientists create synthetic genome
Scientists have synthesized the entire genome of a living organism — a bacterium — an accomplishment they say could lead to the development of artificial life.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Growth Hormone: Fountain of Youth or Early Killer?
A small population of dwarves in rural Ecuador could hold the answer. Growth hormone holds a conflicted status in the world of life extension.
85% of Men Prefer Listening to a Female Voice
I had a gut feeling, based on my own preferences that men prefer listening to female voices. I also assumed the opposite was true - woman would prefer listening to male voices. Wrong!
Macbeth Essay – What Goes Around Comes Around
The focus of every Macbeth essay must eventually be about treachery and its fatal consequences. Most of Shakespeare's plays are lessons that in some way have a bearing on our life. In this play "Macbeth"
India sets up anti-poaching force as tigers dwindle
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ordered the setting-up of the federal agency in March last year after a national outcry over the large-scale slaughter of tigers.
Herpes Virus Can Be Used As Nanomachines For Cancer Patients
ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2007) — Herpes viruses, though not life-threatening, are usually considered to be embarrassing and annoying. Researchers at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, however, are using the virus to potentially fight breast cancer, which, according to the American Cancer Society, is the most common cancer among women.
Memory--The Constant Narrative
WNYC's RadioLab explores the science of memory. How reliable are memories? What are they made of? How are they created, stored, and recovered? The brain is proving to be less of a database and more of a storyteller--and the unrecalled memory may in fact be the most well-preserved.
Vitamin E may ward off physical decline in elderly
Vitamin E may help elderly people keep their vim and vigor, researchers said on Tuesday.
Time--A Series of Insequential Events
WNYC's RadioLab explores man's relationship with time--and how it differs from true objective time. From the impact of railroads and factories to the science of Relativity, the brain's ability to organize moments in sequence may not reflect physical reality at all.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Management of Shock In Trauma
Shock is defined as an abnormality of the circulatory system that results in inadequate organ perfusion and tissue oxygenation. In simple terms it means that tissues are not getting adequate blood perfusion and oxygenation.
Key To Avian Flu In Humans Discovered
MIT researchers have uncovered a critical difference between flu viruses that infect birds and humans, a discovery that could help scientists monitor the evolution of avian flu strains and aid in the development of vaccines against a deadly flu pandemic.
Four British Universities Unite to Boost Operations Research
According to Innovations Report, four British universities, Lancaster, Nottingham, Cardiff and Southampton, are brought together by a £12 million initiative named LANCS to boost Operational Research (OR) in the UK. The LANCS initiative is supported with a Science and Innovation Award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
Breast Surgery
Breast surgery is a way for women to enhance, restore, or correct the size of their breasts. Whether it is breast enhancement, breast reduction, breast lift, or breast reconstruction, breast surgery can provide women with an improved body contour and a boost in self-confidence.
Dr. Valter Longo Vs Death: Biogerontology gets very real
A recent breakthrough by Dr. Valter Longo at USC shows a glimpse of that most elusive goal, increased human longevity.
Evolution is Not a Random Process
Researchers in Israel, the U.S, France and Germany have shown that evolution is not a random process, but occurs through the natural selection of successful traits.
The 10% of the Brain Myth
We've all heard that we only use 10% of our brains, now learn why this myth is total B.S.
Reasons I Believe In God, No. 3 - The Cosmological Argument
Whatever begins to exist has a cause. The universe began to exist. Therefore, there must be an uncaused cause of the universe, which has always existed, outside of the bounds of time, namely God.
Early Promising Results In Malaria Vaccine Trial
A small clinical trial conducted by an international team of researchers in Mali has found that a candidate malaria vaccine was safe and elicited strong immune responses in the 40 Malian adults who received it.
Fireflies and Google...the strange science of Emergence
WNYC's RadioLab offers a curious and insightful look into the secret inner workings of chaotic group dynamics. In systems without leaders, a strange order emerges, seemingly out of nothing. From urban planning to teeming ant colonies, Emergence is the study of the impossibly structured.
Jan. 23, 1960: Journey to the Deepest Place on Earth
Its dive into the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the trench, was made, according to a Navy press release, "to demonstrate that the United States possesses the capability for manned exploration of the sea down to the deepest part of its floor."
Live forever? All it'll cost you is a few tumors.
WNYC's RadioLab offers a curious and insightful look into the nature of mortality, and asks the question...What is death? Why do we die? Do we HAVE to?
Is the Media Convincing the Public that th USPTO Broke
It's been common knowledge that, generally, as a subject becomes more esoteric, the public relies more greatly on mainstream press coverage to formulate opinions.
Battery Breakthrough?
A Texas company says it can make a new ultracapacitor power system to replace the electrochemical batteries in everything from cars to laptops.
Discovery News : Discovery Channel
Two mathematicians have for the first time created a computer simulation that generates realistic three-dimensional snowflakes -- although even they aren't sure how it works.
Suchmaschinen und Bookmarks im Ranking
Google's Position als bekannteste Suchmaschine ist unbestritten. Doch wer folgt auf den weiteren Plätzen und wer ligt abgeschlagen hinten? Eine Übersicht über 40 Suchdienste und ihr Alexa-Ranking
'Safe Ebola' created for research
Scientists have made the lethal virus Ebola harmless in the lab, potentially aiding research into a vaccine or cure.
Tiny Genetic Differences, Huge Consequences, If You Know Wha
A study led by McGill University researchers has demonstrated that small differences between individuals at the DNA level can lead to dramatic differences in the way genes produce proteins. These, in turn, are responsible for the vast array of differences in physical characteristics between individuals.
Die Lüge vom Teamgeist
Mythos Team: Ob im Studium oder im Beruf, es gibt kaum etwas, bei dem Anspruch und Wirklichkeit so weit auseinander liegen wie bei der Teamarbeit. Eine Typologie.
Political Animals (Yes, Animals). Do you recognize these strategies?
Some brainy animal species, besides humans, campaign across sophisticated and far-flung social networks. Just as there are myriad strategies open to the human political animal with White House ambitions, so there are a number of nonhuman animals that behave like textbook politicians.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Pig organs OK, but not for dinner
Most of us would be happy to receive a life-saving organ from a pig or a cow as long as that animal was never destined for their dinner plate, a survey shows... in general people didn't want to use animals that were bred and kept as pets, bred for food or free range, including wild animals
10 Accidental Product Discoveries
Always keep your mind open when you are experimenting. While working toward one goal, one of your mistakes may prove to be very useful for another purpose. Or you may turn a side effect or byproduct into something that will become a hit! Alexander Fleming thought his experiment was ruined when mold formed in the petri dish,
Left Brain vs Right Brain test
The Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... depending on which way the dancer turns, you can work out what side of your brain is processing the information.
Kite-Powered Ship Sets Sail for Greener Future
A cargo ship pulled by a giant, parachute-shaped kite will leave Germany on Tuesday on a voyage that could herald a new "green" age of commercial sailing on the high seas. The owners of the MS Beluga, a 462ft cargo vessel, will try to prove that modern steel ships can harness wind power and reduce their reliance on diesel engines.
How to Help: Supporting an Infertile Couple
If someone you love is going through infertility treatment, you may wonder how you can help. Dr. Eric Daiter explains how much is too much.
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
After IVF, a Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) may be your next infertility treatment option. Learn how it's done from Dr. Eric Daiter, MD.
What is Frozen Pelvis?
Have you been diagnosed with frozen pelvis? Get the answers to your questions about infertility treatment from Dr. Eric Daiter, MD.
How to hold FIRE!
An amazingly cool video showing you how to hold fire in your hands and not get burned!
How to Help: Supporting an Infertile Couple
If someone you love is going through infertility treatment, you may wonder how you can help. Dr. Eric Daiter explains how much is too much.
Web Bot Project 2012
Heared about Web Bot Project? Are you curious and want to know more about it? Get all the informations you need and the shocking truth now. Just click the link.
The Mark of Doom
American scientists have declared that in ten years they will succeed in creating a radically new type of biological weapon. This weapon would be capable of infecting people according to a genetically predetermined marker such as skin color or eye shape.
Blondes prefer blondes: Study
Whether or not blondes have more fun, it appears they do prefer their own company.
'Safe Ebola' created for research
Scientists have made the lethal virus Ebola harmless in the lab, potentially aiding research into a vaccine or cure. "The altered virus does not grow in any normal cells. This system can be used for drug screening and for vaccine production." Didn't we see a movie this year like this?
Fossils Show Australian Platypus is World's Oldest Mammal
"This fossil evidence shows that the platypus family was much, much older than that. It puts them well into the age of the dinosaurs...whereas the commonly held view is that the mammals didn't really take off until after the dinosaurs had become extinct."
Teenagers, Scalpels and Real Cadavers
Some high school biology classes are using real human cadavers to teach students anatomy in a different way.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Scientists Say Time is Slowing Down
Spanish scientists have come up with a new hypothesis on to explain the rate of expansion of the universe: time is - literally - slowing down! A decade ago, astronomers noticed that distant supernovae - exploding stars on the very fringes of the universe - seemed to be moving faster than those nearer to the centre,
Scientists create world’s blackest black
Not who I expected to see. I've got a couple of cousins they should have called first.
Self-Destructing Palm Tree Flowers Every 100 Years, Then Die
Botanists have discovered a new species of self-destructing palm tree that flowers only once every 100 years and then dies! "It's spectacular. It does not flower for maybe 100 years and when it's like this it can be mistaken for other types of palm," said Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, who works for the London botanical gardens in Madagascar.
How did polar dinosaurs survive months of cold and dark?
Snow and ice are rare in this part of Australia today. But evidence from Flat Rocks and other nearby sites confirms that a little over 100 million years ago, "it was bloody cold around here," as Rich puts it. Though about a third of Australia now lies within the tropics, back then the continent sat about 2,000 miles south of its current position
Anti-Recombinogenic Effect of Propolis is Dose-Dependent
Abstract: Propolis is a substance produced by honeybees (Apis mellifera L.). Its components are strong antioxidants and free radical scavengers.
Why We Love
The concept of human love as explained from a scientific standpoint... Probably so Diggers can understand.
Okey but how to be in Alpha State
Alpha state is where you feel totally relax and peaceful. When you are in alpha state, your brain will emit or send out alpha brainwave to the universe and this wave has a strong characteristic of attraction and manifestation.
How swearing works
Many studies suggest that the brain processes swearing in the lower regions, along with emotion and instinct. While language processing is a "higher" brain function and takes place in the cerebral cortex.
The Visual Elements Periodic Table
An arts and science collaborative project supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry which aims to explore and reflect upon the diversity of elements that comprise matter in as unique and innovative manner as possible.
Stem Cell
According to Wikipedia, Stem cells are cells common to all multi-cellular organisms that hold the ability to renew themselves through cell division and can differentiate into a wide range of specialised cell types.
Stem Cell
According to Wikipedia, Stem cells are cells common to all multi-cellular organisms that hold the ability to renew themselves through cell division and can differentiate into a wide range of specialised cell types.
Nervous System
The nervous system relies on a high-speed communications network to alert the brain to information that affects all areas of the body.
Six more genes linked with autoimmune disease lupus
Investigators reported on Sunday they had identified six more gene regions associated with the severest form of lupus, a complex autoimmune disease that mainly strikes women.
Stem cell therapy eases muscular dystrophy: study
A treatment for muscular dystrophy may be within view after US scientists reported Sunday they used stem cell transplants to improve muscle function in mice afflicted with the disease.
Orthopedic Pillows
Orthopedics is the field of medicine that deals with injuries or deformities affecting bones, ligaments, and muscles. It is a field that specializes in the skeletal system of the human body.
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is a term that means "heart muscle disease." It is also a term describing a series of disorders causing primary heart muscle dysfunction in both men and women, often leading to heart failure or sudden death.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
RECTAL COLON CANCER SYMPTOM
Should you notice a rectal colon cancer symptom, you should contact your doctor immediately.
RECTAL COLON CANCER SIGN SYMPTOM
A rectal colon cancer sign symptom is often recognized when you actually notice changes in your body and ask your physician to look into it. You might have screening or test results that suggest your symptoms are that of rectal colon cancer. Tests might show a polyp or abnormal tissue that needs further attention.
http://redcrossblooddonation.info/
There are several guidelines for making a Red Cross blood donation. If you have questions if you are able to be a blood donor, then you should consult your physician or ask a medical professional at a blood collection center for the Red Cross.
redcross blood
If you are capable of giving the Red Cross blood, then you might have a few questions about what you should expect during the process from when you arrive at the blood drive or the center.
Scientists get go-ahead to create human-animal embryos
Scientists get go-ahead to create human-animal embryos
Sonoluminescence: How to make light from sound
Sonoluminescence is the emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.
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