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Global warming not uniform around the globe: Some areas were recently cooling
Post Date: 2014-05-05 09:24:21 by Ada
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Summary: New research shows the first detailed look at global land surface warming trends over the last 100 years, illustrating precisely when and where different areas of the world started to warm up or cool down. New research by a team of Florida State University scientists shows the first detailed look at global land surface warming trends over the last 100 years, illustrating precisely when and where different areas of the world started to warm up or cool down. The research indicates that the world is indeed getting warmer, but historical records show that it hasn't happened everywhere at the same rate. And that new information even took scientists by surprise. "Global ...
1964 Pontiac Catalina Safari
Post Date: 2014-05-04 17:45:52 by X-15
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"If you haven't figured it out by now, we love wagons on this show. To some they're a misunderstood breed, but to those in the know, they're amazing. Not only were the wagons of yesteryear known for their styling, but their capacity to haul as much cargo as a modern day pickup. This 1964 Pontiac Catalina Safari started off life as a Police Wagon, but was transformed by its owner into the kick-ass, tire-shredding monster you see here. With a Nelson Racing Engines 468 cid big-block under the hood, some updated suspension bits and a killer look, this big green machine is outside-the-box styling at its best."
Microsoft throws lifeline to exposed Windows XP
Post Date: 2014-05-02 20:04:46 by Tatarewicz
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Presstv Despite having officially withdrawn its support for the still-widely-popular Windows XP, Microsoft has offered up a fix for an Internet Explorer flaw, which also covers XP users. The US technology giant stopped supporting XP on April 8. It offered the security patch on Thursday because the security flaw had come to light so close to the end of the support deadline. XP is estimated to be currently used by hundreds of millions of customers. Microsoft learned about the serious security loophole on the browser over the weekend after learning that a sophisticated group of hackers had exploited the bug to launch attacks in a campaign dubbed "Operation Clandestine Fox.” ...
Novosibirsk lab creates cancer killer viruses
Post Date: 2014-05-01 06:49:17 by Tatarewicz
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The laboratory, which has designed genetically modified viruses capable of destroying cancer cells, is dealing with several classes of viruses, targeting cures for breast, colon, lung and brain cancer. The time when pre-clinical tests of the drug may start depends on state entities that verify drugs and therapeutic methods. Source: Shutterstock The Novosibirsk State University Microbiology and Virology Laboratory has designed genetically modified viruses capable of destroying cancer cells, laboratory head Pyotr Chumakov told reporters on Friday. Related: Novosibirsk physicists start up $14 million synchrotron in U.S. amid sanctions Russia will continue to support UNESCO - Naryshkin ...
Scientists create circuit board modeled on the human brain
Post Date: 2014-04-30 02:16:51 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily: Summary: Scientists have developed faster, more energy-efficient microchips based on the human brain -- 9,000 times faster and using significantly less power than a typical PC. This offers greater possibilities for advances in robotics and a new way of understanding the brain. For instance, a chip as fast and efficient as the human brain could drive prosthetic limbs with the speed and complexity of our own actions. Stanford scientists have developed faster, more energy-efficient microchips based on the human brain -- 9,000 times faster and using significantly less power than a typical PC. This offers greater possibilities for advances in robotics and a new way of ...
New Firefox
Post Date: 2014-04-29 18:01:00 by Lod
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The new Firefox is quicker than snake-snot here. Thanks Mozilla.
Forget virtual reality headsets: Doctors transport a patient to his past by zapping the brain to make him HALLUCINATE
Post Date: 2014-04-29 02:39:14 by Tatarewicz
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Patient said he saw scenes from his family's pizzeria while in the hospital The hallucinations appeared after electrodes activated regions in his brain Area around hippocampus was found to be involved in the hallucination The findings may eventually help develop treatments for people who suffer from conditions such as autism or Alzheimer's disease Scientists have been able to virtually transport a man back in time - simply by stimulating parts of his brain. A 22-year-old man reported seeing scenes from his family’s pizzeria as well as his local train station, all while sitting in a medical room. Researchers hope the discovery could help them better understand areas of the ...
German study opens up new avenues in biohydrogen research
Post Date: 2014-04-26 23:50:10 by Tatarewicz
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BERLIN, April 25 (Xinhua) -- A study recently published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology opens up new avenues in biohydrogen research, the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) said on Friday. Scientists at the TU Berlin succeeded in explaining the function of a molecular switch in biomolecules. The research was carried out with the Free University Berlin, the Charite and the Humboldt University of Berlin. The findings are significant not only for basic research but also for the technical application of biological hydrogen conversion, scientists said. Knowledge of the molecular structure of hydrogenases paves the way for the synthesis of chemical model compounds to produce ...
Pod-shaped superbike breaks speed record
Post Date: 2014-04-25 20:19:19 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV... A University of Liverpool team has designed a capsule-shaped superbike, which can travel at 90 mph. The Arion1 Velocipede, which resembles in shape to a flu tablet, is enclosed in a lightweight carbon fiber shell, giving the vehicle a streamlined shape which allows it to cut through the air more easily. The previous record stood at 83.1 mph. The design imitates an inverted ‘teardrop’ shape to incise through the air as easily as possible. The bike forgoes a windscreen due to it interfering with the aerodynamics and has been tapped for a camera, mounted on the outside, which helps the driver navigate via an internal monitor. The eight-strong team will run the bike in ...
The laser that can make it rain: Researchers unveil radical system to start storms and create lightning on command
Post Date: 2014-04-25 06:58:59 by Tatarewicz
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Researchers have developed a new technique to cause rain and lighting by firing a laser at clouds. The technique uses a 'double laser' to stimulate particles within a cloud. The technique could one day be used to create rainstorms and even lighting on command, the researchers hope. Lightning storms over Africa: The new technique would allow researchers to trigger rain and lightning storms on command by firing lasers into clouds +2 Lightning storms over Africa: The new technique would allow researchers to trigger rain and lightning storms on command by firing lasers into clouds HOW TO MAKE IT RAIN Water condensation and lightning activity in clouds are linked to large amounts of ...
Glow-in-dark roads tested in Netherlands town
Post Date: 2014-04-25 05:23:18 by Tatarewicz
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Trials are underway in a town south of Amsterdam on roads bearing markings, which absorb light during the day and diffuse it at night potentially superseding street lighting. The markings on the roads in Oss, 100 kilometers south of the Dutch capital, have used a special paint containing a special "photo-luminizing" powder, which glows after dark. The luminescent effect lasts for up to eight hours. Interactive artist Daan Roosegaarde has pioneered the idea. He has joined forces with a Dutch civil engineering company to put the idea into effect. “These are “Glowing Lines”, which form part of the Smart Highway project. We developed a type of paint, which ...
Droplet lens turns smart phones into microscopes: ANU
Post Date: 2014-04-25 01:59:06 by Tatarewicz
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CANBERRA, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Australian scientists have invented a simple and cheap way of making a high-powered lens that can transform a smart phone into a high-resolution microscope. The Australian National University (ANU) reported Thursday that the lenses, costing less than a cent, promise a revolution in science and medicine in developing countries and remote areas. The lens fabrication technique was invented by Dr. Steve Lee from the ANU Research School of Engineering, who collaborated with Dr. Tri Phan from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research to find ways to transform the lentil-sized lens into a medical imaging tool. The lenses are made by using the natural ...
Global solar dominance in sight as science trumps fossil fuels
Post Date: 2014-04-24 16:51:47 by BTP Holdings
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I am back from the Panama trip and catching up on my work. Part of that of course is reading a great deal and this article puts a very positive spin on solar energy. In the ten year study that I produced for our members solar was to reach somewhere near 130 million ounces of silver use by 2015 or so. Right now we are about half that level and some projects have cut back--especially in Germany which was a leader, but as we reported the German Government decided to cut back subsidizing solar. In the meantime we are getting mixed message from India that has purportedly mandated their government building to go solar. Further one of the largest solar facilities in the world is planned to be ...
CONFIRMED SCALAR Weather Modification - Dual beams cause instant storms
Post Date: 2014-04-23 13:57:24 by Horse
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Hawaii is genetically engineered crop flash point
Post Date: 2014-04-21 05:22:23 by Tatarewicz
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WAIALUA, Hawaii (AP) -- You can trace the genetic makeup of most corn grown in the U.S., and in many other places around the world, to Hawaii. The tiny island state 2,500 miles from the nearest continent is so critical to the nation's modern corn-growing business that the industry's leading companies all have farms here, growing new varieties genetically engineered for desirable traits like insect and drought resistance. But these same farms have become a flash point in a spreading debate over genetic engineering in agriculture. Kauai and Hawaii counties have moved in the past several months to regulate genetically modified organisms and the pesticides the farms use. In Maui ...
Cuba garners prize for biofuel use
Post Date: 2014-04-20 23:08:20 by Tatarewicz
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HAVANA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Cuba is set to receive the Luis Wannoni Lander International Prize for its sustained progress in producing and promoting biofuels, state daily Granma reported Friday. The prize, to be awarded by the Pan-American Union of Associations of Engineers (UPADI), will be presented in August during the Union's convention in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, the daily said, quoting Jose Antonio Guardado Chacon, member of the board of directors of the Cuban Society for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources (CubaSolar). Guardado said Cuba has invested substantially in biofuel plants around the country in its pursuit of alternative energy and moving away from costly oil. ...
Pistachios to fuel eco-friendly city in Turkey
Post Date: 2014-04-20 05:40:01 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV... Turkey is going to use pistachios as a new form of energy to fuel an eco-friendly city due to be established in the southeastern part of the country. "We are planning to obtain biogas, a kind of renewable energy, from burning pistachio shells," said Seda Muftuoglu Gulec, a green building expert for the municipality of Gaziantep on Saturday. The eco-friendly city, which is going to be constructed 11 kilometers (6 miles) from the province's capital city Gaziantep, would encompass 3,200 hectares and house 200,000 people. "Gaziantep's potential in pistachio production is known, as well as its considerable amount of pistachio shells waste," Gulec said, ...
Scientists warn the rise of AI will lead to extinction of humankind
Post Date: 2014-04-19 12:04:22 by BTP Holdings
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Scientists warn the rise of AI will lead to extinction of humankind Friday, April 18, 2014 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...) Tags: artificial intelligence, extinction, humankind eTrust Pro Certified 6,179 Delicious 21 (NaturalNews) Everything you and I are doing right now to try to save humanity and the planet probably won't matter in a hundred years. That's not my own conclusion; it's the conclusion of computer scientist Steve Omohundro, author of a new paper published in the Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence. His paper, entitled Autonomous technology ...
A living organ has been regenerated for the first time
Post Date: 2014-04-19 06:01:40 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert Scientists have successfully regenerated an elderly organ in a mouse using a drug that targets gene activity. Get excited. This is the first time a living organ has been 'reverse aged', and the breakthrough, made by scientists from the University Edinburgh, has BIG implications for regenerative medicine in humans. The revamped organ was the thymus, which sits near the heart and plays a critical role in immune function, but becomes smaller and less effective with age. The scientists used a drug to increase activity of a gene called Foxn1, which naturally gets shut down as the thymus ages. Their results, published in Development, revealed this caused the thymus in ...
Dead Stick (engine off) Takeoff, flight and landing.
Post Date: 2014-04-19 02:20:40 by X-15
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This Chinese company can 3D print 10 houses in a day
Post Date: 2014-04-18 23:13:32 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert Staff From pizzas to prosthetic limbs, 3D printers never cease to amaze – and now the technology can help us build 10 houses in a day. 3d-printed-houses Image: WinSun Decoration Design Engineering A gargantuan 3D printer is making up to 10 houses in less than 24 hours out of recycled materials. The masterminds behind the clever technology work at WinSun Decoration Design Engineering in Shanghai, and they hope their invention will make the housing market more affordable, giving everyone the opportunity to buy their own home. Each 3D-printed house is about 60 square metres and costs US$4,800 dollars. Although this is not the first attempt to 3D-print houses, so far ...
10 More Reasons Why LINUX is BETTER than Windows!
Post Date: 2014-04-17 19:57:07 by James Deffenbach
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Artificial blood to be made from lab-made cells
Post Date: 2014-04-17 02:06:02 by Tatarewicz
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Successful attempt at generating red blood cells at the laboratory has raised hopes of the production of artificial blood. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) are trying to produce such blood. They have already managed to grow artificial red blood cells from fibroblasts that have been reprogrammed into mature red blood cells in the lab. The blood would be Type O negative, also known as universal donor blood, which currently comprises just seven percent of the blood donor pool. “We have made red blood cells that are fit to go in a person’s body,” project leader Marc Turner, medical director at the SNBTS, ...
Linux Does What Win Don't (Why Linux is better than Windows)
Post Date: 2014-04-16 19:10:09 by James Deffenbach
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New hurricane forecast maps to show flood risk from storm surge
Post Date: 2014-04-16 08:12:11 by Tatarewicz
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ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - When the Atlantic hurricane season opens June 1, national forecasters will roll out a new feature: color-coded and broadcast-ready maps to graphically show the potential for flooding from storm surges. "We are not a storm surge savvy nation. Yet storm surge is responsible for over half the deaths in hurricanes. So you can see why we're motivated to try something new," said Jamie Rhome, storm surge specialist for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The maps are the result of years of experience and recent polling that found most Americans living on vulnerable coastlines paid too much attention to hurricane wind strength and not enough to ...
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