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Universities from Chinese mainland climb up world rankings
Post Date: 2013-10-03 01:09:29 by Tatarewicz
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LONDON, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Times Higher Education published its new world universities rankings Wednesday. Universities from the Chinese mainland climbed up with two edging into top 50. Peking University creeps up one place to 45th, while Tsinghua University rises two places to joint 50th. "Both universities improve their positions and edge closer to the best in the world. Both act as national flagship institutions, attracting global talent and inspiring others," said Phil Baty, editor of Times Higher Education Rankings. Four other universities entered the list of top 300, namely the Fudan University, the University of Science and Technology of China, the Renmin University and ...
New Service Can Block Pesky — and Illegal — Robocallers
Post Date: 2013-10-01 22:26:06 by Tatarewicz
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The Exchange The federal do-not-call database was supposed to protect consumers from annoying telemarketing calls. There’s only one problem – fraudulent telemarketers ignore the list and make billions of robocalls pitching scams and con games. Overwhelmed regulators are turning to technology for part of the answer. A new service opening on Sept. 30, called Nomorobo, can block most telemarketing offenders. The service, created by 35-year-old software engineer Aaron Foss, relies on a feature of the phone system known as simultaneous ring. When a consumer signs up on the Web with the service, all their calls are routed simultaneously to one of Nomorobo’s online servers. ...
The Original Kodak Moment
Post Date: 2013-10-01 11:15:41 by Lod
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Wearable Tech
Post Date: 2013-10-01 04:59:04 by Tatarewicz
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Associated PressBy MARTHA MENDOZA Claire Collins is given a demonstration of Optinvent ORA-S augmented reality glasses at the GLAZED Conference, a conference for the business of wearable technology, in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. The digital domain is creeping off our desktops and onto our bodies, from music players that match your tunes to your heart beat, to mood sweaters that change color depending on your emotional state _ blue for calm, red for angry. There are vacuum shoes that clean the floor while you walk and fitness bracelets, anklets and necklaces to track your calorie burning. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) View Photo Associated Press/Jeff Chiu - Claire Collins is given a ...
Ingredient of Household Plastic Found in Space
Post Date: 2013-10-01 04:13:58 by Tatarewicz
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Science Daily Sep. 30, 2013 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected propylene, a chemical used to make food-storage containers, car bumpers and other consumer products, on Saturn's moon Titan. This is the first definitive detection of the plastic ingredient on any moon or planet, other than Earth. A small amount of propylene was identified in Titan's lower atmosphere by Cassini's Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS). This instrument measures the infrared light, or heat radiation, emitted from Saturn and its moons in much the same way our hands feel the warmth of a fire. Propylene is the first molecule to be discovered on Titan using CIRS. By isolating the same ...
Novel Technology to Produce Gasoline by a Metabolically-Engineered Microorganism
Post Date: 2013-10-01 03:14:47 by Tatarewicz
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Science Daily Sep. 29, 2013 — Scientists succeeded in producing 580 mg of gasoline per litre of cultured broth by converting in vivo generated fatty acid. Share This: ? For many decades, we have been relying on fossil resources to produce liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and many industrial and consumer chemicals for daily use. However, increasing strains on natural resources as well as environmental issues including global warming have triggered a strong interest in developing sustainable ways to obtain fuels and chemicals. Gasoline, the petroleum-derived product that is most widely used as a fuel for transportation, is a mixture of hydrocarbons, additives, and blending ...
Chimpanzees clobber humans in complex memory tests: study
Post Date: 2013-09-29 11:19:15 by Ada
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Tetsuro Matsuzawa begins his working day, conventionally enough, in front of a computer. He taps in a few commands, takes a seat and waits. Within minutes, the calm of his basement laboratory is pierced by the sound of excitable primates. On cue, two chimpanzees appear through an opening in the ceiling, flash a look of recognition at Matsuzawa, and then aim an inquisitive stare at his unfamiliar companion from the Observer. Matsuzawa feeds them a spoonful of honey each and wipes their hands and fingers – a near-daily ritual meant to reward them for arriving on time, and to encourage them to show up again the following morning. After all, Ai, a 36-year-old chimpanzee, and her ...
God save the Queen Bees! Swedish researchers launch drug to save dying bees, a problem that could wipe out A THIRD of what humans eat OR MORE
Post Date: 2013-09-29 03:02:00 by Tatarewicz
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10 million bee hives have disappeared in 6 years The drug boosts bees' natural immune systems Bees are responsible for pollinating 80 per cent of the food humans and animals survive on Researchers from Sweden announced on Friday that they have developed a new medicine to protect bees from diseases that kill entire bee populations in the US and in Europe. They launched the drug in Russia today at an annual conference of beekeepers and have been working on the drug for ten years. The drug, invented by microbiologists at Lund University, is cleverly named SymBeeotic and helps bees survive by greatly boosting their immune systems. dying bee Close-up of a dying honeybee who may have ...
Bill Gates: Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake
Post Date: 2013-09-28 23:50:50 by Tatarewicz
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Bill Gates has finally admitted the puzzling Control-Alt-Delete key combination used to access the login screen on personal computers was a mistake. "It was a mistake," Gates, co-founder and former chairman of Microsoft, said during a recent appearance at Harvard University. "We could have had a single button, but the guy who did the IBM keyboard design didn't want to give us our single button. “You want to have something you do with the keyboard that is signaling to a very low level of the software — actually hard-coded in the hardware — that it really is bringing in the operating system you expect, instead of just a funny piece of software that puts up ...
Chinese Scientists now among most cited in sci-theses
Post Date: 2013-09-27 23:15:14 by Tatarewicz
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BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- China ranked second in terms of the number of its theses published in the most recognized scientific magazines and journals in 2012, a government think tank revealed on Friday. A total of 4,020 scientific theses were carried by the "most influential" world-class magazines and journals last year, according to China's Institute of Scientific and Technical Information under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Chinese scientists in 2012 published 187 theses on the most prestigious magazines of Nature, Science and Cells, moving up a spot from 2011 to rank ninth, the institute said. In the past decade, more than 1.14 million scientific theses ...
Scientists discover a way to make real life lightsabers
Post Date: 2013-09-27 01:33:31 by farmfriend
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Scientists discover a way to make real life lightsabers It's no science fiction anymore: clumping photons into molecules, scientists have discovered a completely new form of matter that works just like the lightsabers in Star Wars. "The physics of what's happening is similar to what we see in the movies," said one of the researchers. Don't expect actual lightsabers in your nearer Wal-Mart anytime soon, though. We're still far from that point. But at least we have a start. Scientists Created a New Form of Matter and It's Like a Lightsaber The latest science news out of Harvard and MIT sounds like a joke, but it's not. A team of physicists were fooling ...
Bohemian Gravity: Student explains string theory to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody in hilarious video
Post Date: 2013-09-26 07:59:44 by Ada
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Timothy Blais created the video with the help of an Einstein sock puppet It instantly went viral and currently has over 1,400,000 views on YouTube The video follows a one by Blais last year called ‘Rolling in the Higgs,’ a scientific riff on Adele’s song 'Rolling in the Deep' What do you get when you combine an Einstein puppet, Bohemian Rhapsody and string theory?McGill University student, Timothy Blais, recently found out in a hilarious video that has gone viral. With remarkably smooth harmonies, Blais explains the tricky concept of string theory to the tune of Queen’s most famous song. Scroll down for video... Bohemian Gravity With remarkably smooth ...
Afternoon naps can boost young children’s brain power
Post Date: 2013-09-25 23:17:21 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV A new study conducted by American researchers suggests that children’s afternoon short sleep gives them better learning power. The new study shows that naps are critical for memory consolidation and early learning among kids particularly for those who are three to-five-year-olds. Sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say an hour-long nap after lunch boosts brain power and memory in preschool children. As the children napped, they experienced increased activity in brain spots linked with learning and integrating new information, according to the findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Our study shows that naps ...
Caffeine Consumption Slows Down Brain Development, Rat Study Shows
Post Date: 2013-09-24 23:43:21 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily Sep. 24, 2013 — Humans and other mammals show particularly intensive sleeping patterns during puberty. The brain also matures fastest in this period. But when pubescent rats are administered caffeine, the maturing processes in their brains are delayed. This is the result of a study supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Children's and young adults' average caffeine consumption has increased by more than 70 per cent over the past 30 years, and an end to this rise is not in sight: the drinks industry is posting its fastest-growing sales in the segment of caffeine-laden energy drinks. Not everybody is pleased about this development. Some people ...
New concentrator-assisted solar cell 45% efficient
Post Date: 2013-09-23 23:39:54 by Tatarewicz
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Science Daily Sep. 23, 2013 — The Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Soitec, CEA-Leti and the Helmholtz Center Berlin jointly announced today having achieved a new world record for the conversion of sunlight into electricity using a new solar cell structure with four solar subcells. Surpassing competition after only over three years of research, and entering the roadmap at world class level, a new record efficiency of 44.7% was measured at a concentration of 297 suns. This indicates that 44.7% of the solar spectrum's energy, from ultraviolet through to the infrared, is converted into electrical energy. This is a major step towards reducing further the costs of solar ...
Eric Schlosser: If We Don't Slash Our Nukes, "a Major City Is Going to Be Destroyed"
Post Date: 2013-09-23 03:06:19 by Ada
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The "Fast Food Nation" author on his frightening new exposé of America's nuclear weapons mishaps. The term "wake-up call" is a tired cliché, but it is appropriate in the case of Command and Control, the frightening new exposé of America's nuclear weapons mishaps by Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser. (Click here to read an excerpt and my detailed review.) In short, Schlosser delivers a book full of revelations that left me agape. While we still worry in the abstract about Iran and North Korea and Pakistan, it's easy to forget that we still have thousands of our own ungodly devices on hair-trigger alert at this very moment. And even ...
Neandertals made the first specialized bone tools in Europe
Post Date: 2013-09-22 18:07:36 by farmfriend
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Neandertals made the first specialized bone tools in Europe Edited by Erik Trinkaus, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, and approved May 22, 2013 (received for review February 12, 2013) Abstract Modern humans replaced Neandertals ∼40,000 y ago. Close to the time of replacement, Neandertals show behaviors similar to those of the modern humans arriving into Europe, including the use of specialized bone tools, body ornaments, and small blades. It is highly debated whether these modern behaviors developed before or as a result of contact with modern humans. Here we report the identification of a type of specialized bone tool, lissoir, previously only associated with modern humans. The ...
Solar activity drops to 100-year low, puzzling scientists
Post Date: 2013-09-22 18:05:57 by farmfriend
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Solar activity drops to 100-year low, puzzling scientists Reuters | Sep 18, 2013, 10.51 PM IST LONDON: Predictions that 2013 would see an upsurge in solar activity and geomagnetic storms disrupting power grids and communications systems have proved to be a false alarm. Instead, the current peak in the solar cycle is the weakest for a century. Subdued solar activity has prompted controversial comparisons with the Maunder Minimum, which occurred between 1645 and 1715, when a prolonged absence of sunspots and other indicators of solar activity coincided with the coldest period in the last millennium. The comparisons have sparked a furious exchange of views between observers who believe the ...
Equinox Arrives September 22nd
Post Date: 2013-09-22 09:09:45 by X-15
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Why is the time of the equinox so specific? S&T's editors explain. For those of us already seeing blushing foliage or feeling a chill in the air, it might seem as though autumn has already arrived. But astronomically speaking, fall officially comes to Earth's Northern Hemisphere at 20:44 Universal Time on Sunday, September 22, 2013. At that moment, the Sun's path crosses Earth's equator heading south, an event called the autumnal equinox. Why do we say summer ends and fall begins at an exact moment, when the natural events happen gradually? Because the four seasons many of us use — winter, spring, summer, and fall — have beginning and ending points defined as ...
Covert Operations: Your Brain Digitally Remastered for Clarity of Thought
Post Date: 2013-09-22 04:14:07 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily Sep. 21, 2013 — The sweep of a needle across the grooves of a worn vinyl record carries distinct sounds: hisses, scratches, even the echo of skips. For many years, though, those yearning to hear Frank Sinatra sing "Fly Me to the Moon" have been able to listen to his light baritone with technical clarity, courtesy of the increased signal-to-noise ratio of digital remasterings. Now, with advances in neurofeedback techniques, the signal-to-noise ratio of the brain activity underlying our thoughts can be remastered as well, according to a recent discovery in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by a research team led by Stephen LaConte, an assistant ...
Alien life evidence claimed by British scientists
Post Date: 2013-09-21 21:42:44 by Tatarewicz
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Scientists believe they have found the first evidence of life arriving to Earth from space, which could “completely change our view of biology and evolution”. The team, from the University of Sheffield, made the discovery after sending a balloon high into the stratosphere. On its return they found organisms that were too large to have originated from Earth. Professor Milton Wainwright, who led the team, said the results could be revolutionary. “If life does continue to arrive from space then we have to completely change our view of biology and evolution,” he said. “In the absence of a mechanism by which large particles like these can be transported to the ...
Food waste gets the high-tech treatment at Aflac with ORCA machine later.
Post Date: 2013-09-21 17:26:41 by BTP Holdings
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Food waste gets the high-tech treatment at Aflac with ORCA machine later. Composting is a great way to deal with food waste naturally, but there's an even faster method that can convert solid waste into nutrient-rich greywater — and do it within 24 hours. The ORCA Green Machine is a high-tech waste digester that's now in use at the Aflac cafeteria to keep thousands of pounds of waste from ending up in landfills each year. Aflac has a corporate goal to recycle at least 75 percent of its solid waste. Now, with the ORCA Green Machine, the company can recycle its food waste, too. In this video, Aflac employees discuss how the ORCA machine works, and the impact that it can have on ...
Increasing Number of British Public Deny World's Climate is Changing
Post Date: 2013-09-21 09:09:04 by BTP Holdings
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Increasing Number of British Public Deny World's Climate is Changing Friday, 20 Sep 2013 04:39 PM By Sandy Fitzgerald The world's climate is not changing, more than one-fifth of the British public believe, according to a survey from the UK Energy Research Centre. The findings come as scientists continue their work on a United Nation's report on the impact of climate change. The poll was done as part of a larger survey concerning changing attitudes toward nuclear power, and showed that people are less willing to accept new nuclear power stations because they don't think climate change is occurring. The survey showed that just under 75 percent of the British public still ...
World's top climate scientists told to 'cover up' the fact that the Earth's temperature hasn't risen for the last 15 years
Post Date: 2013-09-20 17:43:13 by Ada
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Leaked United Nations report reveals the world's temperature hasn't risen for the last 15 years Politicians have raised concerns about the final draft Fears that the findings will encourage deniers of man-made climate change Scientists working on the most authoritative study on climate change were urged to cover up the fact that the world’s temperature hasn’t risen for the last 15 years, it is claimed. A leaked copy of a United Nations report, compiled by hundreds of scientists, shows politicians in Belgium, Germany, Hungary and the United States raised concerns about the final draft. Published next week, it is expected to address the fact that 1998 was the hottest ...
Al Gore sued by 30,000 scientists for global warming fraud
Post Date: 2013-09-19 23:10:27 by James Deffenbach
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30,000 scientists, including the founder of The Weather Channel, have come forward to sue former US Vice President Al Gore for fraud, alleging that he made massive profits in the promotion of the global warming mythology. They scientists are hoping the lawsuit will finally give the thousands of 'dissenting' scientists a voice again. Environmentalism has been politically linked to alternative medicine for many years, due to the unfortunate pervasive presence of the paganistic religions. It is truly a tragic situation that has impeded alternative medicine in the U.S. perhaps as much as any other factor. At The Health Wyze Report, scientists believe that reducing human harm to the ...
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