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Graphite and water: superbattery
Post Date: 2011-07-19 06:38:19 by Tatarewicz
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A combination of two ordinary materials – graphite and water – could produce energy storage systems that perform on par with lithium ion batteries, but recharge in a matter of seconds and have an almost indefinite lifespan. Dr Dan Li, of the Monash University Department of Materials Engineering, and his research team have been working with a material called graphene, which could form the basis of the next generation of ultrafast energy storage systems. “Once we can properly manipulate this material, your iPhone, for example, could charge in a few seconds, or possibly faster.” said Dr Li. Graphene is the result of breaking down graphite, a cheap, readily available ...
3D Printer
Post Date: 2011-07-18 10:43:14 by Horse
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Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds
Post Date: 2011-07-17 06:56:25 by Tatarewicz
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The widespread use of search engines and online databases has affected the way people remember information, researchers are reporting. The scientists, led by Betsy Sparrow, an assistant professor of psychology at Columbia, wondered whether people were more likely to remember information that could be easily retrieved from a computer, just as students are more likely to recall facts they believe will be on a test. Dr. Sparrow and her collaborators, Daniel M. Wegner of Harvard and Jenny Liu of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, staged four different memory experiments. In one, participants typed 40 bits of trivia — for example, “an ostrich’s eye is bigger than its ...
Scientists grow whole tooth units
Post Date: 2011-07-17 06:23:58 by Tatarewicz
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A team of Japanese scientists have created complete tooth units by using mouse stem cells and successfully transplanted them into mice. The tooth units, which also contain connective fibers and bones, were attached successfully to the lower jaw bones, and helped the rats to chew normally, researchers wrote in PLoS One. As the first step, researchers isolated two types of stem cells from the molar teeth of mice and grew them in the laboratory. The cells formed a tiny "tooth bud" within five days, which were then placed in a mold. The primary structures were then placed inside the body of the mouse until a complete tooth unit was formed. "The bioengineered teeth were ...
Flying car for sale - don't buy it, invest instead in...
Post Date: 2011-07-17 06:01:59 by Tatarewicz
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You can now buy a flying car. But I suggest you save the quarter million and invest in the science and materials ushering in this and other futuristic tools and instruments that will soon be commonplace, as material technology continues to advance by parsecs. Called the Transition, the flying car is being produced by Terrafugia — what Forbes calls a “brainchild” of several MIT-trained engineers and MBAs. Thing is, there are a million “brainchilds” out there, — and even more MIT- and Stanford- and Cambridge- and Tsinghua-trained scientists, all vying for the next big energy, medical, aviation, defense, and IT breakthroughs. With the flip of a switch, the ...
Major Electromagnetic Mind Control Projects
Post Date: 2011-07-16 02:56:58 by wudidiz
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Project Moonstruck, 1952, CIA: Electronic implants in brain and teethTargeting: Long range Implanted during surgery or surreptitiously during abductionFrequency range: HF - ELF transceiver implantsPurpose: Tracking, mind and behavior control, conditioning, programming, covert operationsFunctional Basis: Electronic Stimulation of the Brain, E.S.B. Project MK- ULTRA, 1953, CIA: Drugs, electronics and electroshockTargeting: Short rangeFrequencies: VHF HF UHF modulated at ELFTransmission and Reception: Local productionPurpose: Programming behavior, creation of "cyborg" mentalitiesEffects: narcoleptic trance, programming by suggestion Subprojects: Many. Pseudonym: Project ...
Empathic mum: kind kids
Post Date: 2011-07-15 05:15:21 by Tatarewicz
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Children whose mothers have higher levels of empathy are more likely to adopt positive social behaviour, a new study shows. New research from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and The University of Western Australia shows that parents have an important role to play in teaching their children to understand another person’s feelings and point of view. Lead researcher Brad Farrant from the Telethon Institute said the research investigated the factors that facilitate the development of positive social behaviour in four to six year old children. “We found that mothers who have higher levels of empathy were more likely to encourage their children to think how others ...
NASA's Dawn probe set to orbit Asteroid Vesta
Post Date: 2011-07-15 05:03:19 by Tatarewicz
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The US space agency says its Dawn probe should go into orbit around the Asteroid Vesta early on Saturday (GMT). The robotic satellite will be spending a year at the 530km-wide body before moving on to the "dwarf planet" Ceres. New pictures on Dawn's approach to Vesta show the giant rock in unprecedented detail. The asteroid looks like a punctured football, the result of a colossal collision sometime in its past that knocked off its south polar region. Dawn's encounter is occurring about 188 million km (117 million miles) from Earth. Engineers have put the spacecraft on a course to be captured in the gravitational field of Vesta. They expect to hear confirmation from ...
Plant-shaping hormone found
Post Date: 2011-07-14 02:36:04 by Tatarewicz
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In an important breakthrough, plant biologists at The University of Queensland (UQ) have identified a hormone that plays a key role in determining the size and shape of plants. The discovery of the hormone strigolactone could have enormous impact on the forestry and horticultural industries, and is expected to lead to the ability to custom design the shape of plants. “Taller plants can be produced by boosting strigolactone, and bushier plants can be grown by suppressing the hormone,” UQ Associate Professor Dr Christine Beveridge said. “In the case of fruit-producing trees where the yield comes from the branches, repression of the chemical — that is, to create more ...
Scientists develop new anti-rust coating for metals
Post Date: 2011-07-14 02:24:53 by Tatarewicz
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SINGAPORE, July 13 (Xinhua) -- A team of researchers at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University have developed a special anti-rust coating for metals, local Channel NewsAsia reported on Wednesday. The coating contains microscopic capsules with chemicals highly reactive to water. When the coating is scratched, the micro- capsules break and release the chemicals, creating a "self-healing " effect. The chemicals react with water or moisture to form a plastic- like sealant over the scratch, preventing corrosion. Yang Jinglei, an assistant professor who led the research, said corrosion losses can be up to five percent of a country's gross domestic product. ...
Talking' cars could reduce motorway pile-ups
Post Date: 2011-07-13 05:20:24 by Tatarewicz
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Complicated motorway junction Crash alarms are relayed to approaching vehicles so they slow and safely stop long before reaching an accident "Talking" cars may soon be a reality - even without the need for human-like facial features, claim researchers. Scientists from the University of Bologna in Italy have developed software that lets cars "communicate" with one another on the road. Similar technology had been used before but this time, said the team, cars would be able to "know" what had happened kilometres ahead. Tests suggest it could reduce motorway pile-ups by 40%. The reduction in accidents emerged during computer simulations of the safety system ...
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
Post Date: 2011-07-13 05:20:18 by wudidiz
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Aussies invent world's most efficient solar cell
Post Date: 2011-07-13 04:28:45 by Tatarewicz
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A world record double by UNSW solar cell researchers promises to make solar power more affordable, with world-beating new technology delivering substantial efficiency gains at minimal extra cost. Using a patented laser process, researchers from UNSW’s Photovoltaics Technology Transfer Team, working with solar technology firm Centrotherm, achieved a new world benchmark of 19.3 percent efficiency in May for a mass-produced, crystalline silicon solar cell. They improved that result in June to advance the record to 19.4 per cent. The previous record for cells created with this process was 18.9 per cent. The new cells compare favourably with the 18 per cent-efficient cells commonly used ...
Oh-oh! Politicians share personality traits with serial killers: Study
Post Date: 2011-07-11 16:06:07 by Lysander_Spooner
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Oh-oh! Politicians share personality traits with serial killers: Study Using his law enforcement experience and data drawn from the FBI's behavioral analysis unit, Jim Kouri has collected a series of personality traits common to a couple of professions. Prison Walls Kouri, who's a vice president of the National Assn. of Chiefs of Police, has assembled traits such as superficial charm, an exaggerated sense of self-worth, glibness, lying, lack of remorse and manipulation of others. These traits, Kouri points out in his analysis, are common to psychopathic serial killers. But -- and here's the part that may spark some controversy and defensive discussion -- these traits are ...
Ozone seen as a big cost-saver (Finding new ways to do things cheaper and better)
Post Date: 2011-07-11 11:27:12 by Ferret
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Zach Statz puts milking towels into an EcoWash laundry system at his family’s Sun Prairie farm. The farm has 2,600 head of cattle, and each cow is cleaned with a fresh towel. Stoughton-based company is luring big businesses with huge laundry operations The udders on every cow need cleaning three times a day during milking, and the Statz Brothers farm cleans each cow with a fresh towel. "We use one towel per cow, and we're milking 2,600, so we do a lot of laundry every day. We have two huge washing machines," said Joe Statz, whose family operates the farm and is now saving on energy and water bills thanks to a new kind of laundry system. The system is EcoWash. It ...
CA climate: inland warmer; coast cooler and wetter
Post Date: 2011-07-09 22:42:19 by farmfriend
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CA climate: inland warmer; coast cooler and wetter Peter Fimrite, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, July 6, 2011 (07-05) 19:54 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Fair weather fans who believe global warming will bathe San Francisco's Sunset District in sun or one day prompt residents of Daly City to don bikinis may be in for a rude awakening. California's coastal regions appear to be getting more rain and cold weather while inland areas such as Fresno are getting hotter, according to an analysis of 40 years of climate statistics. The analysis, by meteorologist Jan Null, showed that average temperatures have increased since 1981 in only two of eight California cities surveyed compared with ...
Interactive 3D model of Solar System Planets and Night Sky
Post Date: 2011-07-09 02:45:41 by wudidiz
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SOLAR SYSTEM SCOPE SSS is Flash based 3D model of Planets of Solar System and the Night Sky. The Model consists of 3 main Views (Heliocentric, Geocentric and Panaromatic), including: • Precise Positions of all Celestial Objects according to NASA Calculations • Schematic Distances and Sizes for better understanding of Planet Surfaces and Motions • a unique feature to Drag Planets through their Orbits • a lot of interesting Settings which allow you to Observe particular Motions and Events • Distance Calculator to measure distances between Planets even while in motion • Earth Observatory set-up with which you can watch Celestial Happenings on your Night Sky SSS ...
Cemetery of giant creatures found in Central Africa
Post Date: 2011-07-09 01:09:43 by Tatarewicz
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Pravda A team of anthropologists found a mysterious burial in the jungle near the city of Kigali Rwanda (Central Africa). Cemetery of giant creatures found in Central Africa The remains belong to gigantic creatures that bear little resemblance to humans. Head of research group believes that they could be visitors from another planet who died as a result of a catastrophe. According to the scientists, they were buried at least 500 years ago. At first, researchers thought that they came across the remains of ancient settlements, but no signs of human life have been found nearby. The 40 communal graves had approximately 200 bodies in them, all perfectly preserved. The creatures were tall ...
Why social pressure causes people to form false memories
Post Date: 2011-07-08 02:09:09 by Tatarewicz
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Reminiscing with friends about the good old days may be fun, but it's unlikely to be accurate. Social pressure when recalling a shared event with somebody else who was also there causes false memories to be formed, according to scientists. People regularly replace their stored memory with the one that is recounted by a friend, a study claims. Scroll down for video Study: Social pressure when recalling a shared event with somebody else who was also there causes false memories to be formed Study: Social pressure when recalling a shared event with somebody else who was also there causes false memories to be formed Researchers from University College London arranged for volunteers to ...
Wrong facts stick in memory
Post Date: 2011-07-08 00:05:45 by Tatarewicz
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Humans are taught from an early age to tell the truth so if we realise the facts have been misrepresented, we do our best to set the record straight. But a study from The University of Western Australia found even clear warnings to ignore misinformation can't erase the damage done. The study by Assistant Professor Ullrich Ecker, Professor Stephan Lewandowsky and David Tang, from UWA's School of Psychology, was first published last year in Memory & Cognition journal and is featured this month in another journal Scientific American. Professor Ecker said information that was initially thought to be correct, but later retracted or corrected, often continued to influence memory ...
Mother of all Polar Bears: An Irish Brown Bear?
Post Date: 2011-07-07 18:17:38 by X-15
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A polar bear sniffs at the camera CREDIT: Daniel J. Cox/NaturalExposures.com Twisted lines of ancestry seem to have intertwined two very different species: the water-loving polar bear and the forest-loving Irish brown bear. Despite being so different, the two seem to have found love: Meeting and breeding at least once during the last 120,000 years, the two species gave rise to the polar bears we know today. "The Irish genetic sequences are much closer to the modern polar bear," said study researcher Daniel Bradley, of Trinity College Dublin. "As the climate has changed, what we are seeing is the tracking of that climatic change in the sequences in the bears." [Real or ...
Canadian Cancer Society spends more on fundraising than research: report
Post Date: 2011-07-07 06:56:31 by Tatarewicz
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If you’ve been making steady donations to the Canadian Cancer Society over the past ten years, less and less of your donation has been going toward research, according to a new report from the CBC show Marketplace. The CBC analyzed the charity’s financial reports and found “that each year, as the society raised more dollars, the proportion of money it spent on research dropped dramatically — from 40.3 per cent in 2000 to under 22 per cent in 2011.” While the amount of money channelled toward research has increased slightly, as part of the charity’s overall increasing budget, spending on fundraising and administration has been on the steady rise, according ...
Asia pollution blamed for halt in warming -study
Post Date: 2011-07-05 03:58:03 by farmfriend
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Asia pollution blamed for halt in warming -study By Gerard Wynn LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - Smoke belching from Asia's rapidly growing economies is largely responsible for a halt in global warming in the decade after 1998 because of sulphur's cooling effect, even though greenhouse gas emissions soared, a U.S. study said on Monday. The paper raised the prospect of more rapid, pent-up climate change when emerging economies eventually crack down on pollution. World temperatures did not rise from 1998 to 2008, while manmade emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuel grew by nearly a third, various data show. The researchers from Boston and Harvard Universities and ...
What makes us tick
Post Date: 2011-07-04 02:48:13 by Tatarewicz
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Seventy-eight year-old Phil Zimbardo is one of the world's best-known psychologists. During his forty-year career as a Professor at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, Dr. Zimbardo entertained and informed thousands of students in his classrooms and many hundreds of thousands more via his Public Broadcasting System program, Discovering Psychology. Zimbardo is perhaps best-known for an experiment he conducted in August of 1971 when he turned the basement at Stanford into a simulated prison. As he told me during an interview this week, Zimbardo was trying to find out whether the goodness of some psychologically and physically healthy college-age males would control a bad ...
E.coli seen spawning biofuel in five years
Post Date: 2011-07-04 02:33:33 by Tatarewicz
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ASPEN, Colorado - The bacteria behind food poisoning worldwide, the mighty E.coli, could be turned into a commercially available biofuel in five years, a US scientist told technology industry and government leaders on Tuesday. Several companies are working on the technology, which has been proven in laboratories but is not yet yielding enough fuel to be commercially viable, scientist Jay Keasling told the Aspen Ideas Festival on Tuesday. Keasling, chief executive officer of the US Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute, has pioneered research in biofuels based on substances ranging from yeast to E.coli and expects E.coli fuel production to improve. Already, a similar ...
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