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Galaxies Beyond Human Comprehension
Post Date: 2010-12-28 16:34:01 by gengis gandhi
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http://www.dailygalaxy.com/.a/6a00d8341bf7f753ef0148c703c456970c-pi Galaxies Beyond Human Comprehension Thousands of galaxies crowd into this Herschel image of the distant Universe. Each dot is an entire galaxy containing billions of stars. For more than a decade, astronomers have puzzled over strangely bright galaxies in the distant Universe. These ‘luminous infrared galaxies’ appear to be creating stars at such phenomenal rates that they defy conventional theories of galaxy formation. ESA’s Herschel infrared space observatory, with its ability for very sensitive mapping over wide areas, has seen thousands of these galaxies and pinpointed their locations, showing for ...
Strange emissions by sun are suddenly mutating matter…
Post Date: 2010-12-26 09:57:09 by gengis gandhi
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Terrifying scientific discovery: Strange emissions by sun are suddenly mutating matter… POSTED ON OCTOBER 5, 2010 BY ROCKINGJUDE BY TERRENCE AYM The angry sun For months mounting fear has driven researchers to wring their hands over the approaching solar storms. Some have predicted devastating solar tsunamis that could wipe away our advanced technology, others voiced dire warnings that violent explosions on the surface of the sun could reach out to Earth, breach our magnetic field, and expose billions to high intensity X-rays and other deadly forms of cancer-causing radiation. Now evidence has surfaced that something potentially more dangerous is happening deep within the hidden ...
Half Past Human, Cliff High: Intervallo
Post Date: 2010-12-26 09:55:40 by gengis gandhi
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Home Intervallo..... with respect, let us begin... During this intervallo, you may leave the play, ever so briefly, for pie and drinks. We caution against excessive poison intake (alcohol) during this holiday 'season', given that we know what is coming in the next act of the play and that all attendees will require every bit of consciousness that they may be able to muster. Further there is the issue of the dampening of the higher level vibrations caused by alcohol consumption, which forces the alcohol afflicted consciousness to take refuge in the r-complex (or reptilian part) of the brain as any higher brain activity is quashed. This year, 2010 (year not over, please note), ...
Invention uses solar heat to produce hydrogen fuel from water
Post Date: 2010-12-26 04:37:08 by Tatarewicz
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A prototype solar device has been unveiled which mimics plant life, turning the Sun's energy into fuel. The machine uses the Sun's rays and a metal oxide called ceria to break down carbon dioxide or water into fuels which can be stored and transported. Conventional photovoltaic panels must use the electricity they generate in situ, and cannot deliver power at night. Details are published in the journal Science. The prototype, which was devised by researchers in the US and Switzerland, uses a quartz window and cavity to concentrate sunlight into a cylinder lined with cerium oxide, also known as ceria. Ceria has a natural propensity to exhale oxygen as it heats up and inhale it ...
Mysterious creature found in Nelson County (chupachingala?)
Post Date: 2010-12-24 08:25:58 by gengis gandhi
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Mysterious creature found in Nelson County Posted: Dec 23, 2010 12:11 AM EST Updated: Dec 23, 2010 9:33 PM EST Mark Cothren Sam Clites Click image to enlarge By Marisela Burgos - bio | email LEBANON JUNCTION, KY (WAVE) - Has a mythical creature made its way to Kentucky? Some people seem to think so, after a Nelson County man came across a creature with grayish, wrinkly skin and no fur. Mark Cothren shot and killed an animal on Dec. 18 because he said he feared what it was, since he did not recognize it. He said the animal walked from the woods onto his front yard around 3 p.m. Cothren lives on Mount Carmel Church Road in Lebanon Junction. "I was like: 'every animal has ...
Top 10 Inventions in human history
Post Date: 2010-12-24 06:03:55 by Tatarewicz
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Here's a survey that says a lot about the priorities of the 4,000 British adults, ages 18 to 85, who were asked by Tesco Mobile to rank the world's 100 most important inventions. Putting the wheel at No. 1 makes sense. Ditto the light bulb at No. 3 and penicillin at No. 7. But even Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs -- no stranger to hyperbole -- has never claimed that the iPhone is the eighth greatest invention of all time. You can probably find a few items on the list below that you would rank higher. Myself, I'm partial to hot water, soft toilet paper, and a roof over my head. Below: Tesco Mobile's list. 1. Wheel 2. Aeroplane 3. Light bulb 4. Internet 5. PCs 6. ...
World Weather WAY Out of Whack
Post Date: 2010-12-24 05:44:50 by Kamala
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World Weather WAY Out of Whack Tuesday, December 21, 2010 We are in the early stages of sudden climate change, and unless something unexpected prevents it, the next few years are likely to see dramatic changes in the weather on Planet Earth, changes at least as great as those that led to the Little Ice Age. Paradoxically, this is an effect of global warming. There is also a natural cycle involved, but we might have been able to delay it if we had not emitted so much carbon dixoide into the atmosphere. The political debate, especially in the US, has delayed the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions so long, though, that we have almost certainly run out of time. The global warming deniers ...
Best Laptops and Destops of 2010
Post Date: 2010-12-24 05:10:51 by Tatarewicz
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HP TechSmart 300 rated tops among Best Laptops and Desktops of 2010 by the (Chinese) Global Times Forum Team. Click for Full Text!
Ancient humans, dubbed 'Denisovans', interbred with us
Post Date: 2010-12-22 14:09:20 by gengis gandhi
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Ancient humans, dubbed 'Denisovans', interbred with us By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News Click to play Click to play Professor Chris Stringer: "It's nothing short of sensational - we didn't know know how ancient people in China related to these other humans" Continue reading the main story Related stories DNA identifies new ancient human Neanderthal genes 'survive in us' Ancient family was cannibalised Scientists say an entirely separate type of human identified from bones in Siberia co-existed and interbred with our own species. The ancient humans have been dubbed "Denisovans" after the caves in Siberia where their remains ...
China seeking world's top scientists
Post Date: 2010-12-22 09:05:16 by Tatarewicz
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BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) Tuesday renewed its offer to fund overseas professionals who contribute to technology innovation projects for the country. The MST published instructions on how to apply for the government-run "Thousand Talents" funding program, which was unveiled in late 2008 to attract leading overseas professionals to work in China. Professionals with foreign doctoral degrees, aged up to 55, who had served as senior technology executives in world-renowned firms or professor-level experts at prestigious overseas universities or research institutes were eligible, said a statement from the ministry. The candidates ...
Colonizing Space: We Must Boldly Go
Post Date: 2010-12-21 23:43:45 by angK
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Colonizing Space: We Must Boldly Go by Robert J. Sawyer Op-Ed piece for The Ottawa Citizen, the largest-circulation newspaper in Canada's capital city, Tuesday, June 20, 2006. Copyright © 2006 by Robert J. Sawyer All Rights Reserved. We shouldn't need a genius to tell us it's folly to keep all our eggs in one basket. But that's exactly what the world's most-famous genius recently told an audience of 2,500 in Hong Kong. Speaking with the robotic voice of his speech synthesizer, Stephen Hawking said, "Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or ...
X-rays from lightning "filmed"
Post Date: 2010-12-21 09:53:08 by Tatarewicz
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It might look like an homage to the iconic 80s gameshow Blockbusters hosted by Bob Holness. But this crude image is actually the world's first picture of X-rays streaming from a bolt of lightning. It has long been known that lightning might produce X-rays but this is this first time they have been captured on camera. The picture could help scientists better understand what causes lightning and predict its behaviour. Using a custom-built camera the size of a refrigerator, Florida researchers have made the world s first crude pictures of X-rays streaming from a stroke of lightning Using a custom-built camera the size of a refrigerator, Florida researchers have made the world s first ...
Lunar eclipse and winter solstice to coincide, first time since the year 1378
Post Date: 2010-12-18 16:26:48 by Original_Intent
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Lunar eclipse and winter solstice to coincide, first time since the year 1378 By Anthony Watts at wattsupwiththat.comA similar lunar eclipse in Nov. 2003. The Moon may appear coppery red. Credit: Jim Fakatselis.How often do you get to witness an event that has not been seen since the year 1378, over half a millennium, 632 years ago? Of course, weather will make or break the viewing, and it appears the much of the west coast of the USA will be socked in with a significant winter storm at that time. click to enlargeHere’s the USA forecast for cloud cover. Blue is clearest, gray is cloud cover. For those that can see it, the moon will likely appear as a deep coppery red, ...
Labor-saving robots in China!!!
Post Date: 2010-12-17 07:51:27 by Tatarewicz
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By Andy Choi The Dalu Rebot Restaurant, in Jinan, northern China's Shandong Province, has six robot waitresses and can cater for up to 100 diners. The seating arrangement comprises 21 tables that are set in circles and the robots follow a fixed route to serve diners in rotation. After serving, the robots return to the kitchen to refill their carts for the next round. Restaurant spokeswoman Wang Xianwei said that all of the waiting on tables was done by robots. However, there are people employed to welcome customers and explain to them how the restaurant works. And the food, mainly the Chinese version of fondue, is prepared by humans in the kitchen. "Next, we'll develop ...
7 Technologies Where China Has the U.S. Beat
Post Date: 2010-12-16 02:13:30 by Tatarewicz
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I've been watching China's ascent in cleantech for a couple of years. In that time China's potential to leapfrog the U.S. has gone from talk to substantive examples of leadership. Even so, I've been surprised by the increasing frequency with which China is pushing ahead in new fronts of cleantech development. Earlier this week, the latest surprise came from energy secretary Steven Chu, who's been talking up China's green progress in an effort to boost Washington's resolve on clean tech policy. In a talk at the National Press Club, with characteristic forceful clarity (PDF of slides), Chu illuminated the growing list of sectors where China's emerging ...
More efficient spray-on solar power window
Post Date: 2010-12-13 02:57:31 by Tatarewicz
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Last week, New Energy Technologies Inc. showed its technology that enables glass to generate electricity through spray-on solar PV to investors and members of the media. The technology, which is called the SolarWindow, aims to provide solar energy to building facades by spraying an electricity-generating coating on to glass. During the demonstration, the researchers compared the cost of the SolarWindow technology to traditional rooftop solar systems saying that the SolarWindow technology provides up to three times more savings in electricity costs. According to a press release, engineers modeled a 40-story building, similar to Tampa’s landmark 100 North Tampa, as an example. They ...
Chinese Military Shovel
Post Date: 2010-12-10 23:35:03 by wudidiz
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Poster Comment:Any regime that would force it's soldiers to use one of these things should be both feared and mistrusted.
Eye of the storm: The jaw-dropping image of an enormous 'supercell' cloud
Post Date: 2010-12-09 08:15:35 by Eric Stratton
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Poster Comment:That shelf cloud pic is really cool! ... as are the rest.
Efforts to provide a kosher Internet
Post Date: 2010-12-07 11:54:41 by Jethro Tull
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Efforts to provide a kosher Internet By Edmund Sanders / Los Angeles Times Published: November 27. 2010 4:00AM PST BNEI BEREK, Israel — From a drab office in this ultra-Orthodox Jewish stronghold, three devout young women hunch over computers and surf the Internet — looking for pornography, celebrity gossip and a laundry list of other items banned by their rabbis. It’s odd work for this trio, dressed modestly and wearing wigs in keeping with their beliefs. But it’s their job at Israel’s first ultra-Orthodox Internet provider, Nativ, as it tries to launch a product that could transform the traditionally sheltered community: kosher Internet. Because racy images ...
Detecting clandestine nuclear activity
Post Date: 2010-12-07 04:20:13 by Tatarewicz
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French scientists are highlighting advanced technology they claim will help nail down countries pursuing nuclear ambitions in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. They suggest a giant portable electron antineutrino detector. Electron antineutrinos are elusive particles, which almost never react with normal matter. However an operating fission reactor emits them in large quantities, and there is no way to prevent their escape. In short, this allows the international community to detect any undeclared nuclear reactor, which is likely to be used to secretly produce nuclear weapons. The tricky part however is to detect those antineutrinos, which is possible, but very difficult. ...
Study shows marijuana increases brain cell growth
Post Date: 2010-12-06 19:44:46 by gengis gandhi
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Study shows marijuana increases brain cell growth By Juanita King, The Muse (Memorial University of Newfoundland) ST. JOHN’S, Nfld — 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 in mice in a study performed at the University of Saskatchewan. Research on how drugs affect the brain has been critical to addiction treatment, particularly research on the hippocampus. The hippocampus is an area of the brain essential to ...
Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol increase plasma testosterone concentrations in mice
Post Date: 2010-12-06 19:42:15 by gengis gandhi
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Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol increase plasma testosterone concentrations in mice S Dalterio, A Bartke and D Mayfield ABSTRACT Oral administration of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol had a biphasic effect on plasma testosterone concentrations in male mice, causing rapid sustained increases at low doses and subsequent decreases at higher doses. In hypophysectomized and intact mice receiving gonadotropins (human chorionic gonadotropin), treatment with delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol maintained higher plasma testosterone concentrations. Thus, this cannabinoid may interact with gonadotropin and directly influence testicular steroidogenesis in vivo.
DoT exploring technology that would disable cell phones in cars
Post Date: 2010-12-06 16:46:23 by ghostdogtxn
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Study Has Surprising Results On Marijuana Use
Post Date: 2010-12-05 19:51:16 by gengis gandhi
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Study Has Surprising Results On Marijuana Use A study of more than 5,000 youngsters in Switzerland has found those who smoked marijuana do as well or better in some areas as those who don't, researchers said. But the same was not true for those who used both tobacco and marijuana, who tended to be heavier users of the drug, said the report from Dr. J.C. Suris and colleagues at the University of Lausanne. The study did not confirm the hypothesis that those who abstained from marijuana and tobacco functioned better overall, the authors said. In fact, those who used only marijuana were "more socially driven ... significantly more likely to practice sports and they have a better ...
Marijuana Cuts Tumor Growth by 50%
Post Date: 2010-12-05 19:49:34 by gengis gandhi
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Marijuana Cuts Tumor Growth by 50% The active ingredient in marijuana cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread, say researchers at Harvard University who tested the chemical in both lab and mouse studies. They say this is the first set of experiments to show that the compound, Delta- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), inhibits EGF-induced growth and migration in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expressing non-small cell lung cancer cell lines. Lung cancers that over-express EGFR are usually highly aggressive and resistant to chemotherapy. THC that targets cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 is similar in function to ...
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