Archive for the 'Science' Category
Global warning: We are actually heading towards a new Ice Age, claim scientists
• November, 2008Global warning: We are actually heading towards a new Ice Age, claim scientists By Cher Thornhill Last updated at 5:06 PM on 13th November 2008 It has plagued scientists and politicians for decades, but scientists now say global warming is not the problem. We are actually heading for the next Ice Age, they claim. British and Canadian experts warned the big freeze could bury the east of Britain in 6,000ft of ice. Most of Scotland, Northern Ireland and England could be covered in 3,000ft-thick ice…
Neuroimaging Of Brain Shows Who Spoke To A Person And What Was Said
• November, 2008Neuroimaging Of Brain Shows Who Spoke To A Person And What Was Said ScienceDaily (Nov. 10, 2008) Scientists from Maastricht University have developed a method to look into the brain of a person and read out who has spoken to him or her and what was said. With the help of neuroimaging and data mining techniques the researchers mapped the brain activity associated with the recognition of speech sounds and voices. In their Science article “‘Who’ is Saying ‘What’? Brain-Based Decoding of Human Voice and…
Intelligent pill, ‘iPill’, gets good gut reaction
• November, 2008Intelligent pill, ‘iPill’, gets good gut reaction From The Times November 12, 2008 New YorkAn “intelligent pill” that can be targeted to release drugs in a specific area of the body has been developed by scientists. Containing a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio, pump and a reservoir for medication, the inch-long capsule is designed to treat digestive tract disorders such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Less Ice In Arctic Ocean 6000-7000 Years Ago
• November, 2008Less Ice In Arctic Ocean 6000-7000 Years Ago ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2008) Recent mapping of a number of raised beach ridges on the north coast of Greenland suggests that the ice cover in the Arctic Ocean was greatly reduced some 6000-7000 years ago. The Arctic Ocean may have been periodically ice free. ”The climate in the northern regions has never been milder since the last Ice Age than it was about 6000-7000 years ago. We still don’t know whether the Arctic Ocean was completely ice…
Jacking into the Brain
• November, 2008Jacking into the Brain–Is the Brain the Ultimate Computer Interface? How far can science advance brain-machine interface technology? Will we one day pipe the latest blog entry or NASCAR highlights directly into the human brain as if the organ were an outsize flash drive? By Gary Stix The cyberpunk science fiction that emerged in the 1980s routinely paraded “neural implants” for hooking a computing device directly to the brain: “I had hundreds of megabytes stashed in my head,” proclaimed the protagonist of “Johnny Mnemonic,” a…
The Cave of Crystals
• November, 2008The Cave of Crystals discovered 1,000ft below a Mexican desert By Victoria Moore Created 10:15 PM on 27th October 2008 Until you notice the orange-suited men clambering around, it’s hard to grasp the extraordinary scale of this underground crystal forest. Nearly 1,000ft below the Chihuahua Desert in Mexico, this cave was discovered by two brothers drilling in the Naica lead and silver mine. It is an eerie sight. Up to 170 giant, luminous obelisks – the biggest is 37.4ft long and the equivalent height of…
Scientists create organic wires for use inside the human body
• November, 2008Scientists create organic wires for use inside the human body By Rick C. Hodgin Friday, October 24, 2008 11:30 Baltimore (MD) – Research chemists at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) have developed a water-soluble, organic, self-assembling electronic wire suitable for use inside the human body. Derived from carbon materials, the lightweight, flexible wires can power pacemakers, reconnect damaged nerve tissues, while also interacting with real electronic device that could augment or stimulate organic function. But do not worry, for this is only step one of the…
Solarcooking… Yes we can!
• November, 2008Solarcooking at wikipedia <<editors note>> Here’s a link to some “solar cooking” website with some pictures n manuals to help the ones that really like to cook without using too much power… or can i say with using… a whole lot of power… depends on how u look at it… click the link and enjoy the read/view/cooking… Solarcooking at wikipedia
National Press Club UFO conference
• November, 2008National Press Club UFO conference .::. <<video>> <<editors note>> This video is almost a year old, but it’s worth the watch since alot of worldly governments are declassifying their UFO files. Some objects are simply not identified and well, shouldn’t we kind of know what is up there in the skies instead of just acting like nothing is going on and calling certain witnesses “nutters”? Whether or not these crafts are “man-made”. I like to know what the government knows since the government is mostly…
Holographic television to become reality
• October, 2008October 7, 2008 By Mike Steere For CNN LONDON, England (CNN) — Picture this: you’re sat down for the Football World Cup final, or a long-awaited sequel to the “Sex and the City” movie and you’re watching all the action unfold in 3-D on your coffee table. It sounds a lot like a wacky dream, but don’t be surprised if within our lifetime you find yourself discarding your plasma and LCD sets in exchange for a holographic 3-D television that can put Cristiano Ronaldo in…
Bat-like Solar Spy Plane
• October, 2008Written by Raegan Payne Imagine a six-inch spy plane that sends back visual and chemical data in real time, runs on vibrations as well as sun and wind power – and looks like a bat! Thanks to a five-year $10-million grant from the Army the University of Michigan College of Engineering will be making this Batman wet dream a reality. The renewable robot will be developed at U-M’s newly created Center for Objective Microelectronics and Biomimetic Advanced Technology a mouthful also appropriately known as COM-BAT.…
Heavy Metal-Eating “Superworms” Unearthed in U.K.
• October, 2008Heavy Metal-Eating “Superworms” Unearthed in U.K. James Owen for National Geographic News October 7, 2008 Newly evolved “superworms” that feast on toxic waste could help cleanse polluted industrial land, a new study says. These hardcore heavy metal fans, unearthed at disused mining sites in England and Wales, devour lead, zinc, arsenic, and copper. The earthworms excrete a slightly different version of the metals, making them easier for plants to suck up. Harvesting the plants would leave cleaner soil behind. “These worms seem to be able…
Robot with Rat-Brain
• October, 2008Robot with Rat-Brain <<video>> <<editors note>> So… what could robots with human brains do…