Antimatter Atoms Trapped for 16 Minutes
• arcleinAntimatter atoms have been held captive and kept in existence for a whopping 16 minutes by a Canadian-led team — far longer than the researchers thought possible.
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Quantum Entanglement Means Computers Could Cool Themselves By Deleting Information
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comIn fact, under the right conditions, theoretical physicists say that deleting data can actually produce negative heat--that is, it can have a cooling effect. That’s right, this is a quantum mechanics post.
iPad Flight Manuals Coming to a Paperless Cockpit Near You
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comDespite using advanced technology that lets planes practically fly themselves, airline pilots are still bogged down by a lingering 20th-century artifact: Paper. Now at least one commercial airline is adopting cockpit iPads
In the Future, Your Clothes Will Clean the Air, Generate Power and Save Your Life
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comNanotechnology, organic chemistry, thermoelectrics and, yes, fashion are all in play here, as scientists and designers come up with clothing that can protect humans’ health, generate electricity and even keep things nice and clean.
The Goods: June 2011's Hottest Gadgets
• Corinne Iozzio, Susannah Locke, Lizzie SchiffmanSprinklers that read your lawn's mind, 3-D phones, speakers that adjust the sound for your location and more
Master Bladesmith Bob Kramer Visits PopSci to Show Off His Chops
• Paul Adams via Popsci.comHandmade according to an exacting process, Kramer chef's knives sell for $10,000 or more. They're beloved by chefs and collectors for their keen edges, thoughtful design, and beautiful finish
Sleep Deprivation and Memory Impairment
• arclein"For a long time, researchers have known that sleep deprivation results in increased levels of adenosine in the brain, and has this effect from fruit flies to mice to humans." Abel said. "There is accumulating evidence that this adenosine is reall
DNA Rosetta Stone in Starchild Skull
• arcleinThis stretch of mtDNA is one of the most extremely conserved in the entire genome, with only one difference among the 33 human haplogroups, one in Neanderthal, and two in Denisova. Yet, somehow, the Starchild mtDNA (see red arrow at bottom of chart b
Natural Silver Nanoparticles
• arcleinNanoparticles of silver are being found increasingly in the environment-and in environmental science laboratories. Because they have a variety of useful properties, especially as antibacterial and antifungal agents, silver nanoparticles increasingly
Rossi Focardi Energy Reactor Garners Support
• arcleinFocardi and Rossi have demonstrated a device that produces copper which they say is due to the fusion of atomic nuclei of nickel and hydrogen, the ingredients that feed their reactor.The 'Missing Mass' has been transformed into energy: it is in the
Michele Bachmann's Stance on Evolution Demolished by High School Student
• The Huffington PostDespite Michele Bachman flirting with possibility of running for President, what most don't know is that her educational policies are being openly challenged by a high school student from Baton Rouge, La.
Video: Jetpack Soars to 5,000 Feet
• http://www.wired.com/New Zealand’s Martin Aircraft Company has tested a jetpack that can soar to 5,000 feet and cruise at more than 60 mph.
Congestive Heart Disease Reversed
• arcleinhe drug, a type of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor being evaluated in numerous ongoing clinical trials, has been shown to reverse the harmful effects of autophagy in heart muscle cells of mice. Autophagy is a natural process by which cells eat t
Cooked Tomatoes Match Statins
• arcleinAnd just two ounces of tomato paste or a pint of juice a day could be enough to help many patients. The secret lies in high levels of the compound lycopene which gives ripe tomatoes their bright red colour. This powerful anti-oxidant is essential
Whale Sharks' Shared Feast Sets Record
• http://www.livescience.com/The whale sharks spied in one group off the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico two years ago numbered up to 420 — the largest gathering of the mysterious behemoths ever recorded, scientists said.
An X Prize for Mobile Diagnostics
• http://www.technologyreview.com/A $10 million prize would go to the first device that can diagnose a range of diseases with the same accuracy as a team of doctors.
Lithium-Ion Battery Keeps Its Cool
• http://www.technologyreview.com/A new chemistry could result in batteries that don't overheat—opening up new uses, including electric cars.
Powering Your Car with Waste Heat
• http://www.technologyreview.com/New thermoelectric materials will be tested in BMW, Ford, and Chevrolet vehicles by the end of summer.
A Car Battery at Half the Price
• http://www.technologyreview.com/A startup hopes to commercialize a novel design that features fluid electrodes.
Unzipped Graphene
• arcleinspecially made nanoribbons with smooth edges using a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM). These ribbons were obtained from Hongjie Dai's group at Stanford University, where they were produced by chemically unzipping carbon nanotubes (rolled up shee
LED Lighting for Cars
• arcleinThe small size will give designers freedom they haven’t had since the dawn of the auto age. Traditional bulbs rely on burning filaments, glass globes and reflectors. Many car makers, of course, will continue on with traditional styles. A car without
Positive Feedback Mechanism For Eye
• arcleinUpon further investigation, the team discovered that while the glutamate-mediated change in horizontal cell voltage did have a negative feedback effect, glutamate exposure also caused an additional, more subtle change in the horizontal cells, increas
Grapefruit Naringenin and Cholesterol and Diabetes
• arcleinThe study, which was recently published in the journal PLoS One, explains that when a highly-bioavailable "nano-complex" of naringenin is consumed just before a meal that is high in fat and sugar, it can reduce the development of bad cholesterol by
Parkinson's Vulnerability Discovered
• arcleinand mimic Parkinson’s disease does so by rapidly damaging cellular energy generators called mitochondria. This damage impairs the ability of mitochondria to circulate around the cell as they normally would. As a result, axons, the extended arms nerve
Human Lung Stem Cells Confirmed
• arcleinUsing lung tissue from surgical samples, researchers identified and isolated the human lung stem cell and tested the functionality of the stem cell both in vitro and in vivo.
Intelligence agencies eye emerging 'mind-reading' technologies
• Terrence AymScientists have discovered how to decode human brainwaves and intelligence agencies are rubbing their hands. In possibly the greatest potential breakthrough for spy agencies, mind-reading machines are about to become a reality. According to research
Intelligence agencies eye emerging 'mind-reading' technologies
• News LinkScientists have discovered how to decode human brainwaves and intelligence agencies are rubbing their hands. In possibly the greatest potential breakthrough for spy agencies, mind-reading machines are about to become a reality. According to research
Thin Film Solar Cell Design Concept
• arcleinA bold new design for thin film solar cells that requires significantly less silicon - and may boost their efficiency - is the result of an industry/academia collaboration between Oerlikon Solar in Switzerland and the Institute of Physics'photovolta
Bacterium Found to Kill Malaria in Mosquitoes
• arclein“We’ve previously shown that the mosquito’s midgut bacteria can activate its immune system and thereby indirectly limit the development of the malaria parasite. In this study we show that certain bacteria can directly block the malaria parasite’s dev
Steady Progress at Focus Fusion
• arclein. Lawrenceville plasma physics is getting greater repeatability and reduced variability and larger current in the beam measured by the upper Rogowski coil (URC) and by our photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs), which measure hard X-rays generated by the elec
