Researchers take dinosaurs’ temperature with teeth
• RawStoyr.comScientists in California say they have for the first time devised a way to accurately take the body temperatures of dinosaurs -- by examining the creatures' teeth.
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Science, Medicine and Technology
Energy Scavenging
• arcleinIt’s called a “thermally activated cooling system” that gains much of its efficiency by using extraordinarily small microchannels which help to better meet the performance, size and weight challenges. It effectively combines a vapor compression cycle
D-Dalus - Startling New Aircraft Genre Shown at Paris
• arcleinThe D-Dalus (a play on Daedalus from Greek mythology) is neither fixed wing or rotor craft and uses four, mechanically-linked, contra-rotating cylindrical turbines, each running at the same 2200 rpm, for its propulsion.
IBM Produces First Integrated Graphene Circuit
• arcleinYorktown Heights, New York, may have overcome this problem with their new integrated circuit that consists of a graphene transistor and a pair of inductors compactly integrated on a silicon carbide (SiC) wafer. The wafer-scale fabrication process the
Flash Bainite Steel Technology
• arcleinFlash Bainite is the Strongest, Most Ductile, Lean Alloyed, Readily Weldable, Least Expensive Ultra Strength METAL known to man. A50 tensile ranges from 1100 to 2080MPa (160-302ksi) with 8 to 9% elongation. Total elongation up to 10-11% is not
'Manhattan Project' of Insects Will Sequence Bug Genomes to Help Make Better Pesticides
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comPlant and human genome researchers have uncovered myriad pathways toward understanding health and longevity, determining genes that code for things like disease tolerance and nutrient needs.
Analytical Method Used for Stock Market Helps Pinpoint A Possible Achilles Heel for HIV
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comA type of statistical analysis used to study high-energy physics and stock market fluctuations could yield a new angle of attack in the fight against the virus that causes AIDS.
Drug Makes Hearts Repair Themselves
• arcleinBut a study in the journal Nature showed the drug, thymosin beta 4, if used in advance of a heart attack, was able to "prime" the heart for repair. The British Heart Foundation described repair as the "holy grail of heart research", but said a
Paris Toyko in 2.5 Hours
• arcleinThe low-pollution plane to carry between 50 and 100 passengers will take off using normal engines powered by biofuel made from seaweed before switching on its rocket engines at altitude. The rocket engines, powered by hydrogen and oxygen whose onl
Novel Hypersonics Plan
• arcleinMajor hurdles in the path to successful aircraft-like operation include producing sufficient thrust to punch through the high drag encountered at transonic speeds around Mach 1. Even if this can be overcome, designers also face a “thrust gap” between
With an Artificial Memory Chip, Rats Can Remember and Forget At the Touch of a Button
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comA new brain implant tested on rats restored lost memories at the flick of a switch, heralding a possible treatment method for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, stroke or amnesia.
Afghanistan Soldier Has Leg Muscle Re-Grown Using The Cells Of Pig Bladders
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comA U.S. Marine whose leg muscles were mostly destroyed in a mortar attack in Afghanistan is reportedly able to walk again after treatment that helped his body re-grow the lost tissue.
Cooking Pot That Charge Your Phone When Over Fire
• Julie Beck via PopSci.comThis Japanese cooking pot converts the heat from a boiling pot of water to electricity that can charge your smartphone at the same time it cooks a delicious meal.
Cancer Death Rates Dropping
• arcleinOverall, the group predicts 1,596,670 new cancer cases in the United States and 571,950 deaths in 2011. Death rates for all cancer types fell by 1.9 percent a year from 2001 to 2007 in men and by 1.5 percent a year in women from 2002 through 200
Thermoelectric Heat Conversion Increased Ten Percent
• arcleinn alloy of lead telluride (PbTe), for example, which has long been used to generate electricity aboard satellites, has a ZT of around 0.8. Researchers have now made one of the most common thermoelectric materials more efficient with a ZT of 1.8. A ZT
Hawthorn and Blood Cultivation for Longevity
• arcleinOne of the easiest ways to get fresh organic food is to add a green smoothie to your daily diet. Load it up with organic greens and your favorite green powder; throw in an apple or banana to sweeten it up. When this smoothie is taken in conjunction w
Hawthorn Effusions After Fifty
• arcleinfor a weak or failing heart, and has a beneficial effect on cardiac arrhythmias, especially extrasystoles and paroxysmal tachycardia. Crataegus is also a useful diuretic. A clinical study of 80 patients in Japan showed statistically significant impro
New Catalyst for Formic Acid Fuel Cells
• arcleinThe biggest obstacle to dissemination of hydrogen fuels is the storage of hydrogen. The issue turned out to be extremely technologically challenging and still is waiting for satisfactory solutions.(exactly why I have been utterly dismissive of the ‘h
Life Expectancy to Jump by 2020
• arcleinBy 2030, over 6 billion of the total population of 8.5 billion will be considered middle class or wealthier ($10-100 per day or better) and those people will be urbanized as well. China, India, Brazil, Indonesia and many other countries could make
New Understanding of Platinum Catalyst
• arcleinDr. Jerkiewicz's research team has found that when platinum is used in reactions involving hydrogen it develops an embedded layer of hydrogen just one atom thick. This gives the platinum hydrophobic or water-repelling qualities, meaning that stra
Claim: Cancer cure known for 35 years
• Terrence AymAllegations have surfaced that mainstream medicine has suppressed a cure for most forms of cancer. The therapy, discovered more than three decades ago by a medical doctor and research scientist named Stanislaw Burzynski, involves gene therapy of the
Special Smells Keep Mosquitoes at Bay
• arcleinThe compounds were originally discovered in experiments with fruit flies, which use the same carbon dioxide-sensing machinery to send each other threat signals. Interestingly, fruit flies' favorite foods, ripe fruit, also give off carbon dioxide; an
Japanese Neutrino Finding Could Explain Why There Is Matter in the Universe
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comJapan’s “T2K,” one of our favorite neutrino experiments (we’re keen on several), might have just cracked the mystery of why matter triumphed over antimatter after the Big Bang (they should have canceled each other out).
Daniel Kraft: Medicine's future? There's an app for that
• Ted.comAt TEDxMaastricht, Daniel Kraft offers a fast-paced look at the next few years of innovations in medicine, powered by new tools, tests and apps that bring diagnostic information right to the patient's bedside.
Scratch Test for Crack Resistance
• arcleinthe age-old scratch test could be used to determine a material's toughness, or how well it resists fracturing after a small crack has already formed. The answer: The scratch test is indeed measuring crack resistance rather than strength and is valid
Nerve Regrowth Achieved With Gel Scaffold
• arcleinAndrew and his collaborators, however, found that the gel acts as a support structure through which cells can migrate and potentially reattach themselves to the nervous system. “The material provides a temporary scaffold on which new cells can grow a
How to Build a Dinosaur from a Chicken
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comHow does one build a dinosaur? There are plenty of spare dinosaur parts laying around our modern world from which to build a dinosaur. We just need to find the right ones.
New Study Finds Best Sunscreen Is Layer Of Human Blood
• http://www.theonion.com/According to a study released Monday by the Environmental Working Group, the best defense against the harmful effects of the sun's rays is a thick coating of human blood.
Mathematics Reveals New Approach To The Perfect Putt
• http://www.technologyreview.com/A mathematical analysis of golf ball trajectories along a flat gradient reveals a new and simple strategy for judging the perfect putt
Edison-Era Inventions Emerge From the Vaults of General Electric
• popsci.comA 100-year-old electric car charger, the earliest fuel cells, and much more
