Different recipes for success in the world of plants
• http://www.bio-medicine.org, Tilo ArnholdIn order to prevail against native plants, non-native plant species develop special strategies.
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What is your dog thinking? Brain scans unleash canine secrets in Emory study
• http://phys.org, by Emory UniversityWhen your dog gazes up at you adoringly, what does it see? A best friend? A pack leader? A can opener?
Does Death Exist?
• http://www.robertlanzabiocentrism.com, robertlanzaMany of us fear death. We believe in death because we have been told we will die. We associate ourselves with the body, and we know that bodies die. But a new scientific theory suggests that death is not the terminal event we think.
Facebook Backdoor Interception: FBI wants P2P and social media wiretap-friendly
• http://rt.comThe US is preparing to face FBI-drafted legislation enabling it to monitor any personal communication activities in the web.
Testing the Long-Awaited Fisker Karma Plug-In Hybrid
• http://www.popsci.com, By John VoelckerAt the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, the start-up Fisker Automotive unveiled its Karma concept , a high-end plug-in hybrid the company would use to challenge Tesla Motors.
Earthquakes! High Tides! No, Just Super Moon
• http://www.npr.org, by Korva ColemanIt won't trigger any catastrophes, according to scientists, but the Moon will orbit to its closest proximity to the Earth on Saturday night.
Appetite Suppression With Dr. Sears
• arcleinhen I jumped at the chance to drive in Africa, Dr. Kizito didn’t expect me to keep pulling the car over to see all of the interesting plants. What I hadn’t noticed was that his BMW was a stick shift. It made driving a little more tricky because th
FYI: Where Is The Center of the Universe?
• http://www.popsci.com, By Rose PastoreFirst, it’s important to know that the big bang wasn’t an explosion of matter into empty space—it was the rapid expansion of space itself. This means that every single point in the universe appears to be at the center.
Fine-tuning Nanotech to Target Cancer
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Susan YoungProgrammable nanoparticles have shown promise in early cancer trials, and may finally fulfill the promise of nanomedicine.
Spinning Spare Parts
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Susan YoungHuman threads could become off-the-shelf spare blood vessels.
Dying Stars Caught Eating Rocky Alien Planets
• http://www.space.com, StaffAstronomers have caught four dying stars in the act of chowing down on rocky alien planets similar to Earth, a destructive cosmic process that may one day play out in our very own solar system, a new study reveals.
Why the 'Supermoon' Will Look Largest Near the Horizon
• http://www.space.com, Natalie WolchoverBe sure to catch the "supermoon" Saturday evening (May 5) just as it rises in the east around sunset.
High-Speed Data Link Made from Laser Pointers Works Where Wi-Fi Won't
• http://www.wired.com, By Clay DillowWi-Fi isn’t always practical--in places like hospitals or labs, for instance, where radio transmitters are prohibited--and physical USB cables can be slow and cumbersome as well.
I believe I can fly: Jetman soars over Rio (VIDEO)
• http://rt.comSwiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy, known as Jetman, has performed another breathtaking flight. This time he spread his wings over Rio de Janeiro.
Liquidmetal Inventor: Apple Will Use It In A 'Breakthrough Product'
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Steve KovachWe've been hearing a lot about Liquidmetal lately, mostly because of rumors that Apple could be using the alloy in its next iPhone.
New Technology to Minimize Brain Injury
• arcleinapplication of negative pressure to remove fluids. In the study, the researchers placed a bioengineered material matrix directly on the injured area of the rats’ brains, then attached a flexible tube which was run into a computer-controlled vacuum pu
Slacker or Go-Getter? Brain Chemical May Tell
• http://www.livescience.com, Jennifer WelshWhat gives you the motivation to go the extra mile for a promotion or a perfect test score? It may be your levels of a brain chemical called dopamine.
New method quickly IDs nanomaterials that can cause oxidative damage to cells
• http://phys.org, By Jennifer MarcusEngineered nanomaterials, prized for their unique semiconducting properties, are already prevalent in everyday consumer products — from sunscreens, cosmetics and paints to textiles and solar batteries
Eye size determined by maximum running speed in mammals
• http://phys.org, University of Texas at AustinMaximum running speed is the most important variable influencing mammalian eye size other than body size, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
Barrow researchers unravel illusion
• http://www.bio-medicine.org, Lynne ReavesPhoenix, AZ, April 30, 2012) Barrow Neurological Institute researchers Jorge Otero-Millan, Stephen Macknik, and Susana Martinez-Conde share the recent cover of the Journal of Neuroscience in a compelling study into why illusions trick our brains.
Anti-HIV drug use during pregnancy does not affect infant size, birth weight
• http://www.bio-medicine.orgInfants born to women who used the anti-HIV drug tenofovir as part of an anti-HIV drug regimen during pregnancy do not weigh less at birth and are not of shorter length than infants born to women who used anti-HIV drug regimens that do not include te
'Iceman' Mummy Holds World's Oldest Blood Cells
• livescience.com,Stephanie PappasThe oldest red blood cells ever identified have been found in the body of Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummy found in the Alps in 1991.
Meet Silicene, Single-Atom-Thick Sheets of Silicon That Could Supersede Graphene
• http://www.popsci.com, By Rebecca BoyleSilicene could be the material of the future. Or at least the material of the near future, until graphene-based semiconductors become more efficient.
Bandages Made of Edible Starch Could Dissolve On Your Skin Once You're Healed
• http://www.popsci.com, By Rebecca BoyleNo need to peel them off
Physicists Crack Fusion Mystery
• technologyreview.com, By Kevin BullisA new theory might help researchers double the power of fusion reactors.
Vaccine Could Stop Nicotine from Reaching the Brain
• technologyreview.com, By Conor MyhrvoldThe new antismoking technique uses nanoparticles to trigger an immune response.
The Lean Startup: Applying the Scientific Method to the Art of Entrepreneurship
• http://www.wired.com, By Beth CarterEric Reis says his first startup experience was just like that one in The Social Network. But only the first half.
Dark Matter Theories Challenged By Satellite Galaxy Discovery
• http://www.space.com, StaffA sprawling collection of galaxies and star clusters surrounding our own Milky Way is challenging long-standing theories on the existence of dark matter, the mysterious substance thought to pervade the universe.
Neuroprosthesis Restores Effective Hand Movement
• arcleinThe multi-electrode array and FES device – which combine to form the neuroprosthesis – allowed the monkeys to regain movement in the paralyzed hand and pick up and move the ball with almost the same level of dexterity as they did before the paralysis
Neuroprosthesis Restores Effective Hand Movement
• arcleinThe multi-electrode array and FES device – which combine to form the neuroprosthesis – allowed the monkeys to regain movement in the paralyzed hand and pick up and move the ball with almost the same level of dexterity as they did before the paralysis
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