See The Five Freakiest Dinosaurs Ever Dug Up
• http://www.businessinsider.com, The WeekWhen we think about dinosaurs, it's typically hulking beasts like the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex and the noble triceratops that come to mind.
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This New Fusion Engine Will Cut The Travel Time To Mars Down To Six Weeks
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Geoffrey IngersollResearchers at University of Huntsville in Alabama say they are using "Dilithium Crystals" in a new fusion impulse engine that could cut the travel time to Mars down to as little as six weeks, not the six months it takes now.
Space Debris Could Trap Us On Earth
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jennifer WelshWe think of space as a big empty expanse, but closer to Earth, the space just beyond the outer reaches of our atmosphere are teeming with satellites and broken bits of space debris.
NASA Funds 'Thor's Hammer' Idea for Tossing Satellites
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, Jeremy HsuHumans can only dream of having the power of Thor, the Norse-inspired superhero who can whirl and throw his hammer at blinding speeds. A NASA-funded plan envisions rockets using a similar idea to hurl tiny satellites toward other planets.
9 Things That Are Better Made in Space
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, Jesse EmspakSpace dreams
Sick Babies Could Have Genomes Sequenced in Days
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Karen WeintraubWhole genomes can now be sequenced and analyzed in about two days, which could greatly benefit newborns in a medical crisis.
The CIA and Jeff Bezos Bet on Quantum Computing
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Tom SimoniteWith funding from the Amazon founder and the CIA's investment arm, the Canadian company D-Wave is gaining momentum for its revolutionary approach to computing.
Coming Soon: Robot Sea Turtles That Carry Cargo in Their Shells
• http://www.popsci.com, By Rebecca BoyleNaro-Tartaruga can carry plenty of payload and still move through the water with ease. Turtle Power!
Reusable 'Grasshopper' Rocket Concept Makes 1st Test Flight
• http://www.space.com, by Tariq MalikIt's one small hop for a rocket, but one giant leap for reusable rocket ships:
A British Team Is Trying To Break The Sound Barrier With A 1,000 MPH Rocket Car
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Alex DaviesIn 1997, the ThrustSSC became the first car ever to break the sound barrier, setting a land speed record of 763 mph with Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green at the wheel.
Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Tries To Break The Sound Barrier Next Week
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Dina SpectorOn Monday, Oct. 8, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt to be the first human to break the speed of sound in free fall.
Recent developments on single-walled carbon nanotubes in Japan
• http://www.agentschapnl.nlCheaper mass production technologies of carbon nanotubes enable new applications like a super capacitor.
Car Platooning a Reality
• arclein“The road train is the best of two worlds. You can enjoy all the multi-tasking possibilities of public transportation behind the wheel of your own car. It’s the perfect complement to the true pleasure of driving a Volvo yourself,” says Erik Coelingh,
DNA Bar Code Revolution
• arcleinResearchers have created a new kind of barcode that uses DNA origami technology. Colored dots can be arranged into geometric patterns or fluorescent linear DNA barcodes, and the combinations are almost limitless -- substantially increasing the number
These $10 Robots Will Change Robotics Education
• http://www.wired.com,And the future of robotics education in Africa is ... Chupa Chups?
Scientists Want to Print Lasers onto Nearly Everything
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, Charles Q. ChoiLaser-emitting materials can be put onto nearly any surface through inkjet printers, which could lead to more-lifelike video displays, as well as unusual applications such as digital wallpaper, scientists say.
Read Montague: What we're learning from 5,000 brains
• http://www.ted.com, TEDGlobal 2012Mice, bugs and hamsters are no longer the only way to study the brain.
Formlabs creates Blu-ray based prosumer 3D printer
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Jason FalconerFormlabs, a start-up led by MIT researchers, has created a desktop 3D printer that uses stereolithography (SLA) technology normally reserved for costly high-end printers.
Thermoelectric Breakthrough
• arcleinThe material could signify a paradigm shift. The inefficiency of current thermoelectric materials has limited their commercial use. Now, with a very environmentally stable material that is expected to convert 15 to 20 percent of waste heat to useful
Embracing 3-D Printers, Manufacturer Tells Customers to Print Their Own Replacement Parts
• http://www.wired.com, By Geeta DayalWant a new part for your synthesizer? Need a replacement knob or dial? In a first, one company is telling its customers to just print their own.
Researchers make old muscles young again in attempt to combat aging
• byKing's College LondonAn international team of scientists have identified for the first time a key factor responsible for declining muscle repair during ageing, and discovered how to halt the process in mice with a common drug.
A Spinning Black Hole at a Galaxy’s Center
• http://www.wired.com, By ScienceNowLike all invisible things that are only partly understood, black holes evoke a sense of mystery.
Biologists Replay 500 Million Years Of E Coli Evolution In The Lab
• The Physics arXiv BlogAstrobiologists have recreated 500 million year-old bacteria then watched them evolve. The plan? To look for universal laws of biological evolution
Electronic Implant Dissolves in the Body
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Susan YoungThe technology could enable therapeutic and diagnostic devices that are absorbed by the body after they are no longer needed.
These $10 Robots Will Change Robotics Education
• http://www.wired.com, By Nathan HurstAnd the future of robotics education in Africa is ... Chupa Chups?
Scientists create ultra-thin, cheap, flexible, transparent graphene semiconductors
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben CoxworthOrdinarily, electronics are made with silicon semiconductors that are rigid, opaque, and about half a millimeter thick. Thanks to research being carried out at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, however, that may be about to change.
You're far less in control of your brain than you think, study finds
• byNorthwestern UniversityYou've probably never given much thought to the fact that picking up your cup of morning coffee presents your brain with a set of complex decisions. You need to decide how to aim your hand, grasp the handle and raise the cup to your mouth, all withou
Combination of targeted treatment drugs delays resistance in melanoma patients
• byMassachusetts General HospitalCombined treatment with two drugs targeting different points in the same growth-factor pathway delayed the development of treatment resistance in patients with BRAF-positive metastatic malignant melanoma.
Sinusitis Linked to Microbial Diversity
• arcleinlacked a slew of bacteria that were present in the healthy individuals. The patients also had large increases in the amount of Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum in their sinuses, which are located in the forehead, cheeks and eyes.
Amazing Medical Advances Healing Wounded Troops
• arcleinBOSTON -- Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the country, the most advanced medical tools that exist are now being deployed to help America
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