First American Mission To Sample An Asteroid Gets Green Light
• http://www.popsci.com, By Francie DiepOSIRIS-REx will scoop up a couple of ounces of dirt from the asteroid Bennu and bring it back to Earth.
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Video: MIT's Cheetah Robot Trots, Then Gallops
• http://www.popsci.com, By Clay DillowThe robot can course at 22 kilometers per hour.
After ravages of flesh-eating bacteria, Aimee Copeland uses new bionic hands
• http://edition.cnn.com, By Michael MartinezFlesh-eating bacteria amputee Aimee Copeland now uses the latest technology in prosthetic hands to chop vegetables, pick up tiny items like Skittles, and comb and iron press her hair.
Self-driving car technology takes top prize at Intel science fair
• sciencerecorder.comIn 2013, approximately 1,600 young high school scientists from more than 70 countries were selected to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Avoidable risk in West, Texas
• arcleinThe April 17 fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, that killed 14 people and nearly obliterated a small town has renewed calls for the EPA to act on this proposal, which would grant the agency authority under the Clean Air Act to require facilit
Space Tourism's Black Carbon Problem
• popsci.comThe industry and the F.A.A. say the climate effects of flying civilians into space will be negligible, but some scientists fret about the accumulation of black carbon in the stratosphere.
Novel Material Shows Promise for Extracting Uranium from Seawater
• Technologyreview.comA so-called metal-organic framework could offer a better way to get at the vast uranium resource dissolved in the ocean.
Brain Training May Help Clear Cognitive Fog Caused by Chemotherapy
• Technologyreview.comThe mental fuzziness induced by cancer treatment could be eased by cognitive exercises performed online, say researchers.
Haptic Technology Lets You "Touch" Virtual Objects
• livescience.comHaptic technology like the Sensable Phantom makes manipulating 3D digital objects intuitive and responsive, allowing for a range of uses including prototyping, surgery practice, virtual sculpting, and interactive museum displays.
Crystal 'Flowers' Bloom in Harvard Nanotech Lab
• livescience.comImagine peering into a microscope and finding yourself in a garden.
New “Artificial Leaf” Concept Could Blow Up Fuel Cell Market
• http://cleantechnica.com, Tina CaseyThe idea of an “artificial leaf” sounds simple enough: Take a small, cheap, light-collecting device the size of a typical leaf, dunk it in a quart of water, and use solar energy to generate enough hydrogen gas for powering a small fuel cell.
Climate research nearly unanimous on human causes, survey finds
• http://www.guardian.co.uk, Suzanne GoldenbergOf more than 4,000 academic papers published over 20 years, 97.1% agreed that climate change is anthropogenic
Dark, massive asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31
• http://www.latimes.com, By Deborah NetburnIt's 1.7 miles long. Its surface is covered in a sticky black substance similar to the gunk at the bottom of a barbecue.
Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Detector to Measure Earth's Radiation
• http://www.azonano.comA team of scientists has won a berth on a tiny satellite to explore one of NASA's most important frontiers in climate studies: the imbalance in Earth's energy budget and the extent to which fast-changing phenomena, like clouds, contribute to that imb
Progressive Coronary Artery Calcium Buildup
• arcleinFor those with the greatest increase in coronary artery calcium buildup (300 units or more), the study found a more than six-fold increase in coronary heart disease incidents independent of other risk factors for heart disease.
Blood Clot Risk Management
• arcleinhey include being physically active, avoiding smoking, following a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy body mass index, and controlling blood sugar levels, blood pressure and cholesterol. They then compared the incidence of blood clots among those wh
What Everybody Got Wrong About Tesla
• arcleinTesla basically responded by saying that as long as you get the technology right, the style doesn't really matter. Musk leveled this exact charge at rival Henrik Fisker: ...he is a designer or stylist… he thinks the reason we don’t have electric
Cheap Magnetic Helmet Detects Some Kinds of Brain Damage
• Technologyreview.comPrototype spots swelling and bleeding in a pilot study—but the novel technique employed is relatively unproven.
LG hints at development of waterless washing machine
• Mother Nature Network.comFrom the 'holy disbelief, Batman' file: Korean electronics giant LG is rumored to be developing a washing machine that doesn't use water. Although details are scant, Mashable has more on the chatter.
Black box software: a problem for science that extends to big data
• gigaom.comBlind trust in black box, or click-and-run, software is a growing problem in science, and the concern extends to big data and high performance computing.
Caution: Wet Solar Power (New Affordable Solar Paint Research)
• http://cleantechnica.com, Tina CaseyThe concept of a liquid, paint-on solar cell is old news these days, but a research team from the University at Buffalo in New York has come up with an interesting new angle.
Nanotechnology could help fight diabetes
• web.mit.eduInjectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed.
Oil Pulling
• arcleinAccording to Dr. F. Karach, M.D, oilpulling is very simple, completely harmless, and inexpensive therapy which totally heals head-aches, bronchitis, tooth pain, thrombosis, eczema, ulcers and diseases of stomach, intestines, heart, blood, kidney, liv
Man Clinically Dead For 40 Minutes Brought Back To Life
• arcleinhe miracle comeback happened at The Alfred hospital in Melbourne, which has been testing a method using both mechanical CPR machine that performs chest compressions and a portable heart-lung machine to keep oxygen and blood flowing within the body. T
New Laser Uses Light-Matter Beams
• technewsdaily.comA new kind of laser developed by scientists could potentially replace the conventional semiconductor lasers now widely used in telecommunications and consumer electronics, researchers say.
Scientists discover the ‘lost city’ Ciudad Blanca in Honduras
• http://www.sciencerecorder.com, Drew AdamsHave scientists discovered a lost city?
Scientists Make Human Stem Cells Through Cloning
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jennifer WelshResearchers announced Wednesday, May 15, in the journal Cell that they've been able to make stable colonies of embryonic stem cells by injecting the DNA from 'adult' human cells into a human egg cell emptied out of its genetic material.
Airbus Pulls Covers Off New Composite Airliner
• Wired.comAirbus pulled its newest airliner, the A350 XWB, out of the paint booth this week and may well be the big story at the upcoming Paris Air Show.
Joint Oil has Two week Dwell
• arcleinAnother advantage of the biopolymer is its large molecular weight or size, which prevents it from seeping out of the joint, enabling longer lasting cartilage protection. Unlike the leading synovial fluid supplement, which lasts one or two days, the n
Bacteria Makes Mosquitoes Malaria Resistant
• arcleinResearch in Australia has shown that a different strain of Wolbachia can prevent the spread of dengue fever by mosquitoes. That research is more advanced and has been shown to work in large trials in the wild. Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the N
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