Climate Scientists Issue Their Report. Now It’s Our Turn
• Time.comThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases the first chapter of its new report on global warming. The findings are clear, but the politics remain murky
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Smart Traffic Management
• arcleinThe gold standard in urban transportation is the city-state of Singapore, a densely populated island where most commute to work via one of the world’s most advanced, most intensively used, most comprehensive and most efficient public transit system.
Making inorganic solar cells with an airbrush spray
• nanowerk.comThere is currently a tremendous amount of interest in the solution processing of inorganic materials.
Curiosity findings show 2 percent of Mars soil contains water
• http://news.cnet.com, by Nick StattThe first analysis of soil dug up by the Curiosity rover reveals new insights into the red planet's propensity for retaining water beneath its surface.
South America studies how to curb U.S. 'spying': Ecuador
• http://www.reuters.com, By Walker SimonSouth American nations are jointly exploring the creation of a communications system to curtail U.S. spying in the region, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said on Wednesday.
Researchers vaporize old plastic bags to create carbon nanotubes
• http://www.geek.com, By Ryan WhitwamCarbon nanotubes have an incredible number of potential uses, but one of the main barriers to actually implementing this revolutionary nanomaterial is the cost.
NASA’s Curiosity detects no methane on Mars, ruling out life on Mars
• extremetech.comIn a surprising and probably killer blow to the possibility of finding microbial life on Mars,
DCA shown to kill cancer cells, but Big Pharma has no interest in this inexpensive potential cure
• naturalnews.comA doctor and professor of medicine at the University of Alberta in Canada claims to have identified a novel substance that he says demonstrably kills cancer cells without causing harmful side effects and yet costs just pennies a dose.
And the winner of the 2013 Google Science Fair is...
• googleblog.blogspot.comDo you have an idea to change the world? That’s what we asked the 2013 Google Science Fair participants back in January, and students ages 13-18 from around the world met our challenge.
The Canary Party's New Viral Video: Do Vaccines Cause Autism?
• canaryparty.netFor many years now, families of vaccine injured children have had difficult time trying to explain to the uninitiated why the vaccine program is so problematic. Vaccine interests constantly push the sound bite, "vaccines are safe, vaccines save live
These Magnetic Nanobots Could Carry Drugs Into Your Brain
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsy AthertonThe robots are coming from INSIDE the blood! It's like a magic elevator for medicine.
Chemistry's Biggest Loser: Official Atomic Weights Change For 19 Elements
• http://www.popsci.com, By Francie DiepThe periodic table gets a few tweaks.
FYI: Is It Possible To Control Our Dreams?
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kaitlin MillerYes, but only with practice. The best place to start is right before bed.
The First Carbon Nanotube Computer
• Technologyreview.comA carbon nanotube computer processor is comparable to a chip from the early 1970s, and may be the first step beyond silicon electronics.
How To Make A Surface Shed Bugs Like Water Droplets
• popsci.comWhat if insects just couldn't climb into your house?
These Magnetic Nanobots Could Carry Drugs Into Your Brain
• popsci.comThe robots are coming from INSIDE the blood!
Get More Done With Fewer Employees
• Wired.comUnstructured data has become the best friend and maybe the last defense of the traditional worker.
One Way to Solve Fracking’s Dirty Problem
• Technologyreview.comGE has demonstrated technology aimed at addressing one of the biggest challenges with fracking: water pollution.
Turning waste plastic bags into a nanotechnology material
• nanowerk.comUniversity of Adelaide researchers have developed a process for turning waste plastic bags into a high-tech nanomaterial.
Startup Shows Off Its Cheaper Grid Battery
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Martin LaMonicaStartup Sun Catalytix is designing a flow battery for grid energy storage that uses custom materials derived from inexpensive commodity chemicals.
3D printing aims to deliver organs on demand
• http://www.foxnews.com, By Jeremy HsuDying patients could someday receive a 3D-printed organ made from their own cells rather than wait on long lists for the short supply of organ transplants.
GLPVCs TheRawFeedLive Presents Irene Baron - Comet ISON Discussion with guest Host Dr.Astro at 11pm
• http://therawfeedlive/comJoin us this evening with special Irene Baron to discuss comet ison - with special guest host, GLP's Dr Astro
10 Of The Most Amazing Textiles Of The Future
• popsci.comA jacket that protects your personal space, wallpaper that lights up at your touch, and more
Detroit Is a Bright Spot on the Map of Urban Outflux
• Wired.comHere in the U.S. we move a lot. But while most of us consider a “move” as going from one town or city to another, mapmaker Stephen Von Worley is more interested in how we move within cities themselves.
Married Cancer Patients Have Better Outcomes
• medscape.comBeing married is associated with better cancer outcomes.
Mars hopper concept 'is feasible'
• bbc.co.ukA UK team is developing its idea for a Mars "hopper" - a robot that can bound across the surface of the Red Planet.
Elizabeth Loftus: The fiction of memory
• ted.comPsychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. More precisely, she studies false memories, when people either remember things that didn't happen or remember them differently from the way they really were.
Stuart Firestein: The pursuit of ignorance
• ted.comWhat does real scientific work look like? As neuroscientist Stuart Firestein jokes: It looks a lot less like the scientific method and a lot more like "farting around … in the dark."
Chennai start-up makes carbon nanotubes from emissions
• http://www.business-standard.com, Fabricas ChinasThe professionals-turned-entrepreneurs have formed a new company, Damascus Fortune Technologies, to exploit the potential of carbon nanotubes
Meet your ankle's new robotic best friend
• http://www.dvice.com, Colin Druce-McFaddenThere are a lot of fancy robotic exo-skeletons out there. They make appearances at trade shows and press events, but you'd be hard pressed to find one in use on the street. But this recently announced robo-boot wants to change all that.
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