Speedier Nanotube Circuits
• technologyreview.comA new method produces dense arrays of carbon nanotubes for digital logic.
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New Superhydrophobic Fabric Blocks Both Water and UV Rays
• popsci.comLike a duck wearing Ray-Bans, but in fabric form
'Retina in a Dish' is the Most Complex Tissue Ever Engineered in the Lab
• popsci.comResearchers in Japan have grown a retina from mouse embryonic stem cells in a lab, but this isn’t just another incremental advance in tissue engineering. Scientists claim their “retina in a dish” is by no small degree the most complex biological tiss
Particle Discovery Has Physicists Abuzz
• livescience.comIn a development physicists are calling "huge," "tantalizing" and "unexpected," researchers have measured a signal that could herald a new kind of particle or force of nature.
Advance For Psychos
• arcleinNow, brain scans of children with psychopathy-like conditions suggests objective ways to diagnose psychopathy, new targets for therapy - and techniques for settling the question of whether or not psychopaths can be successfully treated and released.
Organ Regrowth: Printing a New Pair of Eyes
• PC WorldFirst scientists said, "I wonder if we can print body parts." Then they said, "I wonder if we can grow new blood vessels." Scientists have, for the first time ever, grown a rudimentary eye in a petri dish.
Who Killed The Deep Space Climate Observatory?
• Bill Donahue via PopSci.comNearly a decade ago, NASA built an Earth-monitoring satellite that could have observed global warming in action. Then the agency stashed it in a warehouse in Maryland, where it remains to this day
Johnson & Johnson fined for bribing doctors
• The Raw StoryUS authorities fined cosmetics and drugs giant Johnson & Johnson $70 million on Friday for bribing doctors in Europe and paying kickbacks for contracts under a UN relief program in Iraq.
Clean Tar Sand Separation Performed
• arcleinEngineering at Penn State, and his group have spent the past 18 months developing a technique that uses ionic liquids (salt in a liquid state) to facilitate separation. The separation takes place at room temperature without the generation of waste pr
Leaks Plugged and Nitrogen Flooding Begins at Nuclear Plant
• arcleinfter notching a rare victory by stopping highly radioactive water from flowing into the Pacific on Wednesday, workers at Japan's flooded nuclear power complex turned to their next task: injecting nitrogen to prevent more hydrogen explosions. Nucl
Flame Management with Electricity
• arcleinCademartiri believes the technology would work best for fires in confined spaces, such as aboard submarines, but not so much for wide-open areas like forests. As it was additionally found that electrical waves can affect the heat and distribution of
Sir Richard Branson Launches Virgin Oceanic, Will Explore the Deepest Depths of Every Ocean
• Dan Nosowitz via PopSci.comWhen Sir Richard Branson unveiled the Virgin Oceanic submarine, he noted that "More men have been to the moon than have been down further [underwater] than 20,000 feet." To that end, he and explorer pal will take the submarine to the deepest trenches
Chrysler Experiments with Hydraulic Hybrid Minivans
• Julie Halpert via TechnologyReview.comThe automaker aims to bring a cheap hybrid technology used in some large vehicles to passenger cars.
New Neurons Help Brains Discriminate
• Courtney Humphries via TechnologyReview.comA study shows that boosting new neurons helps mice differentiate between harmful and safe experiences.
New Type 1 Diabetic Pathway
• arcleinFGF19 restored glycogen levels in the mice lacking FGF15. When administered to diabetic mice lacking insulin, FGF19 also corrected the loss of glycogen. "FGF19 does not make fat, and that's one of the effects that separates it from insulin. Insu
Prostate PSA Test Shown Useless
• arcleinGiven that the PSA test simply doesn't work, it makes you wonder: Why are hospitals are cancer centers still using the PSA test? Isn't thatquackery to keep using something that doesn't work while marketing it to patients as if it did work? It's n
Quantifying Your Sleep
• Emily Singer via TechnologyReview.comLast week, in a converted garage in Somerville, Massachusetts, a group of about 30 eager experimentalists and curious insomniacs gathered to share the results of their latest investigations.
Researchers Isolate Chemical Signal that Causes Stem Cells to Repair Skin
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comBone marrow has long been thought to have a role in repairing damaged skin, and now UK and Japanese researchers think they’ve found the key to summoning stem cells from bone marrow to the site of damaged skin:
Earth Has an Orbital Companion Stuck in a Horseshoe-Shaped Orbit Around the Sun
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comNear-Earth asteroids aren’t all that rare, but today two researchers at Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland say they’ve found an extremely rare near-Earth object in an orbit very similar to Earth’s.
How It Works: 3-D TV Without Glasses
• Amanda Schupak via PopSci.comHow a series of thin near-vertical lines placed in front of a display can create a stereoscopic image
Large case study: Aspirin may fight pancreatic cancer
• Terrence AymA major new study has revealed a simple baby aspirin taken once a month may significantly reduce the possibility of contracting pancreatic cancer. The disease is one of the most virulent and deadly form of cancer as the average time span between init
Burger and Fries and Coffee Surprise
• arcleinBut the researchers found the fatty meal affected the body's ability to clear the sugar out of the blood. The participant's blood sugar levels were 32% higher than they were when the men had not ingested the fat cocktail.
Memory Erasing Drugs In the Crosshairs!
• Farm WarsScientists are working on drugs to erase memories.
Top Doctors Opt Out of Airport Security Scans
• EconomicPolicyJournal.com"I do whatever I can to avoid the scanner," says Dr. Len Lichtenfeld another doctor affiliated with the the American Cancer Society. "This is a total body scan -- not a dental or chest X-ray," he wrote to Cohen.
Finger Prick Cancer Test
• arcleinthe scientists were able to identify 39 corresponding proteins in humans that indicated the presence of cancer. The information scientists then calculated the four most reliable proteins as cancer indicators using 20,000 models.
Six Ways Bio-Inspired Design is Reshaping the Future
• popsci.comFrom harvesting energy to building networks, nature has been solving problems for billions of years longer than humans have
Infrared Light Pulses Could Make Better Bionics for Deafness, Blindness and More
• popsci.comOptical signals could be used instead of electrical signals to stimulate cells in the body, scientists say.
New Modular Robot Fits Together to Form Larger Modular Robots
• popsci.comMeet iMobot, a new reconfigurable robot that can be linked together like a chain to form larger versions of itself. With four degrees of freedom, it can stand itself up and turn into a tiny camera stand, roll end-over-end like a mini tank tread, or h
Google making app that would identify people's faces
• cnn.comGoogle is working on a mobile application that would allow users to snap pictures of people's faces in order to access their personal information, a director for the project said this week.
Nuclear In Context?
• arclein“What is the worst kind of power plant disaster? Hint: It's not nuclear” by Annalee Newitz): 1975: Shimantan/Banqiao Dam Failure Type of power: Hydroelectric Human lives lost: 17
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