Skylon Spaceplane Engine Endorsed By European Space Agency
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comThe 'biggest breakthrough since the jet' could reach anywhere in the world in just four hours or power a spaceplane into orbit with no need for rocket stages.
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First Observation of Gravitational Waves Is 'Imminent'
• Technologyreview.comAstronomers have underestimated the strength of gravitational waves, which means they ought to be able to see them now, say astrophysicists
Vancouver First City to Use Recycled Plastic in Asphalt
• arcleinWe are using about 20 per cent less fuel at the asphalt plant than we would otherwise be using so an enormous saving in fuel costs and enormous saving in the green house gases that are associated with that," said Judd. Judd said the new recycled
Kids Need at Least 7 Minutes Daily of Vigorous Exercise
• arclein"Our research showed children don't need a lot of intense physical activity to get the health benefits of exercise - seven minutes or more of vigorous physical activity was all that was required. But the seven minutes had to be intense to prevent w
Sentry System Combines a Human Brain with Computer Vision
• Technologyreview.comA DARPA project suggests a mix of man and machine may be the most efficient way to spot danger.
Exclusive: Inside Google Spanner, the Largest Single Database on Earth
• Wired.comEach morning, when Andrew Fikes sat down at his desk inside Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, he turned on the “VC” link to New York.
Smoking Causes Cognition Declines
• arclein"Cognitive decline as we age can develop into dementia, and unravelling the factors that are linked to this decline could be crucial for finding ways to prevent the condition. These results underline the importance of looking after your cardiovascul
The Healing Power of Marijuana Has Barely Been Tapped
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by go213mphMedical marijuana is now legal in 18 states, but it's clear we've discovered a fraction of its potential for health.
Elixer of Life?
• arcleinThe former teacher and church minister was born on November 4, 1902, in Tunstall, Staffordshire. Reflecting on all he has witnessed, he said: ‘I remember before the days of Tarmac, the roads were all dust heaps. ‘I can remember hearing about
Electron Vortex Microscope
• arclein, electron beams are being created that possess an inner rotation, similarly to a tornado. These "vortex beams" cannot only be used to display objects, but to investigate material-specific properties - with precision on a nanometer scale. A new bre
Heart Tissue Restoration Successful
• arcleinThe researchers believe that patients suffering from irregular or slow heart beats could be treated with an injection of new heart cells grown from stem cells to create a “biological pacemaker” that will regulate their heartbeat.
Exploding Engine Could Reduce Fuel Consumption
• Kevin Bullis ia TechnologyReview.comThe military and GE have made strides toward a practical detonation engine.
Scientists create cartilage using 3-D ’tissue printer’
• David Ferguson via RawStory.comScientists at Wake Forest University in North Carolina have developed a “tissue printer” that “prints” cartilage, the flexible connective tissue that cushions our bones and joints.
Delhi government widens ban on plastic: ‘Plastic is an environmental disaster’
• RawStory.comThe Delhi government imposed a blanket ban on the use of all plastic bags on Friday in an attempt to tackle the city’s mounting rubbish problems, an official said.
One more dead, three sick with mystery virus: WHO
• RawStory.comAnother person has died of a mysterious respiratory virus and three more cases have been discovered in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Exercise before school improves concentration: study
• RawStory.comCycling or walking to school increases a child’s ability to concentrate in the classroom, the results of a Danish study published Friday showed.
Anti-consumerist ‘Reverend’: Black Friday boosts global warming
• Arturo Garcia via RawStory.comIn an interview with MSNBC host Alex Witt, Reverend Billy Talen of the Church of Stop Shopping linked the journey of millions to storefronts on Black Friday to the global warming that ultimately fueled Superstorm Sandy.
One Step Forward, One Step Back for Concentrated PV
• Martin LaMonica via technologyreview.comCPV company SolFocus is up for sale, a reflection of rapidly falling solar power prices, while startup Semprius moves ahead on demo CPV system.
Bionic Eye Lets A Blind Person "See" Braille
• Nidhi Subbaraman via TechnologyReview.comThe makers of the Argos II retinal prosthetic have devised a way to help blind people read Braille. Their first reported tests with a person wearing an Argos II indicate that this method could help blind people with the implant read signs and short s
The Education Giant Adapts
• Jessica Leber via TechnologyReview.comPearson is the world’s largest book publisher. Now it wants to be a one-stop shop for digital education.
Security Guru Pledges to Strengthen Critical Computers
• David Talbot via TechnologyReview.comComputer-security researcher Eugene Kaspersky says he is testing control software that won’t run malicious code.
WHO Announces Family Cluster Of Cases Of New Coronavirus
• Maryn McKenna via WIRED.comthe World Health Organization announced four new cases of the novel coronavirus that caused a great deal of worry immediately before the October hajj season. (Earlier posts here and here.)
Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can’t Protect Us Anymore
• Mat Honan via WIRED.comYou have a secret that can ruin your life.
Walmart.com CEO: We Embrace Showrooming
• Marcus Wohlsen vIa WIRED.comIt’s the scourge of stores everywhere: “showrooming,” the act of going to a store to see and touch a product, then using your phone to find and order the same item for a lower price online.
Does Eating Turkey Really Make You Sleepy?
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Ferris JabrAfter Thanksgiving dinner, many people start to feel a little drowsy.
Scientists Find The 'Fat And Happy' Gene
• http://www.businessinsider.com, myhealthnewsdailyPerhaps there is a bit of truth to the stereotype about being fat and happy — new research finds that people who have a gene linked with obesity may have a slightly lower risk of depression.
Selective Oxidation Catalysts
• arcleinGreener, more efficient chemical processes would benefit greatly from solid oxide catalysts that are choosier about their reactants, but achieving this has proven a challenge. Now researchers from Northwestern U
Swiss nuclear reactor back up after closure over defect
• RawStory.comA reactor at a Swiss nuclear plant that automatically shut down due to a defect was brought back online Thursday evening, the operator said.
Identical Twin DNA Diverges
• arcleinthey acquire hundreds of genetic changes early in development that could set them on different paths, according to new research.
Universal Translator at Microsoft
• arclein“Of course, there are still likely to be errors in both the English text and the translation into Chinese, and the results can sometimes be humorous” Rashid warns. “Still, the technology has developed to be quite useful.”
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