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The Historyscoper's Science and Technology Watch Blog Apr. 2, 2015

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Fish Oil May Have Positive Effects on Mood, Alcohol Craving, New Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526091758.htm

Green and Lean: Secreting Bacteria Eliminate Cost Barriers for Renewable Biofuel Production

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526141511.htm

Spitzer Sees Crystal 'Rain' in Outer Clouds of Infant Star

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526142957.htm

Does Our Personality Affect Our Level of Attractiveness?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527123426.htm

New Procedure to Make Brain Surgery Safer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527100134.htm

Key Molecule for Stem Cell Pluripotency Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527101506.htm

Super-Sticky 'Ultra-Bad' Cholesterol Revealed in People at High Risk of Heart Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526204953.htm

All in Your Head? Substantial Recovery Rate With Placebo Effect in Headache Treatment, Analysis Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523075010.htm

Mapping Ocean Surface Currents: West Coast Radar Network Is World's Largest

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525112107.htm

Dangerous Side Effect of Common Drug Combination -- Paxil and Pravachol -- Discovered by Data Mining

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525120043.htm

Stars Help Researchers Track Space Junk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527080322.htm

Common Test Could Help Predict Early Death in Diabetes, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523075307.htm

Teasing Apart Galaxy Collisions: Spitzer Photo Atlas of Galactic 'Train Wrecks'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525164135.htm

Does Liposuction Get Rid of That Forever? More Like a Year, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509122730.htm

New Software Tool Helps Evaluate Natural Cooling Options for Buildings

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525110818.htm

Combo Method Reveals Cells' Signal Systems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525181409.htm

Reindeer See a Weird and Wonderful World of Ultraviolet Light

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526064627.htm

Iron-Ferrying Protein May Be 'Universal Achilles Heel' for Parasitic Worms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526122909.htm

Biological Circuits for Synthetic Biology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526103006.htm

Social Life and Mobility Are Keys to Quality of Life in Old Age

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110528191542.htm

Method for Detecting Toxic Substances in Leather and Footwear Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523101739.htm

Translating Stem Cell Research Into Therapies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525123954.htm

What Is a Laboratory Mouse?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110529184047.htm

Why Does Flu Trigger Asthma?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110529184039.htm

People With Body-Image Disorders Process 'Big Picture' Visual Information Abnormally

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526141509.htm

Sewage-Derived Nitrogen Increasingly Polluting Caribbean Ecosystems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517073946.htm

Eight Hours of Resistance: Why Do Cancer Cells Easily Give in to the Temptation to Divide?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525110149.htm

New Synchrotron Technique Could See Hidden Building Blocks of Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110529184034.htm

Researchers Show Aging Brain's Reduced Ability to Respond to Experience

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524171255.htm

Flexible Films for Photovoltaics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526091252.htm

Aging: Peroxisomes Have Two Independent Proliferation Mechanisms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527080153.htm

Can You Hear Me Now? Songbirds Tweak Their Tunes in Different Ways to Cope With Clamor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526114529.htm

Obesity Greater Risk for Fatty Liver Than Moderate Amounts of Alcohol, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110530080403.htm

Making Complex Composite Materials to Order

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526103004.htm

Break Up of New Orleans Households After Katrina

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523074952.htm

Graphene Can Polarize Light: Researchers Demonstrate World's Thinnest Polarizer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110530105202.htm

Mutated Muscle Protein Can Cause Deafness: Gene Mutations on X Chromosome Lead to Progressive Hearing Impairment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110530080401.htm

Scientists Discover the Largest Assembly of Whale Sharks Ever Recorded

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525164114.htm

Cover Crop Seeder Pulls Triple Duty for Small Farms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523161205.htm

Simple New Bedside Screening Effectively Identifies Patients With Acute Aortic Dissection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516075937.htm

Mating Rivalry Among Furred and Feathered: Variety Is Spice of Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525110455.htm

Scientists Recreate Brain Cell Networks Providing View of Activity Behind Memory Formation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525141542.htm

Scientists Recreate Brain Cell Networks Providing View of Activity Behind Memory Formation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525141542.htm

Acupuncture of Benefit to Those With Unexplained Symptoms, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110530080513.htm

Exotic Behavior When Mechanical Devices Reach the Nanoscale

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110515145814.htm

Defect in Graphene May Present Bouquet of Possibilities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525110816.htm

Dietary Inorganic Nitrate May Reduce Heart Dysfunction Caused by Powerful Anti-Cancer Drug

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519122240.htm

Wooden 'SplinterBike' aims to set world speed record

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/05/30/eco.wooden.bike/index.html

Hawaiian hot spot fuels volcano debate Textbook picture of Earth beneath Hawaii may be wrong.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110526/full/news.2011.327.html

Terrorist 'pre-crime' detector field tested in United States Screening system aims to pinpoint passengers with malicious intentions.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110527/full/news.2011.323.html

Smart-REDD plan targets causes of deforestation

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110529/full/news.2011.331.html

A legacy of scepticism Edzard Ernst, the world's first professor of alternative medicine, is stepping down.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110530/full/news.2011.322.html

Everything you've heard about fossil fuels may be wrong By Michael Lind

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2011/05/31/linbd_fossil_fuels

What's Killing Your Wi-Fi?

http://mobile.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/30/1733231

US Nuclear Power Enters the Digital Age

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/30/0433251

Chinese Military Admits Existence of Cyberwarfare Unit

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/30/015253

Mobiles 'possibly carcinogenic' The World Health Organization's cancer research agency says mobile phones are "possibly carcinogenic".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13608444

Researchers solve decades-old molecular mystery linked to blood clotting

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-decades-old-molecular-mystery-linked-blood.html

Materials: Out of This World

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/shuttlestation/station/misse.html

Students Struggling With Math May Have a Neurocognitive Disorder Called Dyscalculia: Disorder Affects Roughly as Many People as Dyslexia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526141414.htm

Five New Hot Spots Where Medicine and Technology Will Converge

http://www.njit.edu/news/2011/2011-210.php

Monday, May 30, 2011

Mind Reading: The Researchers Who Analyzed All the Porn on the Internet

http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/19/mind-reading-the-researchers-who-analyzed-all-the-porn-on-the-internet/

What Internet Searches Reveal About Human Desire

http://search.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/29/1934242

Martin Jetpack Climbs 5000 Feet Above Sea Level

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/29/1257212

How Your Mind Co-creates Reality Holographically (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DQ140F32Tw

Controversial call to add lithium to drinking water for mental health

http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/05/22/052211-news-lithium-1-5/

Dangers of IE 'Cookiejacking': What You Need to Know

http://www.pcworld.com/article/228917/dangers_of_ie_cookiejacking_what_you_need_to_know.html

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Weight Gain Between First and Second Pregnancies Increases Woman's Gestational Diabetes Risk, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523180943.htm

Information Overload in Drug Side Effect Labeling

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523171058.htm

Supercapacitors: Cheaper, Greener, Alternative Energy Storage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523101909.htm

Mushroom Compound Suppresses Prostate Tumors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523091539.htm

Study of Stem Cell Diseases Advanced by New Technique

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523091535.htm

Particle Trap Paves Way for Personalized Medicine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523152340.htm

Eggs, Butter, Milk: Memory Is Not Just a Shopping List

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523171109.htm

Scientists Find Odd Twist in Slow 'Earthquakes': Tremor Running Backwards

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110522141545.htm

Hubble Views the Star That Changed the Universe

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523171129.htm

Novel Artificial Material Could Facilitate Wireless Power

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523124218.htm

Violence Doesn't Add to Children's Enjoyment of TV Shows, Movies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524070318.htm

Common Fire Retardant Harmful to Aquatic Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524111422.htm

New Way to Analyze a Bloody Crime Scene: Chicken Wing Sauce and Trigonometry Brought to Bear on CSI Enigma

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524070313.htm

Acetaminophen Linked to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk in New Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523161203.htm

Nearby Supernova Factory Ramps Up

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524111347.htm

Theater-Goers, Volunteers Take Heart: Cultural Activities Are Good for Your Health, Norwegian Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523201050.htm

Mathematically Ranking Ranking Methods

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524153532.htm

Two Greenland Glaciers Lose Enough Ice to Fill Lake Erie

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524104701.htm

Mexico Social Distancing Reduced Flu Transmission: H1N1 Study Shows Closing Schools, Other Measures Effective

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524171253.htm

Rethinking Extinction Risk? Criteria for Assessing Risk of Extinction in Plants Should Be Reconsidered, Experts Argue

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524171249.htm

What Makes an Image Memorable?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524104653.htm

Brisk Walking May Help Men With Prostate Cancer, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524153416.htm

Population Genetics Reveals Shared Ancestries: DNA Links Modern Europeans, Middle Easterners to Sub-Saharan Africans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524153536.htm

Too Easy to Steal Cargo from Transport Networks: Research Points to Solutions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524081148.htm

Beyond the Barn: Keeping Dairy Cows Outside Is Good for the Outdoors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524111359.htm

How to Learn a Star's True Age

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524162022.htm

A New System Increases Network Communication Security and Anonymity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524070200.htm

Healing Power of Hydrogen Peroxide: How Injured Cells Regenerate During Wound Healing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524171251.htm

Heart Failure Risk Lower in Women Who Often Eat Baked/Broiled Fish

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524162005.htm

Human Lung Stem Cells Confirmed

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/05/human-lung-stem-cells-confirmed.html

Parkinson's Vulnerability Discovered

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/05/parkinsons-vulnerability-discovered.html

Liquid Smoke From Rice Hulls

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/05/liquid-smoke-from-rice-hulls.html

Conjoined Twins Share a Mind

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38646

The Brain's Subconscious Network

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38647

Our Empathetic Nature

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38648

Advertisements Create False Memories

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38649

Not All Citizens' Votes Created Equal, and Study Says It Shows in Funding

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526091802.htm

Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Receive Less Protection from Pandemic Influenza With H1N1 Vaccine, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526064635.htm

Climate Change and Marine Mammals: Winners and Losers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527080151.htm

New Treatment Dissolves Blood Clots in Brain Tissue

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527123421.htm

Chameleon Magnets: Ability to Switch Magnets 'On' or 'Off' Could Revolutionize Computing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527162509.htm

More Money, Better Health?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527162502.htm

New Hope of Detecting Gravitational Waves: Final Piece of Einstein's Jigsaw Puzzle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526205101.htm

New Drug Treatment Extends Lives of Men With Prostate Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526091804.htm

Better Viewing Through Fluorescent Nanotubes When Peering Into Innards of a Mouse

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527123428.htm

Cystic Fibrosis-Associated Bacteria Could Help Fight Back Against Antibiotic Resistance

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527101233.htm

Significant Role Played by Oceans in Ancient Global Cooling

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526141406.htm

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Young Adults' Beliefs About Their Health Clash With Risky Behaviors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110502083432.htm

Biomedical Imaging: Ultrasound Guide Star and Time-Reversal Mirror Can Focus Light Deep Under the Skin

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110211114327.htm

Long-Term Use of Antibiotic to Treat Acne Not Associated With Increased Bacterial Resistance, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411163811.htm

Northern Abalone: Endangered Gourmet Sea Snail Could Be Doomed by Increasing Ocean Acidity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525131716.htm

Protein Drinks After Exercise Help Older People Build Stronger Muscles Than Those Who Drink Carbohydrate Beverages, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525164103.htm

Intuitions Regarding Geometry Are Universal, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525115902.htm

Moderate Sleep and Less Stress May Help With Weight Loss

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110329095440.htm

Teaching Algae to Make Fuel: New Process Could Lead to Production of Hydrogen Using Bioengineered Microorganisms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524115144.htm

Losing More Than 15 Percent of Body Weight Significantly Boosts Vitamin D Levels in Overweight Women

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525164108.htm

Quantum Sensor Tracked in Human Cells Could Aid Drug Discovery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525110440.htm

Polypill Halves Predicted Heart Disease and Stroke Risk, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525181418.htm

Unique Canine Tooth from 'Peking Man' Found in Swedish Museum Collection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525214316.htm

Monkeys Can Play Monday Morning Quarterback, Too

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525123951.htm

Feuding Helium Dwarf Stars Exposed by Eclipse

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524111008.htm

Diabetics at Higher Risk of Tuberculosis Infection, Researchers Find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524094511.htm

'Guide Vests': Robotic Navigation Aids for the Visually Impaired

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525181439.htm

Healthy Gut Flora Could Prevent Obesity, Rat Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525105836.htm

Scientists Debunk Theory on End of 'Snowball Earth' Ice Age

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525141540.htm

Fungi Reduce Need for Fertilizer in Agriculture

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523101907.htm

'I Can Hear a Building Over There:' Blind Echolocation Experts Use 'Visual' Part of Their Brain to Process the Clicks and Echoes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525181420.htm

Immune System Release Valve: Scientists Reveal a New Mechanism for Keeping Inflammation in Check

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525110153.htm

Scientists Detect Earth-Equivalent Amount of Water Within the Moon

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526141400.htm

Scans Show It's Not Only Sight That Helps Us Get Our Bearings

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526122905.htm

Two Gene Classes Linked to New Prion Formation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526122911.htm

The Quantum Computer Is Growing Up: Repetitive Error Correction in a Quantum Processor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526141501.htm

Folic Acid Given to Mother Rats Protects Offspring from Colon Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526152557.htm

Fossil of Giant Ancient Sea Predator Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525131709.htm

Testing Material Hardness and Strength: Butter Up the Old 'Scratch Test' to Make It Tough

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526152551.htm

Multitasking Meds: Scientists Discover How Drug for Leukemia, Psoriasis, May Tackle Vascular Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526114537.htm

NASA's WISE Mission Offers a Taste of Galaxies to Come

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525144718.htm

Master Gene May Shed New Light on Lysosomal and Neurodegenerative Disorders

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526141408.htm

High Risk of Parkinson's Disease for People Exposed to Pesticides Near Workplace: Pesticide Ziram Implicated as Possible Cause for Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526152555.htm

World-Wide Assessment Determines Differences in Cultures

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526161235.htm

Medicines from Plants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526102759.htm

Orphan Chimpanzees Successfully Released Into the Wild Using Advanced GPS Technology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110407121638.htm

Aging, Obsolete Cells Prime the Lungs for Pneumonia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526131242.htm

Autism Changes Molecular Structure of the Brain: Discovery Points to a Common Cause for Multifaceted Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525131701.htm

Inability to Cry in Patients With Sjogren's Syndrome Affect Emotional and Mental Well-Being

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526064757.htm

Superior Sound for Telephones, Mobile and Related Devices

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526091254.htm

Gestational Diabetes Can Be Predicted Seven Years Before Pregnancy With Blood Sugar and Body Weight, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526064633.htm

Structure Formed by Strep Protein Can Trigger Toxic Shock

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110406131800.htm

Omega-3 May Cut Risk of Artery Disease, Heart Attacks for Patients With Stents

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526161233.htm

NASA's Hubble Finds Rare 'Blue Straggler' Stars in the Milky Way's Hub

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525144301.htm

Mysterious markings discovered at Great Pyramid of Giza

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/05/28/pyramid.markings/index.html

What’s the Cure for a Real-Life “Hangover”? Austin Allen

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38607

The Physics of Immortality

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38641

Genetic Clues to Autism's Origin

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38639

WHO OWNS YOUR GENES? HINT: NOT YOU.

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38637

Dinner Plate to Replace Food Pyramid

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38638

Skin cells 'turned into neurons' by US scientists

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13567321

Star burst was at edge of cosmos

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/26/star-burst-was-at-edge-of-cosmos/

DoD Paper Proposes National Security Through a Culture of Restraint (and Stigma)

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/27/2324227

War Over Arsenic Based Life

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/27/1910221

Lockheed Martin Purchases First Commercial Quantum Computer

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/27/1931247

What Makes Parallel Programming Difficult?

http://developers.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/27/1831251

Book Review: Scribus Beginners Guide

http://books.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/27/1253250

Seismologists Tried For Manslaughter For Not Predicting Earthquake

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/27/1315212

Student Finds Universe's Missing Mass

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/27/1242223

New Book Reports Soviets Behind Roswell UFO Scare

http://idle.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/27/138241

A Map of the Universe, 10 Years In the Making

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/26/2319244

Friday, May 27, 2011

Birch Mouse Ancestor Discovered in Inner Mongolia Is New Species of Rare 'Living Fossil'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524153420.htm

Your Culture May Influence Your Perception of Death

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524153530.htm

T. Rex Leech, Titanic-Eating Bacterium, Batfish That Hops and Glow-in-the-Dark Fungi: Scientists List Top 10 New Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523121324.htm

Increasing Daily Calcium Will Not Reduce the Risk of Fractures in Later Life, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524191649.htm

Simple Method of Dealing With Harmful Radioactive Iodine Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524104657.htm

Hips Take Walking in Stride, Ankles Put Best Foot Forward in Run

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524191651.htm

Why People With Schizophrenia May Have Trouble Reading Social Cues

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524153540.htm

Do Bacteria Play Role in Weather Events? High Concentration of Bacteria in Center of Hailstones, Researchers Report

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524111345.htm

Long-Distance Commuters Get Divorced More Often, Swedish Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525085920.htm

NASA's TRMM Satellite Saw Heavy Rainfall in Supercell That Spawned Joplin, Missouri Tornado

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525112115.htm

Chlorine and Childhood Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525083735.htm

Enzyme Prevents Fatal Heart Condition Associated With Athletes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525083856.htm

Brilliant but Solitary Superstar Discovered in Nearby Galaxy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525084022.htm

Women Who Start Prenatal Vitamins Early Are Less Likely to Have Children With Autism, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525112109.htm

New Bandwidth Management Techniques Boost Operating Efficiency in Multi-Core Chips

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525120048.htm

Nearly One in Five Young Adults Has High Blood Pressure, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525123949.htm

NASA's Spirit Rover Completes Mission on Mars

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525122156.htm

Lecithin Component May Reduce Fatty Liver, Improve Insulin Sensitivity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525131703.htm

Using Microbes to Generate Electricity?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523152337.htm

Sustainable 'Bio-Derived' Jet Fuel Industry Is Achievable

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525110147.htm

Smallest Insect Filmed in Flight

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525105832.htm

Vitamin D Increases Speed of Sperm Cells, Researchers Discover

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525110157.htm

Female Drunk-Drivers Tend to Be Older, Better-Educated, and No Longer Married

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525105834.htm

Electron Is Surprisingly Spherical, Say Scientists Following 10-Year Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525131707.htm

Personal Music Selections Change When They Can Be Viewed by the Public

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110318091137.htm

'Sweet Wheat' for Tastier and More Healthful Baking

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525110444.htm

Pelvic Widening Continues Throughout a Person's Lifetime

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525110453.htm

Violent Video Games Reduce Brain Response to Violence and Increase Aggressive Behavior, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525151059.htm

Thirty Percent of Women Would Trade at Least One Year of Their Life to Achieve Their Ideal Body Weight and Shape, UK Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110404110812.htm

Carrying Humans Into Deep Space: NASA Announces Key Decision for Next Deep Space Transportation System

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526013833.htm

Babies Born Earlier in Areas Near Busy Road Junctions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110404093153.htm

Substance in Tangerines Fights Obesity and Protects Against Heart Disease, Research Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110406161030.htm

Unique Nerve-Stimulation Treatment Proves Effective Against Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525164105.htm

Scientists Trick the Brain Into Experiencing Barbie-Doll Size

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525181416.htm

Computer De-Evolution: Awesome Features We've Lost

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/26/1539213

PayPal Co-Founder Gives Out $100,000 To Not Go To College

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/26/1322248

Tunny Code-Breaker Rebuilt At Bletchley Park

http://it.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/26/1735215

Does Quantum Theory Explain Consciousness?

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/26/2128231

The Future of Solar Power — By Kevin Drum

http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2011/05/future-solar-power

Oh No! China Has Our Super-Secret Osama-Getting Helicopter!

http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2011/05/27/oh-no-china-has-our-super-secret-osama-getting-helicopter/

Scotland's first sunshine farm planned for East Lothian

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-13577505

Odd Blue Star Found in Milky Way's Central Bulge (Which Stopped Making Stars Billions of Years Ago)

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1ON8of/www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/05/rare-blue-star-found-in-milky-ways-central-bulge-stopped-making-stars-billions-of-years-ago.html

Mars 'remains in embryonic state' By Jennifer Carpenter

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13567381

Details of new type of electric car battery released

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-electric-car-battery.html

Thursday, May 26, 2011

New Bacterium Lives On Caffeine

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/25/0011221

Artificial Wombs Will Spawn New Freedoms - Nikki Olson

http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/4758

Thin Film Solar Cell Design Concept

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/05/thin-film-solar-cell-design-concept.html

Giant Tortoises Revive Ebony Forests in Mauritius

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/05/giant-tortoises-revive-ebony-forests-in.html

Steady Progress at Focus Fusion

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/05/steady-progress-at-focus-fusion.html

Windows 8: What Should Be, If You Ask Me By Harry McCracken

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2074071,00.html

Disgust, Prejudice, and Stereotypes: Pathogen Protection Gone Awry - Maria Konnikova

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38605

The Economics of True Love - Michael Spence

http://bigthink.com/ideas/26486

How Big is the Navy SEAL Innovation Multiplier?

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38599

A Plate That Tells You if Your Food is Safe

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38555

Sal Khan: The Secret of My Success

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38582

China Leads World on IT Research

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38603

Robot Snake Finds Pyramid Markings

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38604

Should We Fear Grey Goo?

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38600

Think Tech Innovation, Think Africa

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38602

The Green Movement Hits Your Hard Drive? Now You Can ‘Recycle’ Computer Files

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-green-movement-hits-your-hard-drive-now-you-can-recycle-computer-files/

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Younger Doctors Prescribe More Drugs to Reduce Heart Risk but Offer Less Lifestyle Advice, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516080118.htm

New Green Technology for Hydrogen Production

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512103946.htm

Changes in Vegetation Determine How Animals Migrate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511142138.htm

Human Brain's Most Ubiquitous Cell Cultivated in Lab Dish

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110522141543.htm

How Animals Sense Potentially Harmful Acids

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516121415.htm

South America's Oldest Textiles Identified With Carbon Dating

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413121008.htm

Mucus: Fighting the War Against Pollutants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110330094018.htm

Genetic Fine Print With Big Consequences: Multiple Stop Points in Genes Are More Important Than Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110520122128.htm

The Dance of the Cells: A Minuet or a Mosh?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110522141625.htm

Gulf Currents Primed Bacteria to Degrade Oil Spill

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110522141623.htm

To Bluff, or Not to Bluff? Modern-Day Game Theory Techniques Sheds Light on Legendary Military Bluffs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523075318.htm

Species Reemergence After Collapse: Possible but Different, Mathematical Model Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110520141335.htm

Scientists Explore Hidden World of Ancient Maritime Maya

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523080535.htm

Ulcer Bacteria May Contribute to Development of Parkinson's Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110522141547.htm

Black Holes Spin Faster and Faster

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523074954.htm

Whites Believe They Are Victims of Racism More Often Than Blacks, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523124220.htm

U.S. Honey Bee Losses at 30% for 2010-2011 Winter

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523124214.htm

Pre-Meal Dietary Supplement Can Help Overcome Fat and Sugar Problems, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523101919.htm

Comfort Food: Protein from Probiotic Bacteria May Alleviate Inflammatory Bowel Disorders

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523121331.htm

More Americans Praying About Health, Study Says; No Correlation Found Between Prayer for Health and Lack of Health Insurance

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523101921.htm

Shave Biopsy Is a Safe and Acceptable Method for Initial Evaluation of Melanoma, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523124400.htm

OCD: Compulsions Lead to Obsessions, Not the Other Way Around

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523101915.htm

ust Four Percent of Galaxies Have Neighbors Like the Milky Way

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523124206.htm

High Performance Electric Motorcycle Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523075004.htm

Spiders Suffer from Human Impact

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110520104822.htm

World Record in Ultra-Rapid Data Transmission

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523101741.htm

Poorer Reading Skills Following Changed Computer Habits of Children

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523171103.htm

Quicker Detection and Treatment of Severe Sepsis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523074823.htm

'Surrogates' Aid Design of Complex Parts and Controlling Video Games

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110510121359.htm

Ants Give New Evidence for Interaction Networks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523091541.htm

Globalization Exposes Food Supply to Unsanitary Practices, Scientists Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523121316.htm

Mediterranean Sea Invaded by Hundreds of Alien Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523171111.htm

New Device Could Reduce Surgical Scarring

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523075309.htm

Children Learn Language in Moments of Insight, Not Gradually Through Repeated Exposure, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523145054.htm

Freedom of information laws are used to harass scientists, says Nobel laureate

http://richarddawkins.net/articles/630929-freedom-of-information-laws-are-used-to-harass-scientists-says-nobel-laureate

Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/090451-2011-05-25-egyptian-pyramids-found-by-infra-red-satellite-images.htm

What Alien Solar Systems Are Like

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38589

Space Capsule Aims for Asteroids, Martian Moons

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38585

The Science of This Spring's Tornadoes

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38584

Awesome Lego machine gun shoots Lego bullets

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/090396-2011-05-24-awesome-lego-machine-gun-shoots-lego-bullets.htm

The Facts (and Fiction) of Tornadoes

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/us/25questions.html

Ask Slashdot: How To Ask For Equity In a Startup?

http://ask.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/24/004258

Georgia Tech's ShaperProbe Detects ISP Traffic Manipulation

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/24/0050244

Under Soviet Satellites, How Area 51 Hid (And Invented) Secret Craft

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/24/0040258

Cooperative Cars Battle It Out In Holland

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/23/2323239

New Bill Pushes For Warrants To Access Cloud Data

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/24/0542201

Mandatory Automotive Black Boxes May Be On the Way

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/24/0159212

Skylon Spaceplane Design Passes Key Review

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/24/1259248

US Intelligence Agency to Compile Mountain of Metaphors

http://idle.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/24/1232211

Draft Horses Used To Lay Fiber-Optic Cable

http://idle.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/24/131250

Using Fractal Interconnects To Improve Electronic Eyes

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/24/192223

The Spin of a Star Reveals Its Age

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/24/2025219

Cray Unveils Its First GPU Supercomputer

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/24/2137256

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Study Reveals Incas Prospered Thanks to Llama Poop

http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/study-reveals-incas-prospered-thanks-to-llama-poop/7827/

Discovery opens the door to generating electricity from microbes

http://www.kurzweilai.net/discovery-opens-the-door-to-generating-electricity-from-microbes

Wildlife in Trouble from Oil Palm Plantations, Researchers Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110520122231.htm

How Ants Tame the Wilderness: Rainforest Species Use Chemicals to Identify Which Plants to Prune

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511193252.htm

New Method of Unreeling Cocoons Could Extend Silk Industry Beyond Asia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517132637.htm

Scientists Discover Switch to Speed Up Stem Cell Production

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518092049.htm

How Retinas Develop: Scientists Make Strides in Vision Research

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110520122233.htm

Octopuses Make Some Pretty Good Moves

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518105513.htm

Engineers Scale Up Process That Could Improve Economics of Ethanol Production

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110520104832.htm

Chinese Herbal Paste May Help Prevent Exacerbations of COPD

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516161823.htm

Embryonic Cells: Predicting Fate of Personalized Cells May Be Next Step Toward New Therapies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519141605.htm

Epstein-Barr Virus Could Be Risk Factor for Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517091634.htm

Out of Africa: How the Fruit Fly Made Its Way in the World

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427070859.htm

Freedom in the Swamp: Unearthing the Secret History of the Great Dismal Swamp

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516075940.htm

Evolutionary Conservation of Fat Metabolism Pathways

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512132414.htm

A Direct Path for Understanding and Treating Brittle Bones

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110522141627.htm

Oceanic Land Crab Extinction Linked to Colonization of Hawaii

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516181327.htm

'Death Anxiety' Prompts People to Believe in Intelligent Design, Reject Evolution, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110330192201.htm

New Method to Localize the Epileptic Focus in Severe Epilepsy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110330094013.htm

A New Program for Neural Stem Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512103948.htm

Scientists Observe Single Gene Activity in Living Cells in Detail for First Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421141636.htm

Movement Without Muscles: Zoologists on Trail of Evolution of Body Contractions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512104212.htm

Dark Energy Confirmed By Australian WiggleZ Sky Scan

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/23/1252228

Human Astrocytes Developed From Stem Cells

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/23/0322248

Cells may stray from 'central dogma' The ability to edit RNA to produce 'new' protein-coding sequences could be widespread in human cells.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110519/full/news.2011.304.html

The Achilles' heel of biological complexity The complex web of protein interactions in our cells may be masking an ever-worsening problem.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110518/full/news.2011.294.html

Compound offers pain relief without the complications The synthesis of a natural pain reliever could lead to an analgesic without serious side effects.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110523/full/news.2011.313.html

Ancient DNA points to Maori feather trade Kiwi DNA preserved in Maori cloaks reveals the origins and history of the revered textiles.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110523/full/news.2011.309.html

Russia revitalizes science Researchers drawn by 'mega-grants' find rewards and frustrations in equal measure.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110523/full/473428a.html

Cell Phones Damage DNA, Brain & Sperm

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38561

Twitter Tests Media Laws

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38562

Cast Adrift in the Milky Way, Billions of Planets, All Alone

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/science/space/19planets.html

Top Ten Myths About the Brain When it comes to this complex, mysterious, fascinating organ, what do—and don’t—we know? By Laura Helmuth

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Top-Ten-Myths-About-the-Brain.html

Monday, May 23, 2011

Small steps for paralyzed man, giant leaps for treating spinal cord injuries

http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-spinal-cord-20110520,0,1799162.story

The Case for Eating Insects

http://www.world-science.org/forum/arnold_van_huis_insects_edible_wageningen/

Fresh Evidence Cosmic Rays Seed Clouds

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/090309-2011-05-23-fresh-evidence-cosmic-rays-seed-clouds.htm

Think yourself better Alternative medical treatments rarely work. But the placebo effect they induce sometimes does

http://www.economist.com/node/18710090

Laser puts record data rate through fibre Light escaping from optical fibre Fibres operating in the infrared can shuttle many different colours of light down their lengths Continue reading the main story Related Stories Crunch coming for broadband fibre Broadband speed gets laser boost Researchers have set a new record for the rate of data transfer using a single laser: 26 terabits per second.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13469924

Swiss To End Use of Nuclear Power

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/22/1351235

Creator of China's Great Firewall Pelted With Shoes

http://idle.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/22/227247

IBM Now Officially Worth More Than Microsoft

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/22/0232216

Volcano Erupts In Iceland

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/21/2146233

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Hardware Encryption Developed for New Computer Memory Technology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517110308.htm

CSI for Infection: Geographic Profiling, Used in Hunt for Serial Killers, Can Help Combat Infectious Diseases

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517204900.htm

Underlying Mechanisms Discovered of Skin Hardening Syndromes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517151256.htm

Sharpening the Nanofocus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517162034.htm

New Evidence Shows Mobile Animals Could Have Evolved Much Earlier Than Previously Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516102255.htm

Diminutive 3-D Printers to Enable Home Manufacturing of Custom Objects

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517074728.htm

Splitting Water for Renewable Energy Simpler Than First Thought? Manganese-Based Catalyst Shows Promise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516102331.htm

Odds Are Against ESP: New Statistical Approach Doesn't Support Claims That Extra-Sensory Perception Exists

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518080059.htm

Invisibility Cloak: Scientists Achieve Optical Invisibility in Visible Light Range of Spectrum

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518085200.htm

No Pain, Big Gain: Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain Can Reverse Abnormal Brain Activity and Function

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517171114.htm

Language Learning: Video Games Used to Crack the Speech Code

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518105722.htm

Preventing Blindness from Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Improved Form of Vitamin A May Help

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518105726.htm

Dairy Consumption Does Not Elevate Heart-Attack Risk, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518105728.htm

New Cell Therapy to Prevent Organ Rejection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518141706.htm

Earth's Core Is Melting ... and Freezing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518131421.htm

Want Lasting Love? It’s Not More Commitment, but Equal Commitment That Matters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518131435.htm

Lack of 'Gatekeeper' Protein Linked to Skin Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518111252.htm

Genetic 'Wiring' of Seeds Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518121032.htm

Simple Fitness Test Could Predict Long-Term Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke in Middle-Aged People

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518121229.htm

Imaging Technology Reveals Intricate Details of 49-Million-Year-Old Spider

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518080106.htm

Why Have Murillo’s Skies Turned Grey? Researchers Find Key to Pigment Fading

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518092148.htm

Goat Milk Can Be Considered as Functional Food, Spanish Researchers Find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518092146.htm

Hospitals Misleading Patients About Benefits of Robotic Surgery, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518092040.htm

Sun Protects Against Childhood Asthma

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518121028.htm

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance With No Magnets

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518131431.htm

Reading the Fine Print of Perception: Human Brain Learns by Interpreting Details, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518121030.htm

Potentially Toxic Flame Retardants Detected in Baby Products

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518075031.htm

Lizard Fossil Provides Missing Link to Show Body Shapes of Snakes and Limbless Lizards Evolved Independently

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518131416.htm

Laser Modules in Matchbox Size

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519090231.htm

Pharmacies' Software Systems Miss Potentially Dangerous Interactions, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517141457.htm

First Macro-Scale Thin-Film Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell: Strong, Nanostructured Membrane Enables Scaling for Clean-Energy Applications

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110404110417.htm

Errors in Protein Structure Sparked Evolution of Biological Complexity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518131425.htm

Herbal Remedies Offer Hope as the New Antibiotics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519202716.htm

Is Fear Deficit a Harbinger of Future Psychopaths?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519122242.htm

The Wetter the Better for Daddy Longlegs -- And Birds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110404110814.htm

Enlarged Prostate: Study Demonstrates Immediate and Long-Term Benefits of Laser Treatment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110520122229.htm

Young Graphite in Old Rocks Challenges the Earliest Signs of Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518121227.htm

Obese Patients at Much Greater Risk for Costly Surgical-Site Infections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516161831.htm

Peculiar Feeding Mechanism of the First Vertebrates

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519090356.htm

Traditional Remedy Bitter Cumin Is a Great Source Antioxidant Plant Phenols, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519202718.htm

Sniffing Out A Thousand Dimensions of Smell - Michael Raymond del Castillo

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38528

New Malware Simulates Hard Drive Failure

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/20/2334259

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Looking Deep Into a Huge Storm on Saturn

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519141617.htm

It's Not Easy Being Green: Scientists Grow Understanding of How Photosynthesis Is Regulated

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518092046.htm

Wireless Sensor Network Monitors Microclimate in the Forest

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519101028.htm

Record Efficiency of 18.7 Percent for Flexible Solar Cells on Plastics, Swiss Researchers Repor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519101355.htm

Breaking Rules Makes You Seem Powerful

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110520092735.htm

Buying 'Legal Highs' from the Internet Is Risky Business

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110520104828.htm

Work With RNA Silencing and Plant Stem Cells May Lead to Controlling Fruit, Seed and Leaves

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516121533.htm

Dietary Supplement Can Protect Against Pre-Eclampsia, New Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519202720.htm

Gene Variation Linked to Infertility in Women, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516121541.htm

Radio Telescopes Capture Best-Ever Snapshot of Black Hole Jets

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110520160607.htm

Scientists cure cancer, but no one takes notice

http://hubpages.com/hub/Scientists_cure_cancer__but_no_one_takes_notice

Beastly Drone Sub Is ‘Underwater Predator’

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/underwater-predator/

Edith Widder: The weird, wonderful world of bioluminescence (video)

http://www.ted.com/talks/edith_widder_the_weird_and_wonderful_world_of_bioluminescence.html

How to Positively Lose Weight

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38515

Benefits of Protein-Rich Breakfasts

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38522

Plant-Based Diet Key to Health

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38519

Friday, May 20, 2011

Heart Patch

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/05/heart-patch.html

Efficient DNA-Based Computing Could Replace Silicon

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-05/faster-more-efficient-dna-based-computing-could-replace-silicon

Patient Elects to Have Hand Amputated to Make Way for a Bionic One

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-05/patient-elects-have-hand-amputated-make-way-better-bionic-limb

'Concrete Canvas' Makes Erecting Permanent Buildings As Easy as Pitching a Tent

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-05/concrete-canvas-makes-erecting-permanent-buildings-easy-pitching-tent

Why Mobile Apps Will Soon be Dead The seeds of destruction for both iOS and Android app stores have already been sown -- by none other than Google.

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/26778/

Video: Virgin's SpaceShipTwo Makes Its First 'Feathering' Flight

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-05/video-virgins-spaceshiptwo-completes-first-feathering-test

Video: Groundbreaking Giant Human-Pedal-Powered Helicopter Sets World Record

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-05/video-u-marylands-human-powered-helicopter-lifts-setting-world-record

FYI: Can Humans Survive in a Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment?

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-04/fyi-can-humans-survive-completely-self-sufficient-closed-environment

How Darpa's Tiny Robotic Hummingbird Hovers and Films

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-05/darpas-tiny-robotic-hummingbird-hovers-and-films

'Homeless' Planets May Be Common In Our Galaxy

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/19/1242251

Verifying Passwords By the Way They're Typed

http://it.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/19/146225

Apple Causes Religious Reaction In Brains of Fans

http://apple.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/19/1410245

Google Builds Biometric Models of Celebrity Faces

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/19/166239

Mammals win by a nose: Sense of smell drove evolution of big brains

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/mammals-win-by-a-nose-sense-of-smell-drove-evolution-of-big-brains/2011/05/19/AFIh1H7G_story.html

Packaging Process for Genes Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519141613.htm

Implant Jab Could Solve the Misery of Back Pain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519101238.htm

Routine Periodic Fasting Is Good for Your Health, and Your Heart, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110403090259.htm

Could a mind-reading machine soon be a reality? Scientists 'decode' human brainwaves

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1388268/Could-mind-reading-machine-soon-reality-Scientists-decode-human-brainwaves.html

Elevated Levels of Sodium Blunt Response to Stress, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110405175012.htm

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Binge Drinkers Have a Decreased Ability to Learn New Verbal Information

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516161338.htm

Looking Inside Nanomaterials in 3-D

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516080306.htm

Genomic Archeology Reveals Early Evolution of Sex Chromosomes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516175302.htm

Happiness Has a Dark Side

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516162219.htm

Researchers Identify New Dental Cavity-Causing Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516175206.htm

New Imaging Technology 'Sees' Camouflaged Marine Animals in the Eyes of Their Predators

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516181334.htm

Memory Problems Often Not Present in Middle-Aged People With Alzheimer's Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516161342.htm

Which Technologies Get Better Faster?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517111536.htm

T'ai Chi Helps Prevent Falls and Improve Mental Health in the Elderly, Review Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516201053.htm

Reality of 'Supersolid' in Helium-4 Challenged

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512150733.htm

Hormone Improves Long-Term Recovery from Stroke, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516162153.htm

There's No Magic Number for Saving Endangered Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516201101.htm

Physicist Accelerates Simulations of Thin Film Growth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517141451.htm

Improved Survival and Treatment for Chronic Blood Disorders

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517105144.htm

A 'Brain Wave' Test for Schizophrenia Risk?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517105148.htm

Ancient Egyptian Princess Now Known to Be First Person in Human History With Diagnosed Coronary Artery Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517121824.htm

Simple Face Masks Could Significantly Prevent Spread of TB to Non-Infected Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517162020.htm

Autonomous Robots Made to Explore and Map Buildings

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516102327.htm

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Cancer Growth in Mice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517141448.htm

Mass Extinction of Marine Life in Oceans During Prehistoric Times Offers Warning for Future

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517105812.htm

Dynamics of Crucial Protein 'Switch' Revealed; Cell Signaling Networks Tied to Diabetes and Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517171116.htm

New Strategy for Drought Tolerance in Crops: Shutting Down the Plant's Growth Inhibition Under Mild Stress

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511092405.htm

Aquarius to Illuminate Links Between Salt, Climate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517115210.htm

Coffee May Reduce Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer in Men

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517162030.htm

Most Common Form of Inherited Intellectual Disability May Be Treatable, Review Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517132634.htm

Roots of Memory Impairment Resulting from Sleep Deprivation Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517171118.htm

President Obama Again Demonstrates his Utter Ignorance of the Israel-Palestine Situation by Jeff Emanuel

http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2011/05/19/president-obama-again-demonstrates-his-utter-ignorance-of-the-israel-palestine-situation/

Kaspersky Calls For 'Internet Interpol'

http://it.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/18/1822208

Man Demonstrates His New Bionic Hand

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/18/170242

Robots Successfully Invent Their Own Language

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/18/1534258

Google Opposes Face Recognition Database

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38492

The Device That Will Make Millions of Doctors Obsolete

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38483

Deprivation and Neglect Found to Age Children's Chromosomes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517091937.htm

New Solar Product Captures Up to 95 Percent of Light Energy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516181339.htm

Gut Bacteria Linked to Behavior: That Anxiety May Be in Your Gut, Not in Your Head

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517110315.htm

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Water hazard! $500 million floating golf course planned for Maldives

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/golf/04/27/floating.golf.course/index.html

The Secret Life Of Chaos - BBC (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xxPR0pjGuYw

Chaos, Science and Marxism Written by Daniel Morley

http://www.marxist.com/chaos-science-and-marxism.htm

Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling

http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html

Thomas Heatherwick: Building the Seed Cathedral

http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_heatherwick.html

History knocking: Endeavour docks with Space Station

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/18/scitech/main20063865.shtml

Is it Time to Buy Real Estate on Gliese 581d?

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38468

Humans Are Making an Alien Earth

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38474

Is Space-Time an Elaborate Illusion?

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38473

Americans Will Explore Deep Space Says N.A.S.A.

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38471

SCIENTIFIC STUDY PROVES COSMIC RAYS FROM SUN EFFECT CLOUD COVER AND GLOBAL WARMING

http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2011/05/scientific-study-proves-cosmic-rays.html

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Common Anti-Inflammatory Coaxes Liver Cancer Cells to Commit Suicide

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516121545.htm

Penguins Continue Diving Long After Muscles Run out of Oxygen

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512083139.htm

Stopping HIV Transmission With a Molecular Barrier?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516131534.htm

Inhaling Hydrogen May Help Reduce Lung Damage in Critically Ill Patients, Animal Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516141546.htm

Biophysics of Snakebites: How Do Venomous Snakes Inject Venom Into Victim's Wound?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516121728.htm

Researchers Find New Treatment for Constipation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110510101500.htm

No Objective Evidence of Skin Infestation Apparent in Patients With Diagnosis of Delusional Infestation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516161837.htm

Digital Imaging Software to Create a 'Google Earth' View of the Bladder

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516162143.htm

New Protein Could Prove Powerful Target for Cholesterol Lowering Drugs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516175139.htm

Smoke-Related Chemical Discovered in the Atmosphere Could Have Health Implications

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516161344.htm

Therapies Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Could Encounter Immune Rejection Problems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513132523.htm

Dusting for Fingerprints -- It Ain't CSI

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511162536.htm

Most at-Risk Patients Don't Adhere to Statin Treatment, Despite Real Benefits

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512091814.htm

Research Breakthrough on Male Infertility: Small Set of Genes in Cells' Mitochondria Are Key

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513112258.htm

Electronic Cigarettes Hold Promise as Aid to Quitting, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110208171442.htm

Vitamins May One Day Hitch a Protected Ride on Corn Starch

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511114205.htm

Crowdsourcing Science: Researcher Uses Facebook to Identify Thousands of Fish

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513204526.htm

Hormone Precursor Inhibits Brain Inflammation: Molecule Moderates Condition Linked to Neurodegenerative Diseases

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512132410.htm

Moon's Rough 'Wrinkles' Reveal Clues to Its Past

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513204421.htm

For Hearing Parts of Brain, Deafness Reorganizes Sensory Inputs, Not Behavioral Function

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110510175204.htm

Controling Robotic Arms Is Child's Play

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513112246.htm

Heart Failure Patients' Osteoporosis Often Undiagnosed, Untreated

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110510161755.htm

Sound Safety: Novel Device With Rock 'N' Roll Roots May Protect Listeners from Potential Dangers of Personal Listening Devices and Hearing Aids

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513064347.htm

Potential for Solution to Baldness? Surprising Clues About Communication in Hair Stem Cell Populations

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509091605.htm

Toward Faster Transistors: Physicists Discover Physical Phenomenon That Could Boost Computers' Clock Speed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513204412.htm

Synthetic Mesh Can Improve Outcome of Prolapse Surgery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512082940.htm

Lasers Take the Lead in Auto Manufacturing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513112529.htm

Marine Ecosystems of Antarctica Under Threat from Human Activity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110331104003.htm

New Class of Compounds Discovered With Great Potential for Research and Drug Development

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110515145812.htm

Evolutionary Adaptations Can Be Reversed, but Rarely

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511162538.htm

Getting Along With Co-Workers May Prolong Life: But Support from the Boss Has No Effect on Mortality

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110510121355.htm

Foot and Mouth Disease May Spread Through Shedding Skin Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110510134107.htm

Study Reveals Origins of a Cancer Affecting the Blood and Bone Marrow

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512092716.htm

New Properties of Supercooled Confined Water Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512082945.htm

Gene Expression Changes in Nasal Cells May Help Identify Lung Cancer in Earliest Stages

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110515122457.htm

'Master Switch' Gene for Obesity and Diabetes Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110515145808.htm

Secret Weather Weapons Can Kill Millions, Warns Top Russian Politician

http://www.prisonplanet.com/secret-weather-weapons-can-kill-millions-warns-top-russian-politican.html

New Diamond Aerogel is the Airiest Diamond Ever Made

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-05/new-diamond-aerogel-least-dense-diamond-ever-made

Worm Regenerates a Whole New Body From a Single Cell

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-05/flatworm-regenerates-new-body-single-cell

Video: Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed College Student Walk Across the Stage at Graduation

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-05/video-robotic-exoskeleton-helps-paralyzed-college-student-walk-across-stage-graduation

NSA CS Man: My Tracking Algorithm Was 'Twisted' By the Government

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/16/2316240

The Challenges of Tapping Blood Flow For Power

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/16/2222246

Tunnel Boring Machine Completes Hole Under Niagara Falls

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/16/2211204

Do Developers Really Need a Second Monitor?

http://developers.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/16/1957210

Bill Clinton Suggests Internet Fact Agency

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/16/182220

Newly-Discovered Arm of Milky Way Gives Warped Structure

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/16/1553225

New Alureon Rootkit Takes Malware To New Level

http://it.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/16/1536225

US To Release International Cyber Strategy Today

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/05/16/1442251