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

Friday, September 30, 2011

'Belly Fat' Linked to Development of Asthma, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110925125143.htm

Device 'Sees' Beneath the Skin to Spot Circulation Problems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110927092126.htm

Two-Dimensional Learning: Viewing Computer Images Causes Long-Term Changes in Nerve Cell Connections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110926111358.htm

What Do Infants Remember When They Forget?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110927155220.htm

Quantum Teleportation Analysed by Mathematical Separation Tool

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110927112039.htm

Modern Shift Work Pattern Potentially Less Harmful to Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110927155214.htm

Women Have Stronger Immune Systems Than Men -- And It's All Down to X-Chromosome Related microRNA

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110927192352.htm

Scanner Spies Document Secrets

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110926230110.htm

Additives Meant to Protect Vitamin C Actually Cause More Harm, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928125416.htm

Feast Your Eyes On the Fried Egg Nebula

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928105716.htm

Dyslexia Isn't a Matter of IQ, Brain Imaging Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928142457.htm

Genetic Variant Linked to Blocked Heart Arteries in Patients With Diabetes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928125316.htm

Alcohol in Moderation Can Reduce Asthma Risk, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110925125147.htm

Scientists Reveal Molecular Sculptor of Memories

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928110047.htm

Who's the Best Leader: The Saint or the Scrooge?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928105720.htm

'Molecular Wipe': Potential Treatment for 'Pink Eye' Epidemic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928105903.htm

Easily Embarrassed? Study Finds People Will Trust You More

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928180418.htm

Modified Vaccine Shows Promise in Preventing Malaria: Vaccine Uses Immune-Stimulating Gene

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110926131810.htm

First Detection of Pregnancy Protein in Older People Destined for Alzheimer's Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928105901.htm

Spontaneous Combustion in Nanobubbles Inspires Compact Ultrasonic Loudspeaker

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928185909.htm

Breath-Takingly Simple Test for Human Exposure to Potentially Toxic Substances

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928105703.htm


Fish Uses Tool to Dig Up and Crush Clams

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928125412.htm

Self-Cleaning Cotton Breaks Down Pesticides, Bacteria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928110021.htm

Redefining the Kilogram and the Ampere

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929074207.htm

Key to Survival of Brain Cells Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928185021.htm

Red Wine Ingredient Resveratrol Stops Breast Cancer Growth, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929103222.htm

Even High-But-Normal Blood Pressure Elevates Stroke Risk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928180410.htm

Americans Move Dramatically Toward Acceptance of Homosexuality: Young People Lead the Changes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928125403.htm

Roads Pave the Way for the Spread of Superbugs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929144643.htm

Instead of Defibrillator's Painful Jolt, There May Be a Gentler Way to Prevent Sudden Death

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928142439.htm

Big Tobacco Knew Radioactive Particles in Cigarettes Posed Cancer Risk but Kept Quiet, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928142450.htm

3-D Microscope Opens Eyes to Prehistoric Oceans and Present-Day Resources

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110920121610.htm

Key Protein Causing Excess Liver Production of Glucose in Diabetes Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928125414.htm

All-Access Genome: New Study Explores Packaging of DNA

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923102541.htm

Single Dose of 'Magic Mushrooms' Hallucinogen May Create Lasting Personality Change, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929074205.htm

End-Of-Life Discussions Do Not Affect Survival Rates, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928105711.htm

Smartphones Revolutionize Psychological Experiments

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929074030.htm

Computational Modeling Can Help Plan Vaccine Introduction, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929161335.htm

Breakthrough in Understanding White Matter Development

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929144715.htm

Sharks Are in Trouble, New Analysis Confirms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929103057.htm

Women in Science? Universities Don't Make the Grade

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929152104.htm

Financial Crisis: Calculating the Probability of Extreme Events

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110926081915.htm

Oral Steroids Linked to Severe Vitamin D Deficiency in Nationwide US Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929144639.htm

Researchers Produce Cheap Sugars for Sustainable Biofuel Production

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929122902.htm

Knockout of Protein Prevents Colon Tumor Formation in Mice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929161341.htm

'Superfast' Muscles Responsible for Bat Echolocation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929152102.htm

Why Chilies Are Hot and Yogurt Puts Out the Fire

http://idle.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/29/1911213

A Third of Sun-Like Stars May Have Warm Earth Analogs

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/29/163231

Ramesh Raskar: An Immigrant's Story

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40450

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Robot Tractors on the Way

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/09/robot-tractors-on-way.html

Expanding Universe, Dark Energy Are Illusions

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40411

Does Gravity Explain Physics' Mysteries?

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40410

U.S. Must Find Alternative Vehicle Fuel

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40409

Kosovo’s Terror-linked Organ-Harvester-in-Chief Rings NASDAQ Opening Bell

http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/kosovo%E2%80%99s-terror-linked-organ-harvester-in-chief-rings-nasdaq-opening-bell/

Netherlands: Majority oppose dual nationality

http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2011/09/netherlands-majority-oppose-dual.html

Behind Qatar's Intervention in Libya. Why Was Doha Such A Strong Supporter of The Rebels?

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/68302/david-roberts/behind-qatars-intervention-in-libya?cid=rss-rss_xml-behind_qatars_intervention_in-000000

The Attack on Israel's Embassy in Cairo by Daniel Pipes

http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2011/09/the-attack-on-israel-embassy-in-cairo

Scientists Give Rat an Artificial Cerebellum

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/scientists-give-rat-artificial-cerebellum

Fluorescing bacteria used to encode secret messages

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15078913

Genetically Modified Beagle Glows

http://news.discovery.com/animals/beagle-dog-glows-green-110801.html

Fighting Cervical Cancer With Vinegar and Ingenuity

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/health/27cancer.html

Monday, September 26, 2011

Nature Shows the Way: Self-Healing Membranes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923102217.htm

Amazing Electrical Properties in Polymers Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923102532.htm

ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news and science breakthroughs -- updated daily Science News Blog Cite Save Email Print Share Melanoma: Infusing Chemotherapy Into the Liver Gives Extra Months of Disease-Free Life in Melanoma Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923194730.htm

How Key Genes Cooperate to Make Healthy Skin

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110920163331.htm

Racing Against Time: New Tool Available for Rapidly Rescuing Those Trapped Beneath Concrete

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921093604.htm

Important Step in Sperm Reprogramming Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922141917.htm

Risk Factors for Complications After Spine Surgery Identified in New Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921093602.htm

Rotating Magnetic Moments: Spin Pumping Effect Demonstrated for First Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110912102114.htm

Hints of Universal Behavior Seen in Exotic Three-Atom States

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923170347.htm

Discovery Helps Explain Why Chemo Causes Drop in Platelet Numbers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110925185439.htm

World Economy Shifting East

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40374

Quant Trading or How Mathematicians Run the World

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40379

Experts Introduce Exciting New Space Treaty

http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2011/03/17/experts-introduce-exciting-new-space-treaty/

Sunday, September 25, 2011

DNA Evidence Reveals A New Breed Of Proto-Humans

http://www.businessinsider.com/dna-evidence-reveals-a-new-breed-of-proto-humans-2011-9

Humanity 2.0: The New Normal

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40367

Why to Abandon an All-or-Nothing Mindset

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40365

Machines Close to 'Seeing' the Movies in our Minds

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40368

IBM Seeks Patent On Retailer-Rigged Driving Routes

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/24/2346222

Work Underway To Finally Build Babbage's Analytical Engine

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/24/1415254

Amendment: Violation of ToS Should Not Be a Crime

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/24/1828249

Crowdsourcing Speeds Evolution of 3D Printable Objects

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/24/0513236

Saturday, September 24, 2011

The Science Behind Male Enhancement

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40359

Stroke Patients Get Robot Legs

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40358

In Running, Age Matters Little

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40357

Aboriginal Australians: The First Explorers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922141858.htm

Cancer Protein's Surprising Role as Memory Regulator

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922134536.htm

No Harm to Mice Testes from BPA in Utero: Data On Female Mice Less Encouraging

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922114148.htm

Researchers Pinpoint the Cause of MRI Vertigo: Machine's Magnetic Field Pushes Fluid in the Inner Ear's Balance Organ

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922134529.htm

Some Brain Wiring Continues to Develop Well Into Our 20s

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922134617.htm

Combating Obesity and Diabetes: Researchers Identify Pathways Leading to Activation of 'Good' Fat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921075423.htm

Ecologists Use Power of Network Science to Challenge Long-Held Theory

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922180031.htm

Unprecedented Role Reversal: Ground Beetle Larvae Lure Amphibians and Prey Upon Them

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921172838.htm

Science and Religion Do Mix? Only 15 Percent of Scientists at Major Research Universities See Religion and Science Always in Conflict

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921115923.htm

Neil Armstrong To NASA: You're Embarrassing

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/23/031217

Your State University Doesn't Want You

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/23/1343214

Astronomers: Our Galaxy Loaded With Ticking Time Bombs

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2011/09/24/astronomers-our-galaxy-loaded-with-ticking-time-bombs/

Friday, September 23, 2011

Genetic 'GPS' System to Comprehensively Locate and Track Inhibitory Nerve Cells Created

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921132342.htm

Do Women's Voices Really Allow Men to Detect Ovulation? No, Says New Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921172836.htm

From Protein to Planes and Pigskin: Discovery in Insects' Skin Points to Improved Pest Control, New Bioplastics Technology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921120052.htm

Good Night's Sleep May Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Teens

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110920103816.htm

Queen Bee or Worker Bee? New Insights Into Honeybee Society Caste System

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921132344.htm

Scientists Play Ping-Pong With Single Electrons

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921134529.htm

Scientists Induce Hibernation at Will: Discovery Puts Scientists Closer to Human Application

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110726190101.htm

Information Technologies Foster Freedom or Reinforce Repression

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921144601.htm

The 'Disinhibited' Brain: New Findings On CRPS -- A Disease Characterized by Severe Pain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921120050.htm

Could the Higgs Boson Explain the Size of the Universe?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921115915.htm

Bionic Bacteria May Help Make New Drugs, Biofuels: Artificially Enhanced Bacteria Capable of Producing New Kinds of Synthetic Chemicals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921172851.htm

Men and Women Cooperate Equally for the Common Good, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922102236.htm

Radiation Boost for Artificial Joints

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922134544.htm

Carnivorous Plant Inspires Coating That Resists Just About Any Liquids

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921134526.htm

Hedging Your Bets: How the Brain Makes Decisions Based On Related Information

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921132338.htm

New Technique for Dating Silk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110913103102.htm

Cancer Drug May Also Work for Scleroderma, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922164217.htm

Scientists Observe How Superconducting Nanowires Lose Resistance-Free State

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922114236.htm

Newly Identified Antibodies May Improve Pneumonia Vaccine Design

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922121410.htm

Evolutionary Tree of Life for Mammals Greatly Improved

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922141907.htm

Single-Sex Schooling Does Not Improve Academic Performance and Can Lead to Gender Stereotyping, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922141902.htm

Novel Technique Reveals Both Gene Number and Protein Expression Simultaneously

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922114328.htm

Aquarius Yields NASA's First Global Map of Ocean Salinity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922144206.htm

Bioengineers Reprogram Muscles to Combat Degeneration

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922121403.htm

Physicists Devise Magnetic Shield

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/22/2216241

Opportunities From the Twilight of Moore's Law

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/22/1829235

Alcatel-Lucent Boosts Copper Broadband To 100Mbps

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/22/1234225

Why invent when you can strong hold; Windows 8 welcomes you!

http://www.chroniclewatch.com/2011/09/22/why-invent-when-you-can-strong-hold-windows-8-welcomes-you/

Speed-of-light experiments give baffling result at Cern

http://rt.com/news/american-capitalism-evil-ahmadinejad-101/

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Now Showing: Movies From Your Brain

http://globalrumblings.blogspot.com/2011/09/now-showing-movie-clips-from-your-mind.html

Primitive Birds Shared Dinosaurs' Fate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110919151315.htm

ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news and science breakthroughs -- updated daily Science News Blog Cite Save Email Print Share New Research Could Extend Life of Arthritic Joints

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921142204.htm

Scientists Discover Rare Theropod Dinosaur Wounded in Action in Southern Utah

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110919171338.htm

Allowing Native Language in School Benefits Mexican-American Students, Researcher Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110919171338.htm

Using Human Genomes to Illuminate the Mysteries of Early Human History

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921120122.htm

Zinc Regulates Communication Between Brain Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921132334.htm

Overweight Older Women Have Less Leg Strength, Power

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110919113853.htm

How Our Liver Kills 'Killer Cells'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110919151324.htm

EFF System To Warn of Certificate Breaches

http://it.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/21/1939259

Self-Powered Microbial Fuel Cell Produces Hydrogen

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/20/2351237

Storing Hydrogen At Room Temperature

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/21/2134231

Justification For Canadian Copyright Reform Revealed

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/21/1325249

Augmented Reality's Disruptive Potential

http://mobile.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/20/2329214

Apple Too Big For the Dow Jones Industrial Average

http://apple.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/21/2141229

Patent Attorney Breaks Down Impact of the America Invents Act

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/21/149257

Potential Target for Treating Common Form of Early-Onset Dementia Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921132332.htm

Designer Creates "Euthanasia Roller Coaster"

http://idle.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/21/1924226

US Military Moving Closer To Automated Killing

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/21/0013255

Forecasting the Next Decade of TV

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40317

3-D Printed Car on Display

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40316

Google Wants Better A.I.

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40318

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

How to Make Love Like a Caveman

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40028

Artist and Cell Biologist Create Bullet-Proof Human Skin

http://www.verumserum.com/?p=29536

Light shed on bisexual and promiscuous deep-sea squid By Rebecca Morelle

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14986769

New Transistor Could Let Chips Interface With Living Systems

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/20/2127220

Spaceship Factory Opens in California

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40304

Lisa Randall Explains the Cosmos

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40303

Clock Ticking for Mars Mission

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40299

Harvesting 'limitless' hydrogen from self-powered cells

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14976893

Canada’s Geothermal Resources Enough to Power Everything in the Country

http://volumatrixgroup.com/2011/09/20/canada%E2%80%99s-geothermal-resources-enough-to-power-everything-in-the-country/

Top 10 Solar Technologies to Watch Out For

http://volumatrixgroup.com/2011/09/20/top-10-solar-technologies-to-watch-out-for/

No Work History? The Reference Store Will Create A Fake One For You

http://dataflowpk.com/2011/no-work-history-the-reference-store-will-create-a-fake-one-for-you/

Monday, September 19, 2011

When It Comes to Pursuing Your Goals, Let Your Unconscious Be Your Guide

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110826192433.htm

3-D Face Models That Give Animators Intuitive Control of Expressions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110809104314.htm

Lasers Could Be Used to Detect Roadside Bombs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110917082729.htm

Cycling Fast: Vigorous Daily Exercise Recommended for a Longer Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110829070507.htm

Safer Skies: New Algorithm Could Help Prevent Midair Collisions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110705123627.htm

ow-Fat Yogurt Intake When Pregnant Linked to Increased Risk of Child Asthma and Hay Fever, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110918024046.htm

People Born After World War II Are More Likely to Binge Drink, Develop Alcohol Disorders, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915163515.htm

Ground Glass Solution for Cleaner Water

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915131510.htm

Amateur Botanists in Brazil Discover a Genuflexing Plant

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914115842.htm

Scientists Generate First Detailed Map of Human Neuroreceptor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110911145213.htm

Quantum Behavior With a Flash: Laser Pulses Can Reveal Quantum Features of Large Objects

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110916102410.htm

Gamers, Not Scientists, Solve AIDS Enzyme Puzzle

http://www.itproportal.com/2011/09/19/gamers-not-scientists-solve-aids-enzyme-puzzle/

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Bright sparks: Electrodes on your skull let you learn the piano faster - and could even turn you into a star sportsman

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2037827/How-electric-shock-brain-improve-life-stroke-victims.html

China 'clones castrated pig who survived 2008 earthquake'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14964002

Moms Who Eat High-Fat Diet Before, During Pregnancy 'Program' Babies to Be Fat, at Risk, Mouse Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110916102415.htm

New Insight Into Impulse Control

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110830193853.htm

Opportunity On Verge of New Discovery: Mars Rover Poised On Rock That May Yield Yet More Evidence of a Wet Red Planet

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914171756.htm

Mother Tongue Comes from Your Prehistoric Father

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915225843.htm

Scientists Take First Step Towards Creating 'Inorganic Life'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915091625.htm

New Rapid Test Tells Difference Between Bacterial and Viral Infections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110629122753.htm

Are genes our destiny? 'Hidden' code in DNA evolves more rapidly than genetic code, scientists discover

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-09-genes-destiny-hidden-code-dna.html

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Alcoholics May Wobble Forever

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40239

Resistance to Antibiotics Is Ancient

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831155334.htm

Smartphone Battery Life Could Dramatically Improve With New Invention

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915131649.htm

Prenatal Exposure to Stress Linked to Accelerated Cell Aging

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801160227.htm

Cities to Grab Lands Equaling Size of Mongolia In Next 20 Years, Study Predicts

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915163955.htm

Shake, Rattle and … Power Up? New Device Generates Energy from Small Vibrations

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914122658.htm

Biochemical Cell Signals Quantified: Data Capacity Much Lower Than Expected, Scientists Find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915163531.htm

Yellow Patches Around Eyelids Predict Risk of Heart Problems, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915192438.htm

It’s All in the Head: Songbirds With Bigger Brains Have Benefited from the End of Communism

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915102206.htm

How Single Stars Lost Their Companions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915083715.htm

Dwarf galaxies suggest dark matter theory may be wrong

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14948730

Artificial blood vessels created on a 3D printer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14946808

Friday, September 16, 2011

Israel facing 'diplomatic tsunami' with Arab neighbors

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/09/10/123733/israel-facing-diplomatic-tsunami.html

George Church on the Future of Stem Cells

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/experimentalman/27164/

An Entrepreneurial Mind in Action

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40226

The Complete History of Time Paradoxes

http://io9.com/5840846/the-complete-history-of-time-paradoxes

Visible Only From Above, Mystifying 'Nazca Lines' Discovered in Mideast

http://www.livescience.com/16046-nazca-lines-wheels-google-earth.html

Computer that predicts future sees major crises ahead

http://www.helium.com/items/2228324-computer-that-predicts-future-sees-major-crises-ahead

Synthetic DNA added to yeast cells, paving way for 'evolution' on demand Scientists' feat could lead to better biofuels and vaccines, and is a significant step towards completely synthetic organisms

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/sep/14/synthetic-dna-in-yeast-breakthrough

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Emotional Impact of 9/11 Attacks Seen in Brain's Response to Negative Visual Images

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110909074915.htm

Children Better Witnesses Than Previously Thought, Swedish Psychologist Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110909111528.htm

NASA Launches Mission to Study Moon From Crust to Core

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110910172803.htm

Do We Remember 9/11 Accurately?

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40149

Why does the female orgasm exist? A popular theory has been criticized as male-centric, but it might have unexpected feminist results By Tracy Clark-Flory

http://www.salon.com/life/sex/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/2011/09/10/orgasm

Supercomputer predicts revolution Protesters in Egypt Sentiment mining showed a sharp change in tone around Egypt ahead of President Mubarak's ousting Continue reading the main story Related Stories Scientists aim to simulate Earth New weather supercomputer tested Feeding a supercomputer with news stories could help predict major world events, according to US research.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14841018

Saturday, September 10, 2011

What's in a Name? Names, Not Social Networks, Bind Us to Global Cultural and Ethnic Communities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110908080836.htm

Captivated by Critters: Humans Are Wired to Respond to Animals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110909091219.htm

Using 61 Years of Tropical Storm Data, Scientists Uncover Landfall Threat Probabilities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110909111525.htm

Milestones for Two Radiation Machines Used to Test U.S. Defenses Against Atomic Weapons

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110909091214.htm

Exercise Boosts Health by Influencing Stem Cells to Become Bone, Not Fat, Researchers Find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901112531.htm

Birth Control Pills Affect Memory, Researchers Find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110909141637.htm

Patent Reform Bill Passes Senate

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/09/0042242

Study Suggests Magnets Can Force You to Tell the Truth

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/09/1333230

Google Details and Defends Its Use of Electricity

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/09/128201

UK Joins Laser Nuclear Fusion Project

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/09/163257

New Legislation Would Punish Mishandling of Private Data

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/09/1843228

Why the Fax Machine Refuses To Die

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/07/027235

Friday, September 9, 2011

Robots argue about God during first conversation The world's first conversation between two robots quickly descended in to an argument about God.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/8752014/Robots-argue-about-God-during-first-conversation.html

Stem cell trial for heart failure approved

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8745323/Stem-cell-trial-for-heart-failure-approved.html

Meteorites delivered gold to Earth

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14827624

Has inventor made a computer that's as clever as a human? Rollo Carpenter's Cleverbot was smart enough to convince a group of techies it was a person. But can it fool Tom Peck?

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/has-inventor-made-a-computer-thats-as-clever-as-a-human-2350958.html

Moon to have no-fly zones by month end

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article2432999.ece

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Electric motor made from a single molecule

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14763223

'Big Splat' May Explain the Moon's Mountainous Far Side

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110803133519.htm

Think Healthy, Eat Healthy: Scientists Show Link Between Attention and Self-Control

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110727122815.htm

Baker's Yeast Protects Against Fatal Infections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110809212430.htm

Light Speed Hurdle to Invisibility Cloak Overcome by Undergraduate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110808202502.htm

Study Builds On Plausible Scenario for Origin of Life On Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110809144517.htm

No Proof Fibrate Drugs Reduce Heart Risk in Diabetes Patients On Statins, Experts Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110810171457.htm

How an Antibiotic-Producing Organism Controls Resistance to Its Own Antibiotic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110810101618.htm

Engineers Reverse E. Coli Metabolism for Quick Production of Fuels, Chemicals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110810133010.htm

Bizarre Insect Inbreeding Signals an End to Males

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110727164535.htm

Brain's Map of Space Falls Flat When It Comes to Altitude

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110807143858.htm

Endangered River Turtle's Genes Reveal Ancient Influence of Maya Indians

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110722112106.htm

You Can Count On This: Math Ability Is Inborn, New Research Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110808152428.htm

Billion-Year-Old Piece of North America Traced Back to Antarctica

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110808143006.htm

World Survey Links Religion and Happiness -- For Some

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110808170052.htm

'Endurance Gene' for Olympic-Level Athletes: Genetic Basis for Muscle Endurance Discovered in Animal Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110718121555.htm

Is Our Universe Inside a Bubble? First Observational Test of the 'Multiverse'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110803102844.htm

Engineers Develop One-Way Transmission System for Sound Waves

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110726132404.htm

Aging Brains Are Different in Humans and Chimpanzees; Evolution of Human Longevity Led to Both a Large Brain and Brain Shrinkage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110727171510.htm

New Gene for Intellectual Disability Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110715135141.htm

Visual Test Effective in Diagnosing Concussions in Collegiate Athletes, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831160213.htm

How to Get Ahead in the Nervous System: Scientists Discover a Highly Conserved Mechanism Governing Brain Development

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901155255.htm

Manipulating Plants' Circadian Clock May Make All-Season Crops Possible

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901134643.htm

Hens evolve secret sex strategy By Matt McGrath

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14804164

Ocean Acidity Blamed for Ancient Extinction

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40091

Is Fundamental Physics too Theory-led?

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40087

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Rock Rafts Could Be 'Cradle of Life'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110903131404.htm

Human Intestinal Stem Cell Breakthrough for Regenerative Medicine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110904140417.htm

Rush Hour in a Coffee Stain: Transition from Order to Disorder

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110829113450.htm

Sex Hormones Impact Career Choices, Psychologists Find in New Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901101435.htm

Rare Martian Lake Delta Spotted by Mars Express

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110902104746.htm

Understanding Next-Generation Electronic Devices: Smallest Atomic Displacements Ever

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901142058.htm

Human ancestors interbred with related species Analysis suggests genetic mixing occurred in Africa around 35,000 years ago.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110905/full/news.2011.518.html

Electrified bacterial filaments zap uranium Mechanism by which microbes scrub radioactive contamination revealed.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110905/full/news.2011.519.html

Mental disorders affect more than a third of Europeans

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110905/full/news.2011.514.html

Could stem cells rescue an endangered species?

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110904/full/news.2011.517.html

Venus scientists fear neglect Researchers say that infrequent visits are hindering studies of the nearest planet.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110902/full/477145a.html

Gut Biota Never Recover from Antibiotic Use – Extends to Future Generations

http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/09/04/gut-biota-never-recover-from-antibiotic-use-extends-to-future-generations/

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Possible Biological Control Discovered for Pathogen Devastating Amphibians

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110826111303.htm

Could a Tumor Suppressor Also Fight Obesity? Research Reveals Hormone Receptor GCC's Role in Appetite

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825123822.htm

Atomic Clock With the World's Best Long-Term Accuracy Is Revealed After Evaluation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110826085512.htm

Age Bias In IT: the Reality Behind the Rumors

http://it.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/02/1220240

Man Becomes Artist When He Sleeps

http://idle.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/02/1533207

Biological 'Logic Circuit' Destroys Cancer Cells

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/02/187248

Report Warns of Space Junk Reaching a Tipping Point

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/02/2132254

Chinese Submersible Planning For Record Dive

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/02/1343205

Canadian Court Sides With Online Anonymity

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/02/1726212

Intelligence squared Test driving the iQ, Scion’s new Smart car killer

http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/09/03/090311-tech-carnews-iq-1-2/

Milky Way Creation Simulation Presents Realistic Recreation Of Our Galaxy's Creation (VIDEO)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/01/milky-way-creation-simulation_n_944979.html

Friday, September 2, 2011

Hubble Movies Reveal Solar-System-Sized Traffic Jams: Giant Jets Spewing from Newborn Stars Revealed in Telescope's Images

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901105419.htm

Faster Diagnostics Through Cheap, Ultra-Portable Blood Testing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901105423.htm

New Understanding of Role of Telomeres in Tumor Growth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901093250.htm

A 'Nano,' Environmentally Friendly, and Low Toxicity Flame Retardant Protects Fabric

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831155315.htm

Iron 'Veins' Are Secret of Promising New Hydrogen Storage Material

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831115812.htm

Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy Safe for Acute Stroke, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831160216.htm

Communication Via Electron Spin: Scientists Propose New Kind of Information Technology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110829114732.htm

The Star That Should Not Exist

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831155340.htm

Medicinal Chemists Modify Sea Bacteria Byproduct for Use as Potential Cancer Drug

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831210105.htm

Magnetic Memories Manipulated by Voltage, Not Heat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110829114735.htm

Marshmallow Test Points to Biological Basis for Delayed Gratification

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831160220.htm

Language Speed Versus Efficiency: Is Faster Better?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901093726.htm

Glowing, Blinking Bacteria Reveal How Cells Synchronize Biological Clocks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901142104.htm

Persistent Immunity: Researchers Find Signals That Preserve Anti-Viral Antibodies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901163927.htm

Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Integrated Circuit That Implements Quantum Von Neumann Architecture

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901155259.htm

Crippling Condition Associated With Diabetes Is Often Misdiagnosed and Misunderstood

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901135024.htm

From a Flat Mirror, Designer Light: Bizarre Optical Phenomena Defies Laws of Reflection and Refraction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901142106.htm

Signs of Aging May Be Linked to Undetected Blocked Brain Blood Vessels

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901163918.htm

Perception of Facial Expressions Differs Across Cultures

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901105510.htm

Really Bad Body Odor? Undiagnosed TMAU May Explain Many Cases of Personal Malodor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831160040.htm

Habit Makes Bad Food Too Easy to Swallow

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901135108.htm

Word Association: Study Matches Brain Scans With Complex Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831115922.htm

'Plastic Bottle' Solution for Arsenic-Contaminated Water Threatening 100 Million People

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831205923.htm

Solar Company Folds After $0.5B In Subsidies

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/01/1829257

Portable microscope detects bacteria using holograms

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14728722

Researchers Find Antibiotic Resistance in Ancient DNA

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/science/01gene.html

Mobile Laser Lab Creates Water Droplets in Moist Air

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/08/artificial-rain-laser/

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Near-Perfect Particle Measurement Achieved

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/09/near-perfect-particle-measurement.html

Life's Inevitability

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/09/lifes-inevitability.html

How the Brain Stores Information for Short Periods of Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110824093926.htm

Ability to Remember Memories' Origin Not Fully Developed in Youths

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110830082100.htm

What's Really in That Luscious Chocolate Aroma?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110829142510.htm

Discovery Sheds Light On the Ecosystem of Young Galaxies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110829164649.htm

Location, Location, Location: Study Shows the Middle Is the Place to Be

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110830081536.htm

Heavy Chocolate Consumption May Be Linked to Heart Health, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110829070555.htm

Discovery Turns Seaweed Into Biofuel in Half the Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110829131315.htm

First Nuclear Power Plants for Settlements On the Moon and Mars

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110828140926.htm

Breakthrough in Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Chemists Develop Way to Safely Store, Extract Hydrogen

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110830151234.htm

Alloy Could Produce Hydrogen Fuel Using Sunlight

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/08/31/015246

Localizing Language In the Brain

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/08/31/136241

Russia Close To Findings On Soyuz and Proton

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/08/31/1756247

Record-Low Error Rate For Qubit Processor

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/08/31/1844252

Swarmanoid 'Bots Rule Air, Land, Bookshelves

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/08/31/0611250

UCLA Develops Stretchable OLED Display

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/08/31/2019240