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

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Herschel Space Telescope Lifts Veil On Milky Way's Dusty Core

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2013/10/31/herschel-space-telescope-lifts-veil-on-milky-ways-dusty-core/#!

How to interpret your dog's wagging tail

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1031/How-to-interpret-your-dog-s-wagging-tail

Re-Examination of JFK Assassination Medical Data Reviews Single Shooter Versus Conspiracy Theories

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030092858.htm

Seeing in the Dark: For Infrared Tracking and Recognition, Two Sensors Are Better Than One

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131029142854.htm

Models to Predict Scientists' Future Impact Often Fail

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030092952.htm

Vibrating Micro Plates Bring Order to Overcrowded Radio Spectrum

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030093041.htm

'Molecular Velcro' May Lead to Cost-Effective Alternatives to Natural Antibodies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030093146.htm

Understanding the Difference Between 'Human Smart' and 'Computer Smart'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030103556.htm

World's Most Powerful Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030103559.htm

Brain Regions Can Be Specifically Trained With Video Games

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030103856.htm

Future Internet Aims to Sever Links With Servers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030103858.htm

Recycling Valuable Materials Used in TVs, Car Batteries, Cell Phones

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030104112.htm

A Mimic of 'Good Cholesterol' Could Treat Cardiovascular, Other Diseases

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030104116.htm

First Results from LUX Dark Matter Detector: Searching for Elusive Dark Matter

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030125536.htm

Scientists Digitally Reconstruct Giant Steps Taken by Dinosaurs for the First Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030125538.htm

Lava World Baffles Astronomers: Planet Kepler-78b 'Shouldn't Exist'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030142915.htm

Two Peptides Better Than One in Targeting Diabetes, Obesity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030142809.htm

New Multiple Action Intestinal Hormone Corrects Diabetes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030142919.htm

From The Legs Of Centipedes, A Better Painkiller

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/from-the-legs-of-centipedes-a-better-painkiller

Incurable Brain Cancer Gene is Silenced

http://www.alnmag.com/news/2013/10/incurable-brain-cancer-gene-silenced

Neuroscientists Can Quickly, Accurately Measure Creativity

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/10/neuroscientists-can-quickly-accurately-measure-creativity

Root of maths genius sought Entrepreneur’s ‘Project Einstein’ taps 400 top academics for their DNA.

http://www.nature.com/news/root-of-maths-genius-sought-1.14050

Intrauterine Bling — 2000 years of IUD’s, from Camel Contraceptives to Body Mod

http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/tarico20131029

Silicon Forest: Portland Embraces Tech Startups

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/29/silicon-forest_n_4170464.html

Budgee Bot follows you about carrying your things

http://www.gizmag.com/budgee-bot-robot/29578/

neurocam automatically shoots whatever its user finds interesting

http://www.gizmag.com/neurocam-mind-activated-camera/29601/

ESA unveils Martian "box of delights"

http://www.gizmag.com/mars-sample-container/29585/

Gimball flying spherical robot takes collisions in its stride

http://www.gizmag.com/gimball-flying-robot/29609/

Israel building 5th largest solar power station on the planet

http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2013/10/israel-building-5th-largest-solar-power.html

Video - 24-year-old Russian man spends half a year alone in the Middle Ages.

http://www.mfs-theothernews.com/2013/10/video-24-year-old-russian-man-spends.html

NSA, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER: ‘Numerous’ NSA Analysts Don’t Like The Google Cloud Hack, And For Good Reason

http://chainsoff.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/nsa-one-way-or-the-other-numerous-nsa-analysts-dont-like-the-google-cloud-hack-and-for-good-reason-2/

Did Allergies Evolve To Save Your Life?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/2013/10/24/allergies-evolve-save-life/

Space tourism is around the corner, at least for the rich

http://news.yahoo.com/space-tourism-around-corner-least-rich-201512346.html

New you in ten years: biotech leads the way By Dick Pelletier

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/513.html

Android 4.4 KitKat Targets Google’s Next Billion Users, Adds Pervasive Search & Improves Google Now

http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/android-4-4-kitkat-google/

Creation / Evolution Debate 19 - Three on One! - Dr. Hovind vs 3 Embry-Riddle University Professors (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKyyaURZW-o

Avocados should be extinct! The plant hit its evolutionary prime during the beginning of the Cenozoic era. How has it managed to survive?

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/31/avocados_should_be_extinct_partner/

Google Glass Floating Data Spy Centers Now Appearing Coast To Coast

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=15558

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Obesity: A New Appetite-Increasing Mechanism Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131029133753.htm

Wilocity Works to Develop World's Fastest Wi-Fi

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/business/2013/10/israel-startup-wifi-network-wilocity-investment-funds.html

Is a Google smartwatch just months away?

http://www.gizmag.com/google-smartwatch-months-away/29581/

Shipping container-based Low Cost House provides home for family of seven

http://www.gizmag.com/low-cost-house-shipping-containers-family/29577/

New fingerprint-lifting compound could make life easier for CSIs

http://www.gizmag.com/lumicyano-fingerprint-lifting/29582/

StarChase tech lets police shoot fugitive cars with GPS tags

http://www.gizmag.com/starchase-gps-police-tracking/29590/

MIT's 110-core Execution Migration CPU chip moves instructions to the data

http://www.gizmag.com/mit-110-core-execution-migration-chip/29550/

Robokind Zeno R25 social robot detects and mimics emotions

http://www.gizmag.com/zeno-r25/29540/

Preserving the Legacy of the X-Ray Universe

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131029141315.htm

Scientists Shine Light On World's Least-Studied Bat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131029171948.htm

Ungoverned powered board tackles rocks, sand and snow

http://www.gizmag.com/ungoverned-powered-all-terrain-skateboard/29574/

Delaying gratification, when the reward is under our noses

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-gratification-reward-noses.html

Century-long Smithsonian experiment tests forest diversity

http://smithsonianscience.org/2013/10/century-long-smithsonian-experiment-tests-forest-diversity/

This Video Lets You Fly Over The Surface Of Mars

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/this-video-lets-you-fly-over-the-surface-of-mars

Alien planet almost exactly like Earth, except that it's covered in lava

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1030/Alien-planet-almost-exactly-like-Earth-except-that-it-s-covered-in-lava

Dream Chaser spacecraft test flight goes perfectly, except for one thing

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1030/Dream-Chaser-spacecraft-test-flight-goes-perfectly-except-for-one-thing

This Tiny Gadget Can Turn Virtually Anything Into a Musical Instrument

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/229626

Sloppy Science Jargon Gets Nobel

http://bigthink.com/experts-corner/sloppy-science-jargon-gets-nobel

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Comes to Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131029141123.htm

Neurocam Wearable Camera: Record Video With Your Brainwaves

http://www.seriouswonder.com/neurocam-wearable-camera-record-video-brainwaves

Definitions for 34 Twitter Terms You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask About

http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/34-twitter-terms-defined-list

Adobe breach THIRTEEN times worse than thought, 38 million users affected

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/30/adobe-breach-thirteen-times-worse-than-thought-38-million-users-affected/

DNA Downloaded from the Internet? Leading Geneticist Says Yes!

http://globalresearchreport.com/2013/10/29/dna-downloaded-from-the-internet-leading-geneticist-says-yes/

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Frank J. Tipler: The Laws of Physics Say The Singularity is Inevitable!

http://www.singularityweblog.com/frank-j-tipler-the-singularity-is-inevitable/?utm_content=buffer9723f

Hadfield on Virgin Galactic: "Eventually they'll crash one"

http://www.gizmag.com/hadfield-on-virgin-galactic/29560/

MAVEN Mars orbiter to make launch window to study Martian atmosphere

http://www.gizmag.com/maven-launch-date-mars/29513/

Study With Totally Blind People Shows How Light Helps Activate the Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131028090408.htm

Model Of Newly Discovered Common Cold Virus Species Looks Like A Booger

http://www.popsci.com/article/science/model-newly-discovered-common-cold-virus-species-looks-booger

Gambling Problems Reduced in Rats

http://www.alnmag.com/news/2013/10/gambling-problems-reduced-rats?et_cid=3567283&et_rid=454967483&location=top

'Hexacopter' flying camera makes BBC News debut

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24709180

China face transplant girl recovering

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24651543

William C. Lowe, the man behind the IBM PC, dies aged 72

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/29/william-c-lowe-dies-ibm-pc/

Why do certain sounds scare us? Let science explain!

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/29/why_do_certain_sounds_scare_us_let_science_explain/

Will self-driving cars mean the end of highway fatalities?

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/29/will_self_driving_cars_mean_the_end_of_highway_fatalities_newscred/

Watch 15 Awesome MS-DOS Viruses in Action

http://www.wired.com/design/2013/10/15-awesome-looking-viruses-from-the-ms-dos-era

Carbon Worlds May Be Waterless, NASA Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131028141507.htm

Eliminating Unexplained Traffic Jams: New Algorithm to Alleviate Traffic Flow Instabilities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131028141549.htm

Watch this: The beautiful math behind everyday events

http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/29/5041636/watch-this-beauty-of-mathematics

Smoking Long or Ultralong Cigarettes Increases Risk of Lung Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131028101301.htm

Problems With Alzheimer’s Protein Can Jam Up Traffic in the Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131028114422.htm

Snakes On the Brain: Are Primates Hard-Wired to Recognize Snakes?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131028162928.htm

Neutrons, Electrons and Theory Reveal Secrets of Natural Gas Reserves

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131028162936.htm

A field test of Structure Sensor's 3D scanning for mobile devices

http://www.gizmag.com/demo-3d-scan-occipital-structure-sensor-mobile/29534/pictures

‘Memory fibers’ add fourth dimension to 3D printing

http://www.colorado.edu/news/features/%E2%80%98memory-fibers%E2%80%99-add-fourth-dimension-3d-printing

Empathy? Surprising Study Shows That Brains Process the Pain of Villains More Than the Pain of People We Like

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131016132256.htm

Singularity Defined and Refined

http://www.singularityweblog.com/singularity-defined-and-refined/

Agilent Helps Develop Korea’s Next Generation of Technologists and Scientists

http://newshub.agilent.com/2013/10/29/agilent-helps-develop-koreas-next-generation-of-technologists-and-scientists/

Monday, October 28, 2013

Researcher Reveals How to Better Master Stem Cells' Fate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131024090243.htm

James Dyson Award 2013 finalists

http://www.gizmag.com/james-dyson-award-finalists/29558/

ESA concept robot video depicts the future of space exploration

http://www.gizmag.com/esa-advanced-robotics/29500/

Neuroscientists Discover New 'Mini-Neural Computer' in the Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131027185027.htm

The Race to Redefine Calories: Iconoclasts, Start Your Engines!

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20131028173400-23027997-the-race-to-redefine-calories-iconoclasts-start-your-engines

How Wearable Technology Has Changed the Halloween Costume Game

http://www.zoho.com/general/blog/how-wearable-technology-has-changed-the-halloween-costume-game.html

Vicarious AI breaks CAPTCHA ‘Turing test’

http://www.kurzweilai.net/vicarious-ai-breaks-captcha-turing-test

I Am Robot Boss

http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/i-am-robot-boss

3 Ways To Avoid NSA Detection On The Internet

http://www.offthegridnews.com/2013/10/26/3-ways-to-avoid-nsa-detection-on-the-internet/

Bitgroup: a peer-to-peer group-ware and social-network application

http://www.mathaba.net/rss/?x=633715

10 Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself from Internet Surveillance

http://globalresearchreport.com/2013/10/28/10-steps-you-can-take-to-protect-yourself-from-internet-surveillance/


Global Effort Needed to Defend Earth from Asteroids, Astronauts Tell UN

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/28/global-effort-needed-to-defend-earth-from-asteroids-astronauts-tell-un/

Should We Remake Mars in Earth’s Image?

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/28/should-we-remake-mars-in-earths-image/

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Physicists decode decision circuit of cancer metastasis

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-physicists-decode-decision-circuit-cancer.html

Immune Suppressant Unexpectedly Boosts Flu Vaccine

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6157/413.full

Study Reveals Mind Hacks that Actually Work

http://bigthink.com/think-tank/study-reveals-mind-hacks-that-actually-work

Nano-Dwarves Turn Tumor Assassins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131025102202.htm

Proteins in One of the World's Main Biodiesel Plants Have Been Mapped, and It Does Not Look Good

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131025113912.htm

Parents Greatly Underestimate How Often Their Children Are Cyberbullied

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131025113916.htm

No Longer a Man's Race

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131025123315.htm

Depression Key Link Between Intimate Partner Violence, Food Insecurity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131025135345.htm

NANOTECHNOLOGY 2013: Google Nanobots to Borg Humans (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw5llLUrawc

"Our Star-Trek Future" --NASA Scientists Engineering a Warp-Drive Solution for Faster-Than-Light Space Travel (Weekend Feature)

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2013/10/our-star-trek-future-nasa-scientists-engineering-a-warp-drive-solution-for-faster-than-light-space-t.html

The Artificial Womb Is Born

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/29/magazine/the-artificial-womb-is-born.html

There’s one key difference between kids who excel at math and those who don’t

http://qz.com/139453/theres-one-key-difference-between-kids-who-excel-at-math-and-those-who-dont/#!

Antibody Fragment Effectively Fights Alzheimer's Disease in Mice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131025091707.htm

Monkey That Purrs Like a Cat Is Among New Species Discovered in Amazon Rainforest

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131025085909.htm

Apollo Lunar Landings Multiscreen (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrKHtXxYlkk

Saturday, October 26, 2013

'We've reached the end of antibiotics': Top CDC expert declares that 'miracle drugs' that have saved millions are no match against 'superbugs' because people have overmedicated themselves

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2477273/Weve-reached-end-antibiotics-Top-CDC-expert-declares-miracle-drugs-saved-millions-match-superbugs-people-overmedicated-themselves.html

You Can Thank Junk DNA For That Face Of Yours

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/you-can-thank-junk-dna-for-that-face-of-yours

Measuring Glucose Levels Without Needles Or Test Strips

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/measuring-glucose-levels-without-needles-or-test-strips

Understanding DNA Damage from Common Radiation Threat, Low-Energy Electrons

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131025123054.htm

The Future of Human Enhancement by Technology

http://financearmageddon.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-future-of-human-enhancement-by.html

10 reasons to fear LinkedIn’s new service

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/26/linkedin_intro_scary_if_you_like_keeping_your_emails_private_partner/

TV’s 10 most bizarre reinventions

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/25/tvs_10_most_bizarre_reinventions/

Gian Giudice: Why our universe might exist on a knife-edge (video)

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

"Other Universes are Pulling on Our Universe" -- New Planck Data Triggers Controversy (Today's Most Popular)

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2013/10/is-our-universe-one-of-billions-new-planck-data-has-anomalies-caused-by-unknown-gravitational-pull-t.html

Puberty Is Coming Earlier, But That Doesn't Mean Sex Ed Is

http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/10/18/puberty-is-coming-earlier-but-that-doesnt-mean-sex-ed-is

New risk gene discovery gives hope to early-onset breast cancer sufferers

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-gene-discovery-early-onset-breast-cancer.html

New Internet Architecture to Thwart American Spying Powerful Nations and Companies Fight Back Against NSA Spying

http://www.globalresearch.ca/new-internet-architecture-to-thwart-american-spying/5355367

Spring on Saturn's Moon Titan Reveals Amazing Views of Otherworldly Lakes (Photos)

http://www.space.com/23326-saturn-moon-titan-lakes-photos.html

Friday, October 25, 2013

James Woods" "Futurescape" Promises Sci-Tech Prophecy

http://www.space.com/23252-james-woods-futurescape-promises-sci-tech-prophecy-video-interview.html

Gary Vaynerchuk On Why It's Never Been Better To Be An Entrepreneur

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/24/gary-vaynerchuk-entrepreneurship_n_4152474.html

Facebook Buys Israeli Start-Up For More Than $150 Million

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/business/2013/10/israel-high-tech-startup-onavo-facebook-data-compression.html

The Rise of Cheap Solar Energy

http://www.theglobalist.com/rise-cheap-solar-energy/

Why Plants Usually Live Longer Than Animals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131024143321.htm

What Is It About Your Face? Researchers Provide New Insight Into Why Each Human Face Is Unique

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131024143319.htm

Curing HIV/AIDS Gets Tougher: Far More 'Hidden' Active Virus Than Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131024121152.htm

Scientists take "4D printing" a step further

http://www.gizmag.com/4d-printing-composite-material/29536/

Wristify thermoelectric bracelet makes heating and cooling personal

http://www.gizmag.com/wristify-thermoelectric-bracelet/29543/

A radical dream for making techno utopias a reality

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57608320-93/a-radical-dream-for-making-techno-utopias-a-reality/

How Video Games Affect the Brain

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/25/how-video-games-affect-the-brain/

Microsoft's Astonishing Ambition

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20131025092138-19021-microsoft-s-astonishing-ambition?

Thursday, October 24, 2013

People Tend to Communicate With Similar People, Even More Than Previously Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131023090714.htm

Titan's 'Great Salt Lake'? North pole of Saturn moon looks like Utah.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1024/Titan-s-Great-Salt-Lake-North-pole-of-Saturn-moon-looks-like-Utah

Were ancient bees wiped out along with the dinosaurs?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1024/Were-ancient-bees-wiped-out-along-with-the-dinosaurs

Mind Controlled Virtual Reality | Rift + Hydra + EPOC (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJBB5rxs-8E

Remote Bomb Detector Uses Sound Waves To Distinguish Between Types Of Explosives

http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/remote-bomb-detector-uses-sound-waves-distinguish-between-types-explosives

Vitamin B2 Can Be Used To 3-D Print Medical Implants

http://www.popsci.com/article/science/vitamin-b2-can-be-used-3-d-print-medical-implants

Suck it and see: Dutch artist's vacuum cleaner could clear China smog

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/24/dutch-artist-roosegaarde-vacuum-cleaner-china-smog

United Launch Alliance Enables A Better Life On Earth From Space

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2013/10/23/united-launch-alliance-enables-a-better-life-on-earth-from-space/

Shreddies underwear filters your farts

http://www.gizmag.com/shreddies-underwear-filters-farts/29509/

Gamers solve decade old HIV puzzle in ten days

http://www.zmescience.com/research/studies/gamers-solve-decade-old-hiv-puzzle-in-ten-days/

DARPA’s New Project Sounds A Lot Like Computers That Think For Themselves

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/24/darpas-new-project-sounds-a-lot-like-computers-that-think-for-themselves/

Natural dyes from common (and a few uncommon) ingredients

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/58799

A Step Towards Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131023112632.htm

Reading minds (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8iEogscUl8

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Ride with a view: U.S. firm to offer balloon excursions to stratosphere

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/22/us-space-ballooning-idUSBRE99L1BU20131022

New Device Stores Electricity On Silicon Chips

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131022205106.htm

One-of-a-kind electric Batpod could be yours

http://www.gizmag.com/electric-batpod-replica-ebay/29498/

Poppy, a 3D-printed humanoid robot that defies conventions

http://www.gizmag.com/poppy-3d-printed-humanoid-robot-kit/29497/

Designer Babies Revisited – Response to Nita Farahany

http://www.volokh.com/2013/10/23/designer-babies-revisited-response-nita-farahany/

Ilya’s Sensationalized “Designer Babies”

http://www.volokh.com/2013/10/23/science-behind-ilyas-designer-babies/

Israel’s Latest Nobel Laureate in Chemistry on Understanding How Enzymes Work (INTERVIEW)

http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/10/23/israel%E2%80%99s-latest-nobel-laureate-in-chemistry-on-understanding-how-enzymes-work-interview/

Knowledge is a Polyglot: The Future of Global Language

http://bigthink.com/big-think-tv/knowledge-is-a-polyglot-the-future-of-global-language

Working from Home is the Way of the Future

http://bigthink.com/think-tank/working-from-home-is-the-way-of-the-future

'Running battle': How Google hopes to beat countries cracking down on Internet freedom

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/23/21080699-running-battle-how-google-hopes-to-beat-countries-cracking-down-on-internet-freedom

Long-Sought Pattern of Ancient Light Detected

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-301#!

Man busted in phony ‘Star Trek’ tricorder lawsuit

http://nypost.com/2013/10/23/man-busted-in-phony-star-trek-tricorder-lawsuit/

Researchers propose million-year storage disk that could 'outlast the human race'

http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/22/4865840/researchers-propose-million-year-storage-disk

Who's Your Daddy? Probably Your Daddy

http://www.livescience.com/40627-cuckolds-rare-in-belgium.html?cmpid=555144

Australian Lizards Thrive When Humans Hunt Them

http://www.livescience.com/40631-australian-lizards-thrive-when-hunted.html?cmpid=555144

New, Virulent Strain Of HIV Discovered In Russia: Scientists

http://globalresearchreport.com/2013/10/23/new-virulent-strain-of-hiv-discovered-in-russia-scientists/

Breast Milk Protein May Be Key to Protecting Babies from HIV

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131021153200.htm

Are We Observing Extraterrestrial Intelligence Without Realizing It?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cadell-last/are-we-observing-extrater_b_4069207.html

How Earth’s ‘Extremophiles’ Could Aid Alien Life Search

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/23/how-earths-extremophiles-could-aid-alien-life-search/

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Learning New Skills Keeps an Aging Mind Sharp

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131021095028.htm

How science nailed the age of the Earth

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/22/how_science_nailed_the_age_of_the_earth_partner/

Science publishing: The golden club

http://www.nature.com/news/science-publishing-the-golden-club-1.13951

Fossil scans reveal origins of teeth Tooth-like structures originated from outer-body coverings.

http://www.nature.com/news/fossil-scans-reveal-origins-of-teeth-1.13964

UBR-1 robot costs a fraction of its bigger brothers

http://www.gizmag.com/ubr-1-robot-unbounded-robotics/29472/

Potential baldness treatment grows new hair using patient's own cells

http://www.gizmag.com/baldness-human-hair-transplant/29485/

Curtain falls on GOCE gravity probe mission

http://www.gizmag.com/goce-mission-ends/29476/

Controlling Triggers of Age-Related Inflammation Could Extend 'Healthspan'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131021115742.htm

How trees drinking gold can help the mining industry

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1022/How-trees-drinking-gold-can-help-the-mining-industry

Next Generation: Cells Communicate with Light

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/37944/title/Next-Generation--Cells-Communicate-with-Light/

Opinion: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Nutrition research must overcome pseudoscientific measures and self-interest to make progress in the fight against obesity.

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/37918/title/Opinion--A-Wolf-in-Sheep-s-Clothing/

Post-Publication Peer Review Mainstreamed

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/37969/title/Post-Publication-Peer-Review-Mainstreamed/

The brave new world of biohacking

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/22/the-brave-new-world-of-biohacking/

Stanford neuroscientist: ‘We’re now able to eavesdrop on the brain in real life’

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/22/stanford-neuroscientist-were-now-able-to-eavesdrop-on-the-brain-in-real-life/

Monday, October 21, 2013

Close Encounters: Comet Ison

http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/10/21/close-encounters-comet-ison/

Go with tech's flow -- but also say 'no'

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/editors-blog/2013/1021/Go-with-tech-s-flow-but-also-say-no

Cassini captures stunning mosaic of Saturn

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1021/Cassini-captures-stunning-mosaic-of-Saturn

Ageing: Scientists discover DNA body clock

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/oct/21/dna-body-clock-ageing

A Day Late and a Dollar Short: The Planning Fallacy Explained

http://bigthink.com/in-their-own-words/why-you-cant-plan

Chinese Axes Polished Better in 4,500 B.C. Than Today

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2013/10/chinese-axes-polished-better-in-4500-bc.html

Blood Stem Cells Age at the Unexpected Flip of a Molecular Switch

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131020160654.htm

Lampociclo hand-builds e-bikes inspired by 1920s motorcycles

http://www.gizmag.com/lampociclo-e-bikes-1920s-motorcycles/29445/

Swarming robot cleaner concept wins Design Lab 2013

http://www.gizmag.com/electrolux-design-lab-2013-future-home/29462/

What shall we do with a neutron microscope?

http://www.gizmag.com/mit-neutron-microscope-reactor-prototype/29392/

China’s Arms Industry Makes Global Inroads

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/world/asia/chinas-arms-industry-makes-global-inroads.html

Humanoid Robots to Flying Cars: 10 DARPA Projects

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/21/humanoid-robots-to-flying-cars-10-darpa-projects/

Meet the Google executive who plans to cheat death

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/21/meet-the-google-executive-who-plans-to-cheat-death/

Friday, October 18, 2013

How We Do It: Everything Masters and Johnson Did Not Know

http://bigthink.com/specific-gravity/how-we-do-it-everything-masters-and-johnson-did-not-know

Why Cul-De-Sacs Aren't All That Bad

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/why-cul-de-sacs-arent-all-that-bad

At 652 seats, Transaero's A380s could top all others

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/10/18/at-652-seats-transaeros-a380s-could-top-all-others/3007917

Genetically Modified Bacteria Became Efficient Sugar Producers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017080348.htm

Neanderthals Used Toothpicks to Alleviate the Pain of Diseases Related to Teeth, Such as Inflammation of the Gums

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017080300.htm

Activating Proteins in Brain by Shining LED Light On Them

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017093505.htm

Archaeologists Rediscover the Lost Home of the Last Neanderthals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017111411.htm

Mathematical Study of Photosynthesis Clears the Path to Developing New Super-Crops

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017135126.htm

Stem Cell Transplant Repairs Damaged Gut of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017135210.htm

Complex Diseases Traced to Gene Copy Numbers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017135208.htm

Gene Regulation Differences Between Humans, Chimpanzees Very Complex

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017144632.htm

Mysterious Ancient Human Crossed Wallace's Line

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017144406.htm

Back from the dead: Reversing walking corpse syndrome

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22029392.600

Universal law of urination found in mammals

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24425

Kepler finds first known tilted solar system Observations show two planets circling star at a 45-degree angle.

http://www.nature.com/news/kepler-finds-first-known-tilted-solar-system-1.13976

Life After Death? New Techniques Halt Dying Process

http://www.livescience.com/40481-resuscitation-long-after-death.html

Light can break Newton's third law – by cheating

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24411-light-can-break-newtons-third-law--by-cheating.html

Smoke alarm not upset by burnt toast

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24480336

New glasses translate as you read

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24521259

Could this muscle suit turn you into the Bionic Man?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24569182

Sleep 'cleans' the brain of toxins

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24567412

Marmoset Monkeys Know Polite Conversation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017135206.htm

War Is Not Inevitable; Psychology Research Should Promote Peace

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017135216.htm

Researchers Advance Toward Engineering 'Wildly New Genome'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017144628.htm

Psychologists Report New Insights On Human Brain, Consciousness

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017173646.htm

CryptoLocker ransomware - see how it works, learn about prevention, cleanup and recovery

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/18/cryptolocker-ransomware-see-how-it-works-learn-about-prevention-cleanup-and-recovery/

‘Bionic Man’ will walk the streets of Washington, DC tomorrow

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/18/bionic-man-will-walk-the-streets-of-washington-dc-tomorrow/

Wanted: A New Psychology; Interview with Futurist Gray Scott

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-transhumanist-philosopher/201310/wanted-new-psychology-interview-futurist-gray-scott

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Flashback Friday: Study proves “old person smell” is real.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2013/10/11/flashback-friday-study-proves-old-person-smell-is-real/

Hominid Skull Spurs Radical Rewrite of Human Evolution

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/10/17/hominid-skull-spurs-radical-rewrite-of-human-evolution/

Ben Franklin's Guide to Innovation

http://bigthink.com/big-think-edge/ben-franklins-guide-to-innovation

First Wireless Pacemaker Fits Inside The Heart

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/first-wireless-pacemaker-fits-inside-the-heart

What Makes a Data Visualization Memorable?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131016145649.htm

Sinking Teeth Into the Evolutionary Origin of Our Skeleton

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131016132244.htm

Extinct 'Mega Claw' Creature Had Spider-Like Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131016132246.htm

Computer-controlled artificial leg offers a more natural gait

http://www.gizmag.com/two-axis-computer-controlled-prosthetic-leg/29422/

New software could allow cyborg insects to map buildings

http://www.gizmag.com/remote-control-cockroaches-building-mapping/29423/

What Does A Real Astronaut Think Of 'Gravity'?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2013/10/17/what-does-a-real-astronaut-think-of-gravity/

Interior Department to Spend $600K to Radio Track Bats

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-hunter/interior-department-spend-600k-radio-track-bats

ITAWT ITAWA PUDYE TTATT: The Secret Language of the Skies

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/10/itawt-itawa-pudye-ttatt-the-secret-language-of-the-skies/280598/

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Brain Drain: Existential Threat For Israel

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/10/israel-academic-emigration-crisis-higher-learning.html

Size Matters in the Giant Magnetoresistance Effect in Semiconductors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015134926.htm

Zoomable Holograms Pave the Way for Versatile, Portable Projectors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015191403.htm

Astronomers Find Clues to Decades-Long Coronal Heating Mystery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015191614.htm

Microbiome Meets Big Social Science: What's the Potential?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015191105.htm

Scientists discover world's earliest known brain

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1016/Scientists-discover-world-s-earliest-known-brain

Why did Fama, Hansen and Shiller win the Nobel?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Donald-Marron/2013/1016/Why-did-Fama-Hansen-and-Shiller-win-the-Nobel

Apple 'spaceship' campus gets nod from Cupertino city council

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2013/1016/Apple-spaceship-campus-gets-nod-from-Cupertino-city-council

Oreo cookies just as addictive as cocaine in lab rats, study shows

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/oreo_cookies_just_as_addictive_as_cocaine_in_lab_rats_study_shows.html

Finding E.T. Using Self-Replicating Probes

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/finding-et-using-self-replicating-probes

Internet Ventures Capture New Sense of Community

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/business/2013/10/israeli-internet-ventures-connect-neighbors.html

What Makes Telenovelas So Popular?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015113911.htm

New Analysis of US Elementary School Mathematics Finds Half-Century of Problematic 'Strands' Structure

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015114004.htm

Scientists Unravel Mechanisms in Chronic Itching

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015123338.htm

New 3-D Method Used to Grow Miniature Pancreas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015123527.htm

Genetic Identification of Neural Circuit That Suppresses Appetite

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015123840.htm

No Joke: Learning the Tricks of Standup Comedy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015134828.htm

Will Power Alone Is Not Enough

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015134920.htm

Sisters Serve as Confidants, Mentors, Sources of Support During Intimate Conversations

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015134924.htm

Recovery Room Complications Decreased by Nearly 60 Percent, Occur in Less Healthy Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015142912.htm

To Live and Learn: Making Memories Has to Be a Speedy Business

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015134928.htm

Small Bits of Genetic Material Fight Cancer's Spread

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015142927.htm

Milk-Maker Hormone May Help Liver Regenerate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015152424.htm

People With Depression May Struggle With Parenthood

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015200730.htm

Sensor-packing SeeSense bike lights adapt to lighting and traffic conditions

http://www.gizmag.com/seesense-bike-lights/29407/

Mollii outfit helps minimize brain damage-caused muscle spasms

http://www.gizmag.com/mollii-muscle-spasm-suit/29411/

Rescue off-roader floats over water and snow to save lives

http://www.gizmag.com/rescue-off-roader/29410/

Fleet of eBee drones capture the immensity of the Matterhorn

http://www.gizmag.com/sensefly-ebee-drone-data-matterhorn/29400/

Love is the Product of Lousy Neurons

http://bigthink.com/big-think-tv/love-is-the-product-of-lousy-neurons

'An Untamed Wilderness' - Amazon Rainforest Wildlife Documentary (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXkW1OEVjGE

U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah Praises Israel's Brain Technology Work

http://www.israelifrontline.com/2013/10/us-congressman-chaka-fattah-praises.html

Israeli startups raise most capital in a quarter since dot-com boom

http://www.israelifrontline.com/2013/10/israeli-startups-raise-most-capital-in.html

New botox super-toxin has its details censored

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24398-new-botox-supertoxin-has-its-details-censored.html

19 Things You Might Not Know Were Invented by Women

http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53164/19-things-you-might-not-know-were-invented-women

Touch-Sensitive Prosthetic Limbs Take Step Forward in Monkey Study

http://www.livescience.com/40405-touch-sensitive-prosthetic-limbs-monkey-study.html

Your Liver May Be 'Eating' Your Brain

http://www.livescience.com/40440-your-liver-may-be-eating-your-brain.html

Blood-filled mosquito is a fossil first

http://www.nature.com/news/blood-filled-mosquito-is-a-fossil-first-1.13946

Birth Gets the Brain Ready to Sense the World

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131014121739.htm

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Amaze project aims to take 3D printing 'into metal age'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24528306

Computer modellers secure chemistry Nobels

http://www.nature.com/news/computer-modellers-secure-chemistry-nobels-1.13903

Brilliant Maps Reveal Age of the World’s Buildings

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/building-ages-map-gallery

Absurd Creature of the Week: The Human-Sized Salamander That Smells Like Pepper

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/absurd-creature-6-foot-salamander

Compound derived from vegetables offers shield from lethal radiation doses

http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20131015-compound-derived-from-vegetables-offers-shield-from-lethal-radiation-doses

The Future of Space Exploration

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_exploration#Future_of_space_exploration

Medical technologies could provide indefinite lifespan by 2030, experts say

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/511.html

Final flight of Grasshopper v1.0 sets new record

http://www.gizmag.com/grasshopper-retires-altitude-record/29384/

Lockheed Martin moves 3D printing to the production line

http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-digital-tapestry/29332/

Monday, October 14, 2013

Women in Labor Can Ditch Ice Chips, Drink Protein Shake Instead

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131013121729.htm

UCSD students test fire 3D-printed metal rocket engine

http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-rocket-seds/29306/

In a Surprise Finding, Gene Mutation Found Linked to Low-Risk Bladder Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131013163623.htm

First laser-driven electron accelerator demonstrated

http://www.gizmag.com/first-laser-driven-electron-accelerator-stanford-slac/29297/

Tikker wristwatch tells you the ultimate time

http://www.gizmag.com/tikker-watch-life-expectancy/29320/

Mission 31: Fabien Cousteau aims to top his grandfather's underwater exploits

http://www.gizmag.com/mission-31-cousteau/29246/

Spin Chill turns beverages cold in 60 seconds

http://www.gizmag.com/spin-chill-kickstarter-drink-cooler/29382/

Alpina calls its BMW D3 Bi-Turbo the world's fastest diesel

http://www.gizmag.com/alpina-calls-its-bmw-d3-bi-turbo-the-worlds-fastest-diesel/29365/

Valeo reveals Valet Park4U automated parking system

http://www.gizmag.com/valeo-park4u-automated-parking-system/29315/

Do These Chemicals Make Me Look Fat?

http://www.propublica.org/article/do-these-chemicals-make-me-look-fat

Designing Optimal Menus With No Effort

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011135242.htm

Compound in Grapes, Red Wine Could Help Treat Multiple Types of Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011135341.htm

Scientists Help Identify Possible Botulism Blocker

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011135345.htm

Immune System Discovery Could Lead to Vaccine to Prevent Mono, Some Cancers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131012093040.htm

People Born With Certain Gene More Likely to Suffer Cognitive Decline After Heart Surgery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131013121725.htm

The Most Important Project NASA Will Ever Accomplish What Is the NASA Knowledge Ark Project?

http://nasa-knowledge-ark.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-most-important-project-nasa-will.html

Converted Ballistic Missiles Could Launch Aid to Disaster Zones

http://www.space.com/23188-ballistic-missiles-disaster-relief-launches.html

The Coming Revolution of Wearables

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130806180724-549128-the-coming-revolution-of-wearables

Sunday, October 13, 2013

U.S. Military Is Creating Iron Men, Super Soldiers And Terminator Robots To Fight Future Wars

http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/10/u-s-military-creating-iron-men-super-soldiers-terminator-robots-fight-future-wars/

Your city is spying on you: From iPhones to cameras, you are being watched right now

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/13/your_city_is_spying_on_you_from_iphones_to_cameras_you_are_being_watched_right_now/

Possible Treatment for Marijuana Abuse Found

http://www.livescience.com/40389-marijuana-abuse-treatment-kynurenic-acid.html

Advertisers could track your smartphone through its accelerometer, researchers find

http://tech-blog.org/consumer-gadgets-news/cluster724800/

Packaging Stem Cells in Capsules for Heart Therapy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011101229.htm

New Theory of Synapse Formation in the Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010205325.htm

How Einstein's Brain Is Different Than Yours (video)

http://on.aol.com/video/how-einsteins-brain-is-different-than-yours-517963195

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Discovered: A Chemical That Prevents Brain Tissue Death

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/discovered-a-chemical-that-prevents-brain-tissue-death

How to Keep Border Guards From Reading Your Laptop

http://sorendreier.com/how-to-keep-border-guards-from-reading-your-laptop/

Genes Predispose Some People to Focus On the Negative

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010105039.htm

Molecule Produced During Exercise Boosts Brain Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010124555.htm

How the Bible and YouTube are fueling the next frontier of password cracking

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/how-the-bible-and-youtube-are-fueling-the-next-frontier-of-password-cracking/

Auto-driving, machine-gun armed robot is ready for battle

http://www.dvice.com/2013-10-11/auto-driving-machine-gun-armed-robot-ready-battle

Sunjammer, World's Largest Solar Sail, Passes Key Test for 2015 Launch

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/143269-2013-10-11-sunjammer-worlds-largest-solar-sail-passes-key-test-for-2015.htm

European Shrimp Win Predatory Battles With American Invader

http://www.eurasiareview.com/12102013-european-shrimp-win-predatory-battles-american-invader/

Establishing Innovative Drug Discovery Expertise In The Baltics

http://www.eurasiareview.com/12102013-establishing-innovative-drug-discovery-expertise-baltics/

Innovation in Renewable-Energy Technologies Is Booming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011135334.htm

Janette Sadik-Khan: New York's streets? Not so mean any more (video)

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

New Device Harnesses Sun and Sewage to Produce Hydrogen Fuel

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010205331.htm

'Love hormone' may play wider role in social interaction than previously thought, scientists say

http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/september/oxytocin.html

How Research Ecologists Can Benefit Urban Design Projects

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011093952.htm

A Holistic Approach Catches Eye Disease Early

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011092532.htm

Compact Optical Chips? Photons On Demand Now Possible

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011093640.htm

Uniformity: The Secret of Better Fusion Ignition

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011093647.htm

Popcorn at the Movies: Oral Interference Sabotages Advertising Effects

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011093829.htm

Rust can power up artificial photosynthesis: Chemists produce power boost critical to novel energy harvesting applications

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011093958.htm

Quantum conductors benefit from growth on smooth foundations

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011135036.htm

Video Captions Improve Comprehension

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131011135355.htm

Friday, October 11, 2013

Gene Movements Observed in Vivo

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010105041.htm

Genes Protect Themselves Against Being Silenced

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010105119.htm

Eat More, Weigh Less: Worm Study Provides Clues to Better Fat-Loss Therapies for Humans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010124344.htm

Laser Technique Enables 3-D Analysis and Natural Color Images

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010124356.htm

Genetic Variant That Increases Testicular Cancer Risk in Caucasians Evolved to Protect Light Skin

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010124553.htm

Elephants Know What It Means to Point to Something, No Training Required

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010124559.htm

New Model for Neurotransmitter Release, Proposed by Nobel Prize Winner

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010124608.htm

Sticks and Stones: Brain Releases Natural Painkillers During Social Rejection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010132236.htm

Brain Development Differs in Children Who Stutter

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010124825.htm

Iron in Earth's Core Weakens Before Melting

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010142750.htm

New Antiviral Response Discovered in Mammals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010142754.htm

This African inventor created a $100 3–D printer from e–waste

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/11/this_african_inventor_created_a_100_3%E2%80%93d_printer_from_e%E2%80%93waste_newscred/

A warm little bubble for your back garden

http://www.gizmag.com/invisible-garden-house-shjworks/29357/

KnowRoaming could drastically reduce roaming charges – using a sticker

http://www.gizmag.com/knowroaming-roaming-fees-sticker/29368/

Gizmag talks about the Monsieur robotic bartender with CEO Barry Givens

http://www.gizmag.com/monsieur-robot-bartender-interview/29266/

DOD pushes development of cheap, portable brain-reading device

http://www.gizmag.com/dod-eeg-brainwaves/29355/

Ultrasonic force field provides tactile sensations in midair

http://www.gizmag.com/ultrasonic-tactile-haptic-interaction-holodeck/29360/

Scientist foresees lab-made alien species

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/11/scientist-foresees-lab-made-alien-species/

NASA Discovers Hidden Portals In Earth’s Magnetic Field

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/10/11/nasa-discovers-hidden-portals-in-earths-magnetic-field/

US Military Commissions Superhero-Like Suit Of Armor

http://the-trumpet-online.com/archives/8279

Thursday, October 10, 2013

A Strange Lonely Planet Found Without a Star

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131009153455.htm

How Can Your Phone Be Tracked?

http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/10/09/can-phone-tracked/

World's first malaria vaccine on course for 2015

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24363-worlds-first-malaria-vaccine-on-course-for-2015.html

Compact, High-Power Terahertz Source at Room Temperature

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131009162730.htm

University creates "world's first walkable solar panel pathway"

http://www.gizmag.com/solar-powered-sidewalk/29351/

Disney tech lets users feel 3D objects on flat screens

http://www.gizmag.com/disney-tactile-flat-screens/29345/

Running a Marathon Hard On Heart, Especially in Less Prepared Runners

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131009130117.htm

Novel Way Discovered to 'Switch On' Tumor Suppressors That Have Been Silenced

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131009132233.htm

I'm OK, You're Not OK: Right Supramarginal Gyrus Plays an Important Role in Empathy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131009133057.htm

Blood Vessel Cells Can Repair, Regenerate Organs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008152218.htm

Growing Bacteria Keep Time, Know Their Place

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008152216.htm

Bat Vision System Could Help Protect Buildings They Roost in

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131009095957.htm

Longer Life for Humans Linked to Further Loss of Endangered Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131009130122.htm

Carbon's New Champion: Carbyne, a Simple Chain of Carbon Atoms, Strongest Material of All?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131009162732.htm

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

SpaceX Now Has “All the Pieces” For Truly Reusable Rockets

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2013/10/spacex-now-has-all-pieces-for-truly.html

Fecal Transplant in a Pill

http://bigthink.com/devil-in-the-data/fecal-transplant-in-a-pill

THREE Jewish professors, two of them Israeli, share 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry

http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/10/09/three-jewish-professors-two-of-them-israeli-share-2013-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/

From Slowdown to Shutdown: US Leadership in Biomedical Research Takes a Blow, Experts Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008152220.htm

Empathy Helps Children to Understand Sarcasm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008165359.htm

'Cyberchondria' from Online Health Searches Is Worse for Those Who Fear the Unknown

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008122904.htm

Solving the Internet Capacity Crunch: First Demonstration of a Multicore Fiber Network

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008122908.htm

First Computer-Designed Superconductor Created

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008132851.htm

Diamond 'Super-Earth' May Not Be Quite So Precious

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008165401.htm

Postpartum Depression Spans Generations, Animal Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008132914.htm

Women Suffer Most from Urinary Tract Infections, Men More Likely to Be Hospitalized

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008142203.htm

Data scientists create code of professional conduct

http://www.fiercebigdata.com/story/data-scientists-create-code-professional-conduct/2013-10-07

US head of intelligence: NSA wants to break Tor to get at the bad guys

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/09/us-head-of-intelligence-nsa-wants-to-break-tor-to-get-at-the-bad-guys/

Nobel Prize in Physics won by Higgs boson theorists

http://www.gizmag.com/englert-higgs-2013-nobel-prize-physics/29321/

New polymer spontaneously self-heals at room temperature

http://www.gizmag.com/self-healing-polymer/29334/

Jellyfish-shredding robots dispatched to clean Korea's coast

http://www.gizmag.com/jellyfish-shredding-jeros-robots-dispatched-to-korea/29307/

New refining process could lower cost of titanium by 60%

http://www.gizmag.com/titanium-metal-electrowinning/29337/

Researchers build an audio speaker out of stretchy transparent gel

http://www.gizmag.com/transparent-audio-speaker-ionic-gel/28875/

The room with 260 million surfaces: 3D printed architecture is here

http://www.gizmag.com/swiss-architects-3dprint-a-room/29299/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=c86d900eb5-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-c86d900eb5-90984685

Unexpected Genomic Change Through 400 Years of French-Canadian History

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008091234.htm

A Slow, Loving, 'Affective' Touch May Be Key to a Healthy Sense of Self

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008132904.htm

'Brain Training' May Boost Working Memory, but Not Intelligence

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008091720.htm

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

The Israeli High-Tech Know-All Elevator

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/business/2013/10/escalade-hi-tech-elevators-fingerprints-smart-navigation.html

How Oral Hygiene Affects the Rest of You

http://www.livescience.com/40195-oral-health-body.html

Dave Eggers to the Internet: Just stop!

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/08/dave_eggers_to_the_internet_just_stop/

Stunning photos capture marine biodiversity

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/08/stunning_photos_capture_marine_biodiversity/

UltraHaptics: It's Magic in the Air

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131007104941.htm

Video Game Technology: Motion Tracking Technology Is Extremely Precise, Inexpensive With Minimal Lag

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131007112111.htm

'White Graphene' Halts Rust in High Temps: Nano-Thin Films of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Protect Materials from Oxidizing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131007112120.htm

Researchers Test Biofeedback Device in Lowering Grandmothers' Stress

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131007151831.htm

Meals for More Seniors Could Save Some States Money

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131007162514.htm

Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24429621

Unlocking Biology With Math

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131007132257.htm

Delayed Aging Is Better Investment Than Cancer, Heart Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131007162357.htm

Monday, October 7, 2013

Researchers Uncover Keys to Antibiotic Resistance in MRSA

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131004154805.htm

No lie: Pinocchio lizard turns up in Ecuador

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1007/No-lie-Pinocchio-lizard-turns-up-in-Ecuador

Student invents a way to fully charge a phone battery in one minute

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/dead-cellphone-fully-charge-its-battery-in-less-than-a-minute/

Quick Fusion-Powered Trips to Mars No Fantasy, Scientists Say

http://www.space.com/23084-mars-exploration-nuclear-fusion-rocket.html?cmpid=545402

Incredible Technology: How to Use 'Shells' to Terraform a Planet

http://www.space.com/23063-terraforming-planets-shell-worlds.html?cmpid=545402

First-Ever View of Gene Activity, Transcript Patterns in Single Human Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131006161357.htm

Saturday, October 5, 2013

New shape-shifting metals discovered

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24400101

Politics and Numbers - Numberphile (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfoKor05k1I

This Is The Physics Student And Used Book Seller Who Allegedly Ran The 'Silk Road' ..

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/142760-2013-10-03-this-is-the-physics-student-and-used-book-seller-who.htm

Why The Government Should Fund Unpopular Science

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/142855-2013-10-04-why-the-government-should-fund-unpopular-science.htm

How 3D printing robots will influence the future of space exploration

http://gigaom.com/2013/10/04/how-3d-printing-robots-will-influence-the-future-of-space-exploration/

Meet Solar Grid Storage, a startup mixing batteries and solar

http://gigaom.com/2013/10/04/meet-solar-grid-storage-a-startup-mixing-batteries-and-solar/

Friday, October 4, 2013

7 Insects You'll Be Eating in the Future

http://www.livescience.com/40096-eating-insects-bugs-entomophagy.html?cmpid=545417

3-D Printing: The Greener Choice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131003132300.htm

A DIY Submarine That Can Dive 30 Feet

http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2013-09/drainpipe-submarine?dom=PSC&loc=recent&lnk=3&con=a-diy-submarine-that-can-dive-30-feet

Rubber band gatling gun fires 800 "rounds" per minute

http://www.gizmag.com/rubber-band-machine-gun/29272/

World's first floating apartment build to commence in 2014

http://www.gizmag.com/waterstudio-floating-citadel/29285/

Students set world electric vehicle acceleration record

http://www.gizmag.com/world-electric-acceleration-record/29265/

Biopsied brain tissue yields regenerative cells - potential Parkinson's therapy?

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Biopsied+brain+tissue+yields+regenerative+cells+potential/8988993/story.html

The world's fastest running robot is off the leash

http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/4/4801690/boston-dynamics-wildcat-quadruped-robot-test-video

Report: Internet Freedom Declining

http://www.rferl.org/content/internet-freedom/25125123.html

30 Maps That Are Missing From Your Life

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jeremybender/maps-that-are-missing-from-your-life

Thursday, October 3, 2013

How Daydreaming Can Actually Make You Smarter

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/03/mind-wandering_n_4024852.html

Tears for Fears

http://hms.harvard.edu/news/tears-fears-10-2-13

Small cubes that self-assemble (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aZbJS6LZbs

Antarctica's Extreme Salt-Loving Microbes Swap DNA

http://www.livescience.com/40059-antarctica-lake-microbes-swap-dna.html

Kepler finds clouds on extrasolar planet

http://www.gizmag.com/kepler-clouds-exoplanet/29233/

Technology, Not Uninsured Patients, Driving Hospital Costs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131002125518.htm

Only you: 11 things that make each of us a one-off

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22108-only-you-11-things-that-make-each-of-us-a-oneoff.html

Testosterone Promotes Reciprocity in the Absence of Competition

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130930113955.htm

The Immune System Benefits from Life in the Countryside

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130930101841.htm

My Dishwasher Is Trying to Kill Me: Extreme Conditions Suit Pathogenic Fungus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131001131213.htm

Solar Power's Future Brawl

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131001141212.htm

New Process to Create Artificial Cell Membranes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131001131223.htm

New Fossils Push the Origin of Flowering Plants Back by 100 Million Years to the Early Triassic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131001191811.htm

Early Mammal Varieties Declined as Evolution of Flowering Plants Radiated

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131002102924.htm

Measuring Height by Connecting Clocks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131002103036.htm

Recruiting E. Coli to Combat Hard-To-Treat Bacterial Infections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131002125505.htm

Insect Repellent: Scientists Find Insect DEET Receptors, Develop Safe Alternatives to DEET

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131002131434.htm

Transgendered Males Seen as an Asset to Some Ancestral Societies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131002131440.htm

You Say He's Just a Friend, but Your Voice Says Differently

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131002134405.htm

Robotic Approach for Gastric Cancer Treatment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131002134411.htm

Red Wine Chemical, Resveratrol, Remains Effective Against Cancer After the Body Converts It

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131002141113.htm