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

Friday, January 31, 2014

Novel genes determine division of labor in insect societies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129164937.htm

Brain research reveals new link between high intensity exercise and appetite

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-brain-reveals-link-high-intensity.html

Monkeys Modified with Genome Editing

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/523986/monkeys-modified-with-genome-editing/

Blood and lymphatic capillaries grown for the first time in the lab

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140130040729.htm

Siri co-creator: 'don't hold your breath' for the AI in 'Her'

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/31/5364788/siri-inventor-dag-kittlaus-dont-hold-your-breath-for-the-ai-in-her-samantha

10 eye-popping new buildings that you'll see in 2014

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/30/world/gallery/10-eye-popping-new-buildings-that-youll-see-in-2014/index.html

New Google patent suggests automatically sending your videos and photos to law enforcement

http://globalresearchreport.com/2014/01/30/new-google-patent-suggests-automatically-sending-your-videos-and-photos-to-law-enforcement/

Drones To Be Deployed As Nuclear Fallout Detectors

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2013/03/13/feds-to-use-drones-to-detect-radiation/

Thursday, January 30, 2014

The world's fastest electric sports car

http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/business/2014/01/16/spc-make-create-innovate-rimac-concept-one.cnn

Some reasons why you should avoid sleeping pills

http://theconversation.com/some-reasons-why-you-should-avoid-sleeping-pills-10054

Google Scientists Say The Age Of The Cyborg Is Here

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=16323

Golden Spike Still Aims For Human Lunar Surface Expeditions By Decade's End

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2014/01/30/golden-spike-still-aims-for-human-lunar-surface-expeditions-by-decades-end/

Key quantum computing components squeezed onto a single chip

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/30/key-quantum-computing-components-squeezed-onto-a-single-chip/

Could bees be dying off because of a plant virus? Infected pollen could be behind startling decline of insects

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2544785/Could-bees-dying-plant-virus-Infected-pollen-startling-decline-insects.html

Distant quasar lights up cosmic web like a neon sign

http://www.gizmag.com/cosmic-web-fluorescent-filament-quasar-discovery/30584/

'They All Look Alike': The Other-Race Effect

http://bigthink.com/experts-corner/they-all-look-alike-the-other-race-effect

Researchers take magnetic waves for a spin

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129114614.htm

Universe's early galaxies grew massive through collisions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129114921.htm

Digital test for toxic genes: Computer algorithm identifies genes whose activation is lethal to bacteria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129115201.htm

Modeling buildings by the millions: Building codes in China tested for energy savings

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129135006.htm

'Rogue' asteroids may be the norm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129135104.htm

Breakthrough in rechargeable batteries: New twist to sodium-ion battery technology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129164648.htm

Physicists create synthetic magnetic monopoles in the lab

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129164807.htm

Law enforcement in US, China, India, Romania collaborate to arrest hackers-for-hire

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/01/29/law-enforcement-in-us-china-india-romania-collaborate-to-arrest-hackers-for-hire/

The Scent Rhythm watch tells time by releasing fragrances

http://www.gizmag.com/scent-rhythm-watch/30650/

Super-tough glass based on mollusk shells

http://www.gizmag.com/mollusk-nacre-tougher-glass/30654/

Piper monitors security and automates your home

http://www.gizmag.com/piper-home-security-automation/30646/

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Stem cell 'major discovery' claimed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25917270

Newly Discovered Brain Region Helps Make Humans Unique

http://www.livescience.com/42897-unique-human-brain-region-found.html

Neanderthals' Genetic Legacy Humans inherited variants affecting disease risk, infertility, skin and hair characteristics

http://hms.harvard.edu/news/neanderthals-genetic-legacy-1-29-14

The 2014 F1 season is all about hybrid diets and personalized nose jobs

http://www.gizmag.com/formula-1-trends-2014/30624/

New catalytic converter could make cars cleaner, more fuel efficient and less expensive

http://www.gizmag.com/more-effective-catalytic-converter/30636/

Gamers outshine computers in crowdsourced RNA

http://www.gizmag.com/game-eterna-crowdsourced-rna-modeling/30637/

US$5,000 for the world’s first 3D carbon fiber printer

http://www.gizmag.com/markforged-mark-one-carbon-fiber-3d-printer/30642/

CODE mechanical keyboard aims to push all the right buttons

http://www.gizmag.com/code-mechanical-keyboard/30641/

Something fishy about new robotic filleting machine

http://www.gizmag.com/apricot-project-robotic-fish-filleting/30644/

AMPLIFi: The guitar amp reinvented?

http://www.gizmag.com/line6-amplifi/30629/

Right on target: New era of fast genetic engineering

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129530.900-right-on-target-new-era-of-fast-genetic-engineering.html

Quality of white matter in the brain is crucial for adding and multiplying (but not subracting and dividing)

Scientists find DNA of first-ever bubonic plague, warn of new outbreaks

http://rt.com/news/dna-first-bubonic-plague-278/

New York: Abu Dhabi to invest up to $10B in U.S. chip plant

http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/new-york-abu-dhabi-to-invest-up-to-10b-in-u-s-chip-plant/

Converting adult human cells to hair follicle-generating stem cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140128094141.htm

Earth's Conveyor Belts Trap Oceans of Water

http://www.livescience.com/42904-subduction-zones-transport-water-mantle.html

Poor Quality Sleep Ups Cancer Growth Risk: Fragmented Sleep Weakens Immunity And Helps Tumors Grow

http://www.medicaldaily.com/poor-quality-sleep-ups-cancer-growth-risk-fragmented-sleep-weakens-immunity-and-helps-tumors-grow

Solar Wind Creates Water in Star Dust, Implications for Life

http://www.space.com/24422-solar-wind-makes-water-star-dust.html

Research Indicates That Dogs Can Feel Love the daily dish

http://www.pawnation.com/2014/01/28/research-indicates-that-dogs-can-feel-love/

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Body's Response to Disease Has a Smell, Study Suggest

http://www.livescience.com/42836-smell-sickness-immune-system.html

New, unusually large virus kills anthrax agent

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140127193850.htm

River of hydrogen flowing through space observed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140127164414.htm

Dark Matter Mystery Could Be Solved in Next 10 Years

http://news.yahoo.com/dark-matter-mystery-could-solved-next-10-years-111846757.html

40 percent of parents learn how to use technology from their children

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2014/01/24/40.percent.parents.learn.how.use.technology.their.children

Creating sentient machines with 'deep learning' AI technology By Dick Pelletier

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/526.html

New genes spring, spread from non-coding DNA

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140123142029.htm

Big Pic: A Fruit Fly Born In Outer Space

http://www.popsci.com/article/science/big-pic-fruit-fly-born-outer-space?dom=PSC&loc=recent&lnk=6&con=big-pic-a-fruit-fly-born-in-outer-space

No, this bra probably cannot detect true love

http://www.salon.com/2014/01/27/no_this_bra_cannot_detect_true_love/

No Black Holes Exist, Says Stephen Hawking—At Least Not Like We Think Black holes do not have "event horizons" beyond which there is no return, according to renowned physicist

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140127-black-hole-stephen-hawking-firewall-space-astronomy/

Strange, Hypervelocity Stars Get Ejected from Milky Way

http://www.space.com/24432-hypervelocity-stars-ejected-from-milky-way.html?cmpid=556379

Boeing Tests Mammoth Hydrogen-Powered Drone

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/01/28/boeing-tests-mammoth-hydrogen-powered-drone/

Senate bill would require smartphone ‘kill switch’ in case of theft

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/01/28/%E2%80%8Bsenate-bill-would-require-smartphone-kill-switch-in-case-of-theft/

UK launch for Obalon weight-loss balloon that you swallow like a pill

http://www.gizmag.com/obalon-weight-loss-gastric-balloon/30603/

Smart holograms can test for and monitor diseases

http://www.gizmag.com/smart-holograms-test-monitor-diseases/30604/

Is Ceres an oasis between Mars and Jupiter?

http://www.gizmag.com/ceres-water-vapor-plumes-dawn-probe/30580/

Easybreath snorkel mask promises more land-like breathing underwater

http://www.gizmag.com/easybreath-snorkel/30609/

Stratasys creates world's first color multi-material 3D printer

http://www.gizmag.com/stratasys-color-multi-material-3d-printer/30613/

Google buys artificial intelligence start-up DeepMind Technologies

http://www.gizmag.com/google-deepmind-technologies/30618/

Minimod small home designed with flexibility in mind

http://www.gizmag.com/mini-mod-mapa-architects/30566/

Alpha Centauri B may have "superhabitable" worlds

http://www.gizmag.com/alpha-centauri-b-superhabitable-worlds/30571/

Could humidity power join the list of renewable energy sources?

http://www.gizmag.com/bacterial-spore-humidity-powered-electrical-generator/30625/

How Farming Reshaped Our Genomes

http://news.sciencemag.org/archaeology/2014/01/how-farming-reshaped-our-genomes

Friday, January 24, 2014

This is the world’s best-designed pizza box

http://qz.com/170463/this-is-the-worlds-best-designed-pizza-box/

Aggressive Mantis Shrimp Sees Color Like No Other

http://www.livescience.com/42797-mantis-shrimp-sees-color.html?cmpid=556397

Fin thumb ring gets gesture control in hand

http://www.gizmag.com/fin-gesture-control-thumb-ring/30582/

South Korea's plan for a robot-themed amusement park switches back on

http://www.gizmag.com/south-korea-robotland-robot-theme-park/30576/

Desert plants to be put to the test for aviation biofuel

http://www.gizmag.com/halophyte-aviation-biofuel-desert-plants/30583/

Famine, Not Calcium Absorption, May Have Driven Evolution of Milk Tolerance in Europeans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122091846.htm

Parental Exposure to Marijuana Linked to Drug Addiction, Compulsive Behavior in Unexposed Progeny, Rodent Sudy Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122102535.htm

One Quarter of the World's Cartilaginous Fish, Namely Sharks and Rays, Face Imminent Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122202304.htm

Two Young Women Went On a Canoe Trip. What They Caught on Video Will Stun You

http://globalresearchreport.com/2014/01/23/two-young-women-went-on-a-canoe-trip-what-they-caught-on-video-will-stun-you/

Thursday, January 23, 2014

First optical spectrum taken of ball lightning

http://www.gizmag.com/first-optical-spectrum-ball-lightning/30545/

Google Glass sex app puts an extra set of eyes in the bedroom

http://www.gizmag.com/sex-with-glass-app/30550/

OTIS tiny house offers a new take on the American Dream

http://www.gizmag.com/otis-green-mountain-college/30534/

New system warns drivers of pedestrians, even when they're not in view

http://www.gizmag.com/ko-tag-pedestrian-cyclist-collision-detection/30561/

Chibitronics connects circuits with stickers for entertaining electronic education

http://www.gizmag.com/chibitronics-circuit-stickers/30558/

Stem cells could offer alternative treatment for patients with resistant tuberculosis

http://www.gizmag.com/stem-cell-drug-resistant-tb/30552/

World's most precise clock only a second out every five billion years

http://www.gizmag.com/strontium-lattice-atomic-clock-nist-jila/30563/

Nixie Tube display gets smart makeover

http://www.gizmag.com/smart-nixie-tubes/30564/

DarkSide-50 searches for dark matter from deep under an Italian mountain

http://www.gizmag.com/darkside-50-dark-matter/30562/

NASA calls for commercial partners on robotic lunar lander initiative

http://www.gizmag.com/lunar-catalyst/30518/

Fish Oil Levels Linked with Bigger Brains

http://www.livescience.com/42775-fish-oil-bigger-brains-women.html

NASA set to launch snazzy new communications satellite The space agency's 3.8-ton TDRS L satellite is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral at 9:05 EST on Thursday.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0123/NASA-set-to-launch-snazzy-new-communications-satellite

Why So Many Tech Founders Who Are Jerks Become Insanely Rich and Successful

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230965

This Language Names Odors As Precisely As English Speakers Name Color

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/01/15/this-language-names-odors-as-precisely-as-english-speakers-name-color/

The Demise of Easter Island’s Eco-Collapse Parable

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/collideascape/2014/01/21/demise-easter-islands-eco-collapse-parable/

Time Travel Via Wormhole Breaks the Rules of Quantum Mechanics

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2014/01/16/time-travel-via-wormhole-breaks-the-rules-of-quantum-mechanics/

Experiment Produces First Beam of Antihydrogen

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/01/experiment-produces-first-beam-antihydrogen

'Sky Whale' design brings future of flying closer

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/21/travel/sky-whale-future-of-flying/index.html

IP address does not prove online piracy, US judge says in landmark ruling

http://rt.com/usa/ip-address-online-piracy-judge-990/

Cold matter and the truth about our universe

http://forumblog.org/2014/01/fundamentals-research/

The dark side of creativity: Depression + anxiety x madness = genius?

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/22/world/the-dark-side-of-creativity-vincent-van-gogh/index

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Engineers Create Light-Activated 'Curtains'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121192608.htm

New market for Google Glass: Firefighters? A North Carolina firefighter has demonstrated how Google Glass might be used by rescue personnel.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2014/0122/New-market-for-Google-Glass-Firefighters

Ancient 'Big Freeze' Rapidly Wiped Out European Forests

http://www.livescience.com/42728-cold-age-wiped-out-forests.html

Why Sloths Leave the Trees to Poop

http://www.livescience.com/42744-why-sloths-leave-trees-to-poop.html

New Truths That Only One Can See

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/science/new-truths-that-only-one-can-see.html

The 25 Most Popular Passwords of 2013: God Help Us

http://globalresearchreport.com/2014/01/22/the-25-most-popular-passwords-of-2013-god-help-us/

goBin smart textile-recycling bin makes donating a snap

http://www.gizmag.com/gobin-smart-textile-recycling-bin/30535/

Researchers use arm sensors to improve robot control

http://www.gizmag.com/researchers-arm-sensors-robot-control/30537/

Biometric headset increases game difficulty for angry players

http://www.gizmag.com/biometric-headset-angry-players/30539/

Soft pneumatic exoskeleton could be perfect for use in rehab

http://www.gizmag.com/soft-exoskeleton-ankle-rehabilitation/30542/

MIT researchers clarify things with new transparent display technology

http://www.gizmag.com/mit-transparent-display-nanoparticles/30549/

Sugar batteries could be greener, cheaper and store more energy than lithium-ions

http://www.gizmag.com/sugar-battery/30543/

Training the Brain Using Neurofeedback

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121113442.htm

Bio-bots combine cultured cells with polymer structure

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/medical-and-healthcare/news/bio-bots-combine-cultured-cells-with-polymer-structure/1017847.article

Should Google Pay Its Users?

http://bigthink.com/devil-in-the-data/should-google-pay-its-users

Rosetta: 'Sleeping Beauty' Wakes Up from Deep Space Hibernation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120111111.htm

E-Whiskers: Highly Sensitive Tactile Sensors Developed for Robotics and Other Applications

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121191452.htm

Water found in stardust suggests life is universal

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24907-water-found-in-stardust-suggests-life-is-universal.html

The March of the Drones

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140121232304-25760-the-march-of-the-drones?trk=tod-home-art-list-large_0

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Seeing X Chromosomes in a New Light

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/science/seeing-x-chromosomes-in-a-new-light.html

30-Second Tech Trick: How to Unsend Email with Gmail

http://techland.time.com/2014/01/21/30-second-tech-trick-how-to-unsend-email-with-gmail/

DNA Barcodes Change View On How Nature Is Structured

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120173336.htm

Scientists See Self-Replicating Nano Robots As A Coming Reality

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=16124

Smoking Late in Pregnancy Reduces Baby's Birth Weight

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120095552.htm

Radiation Before Surgery More Than Doubles Mesothelioma Survival

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120173258.htm

Artificial Cell Membranes Marketed That Can Speed Up Drug Discovery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120114741.htm

People Who Enjoy Life Maintain Better Physical Function as They Age

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120121441.htm

New Study Finds Mistimed Sleep Disrupts Rhythms of Genes in Humans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120173334.htm

Toddlers' Aggression Strongly Associated With Genetic Factors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120192437.htm

Life in the 2050s: Consciousness unraveled, non-bio brains improve life, Next-Gen human evolves By Dick Pelletier

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/525.html

Is our Sun falling silent?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25743806

Monday, January 20, 2014

Nissan dazzles Detroit with concept cars

http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-detroit-concept-cars/30490/

Magnetic nanosponges more effective at soaking up spills

http://www.gizmag.com/carbon-nanotube-sponges/30511/

myris personal iris scanner looks to replace passwords

http://www.gizmag.com/eyelock-myris-iris-scanner/30510/

Cadbury's Joy Jackets respond to chocolate consumption

http://www.gizmag.com/cadbury-joy-jacket/30500/

Napwell mask nudges you awake with a fake sunrise

http://www.gizmag.com/napwell-mask-alarm-clock/30502/

Nissan's new Titan to be the first crowd-sourced pickup

http://www.gizmag.com/crowd-sourced-nissan-titan-truck/30505/

DNA clamps could stop cancer in its tracks

http://www.gizmag.com/dna-clamps-stop-cancer/30504/

Hershey and 3D Systems join forces to develop 3D-printed food technology

http://www.gizmag.com/3d-systems-hershey-food-printing/30492/

Prosthesis human-piloted racing robot aims to usher in a new sport

http://www.gizmag.com/prosthesis-human-piloted-racing-robot/30501/

Distant Quasar Illuminates a Filament of the Cosmic Web

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140119142452.htm

The tiny drone that lets anyone be a SPY: Pocket-sized aircraft lets people film from the air – and it can even automatically follow someone for you

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/01/20/the-tiny-drone-that-lets-anyone-be-a-spy-pocket-sized-aircraft-lets-people-film-from-the-air-and-it-can-even-automatically-follow-someone-for-you/

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Electronic taste could allow television viewers to sample cookery show creations

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10465142/Electronic-taste-could-allow-television-viewers-to-sample-cookery-show-creations.html

Massive 3D printer concept can print a house in 24 hours

http://www.dvice.com/2014-1-16/massive-3d-printer-concept-can-print-house-24-hours

WaterCar Panther - Fastest Amphibious Car in the World (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2150iFXF5Vc

Why Southern China Is The Best Place In The World For A Hardware Innovator

http://www.businessinsider.com/southern-china-the-best-place-for-a-hardware-innovator-2014-1

How To Access The Invisible Internet You're Not Supposed To Find

http://www.businessinsider.com/invisible-internet-infographic-2014-1

You've Got Mail: Research Reveals Workers' Worst Inbox Sins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140117124926.htm

Smooth Sailing: Rough Surfaces That Can Reduce Drag

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140117153637.htm

Energy Storage in Miniaturized Capacitors May Boost Green Energy Technology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140117153639.htm

Poison-Breathing Bacteria May Be Boon to Industry, Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140117153740.htm

Tiny Swimming Bio-Bots Boldly Go Where No Bot Has Swum Before

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140117191354.htm

Saturday, January 18, 2014

"Photosynthesis is Possible on the Surface of Mars"

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/01/photosynthesis-possible-on-the-surface-of-mars.html

Bulletproof & Fireproof House Made From Used Plastic Bottles

http://www.offgridworld.com/bulletproof-fireproof-house-made-from-used-plastic-bottles/

Google to make smart contact lenses

http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/17/technology/innovation/google-contacts/index.html?iid=Lead&hpt=hp_t3

Beware if alcohol gives you red cheeks

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post-health/beware-alcohol-gives-red-cheeks-074650602.html

Hi-tech gamechanger: Newly-discovered ‘3D graphene’ may lead to electronics revolution

http://rt.com/news/graphene-3dtds-material-research-791/

For The First Time, Hackers Have Used A Refrigerator To Attack Businesses

http://globalresearchreport.com/2014/01/17/for-the-first-time-hackers-have-used-a-refrigerator-to-attack-businesses/

Friday, January 17, 2014

Photoshop's Latest Feature: 3-D Printing Capability

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230921

Robots are stealing your job: How technology threatens to wipe out the middle class

http://www.salon.com/2014/01/17/robots_are_stealing_your_job_how_technology_threatens_to_wipe_out_the_middle_class/

RoboEarth "Wikipedia for robots" demonstrated

http://www.gizmag.com/roboearth-wikipedia-for-robots-demonstration/30487/

Facial recognition is in (the reflection of) the eye of the beholder

http://www.gizmag.com/corneal-reflection-photograph-subjects-pov/30423/

Erasing traumatic memories New study identifies drug that could improve treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder.

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2014/erasing-traumatic-memories-0116.html

Control anything using your mind with the OpenBCI brain-computer interface

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/16/control-anything-using-your-mind-with-the-openbci-brain-computer-interface/

Earthly politicians seek roadmap for space exploration

http://www.alternet.org/progressive-wire/earthly-politicians-seek-roadmap-space-exploration

Smart Object Recognition Algorithm Doesn't Need Humans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116091147.htm

First Black Hole Orbiting a 'Spinning' Star

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116091100.htm

Genomes of Modern Dogs and Wolves Provide New Insights On Domestication

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116190137.htm

Symphony of Life, Revealed: New Imaging Technique Captures Vibrations of Proteins, Tiny Motions Critical to Human Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116084838.htm

Japan To Test Magnetiic Net For Space Junk

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/01/17/japan-to-test-magnetiic-net-for-space-junk/

2 Popular Foods May Turn Immune System Against Brain

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/2-popular-foods-may-turn-immune-system-against-brain

Gene therapy 'could be used to treat blindness'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25718064

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Discovery of Quantum Vibrations in 'Microtubules' Inside Brain Neurons Supports Controversial Theory of Consciousness

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116085105.htm

Scientists Develop a More Efficient and Economical Solar Cell Based On Graphene and Perovskite

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140114090833.htm

Even 25 Metres Below Ground, Positioning System Tracks Firefighters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140114091716.htm

Dance and Virtual Reality: A Promising Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Women

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140114102457.htm

New Patent Mapping System Helps Find Innovation Pathways

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140114145428.htm

Gold Nanoparticles Help to Develop a New Method for Tracking Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115075404.htm

Microscopic Fountain Pen Adds New Functionality to AFM Microscopy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115075406.htm

Car Manufacturing: Fast Track Towards Mass Production

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115075626.htm

Virtual Reality Moral Dilemmas Show Just How Utilitarian We Really Are

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115075408.htm

Study Explores Possible Costs, Benefits of Making Movies With 'Oscar Appeal'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115095852.htm

Warping Images Using Your PC Graphics Card

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115075628.htm

Don't Fear the Dawn of the Drones; Someday One Might Save Your Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115113241.htm

First Comprehensive Test to Detect Genetic Modification in Food

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115113518.htm

Layered Security: Carbon Nanotubes Promise Improved Flame-Resistant Coating

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115113520.htm

Finally, a Way to Authenticate Premium Chocolate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115113523.htm

Quantum Physics Could Make Secure, Single-Use Computer Memories Possible

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115113534.htm

Heart Attack Damage Slashed With Microparticle Therapy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115143703.htm

Dian Fossey: What was her biggest discovery?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech-Culture/2014/0116/Dian-Fossey-What-was-her-biggest-discovery

Falconcam reveals the secrets of mid-air raptor pursuit

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/2014/01/15/falconcam-reveals-how-raptors-hunt-in-mid-air/

Why the universe may be nothing more than math

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/15/5312492/max-tegmark-our-mathematical-universe-excerpt

Prediction: Windows 9 will hit the market in 2014

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/prediction-windows-9-will-hit-market-2014

The future of Air Travel? Three-storey Sky Whale fits 755 passengers, has virtual reality windows and self-healing wings

http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/01/no_author/the-future-of-air-travel/

Supercomputer models one second of human brain activity

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10567942/Supercomputer-models-one-second-of-human-brain-activity.html

How the Smell of Your Home Could Be Making You Sick

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2014/01/14/how-the-smell-of-your-home-could-be-making-you-sick/

Sea Snails No Longer Growing Penises Thanks to Ban on Toxic Chemical

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/01/15/female-sea-snails-no-longer-growing-penises-thanks-to-ban-on-toxic-chemical/

$1,000 Genome at Last?

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38874/title/-1-000-Genome-at-Last-/

Next Generation: Strong Surgical Glue on Demand

http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/38811/title/Next-Generation--Strong-Surgical-Glue-on-Demand/

Alien Planet Around Solar Twin Found in Distant Star Cluster, a First (Video)

http://www.space.com/24287-alien-planet-solar-twin-discovery-video.html

Study: For a Calmer Office, Dim the Lights

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/study-for-a-calmer-office-dim-the-lights/283057/

Watch this baby elephant figure out how to use her trunk

http://www.salon.com/2014/01/15/watch_this_baby_elephant_figure_out_how_to_use_her_trunk/

Scientists solve mystery of birds’ flying V Migrating birds flap in and out of rhythm depending on where they are in formation

http://www.salon.com/2014/01/16/scientists_solve_mystery_of_birds_flying_v_partner/

Speech Means Using Both Sides of Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115132635.htm

Don’t Just Sit There! Prolonged Sitting Linked to Early Mortality in Women

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115113015.htm

Audi's A8 L Security sedan takes road safety to the next level

http://www.gizmag.com/audi-a8-l-security-sedan/30462/

Scientists create green-glowing piglets

http://www.gizmag.com/scientists-create-green-glowing-piglets/30469/

DriveSafe App brings drowsiness detection to Google Glass

http://www.gizmag.com/drivesafe-app-google-glass/30465/

Boeing examines "green diesel" as a sustainable aviation biofuel

http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-green-diesel-aviation-fuel/30475/

Modifier protein could increase crop yields, even in poor conditions

http://www.gizmag.com/molecular-mechanism-could-increase-crop-yields/30461/

Egg hatches plan to entertain cats

http://www.gizmag.com/egg-cat-toy/30479/

Digital positioning shoes keep track of firefighters

http://www.gizmag.com/digital-positioning-shoe/30482/

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

How fiber prevents diabetes and obesity

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-fiber-diabetes-obesity.html

Cloning comeback

http://www.nature.com/news/cloning-comeback-1.14504

Devil Baby Attack (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKMUZ4tlJg

Yes, your internet connection is slower than advertised

http://qz.com/166830/yes-your-internet-connection-is-slower-than-advertised/

The Search for Extraterrestrial Archeology --Probing Kepler Mission Data

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/01/new-search-for-extraterrestrial-archeology-cosmos-detectives-probe-kepler-mission-data-todays-most-p.html

China cloning on an 'industrial scale'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25576718

N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/nsa-effort-pries-open-computers-not-connected-to-internet.html

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Younger People Have 'High Definition' Memories

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140114091842.htm

Study: Autophagy Predicts Which Cancer Cells Live, Die When Faced With Anti-Cancer Drugs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140110223056.htm

Designer 'Swiss-Army-Knife' Molecule Captures RNA from Single Cells in Their Natural Tissue Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140112190727.htm

It's All Coming Back to Me Now: Researchers Find Caffeine Enhances Memory

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140112190725.htm

Astronauts Start Fire with Water

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/videos/2014/01/astronauts-start-fire-water

Primates Burn Half the Calories Other Mammals Do

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/01/primates-burn-half-calories-other-mammals-do

Our Brains Have a Map for Numbers

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=our-brains-have-a-map-for-numbers

First Plastic Cell With Working Organelle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140114091707.htm

Fish flaunt neon glow

http://www.nature.com/news/fish-flaunt-neon-glow-1.14488

Why sharks have no bones

http://www.nature.com/news/why-sharks-have-no-bones-1.14487

China tops Europe in R&D intensity

http://www.nature.com/news/china-tops-europe-in-rd-intensity-1.14476

Volcanoes shift before they spew

http://www.nature.com/news/volcanoes-shift-before-they-spew-1.14498

Human–microbe mismatch boosts risk of stomach cancer

http://www.nature.com/news/human-microbe-mismatch-boosts-risk-of-stomach-cancer-1.14501

The best time to wage cyberwar Maths model calculates whether it is worth waiting to hit enemies at their most vulnerable.

http://www.nature.com/news/the-best-time-to-wage-cyberwar-1.14502

Orbital Corp. launches rocket to space station after solar scare; food, ants stashed away

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/01/09/company-shoots-for-va-launch-to-space-station/

New generation laser will herald technological breakthrough

http://phys.org/news/2013-10-laser-herald-technological-breakthrough.html

Nanotech Breakthrough Enables Manipulation Of Light

http://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2013/10/09/nanotech-breakthrough-enables-manipulation-of-light/

Time Travel: move over Michael J. Fox, real time travel may soon become reality By Dick Pelletier

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/524.html

Vuzix and Nuance bring voice recognition to M100 Smart Glasses

http://www.gizmag.com/vuzix-m100-nuance-support/30426/

T8 robot tarantula gives everyone the willies

http://www.gizmag.com/robugtix-t8-robot-tarantula/28168/

Coffee-filled robotic gripper becomes a commercial product

http://www.gizmag.com/versaball-robotic-gripper/30442/

The torque's the thing: 625-hp Z06 Corvette debuts in Detroit

http://www.gizmag.com/corvette-z06-debut-naias/30441/

Porsche gets retro with the new 911 Targa

http://www.gizmag.com/porsche-911-targa-detroit/30382/

Leukemia treatment given shot in the arm by artificial bone marrow development

http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-bone-marrow-leukemia-treatment/30432/

Hands-on with the 3Doodler

http://www.gizmag.com/hands-on-3doodler/30430/

Spotlight: Odd-Looking Scuba Mask Turns You Into a Fish

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spotlight-Odd-Looking-Scuba-Mask-Turns-You-Into-a-Fish-413882.shtml

How a bizarre fish could explain how your limbs evolved

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0113/How-a-bizarre-fish-could-explain-how-your-limbs-evolved

New Discovery Could Stimulate Plant Growth and Increase Crop Yields, Researchers Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140113125146.htm

We Pick the 10 Best Gadgets at CES

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/01/the-best-of-ces-2014/

Study Discovers Chromosome Therapy to Correct Severe Chromosome Defect

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140113100207.htm

Monday, January 13, 2014

Tony Fadell Q&A: Why I sold Nest to Google

http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/01/13/tony-fadell-why-i-sold-nest-to-google/

3D Printing Set to Go Mainstream

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/01/3d-printing-set-go-mainstream

Swedish Doctors Transplant Wombs into 9 Women

http://www.alnmag.com/news/2014/01/swedish-doctors-transplant-wombs-9-women

From HAL To Her: When Machines Become Conscious

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140113200505-15208484-from-hal-to-her-when-machines-become-conscious

SpaceShipTwo sets new altitude and speed records

http://www.gizmag.com/spaceship2-virgin-galactic-supersonic-record-branson/30418/

New superglue fixes holes in the heart

http://www.gizmag.com/heart-hole-glue-hlaa/30414/

Hubble images become tactile 3D experience for the blind

http://www.gizmag.com/hubble-tactile-3d-blind/30409/

Volkswagen transforms the Beetle into a dune buggy

http://www.gizmag.com/volkswagen-beetle-dune-buggy/30405/

Pivothead video sunglasses get SMART with live streaming and modular architecture

http://www.gizmag.com/pivothead-video-sunglasses-get-smart/30386/

Multicopter meets monster truck: The AT Transformer roadable VTOL aircraft

http://www.gizmag.com/at-transformer-vtol/30387/

Google Joins Forces With NSA And DARPA As Military Contractor

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=16024

The Invisible Military Becomes A Reality

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/01/13/the-invisible-military-becomes-a-reality/

Simple Trick Against Hair Loss (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EjPi_MqO0U

Ford Introduces a New F-150 Made of Aluminum

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ford-introduces-new-f-150-made-aluminum

Helmet Combats Baldness With Lasers

http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/helmet-combats-baldness-with-lasers-140112.htm

Ultrasound Directed to the Human Brain Can Boost Sensory Performance

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140112190729.htm

Gene Therapy May Hold Promise for Advanced Parkinson's Disease

http://consumer.healthday.com/health-technology-information-18/gene-therapy-news-331/gene-therapy-may-hold-promise-for-advanced-parkinson-s-disease-683722.html

Scientists create 'micro-windmills' that could power your cellphone

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/12/5301008/uta-researchers-develop-micro-windmills-recharge-your-cell-phones

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Welcome to the greatest sound and light show The exterior of the space port’s master control centre resembles a saucer-shaped spaceship. Its inside is out of a James Bond movie with rows of computer consoles and TV monitors. As GSLV blazes across the firmament, its roar is louder than a squadron of fighter jets.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140112/ground.htm

NASA Announces Incoming CME Likely to Cause a Geomagnetic Storm

http://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/01/09/nasa-announces-incoming-cme-likely-cause-geomagnetic-storm/

On the Outskirts of Crypto City — The Architecture of Surveillance

http://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/01/09/outskirts-crypto-city-architecture-surveillance/

You Have A Bottle Of Wine But No Corkscrew? All You Need Is A Shoe (Really, This Works)

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/11/you-have-a-bottle-of-wine-but-no-corkscrew-all-you-need-is-a-shoe-really-this-works/

Explaining supervolcanoes: big, hot and dangerous

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/09/supervolcanoes-yellowstone-bill-mcguire

'Superlens' Extends Range of Wireless Power Transfer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140110153201.htm

Stem Cell Replacement for Frequent Age-Related Blindness

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140110113552.htm

Children who watch too much TV may have ‘damaged brain structures’

http://the-trumpet-online.com/children-watch-much-tv-may-damaged-brain-structures/

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Sorry, Google+, We Still Won't Come to Your Party

http://mashable.com/2014/01/10/google-plus-gmail/

The Cyborg Era Has Started

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140110103239.htm

Unpacking the toolkit of human consciousness

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-toolkit-human-consciousness.html

Rewiring Stem Cells: New Technique May Revolutionize Understanding of How Genes Function

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109132309.htm

Sandra Aamodt: Why dieting doesn't usually work (video)

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

Athlete's First Reaction in Victory Is Dominance, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140110103518.htm

Evidence of Harmful Effect of Bisphenol A-Based Plastics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140110102629.htm

Why drugs are expensive: It’s the science, stupid.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/the-curious-wavefunction/2014/01/06/why-drugs-are-expensive-its-the-science-stupid/

How to get fresh water out of thin air

http://globalresearchreport.com/2014/01/11/how-to-get-fresh-water-out-of-thin-air/

Research Demonstrates 'Guided Missile' Strategy to Kill Hidden HIV

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109175449.htm

First light-bending calculator designed with metamaterials

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24849-first-lightbending-calculator-made-with-metamaterials.html

Friday, January 10, 2014

ICM gets to grips with two new climbing robots

http://www.gizmag.com/icm-mini-maxi-climbing-robot/30394/

Opinion: Should the ISS be given a new lease on life?

http://www.gizmag.com/iss-operations-extension-2024/30385/

The swan flies: Successful launch of Cygnus/Antares ISS supply mission

http://www.gizmag.com/orbital-sciences-cygnus-antares-iss-launch/30395/

DJI releases mid-priced Phantom 2 and Phantom FC40 quadcopters

http://www.gizmag.com/dji-phantom-2-fc40/30397/

Two-in-one nanoparticles exploit tumor cells to precisely deliver multiple drugs

http://www.gizmag.com/nanoparticle-tumor-cell-site-specific-drug-delivery/30377/

Gemini Planet Imager snaps first direct image of exoplanet Beta Pictoris b

http://www.gizmag.com/gemini-planet-imager-pictoris/30379/

Kiwi Move could be the most powerful new wearable

http://www.gizmag.com/kiwi-move-ces/30390/

Tsunami House built to handle nature's worst

http://www.gizmag.com/tsunami-house-designs-northwest-architects/30392/

Hands-on: Oculus Rift "Crystal Cove" prototype

http://www.gizmag.com/oculus-rift-hands-on-2014/30396/

Bacteria release billions and billions of 'food parcels' into oceans, say scientists

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0110/Bacteria-release-billions-and-billions-of-food-parcels-into-oceans-say-scientists

'Hand of God' seen in NASA space telescope image

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0110/Hand-of-God-seen-in-NASA-space-telescope-image

Speeding stars pose puzzle to scientists: What got them moving?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0110/Speeding-stars-pose-puzzle-to-scientists-What-got-them-moving

New Clues to How Bacteria Evade Antibiotics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109143715.htm

Capturing a Hard-Wired Variability: What Makes Some Identical Twins Noticeably Different?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109143756.htm

Spinal Cord Findings Could Help Explain Origins of Limb Control

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109143804.htm

Hack or attempt to Hack, you may face 20 years in prison

http://globalresearchreport.com/2014/01/10/hack-or-attempt-to-hack-you-may-face-20-years-in-prison/

"Super-Earths are Likely to Have Oceans and Continents"

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/01/super-earths-likely-to-have-oceans-and-continents-.html

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Singularity 1 on 1: James Barrat on Our Final Invention

http://www.singularityweblog.com/singularity-james-barrat-our-final-invention/

These Harvard researchers are making a new type of battery using the same molecule in rhubarb

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/08/these-harvard-researchers-are-making-a-new-type-of-battery-using-the-same-molecule-in-rhubarb/

10 Reasons Why Google Glass Is Doomed

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230630

Long in the tooth? Great white sharks can live to a ripe old age, study finds.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0109/Long-in-the-tooth-Great-white-sharks-can-live-to-a-ripe-old-age-study-finds

Ancient sea monsters had black skin, scales, say scientists

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0109/Ancient-sea-monsters-had-black-skin-scales-say-scientists

Where do your bones come from? Shark genome study offers insights.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0109/Where-do-your-bones-come-from-Shark-genome-study-offers-insights

Intel Aims For Post-Smartphone Era With SD Card-Sized Computer

http://singularityhub.com/2014/01/09/intel-aims-for-post-smartphone-era-with-sd-card-sized-computer/

Here’s What the Earth Sounds Like Six Miles Below Ground

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/01/06/heres-what-the-earth-sounds-like-six-miles-below-ground/

Endocrine Disruptors Start a Medical Revolution

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/01/endocrine-disruptors-start-medical-revolution

ScienceShot: Flipper's Dark Side

http://news.sciencemag.org/plants-animals/2014/01/scienceshot-flippers-dark-side

Life possible in the early Universe

http://www.nature.com/news/life-possible-in-the-early-universe-1.14341

$7,000 84-mpg Elio car moves forward with new production plant

http://www.gizmag.com/elio-car-moves-forward-ces/30374/

'Sticky balls' may stop cancer spreading

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25625934

‘Habitable zones’ around stars ten times wider than we thought – study

http://rt.com/news/life-earth-planets-study-305/

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Google establishes Open Automotive Alliance to get Android in cars

http://www.gizmag.com/open-automotive-alliance-android-google/30361/

‘Smart Pajamas’ Read Bedtime Stories To Children Via QR Codes (VIDEO)

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=15991

Synthetic Genetic Clock Checks Thermometer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107135809.htm

On-Demand Vaccines Possible With Engineered Nanoparticles

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107134312.htm

Why You Should Learn to Run a Server Before You Learn to Code

http://lifehacker.com/why-you-should-learn-to-run-a-server-before-you-learn-t-1497178889

How Lumiata wants to scale medicine with machine learning and APIs

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/08/lumiata-does-graph-analysis-for-medical-data-raises-4m-from-khosla/

'Missing link' black holes could be hiding in dwarf galaxies

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0108/Missing-link-black-holes-could-be-hiding-in-dwarf-galaxies

Scientist identifies an ancient shark nursery in ... Illinois

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0108/Scientist-identifies-an-ancient-shark-nursery-in-Illinois

Storms on 'Failed Stars' Rain Molten Iron

http://www.space.com/24192-stormy-weather-brown-dwarfs-aas223.html?cmpid=556081

The Word of the Year: SCIENCE

http://bigthink.com/rightly-understood/the-word-of-the-year-science

The New Project Set to make EEG, Brain Computer Interfacing and 3D Printing History

http://bigthink.com/neurobonkers/an-open-source-eeg-could-enable-you-to-make-your-own-brain-computer-interface

Primal Fear: Ed Norton's Guide to Handling Stage Fright

http://bigthink.com/big-think-edge/primal-fear-ed-nortons-guide-to-handling-stage-fright-2

Can a Pill Give You Perfect Pitch?

http://www.livescience.com/42347-valproate-perfect-pitch-absolute-pitch.html

Is Multitasking Mastery in Genes?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107135950.htm

Eight Million Lives Saved Since Surgeon General's Tobacco Warning 50 Years Ago

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107215513.htm

Another Step Towards Understanding the Quantum Behavior of Cold Atoms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140103085254.htm

25 Years of DNA On Computers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140103085244.htm

Electronic Tongues Measure Grape Ripeness

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140103121308.htm

New, Simple Technique May Drive Down Biofuel Production Costs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107112614.htm

Found: New Cellulose Digestion Mechanism by Fast-Eating Enzyme

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107135942.htm

Ultra-Bright Young Galaxies Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107163741.htm

Hubble Unveils a Deep Sea of Small and Faint Early Galaxies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107163743.htm

Stormy Stars? Probing Weather On Brown Dwarfs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107170600.htm

Out-Of-This-World First Light Images Emerge from Gemini Planet Imager

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107170907.htm

Pandora's Magnifying Glass: First Image from Hubble's Frontier Fields

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107170909.htm

Giant Sunspot, Larger Than Earth's Diameter, Appears On Sun

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107215515.htm

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Transcendence: Johnny Depp’s Upcoming Singularity Film

http://www.singularityweblog.com/transcendence-johnny-depp-singularity-film/

Shelton Discusses Importance of Space Defense

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=121443

Here’s How to Open a Can With Your Bare Hands

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/06/heres-how-to-open-a-can-with-your-bare-hands/

A New Method to Measure Consciousness Proposed It's an important new tool for doctors, but what is it actually measuring?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-new-method-to-measure-consciousness-discovered

Electronic devices given 20 year memory boost

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/channels/design-engineering/news/electronic-devices-given-20-year-memory-boost/1017742.article

20 New Biotech Breakthroughs that Will Change Medicine

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/breakthroughs/4303407

RAMBO a Small but Powerful Magnet: System Allows High-Magnetic-Field Experiments On a Tabletop

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140106160045.htm

The Singularity promises great benefits, but can we brave the risks By Dick Pelletier

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/523.html

New Compounds Discovered That Are Hundreds of Times More Mutagenic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140106133249.htm

Keecker launches polymath home entertainment robot

http://www.gizmag.com/keecker-wibot-home-entertainment-robit/30316/

InAiR displays internet content "in the air" between you and your 3D TV

http://www.gizmag.com/seespace-inair-augmented-tv/30320/

3D Systems targets families with sub-$1,000 3D printer

http://www.gizmag.com/3dsystems-cube-3-pro-3d-printers/30331/

Pentagon looks to the next 25 years of robot warriors

http://www.gizmag.com/25-year-military-robots-pentagon-blueprint/30247/

iOptik augmented reality contact lens prototype to be unveiled at CES

http://www.gizmag.com/ioptik-ar-contact-lens-ces/30310/

The upside of body odor New research suggests a lack of personal hygiene can inspire feelings of pity and generosity

http://www.salon.com/2014/01/07/the_surprising_benefits_of_body_odor_partner/

Great Novels can Change your Life...and your Brain Getting lost in a good book can actually change your brain, with neural paths forming in the same way as if you were actually living the experience, scientists have found

http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/01/no_author/great-novels-can-change-your-life/

Fighter jet flies with 3D printed parts

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/01/07/fighter-jet-flies-with-3d-printed-parts/

Are Gifted Children Getting Lost in the Shuffle?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140106155946.htm

Loving Touch Critical for Premature Infants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140106094437.htm

Monday, January 6, 2014

Kennedy Space Center now home to secret military planes

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0106/Kennedy-Space-Center-now-home-to-secret-military-planes

The True Cost of Cyberattacks on Companies

http://globalresearchreport.com/2014/01/06/the-true-cost-of-cyberattacks-on-companies/

New Simple Blood Test Finds Cancer Before Conventional Procedures

http://energyfanatics.com/2014/01/05/simple-blood-test-cancer-conventional-procedures/

Military drones set to get stronger chemical weapons and could soon make their OWN decisions during missions

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/01/06/military-drones-set-to-get-stronger-chemical-weapons-and-could-soon-make-their-own-decisions-during-missions/

Smart Dog Drives Smart Car (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fybch3DX8c8

Genius Arab inventor comes up with a new "badass" outdoor cooking device that's taking the sportsmen industry by storm

http://www.libertarianrepublican.net/2014/01/genius-arab-inventer-comes-up-with-new.html

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Ex NASA Deputy Lori Garver calls for scrapping heavy lift Space Launch System

http://www.examiner.com/article/ex-nasa-deputy-lori-garver-calls-for-scrapping-heavy-lift-space-launch-system?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Roses Are Red: Why Some Petunias Are Blue

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140102133223.htm

Genomes Gone Wild Weird and wonderful, plant DNA is challenging preconceptions about the evolution of life, including our own species.

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38729/title/Genomes-Gone-Wild/

Plant Talk

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38727/title/Plant-Talk/

Stoned Ape Theory Might be More Than Just Stoner Logic

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/01/stoned-ape-theory-might-be-more-than-just-stoner-logic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stoned-ape-theory-might-be-more-than-just-stoner-logic

Researchers Levitate Objects and Move Them Around Using Ultrasonic Sound Waves

http://www.dailygrail.com/Fresh-Science/2014/1/Researchers-Levitate-Objects-and-Move-Them-Around-Using-Ultrasonic-Sound-Waves

Simulator Recreates Virtual Taste Online

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140102114807.htm

Friday, January 3, 2014

iOptik Contact Lens Allows Wearer To View HD Virtual Screens

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=15945

Relapse of 'cured' HIV patients spurs AIDS science on

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/02/us-aids-cure-idUSBREA010B520140102

Michigan Tech physicists search for time travelers on Twitter

http://www.gizmag.com/time-travel-search-twitter/30282/

EmoSPARK: An "artificial intelligence console" that wants to make you happy

http://www.gizmag.com/aritificial-intelligence-emospark-cube/30168/

WIRED’s Top Science Stories of the Year

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/12/top-stories-of-the-year-2013/

Asteroid Hits Earth! 2014AA Impacted Atlantic Ocean!

http://vineoflifenews.com/asteroid-hits-earth-2014aa-impacted-atlantic-ocean/

Ford to Unveil Solar Hybrid Concept Car

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/01/ford-unveil-solar-hybrid-concept-car

Cringe-Inducing Video Reveals What This Mysterious ‘Fuzz’ Is – and It’s Terrifying

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/02/cringe-inducing-video-reveals-what-this-mysterious-fuzz-is-and-its-terrifying/

Turning Off 'Aging Genes'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140102123403.htm

Jumping DNA in the brain may be a cause of schizophrenia

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-dna-brain-schizophrenia.html

Smithsonian scientists discover new ghost ant genus and species

http://smithsonianscience.org/2013/12/smithsonian-scientists-discover-new-ghost-ant-genus-and-species/

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Odor Receptors Discovered In Lungs

http://www.eurasiareview.com/03012014-odor-receptors-discovered-lungs/

Scientists surprised to discover anemones living under antarctic ice

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/12/31/Scientists-surprised-to-discover-anemones-living-under-antarctic-ice/UPI-96651388528235/?spt=hts&or=15

Scientists observe dogs relieving themselves, discover something amazing

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0102/Scientists-observe-dogs-relieving-themselves-discover-something-amazing

Cancer drugs Getting close and personal

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21592599-researchers-and-drug-companies-are-ganging-up-new-push-against

5 Most Amazing Spaceflight Feats of 2013

http://www.space.com/24100-amazing-spaceflight-feats-2013.html

Wisconsin Uses Cheese Brine to Keep Roads Clear of Ice

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/12/27/wisconsin-uses-cheese-brine-to-keep-roads-clear-of-ice/

U.S. Global Share of Research Spending Declines

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140101175721.htm

Gene Therapy for Human Skin Disease Produces Long-Term Benefits

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131226143110.htm

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

How Emotions Are Mapped in the Body

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131231094353.htm

Arrival of the “New Era” in US space policy

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2425/1

Toward Molecular Explanation for Schizophrenia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131230135050.htm

Vitamin E slows Alzheimer's progression

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-vitamin-e-slows-alzheimers-20131231,0,3060667.story

5 Easy Tips for Denying Scientific Consensus

http://bigthink.com/experts-corner/5-easy-tips-for-denying-scientific-consensus

Why Do Child Prodigies Fizzle Out?

http://bigthink.com/in-their-own-words/why-do-child-prodigies-fizzle-out

Unconscious Learning: How the Brain Evolved to Respond to Danger

http://bigthink.com/in-their-own-words/unconscious-learning-how-the-brain-evolved-to-respond-to-danger

The History of Life on Earth in Three Minutes

http://bigthink.com/big-think-tv/the-history-of-life-on-earth-in-three-minutes

Potential Martians: Mars One selects 1,058 hopefuls among 200,000 applicants

http://rt.com/news/mars-one-applicants-selected-039/

2014 Will See The Rise Of The ‘Always On’ Smarthome

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=15911

Wi-Fi signals enable gesture recognition throughout entire home

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/01/01/wi-fi-signals-enable-gesture-recognition-throughout-entire-home/

The 18 Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True in 2013

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/01/01/the-18-most-futuristic-predictions-that-came-true-in-2013/