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

Monday, March 31, 2014

Study Confirms Benefits Of Treating Heart Attack Patients With Cheap Drug

http://www.eurasiareview.com/31032014-study-confirms-benefits-of-treating-heart-attack-patients-with-cheap-drug/

Someday, you may store your solar or wind power in a 'rhubarb battery' from Harvard

http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-03-30/someday-you-may-store-your-solar-or-wind-power-rhubarb-battery-harvard

Salivary 'carb breakdown' gene linked to obesity, study shows

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/30/salivary-carb-breakdown-gene-obesity-study

Children's hyperactivity 'is not a real disease', says US expert

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/30/children-hyperactivity-not-real-disease-neuroscientist-adhd

In latest 3D printer implants breakthrough, surgeons replace skull

http://medcitynews.com/2014/03/in-latest-3d-printer-implants-breakthrough-surgeons-replace-skull/

Airbus recreates the surface of Mars in Stevenage to test the ESA's ExoMars rover

http://www.gizmag.com/airbus-mars-esa-exomars-rover/31406/

Facebook and Internet.org announce flying internet

http://www.gizmag.com/facebook-internet-org-internet-drones/31407/

Now you can buy a $60,000 remote-controlled dragon, because why not?

http://www.gizmag.com/remote-controlled-fire-breathing-dragon/31408/

X-Men-inspired specs will literally give you a burning stare

http://www.gizmag.com/x-men-inspired-specs-will-literally-give-you-a-burning-stare/31410/

"Mini hearts" on veins could be used to treat circulatory problems

http://www.gizmag.com/mini-heart/31411/

How To Hide Your House From Google Maps

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/31/how-to-hide-your-house-from-google-maps/

Why we miss subtle visual changes, and why it keeps us sane

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140330151541.htm

One drug to rule them all: Researchers find treatment that kills every kind of cancer tumor

http://nypost.com/2013/03/27/one-drug-to-rule-them-all-researchers-find-treatment-that-kills-every-kind-of-cancer-tumor/

Saturday, March 29, 2014

This Insanely Small 3D Camera Shows What’s Happening In Your Bloodstream

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/29/this-insanely-small-3d-camera-shows-whats-happening-in-your-bloodstream/

Incredible Technology: Giant Starshade Could Help Find an Alien Earth

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/29/incredible-technology-giant-starshade-could-help-find-an-alien-earth/

Gulf war illness not in veterans' heads but in their mitochondria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327222210.htm

Slow Life (video)

http://vimeo.com/88829079

Underweight people at as high risk of dying as obese people, new study finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140328103037.htm

Brain scans link concern for justice with reason, not emotion

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140328102909.htm

How we recover from brain cramps Science reveals we experience a moment of temporary amnesia when we can't recall a certain word or someone's name

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/28/video_how_we_recover_from_brain_farts_partner/

Enter The Entertainment Borg – Transhumanism Next Stop!

http://vineoflifenews.com/enter-the-entertainment-borg-transhumanism-next-stop/

Friday, March 28, 2014

Record quantum entanglement of multiple dimensions: Two Schrödinger cats which could be alive, dead, or in 101 other states simultaneously

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327100612.htm

To grow or not to grow: A step forward in adult vertebrate tissue regeneration

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327123335.htm

10-year-old Emirati inventor to do science tour of world, courtesy of Dubai’s Crown Prince

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/science/10-year-old-emirati-inventor-to-do-science-tour-of-world-courtesy-of-dubais-crown-prince

First genome methylation mapping in fruit fly

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327142453.htm

Mathematician releases 2014 Major League Baseball projections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327142451.htm

New way to filter light: May provide first directional selectivity for light waves

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327142447.htm

Is the future of the Internet in the stars? Facebook and NASA think so.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2014/0328/Is-the-future-of-the-Internet-in-the-stars-Facebook-and-NASA-think-so

'Anti-Aging' Hormone May Actually Shorten Life

http://labroots.com/user/news/article/id/145728/title/antiaging-hormone-may-actually-shorten-life

Zaha Hadid's stunning Dongdaemun Design Plaza opens in Seoul

http://www.gizmag.com/zaha-hadids-dongdaemun-design-plaza-opens-in-seoul/31385/

StratoBus seeks to occupy the midpoint between airship and satellite

http://www.gizmag.com/thales-alenia-space-stratobus-airship/31395/

Gizmag visits "3D: printing the future" at the London Science Museum

http://www.gizmag.com/london-science-museum-3d-printing-future/31391/

"Superparamagnetic" particles used to harvest phosphorus from polluted water

http://www.gizmag.com/phosphorus-superparamagnetic-particles/31399/

NASA asks public to vote on Z-2 spacesuit design

http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-z-2-spacesuit-design-vote/31369/

Scientists hail synthetic chromosome advance

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26768445

The Onion's Extremely Accurate History of the Internet, Part 2: Computers—The Thing You Need To Make the Internet

https://screen.yahoo.com/onions-extremely-accurate-history-internet-235209925.html

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Gunshot victims to be suspended between life and death

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129623.000-gunshot-victims-to-be-suspended-between-life-and-death.html

Amazon Plans Free Video-Streaming Service, WSJ Reports

http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/27/amazon-plans-free-video-streaming-service-wsj-reports/

A Brief History of String Theory

http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=6806

Crows solve Aesop's fable puzzles, offer clues to cognition

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/us-science-crows-idUSBREA2P25620140326

Astronomers dub new dwarf planet 'Biden.' Will the name stick?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0327/Astronomers-dub-new-dwarf-planet-Biden.-Will-the-name-stick

Scientists publish 'navigation maps' for human genome

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/us-science-genome-idUSBREA2P1NT20140326

Dirigible Drones Will Watch the World From 13 Miles Up

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/27/dirigible-drones-will-watch-the-world-from-13-miles-up/

American astronomer discovers Earth-like Red Dwarf planet

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/27/american-astronomer-discovers-earth-like-red-dwarf-planet/

10 Questions We Can’t Answer About The Human Body

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/27/10-questions-we-cant-answer-about-the-human-body/

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Comet-probing robot to wake from hibernation

http://phys.org/news/2014-03-comet-probing-robot-hibernation.html

Titan Project explores the smallest building blocks of matter

http://phys.org/news/2014-03-titan-explores-smallest-blocks.html

Doctors raise blood pressure in patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325210635.htm

Roundup: Smart clothes to Oculus Rift knock-offs: highlights of the Wearable Tech Show

http://tekaddict-2.myshopify.com/blogs/news/12974925-roundup-smart-clothes-to-oculus-rift-knock-offs-highlights-of-the-wearable-tech-show

New Dwarf Planet Found at Solar System's Edge, Hints at Possible Faraway 'Planet X'

http://www.space.com/25218-dwarf-planet-discovery-solar-system-edge.html

First-Ever Asteroid With Rings Knocks Astronomers for a Loop

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/first-ever-asteroid-rings-knocks-astronomers-loop-n62266

Scientists Tweak Genes to Give Bacteria Electrical Superpowers

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/03/bionic-biofilms/

Mark Cuban pinpoints the one thing Silicon Valley has that other US tech hubs don't

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/16728598-mark-cuban-pinpoints-the-one-thing-silicon-valley-has-that-other-us-tech-hubs-dont

How Russia could strangle the U.S. space program

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/26/how_russia_could_strangle_the_us_space_program_partner/

The men behind Facebook, Tesla and PayPal (and Ashton Kutcher) unite to help create a computer that works like a HUMAN BRAIN

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2589183/The-men-Facebook-Tesla-PayPal-unite-create-computer-works-like-HUMAN-BRAIN.html

Look At The Crazy New Robots Coming Out Of Japan

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/26/look-at-the-crazy-new-robots-coming-out-of-japan/

Don’t tase me, drone! Law enforcement eyes new drone armed with tasers

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/25/drone-armed-taser-eyed-law-enforcement/

Lehmann Aviation updates its GoPro-toting LA100 drone

http://www.gizmag.com/lehmann-aviation-la100-version2/31363/

Tough-as-nails ceramic inspired by mother-of-pearl

http://www.gizmag.com/mother-of-pearl-nacre-ceramic/31367/

Designer builds floating off-grid "tsunami-proof" shelter in his backyard

http://www.gizmag.com/tsunami-proof-shelter-backyard/31355/

Health-care professionals should prescribe sleep to prevent, treat metabolic disorders, experts argue

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324200507.htm

Kids' books featuring animals with human traits lead to less learning of natural world

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325113240.htm

Einstein's 'spooky' theory may lead to ultra-secure Internet

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324224554.htm

Number of patients admitted with antibiotic-resistant infections is rising

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325113234.htm

Replacing insulin through stem cell-derived pancreatic cells under the skin

Sensing gravity with acid: Scientists discover role for protons in neurotransmission

Sensing gravity with acid: Scientists discover role for protons in neurotransmission

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325154236.htm

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

World's 1st Robotic Planet Finder Discovers Two Alien Planetary Systems

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/03/new-robotic-planet-finder-discovers-two-alien-planetary-systems.html

Israeli Technology Helps Secure Statue of Liberty

http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/03/25/israeli-technology-helps-secure-statue-of-liberty/

What's the story with those Big Bang waves? A Q&A.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0325/What-s-the-story-with-those-Big-Bang-waves-A-Q-A

The Vigilante

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6177/1306.full

Sometimes Less is More for Hungry Dogs

http://www.labmanager.com/news/2014/03/sometimes-less-is-more-for-hungry-dogsddddddddddddddddd

David Byrne slams NSA and big tech: “It is we who are being sold”

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/25/david_byrne_slams_nsa_and_big_tech_it_is_we_who_are_being_sold/

More News Is Being Written By Robots Than You Think

http://singularityhub.com/2014/03/25/more-news-is-being-written-by-robots-than-you-think/

Professor May Have Solved Hawking’s Black Hole Problem

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/03/professor-may-have-solved-hawking%E2%80%99s-black-hole-problem?et_cid=3843244&et_rid=454967483&type=cta

Researchers Find Shock-absorbing 'Goo' in Bone

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/03/researchers-find-shock-absorbing-goo-bone?et_cid=3843244&et_rid=454967483&location=top

Gene Deletion Reduces Body Fat, Slows Aging in Mice

http://www.alnmag.com/news/2014/03/gene-deletion-reduces-body-fat-slows-aging-mice?et_cid=3844396&et_rid=454967483&location=top

Did Inbreeding Doom the Mammoth?

http://news.sciencemag.org/paleontology/2014/03/did-inbreeding-doom-mammoth

Kids who don't cry: New genetic disorder discovered

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/20/health/ngly1-genetic-disorder/

Interactive map of Israeli startups

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2014/03/interactive-map-of-israeli-startups.html

If Humans used Animal Mating Rituals

http://9gag.com/gag/aZP2zgz

Computers see through faked expressions of pain better than people

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2014/03/20/computers.see.through.faked.expressions.pain.better.people

Ninjabot strikes with force of a mantis shrimp

http://phys.org/news/2014-02-ninjabot-mantis-shrimp.html

Shape-shifting claytronics: wild future here by 2020, experts say By Dick Pelletier

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/534.html

Scientists Home In On Earth-Sized Exoplanet

http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/scientists-home-in-on-earth-sized-exoplanet-140320.htm

Leaders wired to be task-focused or team-builders, but can be both

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324104522.htm

New bodily illusion: Would you believe your hand could turn into marble?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324104424.htm

New way to make muscle cells from human stem cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140321164605.htm

Monday, March 24, 2014

Springtime Suicide Peak Still Puzzles Scientists

http://www.livescience.com/44290-suicides-peak-spring.html?cmpid=556802

NASA wants to lasso an asteroid, but which one?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0324/NASA-wants-to-lasso-an-asteroid-but-which-one

The 3D Economy Forget guns, what happens when everyone prints their own shoes?

http://reason.com/archives/2014/03/24/the-3d-economy

Bill Clinton, The Washington Post, and The Heritage Foundation Agree on This

http://blog.heritage.org/2014/03/24/icann-internet-bill-clinton-washington-post-heritage-foundation-agree/

Soft-bodied robofish pulls off sharp turns like the real thing

http://www.gizmag.com/mit-soft-bodied-robotic-fish/31325/

Diamond Armor bullet-proof suit provides stylish protection for a cool US$3.2 million

http://www.gizmag.com/diamond-armor-bullet-proof-suit/31293/

iHear hearing aid can be calibrated over the internet to keep costs low

http://www.gizmag.com/ihear-hearing-aid-calibrated-internet-costs-low/31337/

The story of the RYNO electric microcycle – in the inventor's own words

http://www.gizmag.com/self-balancing-ryno-electric-microcycle-release/30832/

Scientists find gene which is linked to exceptionally low IQ in children

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2587271/Scientists-gene-linked-exceptionally-low-IQ-children.html

Electric 'thinking cap' controls learning speed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140323171904.htm

Is a treatment for Crohn’s disease on the horizon?

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/23/is_a_treatment_for_crohns_disease_on_the_horizon_partner/

'MaMTH' advance: New technology sheds light on protein interactions

http://phys.org/news/2014-03-mamth-advance-technology-protein-interactions.html

The End of Science

http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-end-of-science.html

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Unique chromosomes preserved in Swedish fossil

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140321101730.htm

Now even more likely that there are particles smaller than Higgs out there

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140321095331.htm

Stem cell findings may offer answers for some bladder defects, disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140321164856.htm

USF study shows stem cells could help injured brains

http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2014/03/20/usf-study-show-stem-cells-could-help-injured.html

Can 'love hormone' protect against addiction?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140320100514.htm

Mugshots built from DNA data Computer program crudely predicts a facial structure from genetic variations.

http://www.nature.com/news/mugshots-built-from-dna-data-1.14899

New approach makes cancer cells explode

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140320121906.htm

Tricksy type: How fonts can mess with your mind

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628962.600-tricksy-type-how-fonts-can-mess-with-your-mind.html

Elon Musk And Mark Zuckerberg Have Invested $40 Million In A Mysterious Artificial Intelligence Company

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/22/elon-musk-and-mark-zuckerberg-have-invested-40-million-in-a-mysterious-artificial-intelligence-company/

Friday, March 21, 2014

Loblolly pine genome is largest ever sequenced: Seven times bigger than the human genome

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140320100520.htm

Fake laughter doesn't fool the brain, research reveals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319222503.htm

Bionic plants: Scientists give plants super powers

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/21/bionic-plants-scientists-give-plants-super-powers/

Bizarre search for notorious video game called off

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/03/20/bizarre-search-for-notorious-video-game-called-off/20854044/

Autonomous cars start to take shape

http://www.gizmag.com/autonomous-cars-2014-geneva-motor-show/31225/

Discovery of body clock reset mechanism could help shift workers and jetsetters

http://www.gizmag.com/body-clock-reset-enzyme/31320/

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Epic Gravitational-Wave Discovery Points to Existence of Multiple Universes (VIDEO)

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/03/epic-gravitational-wave-discovery-points-to-multiple-universes.html

Dr. Seth Shostak: ‘We Are Going To Find Life In Space This Century’

http://www.eurasiareview.com/20032014-dr-seth-shostak-we-are-going-to-find-life-in-space-this-century/

Human nose can sniff out one trillion distinct odors, say scientists

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0320/Human-nose-can-sniff-out-one-trillion-distinct-odors-say-scientists

Paleontologists spot stick insect fossil camouflaging itself as a stick fossil

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0320/Paleontologists-spot-stick-insect-fossil-camouflaging-itself-as-a-stick-fossil

Top tech shopping myths debunked

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Saving-Money/2014/0320/Top-tech-shopping-myths-debunked

The future of Silicon Valley may lie in the mountains of Afghanistan

http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/20/lithium-afghanistan/

Cefaly migraine prevention headband gets FDA approval

http://www.gizmag.com/celafy-electronic-headband-migraine/31299/

IBM’s Watson, New York Genome Center partner on brain cancer treatment

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-it/ibms-watson-new-york-genome-center-partner-on-brain-cancer-treatment/2014/03/18/35019894-aba7-11e3-af5f-4c56b834c4bf_story.html

Method Creates Stem Cells from Drop of Blood

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/03/method-creates-stem-cells-drop-blood

Internet Control in an Anti-Free Speech World

http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/arnold-ahlert/internet-control-in-an-anti-free-speech-world/

How many types of orgasm can women really have?

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/19/how_many_types_of_orgasm_can_women_really_have_partner/

Plants Sense Snail Slime to Avoid Becoming Supper

http://discovermagazine.com/2014/april/8-snail-fail

Turning Light into Matter Physicists have created a device that binds photons together to form "light molecules."

http://discovermagazine.com/2014/april/6-how-to-make-light-matter

Brain-Machine Interface Could Give Voice to the Voiceless

http://discovermagazine.com/2014/april/9-whats-on-your-mind

Flashback Friday: Farts: an underappreciated threat to astronauts.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2014/03/14/flashback-friday-farts-underappreciated-threat-astronauts/

How the Big Bang Achieved Warp Speed, and Why We Can’t

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/03/how-the-big-bang-achieved-warp-speed-and-why-we-cant/

Pluto Is Back!

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/03/pluto-is-back/

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Florida Pythons Navigate Home Over Record-Breaking Distance

http://www.livescience.com/44179-burmese-pythons-find-their-way-home.html?cmpid=556800

Cosmos with Neil deGrasse Tyson

http://www.libertarianrepublican.net/2014/03/cosmos-with-neil-degrasse-tyson.html

Lost Sleep Leads to Lost Neurons

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2014/03/lost-sleep-leads-lost-neurons?et_cid=3832624&et_rid=628714314&type=headline

Society Is Doomed, Scientists Claim

http://www.livescience.com/44171-society-civilization-collapse-study.html?cmpid=556800

Project Morpheus and Oculus Rift: Virtual reality headsets are coming soon

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/19/project_morpheus_and_oculus_rift_virtual_reality_headsets_are_coming_soon/

4 Reasons We're All Sharing a Physics Video We Don't Understand

http://www.inc.com/kimberly-weisul/why-were-all-sharing-a-physics-video-we-dont-understand.html

Gut bacteria turn dark chocolate 'healthy'

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-26626507

Potentially safer, greener alternative to BPA could come from papermaking waste

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140316203159.htm

Gravitational Waves from Big Bang Detected

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gravity-waves-cmb-b-mode-polarization/

First hints of waves on Titan's seas

http://www.nature.com/news/first-hints-of-waves-on-titan-s-seas-1.14889

King's College London develops skinsuit to prevent muscle and bone loss in space

http://www.gizmag.com/kings-college-muscle-saving-skinsuit/31259/

Tiny gel tags indicate when packaged food has spoiled

http://www.gizmag.com/gel-tag/31266/

Google unveils the Android Wear platform: Google Now on your wrist

http://www.gizmag.com/google-wear-smartwatch-platform/31262/

Bees capable of learning feats with tasty prize in sight

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140318142529.htm

Google Claims it Will Now Encrypt All Search Data – Do You Believe Them?

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/19/google-claims-it-will-now-encrypt-all-search-data-do-you-believe-them/

Analyst: Stealth Technology Seizure Behind MH370 Disappearance

http://globalresearchreport.com/2014/03/19/analyst-stealth-technology-seizure-behind-mh370-disappearance/

Major 'third-hand smoke' compound causes DNA damage and potentially cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140316203156.htm

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

U.S. headache sufferers get $1 billion worth of brain scans each year

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140317170642.htm

How age opens the gates for Alzheimer's

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-age-gates-alzheimer.html

Better than “Candy Crush”: This smartphone game helps scientists find a cure for cancer

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/17/better_than_candy_crush_this_smartphone_game_helps_scientists_find_a_cure_for_cancer/

Obama’s NSA Has A ‘Time Machine’ Voice Interception Program Called MYSTIC

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=17464

The stunning dishonesty of Charles Murray Paul Ryan’s “inner city” expert explains why insisting blacks and Latinos have lower IQs isn’t racist. He's wrong

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/18/paul_krugman_demolishes_charles_murrays_stunning_racist_dishonesty/

Next Generation: Nanoparticles Augment Plant Functions

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/39440/title/Next-Generation--Nanoparticles-Augment-Plant-Functions/

Why Reindeer Steer Clear of Power Lines

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-reindeer-steer-clear-of-power-lines/

How Atheism Helped Create the Modern World [Excerpt]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-atheism-helped-create-the-modern-world-excerpt/

MIT Scientists Attempt to Create Nano-Bionic Plants

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/18/mit-scientists-attempt-to-create-nano-bionic-plants/

Driverless Cars, Meet Captainless Ships: Autonomous Vehicles To Take To The Sea

http://singularityhub.com/2014/03/18/driverless-cars-meet-captainless-ships-autonomous-vehicles-to-take-to-the-sea/

Archeologists Find Oldest Human with Cancer

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/03/archeologists-find-oldest-human-cancer

His Fertility Advance Draws Ire Shoukhrat Mitalipov’s Mitochrondrial Manipulations

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/science/shoukhrat-mitalipovs-mitochrondrial-manipulations.html

A battery that 'breathes' could power next-gen electric vehicles

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140316102709.htm

Monday, March 17, 2014

A World Of Open Source Sex Toys, Built By Three Georgia Tech Students

http://www.fastcolabs.com/3026836/a-world-of-open-source-sex-toys-built-by-three-georgia-tech-students

Smoking gun for the Big Bang! Major scientific discovery helps prove Einstein’s last untested prediction

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/17/new_discovery_last_of_albert_einsteins_untested_predictions_may_have_proof/

Rare 'likely' female-to-female HIV case reported in US

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26571161

Gallium nitride transistors promise brighter future for LEDs

http://www.gizmag.com/led-galium-nitride-fraunhofer/31193/

Audi Online traffic light system helps drivers hit the green lights

http://www.gizmag.com/audi-connected-traffic-light-system/31159/

Intelligent people are more likely to trust others

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140316133840.htm

Do you know whether this story was written by a human? Computer generated vs. journalistic content

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140314164137.htm

Love letters and kindness may improve mental health

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-21900202

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

What did you see, Elder Galaxies? What made you age so quickly?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/12/spotted_ancient_mature_galaxies_spotted_where_they_dont_belong/

CDC: The rise of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea “appears imminent”

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/12/cdc_the_rise_of_antibiotic_resistant_gonorrhea_appears_imminent/

Watch this robot play a table tennis champion — and almost win!

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/12/watch_man_versus_robot_table_tennis_edition/

Elephants Prove to be Fantastic Listeners

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/03/elephants-prove-be-fantastic-listeners?et_cid=3815661&et_rid=454967483&location=top

Chimpanzees Can Play Video Games Better Than Kindergartners

http://www.livescience.com/44039-chimpanzees-can-play-video-games-better-than-kindergartners.html?cmpid=556797

Largest Yellow Star Ever Seen Revealed in New Light (Video, Images)

http://www.space.com/25026-largest-yellow-star-photos-video.html?cmpid=556784

Scientists 'herd' cells in new approach to tissue engineering (w/video)

http://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=34735.php

Here's The Technology That's Going To Make Your Phone's Internet 1,000 Times Faster Than 4G

http://www.businessinsider.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-pcell-2014-3

Bending the light with a tiny chip: Silicon chip acts as a lens-free projector, may one day fit in cell phones

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311110003.htm

Acoustic cloaking device hides objects from sound

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311184708.htm

"Infinity of Galaxies" --Giordano Bruno's Heresy on 'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey'

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/03/infinity-of-galaxies-giordano-brunos-heresy-on-last-nights-cosmos-a-spacetime-odyssey.html

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Rethinking predators: Legend of the wolf

http://www.nature.com/news/rethinking-predators-legend-of-the-wolf-1.14841

Head of China's space science reaches out

http://www.nature.com/news/head-of-china-s-space-science-reaches-out-1.14797

Did dark matter kill the dinosaurs?

http://www.nature.com/news/did-dark-matter-kill-the-dinosaurs-1.14839

Spread of antibiotic resistance understood by unravelling bacterial secretion system

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140309150544.htm

Lower IQ and poorer cardiovascular fitness in teen years increase risk of early-onset dementia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310102208.htm

Dropped your toast? Five-second food rule exists, new research suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310102212.htm

Smokers' brains biased against negative images of smoking

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310102220.htm

U.S. cocaine use cut by half, while marijuana consumption jumps

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310141115.htm

Some characteristics increase the likelihood of getting married and living together

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310143958.htm

How light affects our brain's performance: Photic memory for executive brain responses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310152023.htm

Outside the body our memories fail us

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310152150.htm

Natural selection has altered the appearance of Europeans over the past 5,000 years

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310182731.htm

A shocking diet: Researchers describe microbe that 'eats' electricity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310144000.htm

Turing's theory of chemical morphogenesis validated 60 years after his death

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310152158.htm

Possible evidence for dark matter particle presented at UCLA physics symposium

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310212316.htm

Galaxies in the early universe mature beyond their years

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310213910.htm

Mind-to-mind thought talking possible by 2030, scientist says

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/532.html

Can the blind 'hear' colors, shapes? Yes, show researchers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140309150441.htm

Weirdness in cosmic web of the universe: Faint strings of galaxies in 'empty' space arranged in way never before seen

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310090612.htm

Forthcoming Glenn Beck film will “expose the truth” about Thomas Edison

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/10/forthcoming_glenn_beck_film_will_expose_the_truth_about_thomas_edison/

Scientist urges withdrawal of his own 'breakthrough' stem cell research

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/10/us-japanese-researcher-idUSBREA290SN20140310

Study ties troubled sleep to lower brain volume

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/07/us-sleep-idUSBREA261JC20140307

The Exoplanet Search: What’s Next?

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/03/the-exoplanet-search-whats-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-exoplanet-search-whats-next

'Cosmos' Recap: 7 Things We Learned in Last Night's Premiere

http://www.space.com/24999-cosmos-reboot-recap-6-things-we-learned.html?cmpid=556783

"Infinity of Galaxies" --Giordano Bruno's Heresy on 'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey'

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/03/infinity-of-galaxies-giordano-brunos-heresy-on-last-nights-cosmos-a-spacetime-odyssey.html

Taser Drone Capable of Unleashing 80,000 Volts Debuted at SXSW

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/11/taser-drone-capable-of-unleashing-80000-volts-debuted-at-sxsw/

Monday, March 10, 2014

Sex’s feel-good evolution: Charles Darwin’s erotic shocker Charles Darwin got more than science right. Evolution also explains why we get it on

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/09/sexs_feel_good_evolution_charles_darwins_erotic_shocker/

Floating sphere records and replays public space sounds

http://www.gizmag.com/space-replay-floating-sound-sphere/31128/

Custom prosthetic arm turns student into a bionic drummer

http://www.gizmag.com/jason-barnes-robotic-drumming-prosthetic-arm/31130/

Google Glass-based system could boost user security at ATMs

http://www.gizmag.com/google-glass-ubic-pin-privacy/31135/

Compound in fruits and vegetables prevents symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice

http://www.gizmag.com/chemical-found-in-fruits-and-vegetables-prevents-alzheimers-disease-in-mice/31131/

LABONFOIL: Portable Bond-style lab promises low-cost detection and diagnosis

http://www.gizmag.com/labonfoil/30847/

"Print the Legend" tells the story of the biggest, little companies in 3D printing

http://www.gizmag.com/print-legend-story-desktop-3d-printers/31140/

New blood test predicts onset of Alzheimer's disease with 90% accuracy

http://www.gizmag.com/blood-test-predict-alzheimers/31142/

The Flying Phantom: US$40k sailboat levitates two feet above the waves

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/03/turkish-military-pkk-attack-iraq-border-alarm-bells.html

Experimental Device Could Prevent HIV & Pregnancy in Women

http://www.livescience.com/43914-contraceptive-hiv-protection-ring.html

Anti-psychotic Meds Kill Tumors

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/03/anti-psychotic-meds-kill-tumors?et_cid=3813285&et_rid=454967483&type=cta

100% Renewable Energy Is Feasible and Affordable, According to Stanford Proposal

http://singularityhub.com/2014/03/08/100-renewable-energy-is-feasible-and-affordable-stanford-proposal-says/

Saturday, March 8, 2014

New class of antibiotics discovered by chemists

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140307165953.htm

NASA's Search for "Planet X" Comes Up Empty (Weekend Feature)

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/03/nasas-search-for-planet-x-comes-up-empty.html

Cheap Devices, Like Mozilla’s $25 Smartphone, to Bring More of Developing World Online

http://singularityhub.com/2014/03/07/cheap-devices-like-mozillas-25-smartphone-to-bring-more-of-developing-world-online/

Cells appearing normal may actually be harbingers of lung cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140307111104.htm

New theory on cause of endometriosis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140307133627.htm

Majority of Latinas are unaware of their risk of diabetes, study finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140307133625.htm

The search for the Higgs boson – and why science will defeat stupidity

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/08/the_search_for_the_higgs_boson_%E2%80%93_and_why_science_will_defeat_stupidity/

The brain scan system

http://www.bostonglobe.com/2014/03/02/the-brain-scan-system/NuMmmYgFdHSJzQKpi5Y5SK/story.html

A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami (video)

http://www.ted.com/talks/manu_prakash_a_50_cent_microscope_that_folds_like_origami

Navy’s first laser weapon ready for prime time; drone killer to deploy this summer

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/7/navys-first-laser-weapon-ready-prime-time-drone-ki/

Israeli scientists shoot for the moon with dishwasher-sized spacecraft

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/06/israel-space-idINDEEA250DB20140306

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Spin of distant black hole measured at half of speed of light

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/05/us-space-blackhole-idINBREA242GI20140305

Passive smoking causes irreversible damage to children's arteries

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140304215425.htm

Gene-editing method tackles HIV in first clinical test

http://www.nature.com/news/gene-editing-method-tackles-hiv-in-first-clinical-test-1.14813

New insights into ancient Pacific settlers' diet: Diet based on foraging, not horticulture

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140305191521.htm

Look back at US soybeans shows genetic improvement behind increased yields

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140305191523.htm

New dinosaur found in Portugal, largest terrestrial predator from Europe

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140305191427.htm

Maize and bacteria: A one-two punch knocks copper out of stamp sand

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140305191717.htm

New robotic refueling technologies tested

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140305191719.htm

Gut microbes spur development of bowel cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303135902.htm

A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303154015.htm

Viva la Revolucion! Pagani's $3 million 800 hp supercar shows up in Geneva

http://www.gizmag.com/pagani-revolucion-supercar/31084/

Europe's most monstrous dinosaur had bird-sized teeth and Lithgovian legs

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0306/Europe-s-most-monstrous-dinosaur-had-bird-sized-teeth-and-Lithgovian-legs

Gadgets Like Fitbit Are Remaking How Doctors Treat You

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/03/internet-things-health/

NASA To Seek Ideas for $1 Billion Mission to Europa

http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/39756nasa-to-seek-ideas-for-1-billion-mission-to-europa

Russia to launch 3 lunar rovers from 2016 to 2019

http://rt.com/news/roscosmos-russia-moon-rovers-861/

Evolutionary Theory Proven False Again

http://the-trumpet-online.com/evolutionary-theory-proven-false/

Soon: A Spaceship in Every Garage

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140306050701-8451-soon-a-spaceship-in-every-garage?trk=eml-ced-b-art-M-0&midToken=AQGe9K8GhqaO8g&ut=2KaBw2BM3GyC81

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

As Fox-TV re-creates ‘Cosmos’ series, Carl Sagan’s following grows

http://www.religionnews.com/2014/03/05/fox-tv-re-creates-cosmos-series-carl-sagans-following-grows/

UPDATE 1-For his next act, genome wiz Craig Venter takes on aging

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/04/venter-aging-idINL1N0M11HV20140304

Long-Acting HIV Drug May Offer Better Protection Against Infection

http://consumer.healthday.com/health-technology-information-18/research-and-development-health-news-578/long-acting-hiv-drug-may-offer-better-protection-against-infection-685477.html

Spritz reader: Getting words into your brain faster

http://www.gizmag.com/spritz-speed-reading-galaxy-s5/31063/

Lewis Carroll: One of the “math war’s” first soldiers

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/05/lewis_carroll_one_of_the_math_wars_first_soldiers_partner/

This membrane can keep your heart beating perfectly forever

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/03/05/immortality-here-we-come/

Do Brain Games Really Boost Brain Power?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandra-bond-chapman/do-brain-games-really-boo_b_4859468.html

Facebook Reportedly Wants To Use Drones To Actually Make The Web Worldwide

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/04/facebook-drones_n_4895983.html

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

This is what the Internet actually looks like: The undersea cables wiring the Earth

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/04/tech/gallery/internet-undersea-cables/index.html

Eterni.me will create a computer version of you for when you die

http://www.gizmag.com/eterni-me-death-avatar/31053/

EDAG's Genesis: The 3D printed car of the future

http://www.gizmag.com/edags-genesis-the-3d-printed-car-of-the-future/31051/

Fake muscles put new twist on artificial hearts

http://www.gizmag.com/pneumatic-artificial-muscle-twisting-heart/31059/

Handheld Device Yields Complete Medical Check-up

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/03/handheld-device-yields-complete-medical-check

Weird 'Entangled' Light Gives Microscope Sharper Images

http://www.livescience.com/43792-first-entanglement-enhanced-microscope.html

Usain Bolt's superhuman speed would give him the power of flight on Saturn's moon Titan

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303084300.htm

Aubrey de Grey's Prediction for 2020 (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4uJ7rq1qX8&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs

Birthing babies in a post-human world: goodbye pregnancies By Dick Pelletier

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/531.html

Viruses Reconsidered The discovery of more and more viruses of record-breaking size calls for a reclassification of life on Earth.

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/39244/title/Viruses-Reconsidered/

Monday, March 3, 2014

Nobelist proposes unconventional view of type 2 diabetes causation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140227213430.htm

Germany: another stem cell controversy tarnishes the field

http://www.bioedge.org/index.php/bioethics/bioethics_article/10868

How Earth might have looked: How a failed Saharan Atlantic Ocean rift zone sculped Africa's margin

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140228210545.htm

It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm: 3-D structure of enzyme that helps defend against bacteria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140228210604.htm

Newly discovered catalyst could lead to the low-cost production of clean methanol from carbon dioxide

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140302143628.htm

Talking Neanderthals challenge the origins of speech

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140302185241.htm

Giant Virus Resurrected from Permafrost After 30,000 Years

http://www.livescience.com/43800-giant-virus-found-permafrost.html

Fleet of Toaster-Sized Satellites Will Orbit Earth, Provide Near Real-Time Monitoring

http://singularityhub.com/2014/03/02/fleet-of-toaster-sized-satellites-will-orbit-earth-provide-near-real-time-surveillance/

Health chief slams statins: Millions face terrible side effects as prescription escalates

http://www.express.co.uk/news/health/462607/Health-chief-slams-statins-Millions-face-terrible-side-effects-as-prescription-escalates

Doctor: You Don’t Have ADHD. No One Does.

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/doctor-dont-adhd-one/

Worm-like mite species discovered: A species from this 'extremophile' family hasn't been described for 40 years

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140228155800.htm

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Causal link found between vitamin D, serotonin synthesis and autism in new study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140226110836.htm

Meet the Boeing Black, a smart phone worthy of a spy (+video)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2014/0227/Meet-the-Boeing-Black-a-smart-phone-worthy-of-a-spy-video

Sharks with cameras attached to their fins reveal surprising behavior

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0228/Sharks-with-cameras-attached-to-their-fins-reveal-surprising-behavior

Obama to announce $400 million in private-sector technology grants

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/28/obama-announce-400-million-private-sector-technolo/

Science proves elephants are even smarter than we thought

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/01/science_proves_elephants_are_even_smarter_than_we_thought_partner/

Henry Lin: What we can learn from galaxies far, far away (video)

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

Ovulation motivates women to outdo other women, research shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140226125340.htm