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

Monday, June 30, 2014

Lego bus stop arrives in Regent Street, London

http://www.gizmag.com/lego-bus-stop-regent-street-london/32737/

Penguin device checks your food for antibiotic residue

http://www.gizmag.com/penguin-antibiotic-sensor/32719/

Air bags could keep sinking ships afloat

http://www.gizmag.com/air-bag-sinking-ships-su-sy/32715/

Send your selfies to Mars for 99 cents a pop

http://www.gizmag.com/crowdfunded-time-capsule-mars-mission/32740/

3D-printed composite is lighter than wood and stiffer than concrete

http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-strong-composite/32738/

Ariel Ace: The massively configurable motorcycle platform

http://www.gizmag.com/ariel-ace-bespoke-motorcycle/32733/

3D "joystick" for animation artists takes shape

http://www.gizmag.com/modular-3d-joystick-input-device-for-animation-artists/32745/

World's first remote air traffic control tower to open in Sweden

http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-first-remote-air-traffic-control-tower-saab-sweden/32735/

Crowdsourcing could help robots learn new tasks faster

http://www.gizmag.com/uw-crowdsourced-assistance-robot/32747/

New evidence strengthens Higgs boson finding

http://www.gizmag.com/higgs-boson-lhs-mit/32677/

Tofu ingredient could clean up solar cell recipe

http://www.gizmag.com/magnesium-chloride-cdte-solar-cell/32752/

New water-based organic battery is cheap, rechargeable and eco-friendly

http://www.gizmag.com/organic-redox-flow-battery/32739/

NASA deems ‘flying saucer' test a success

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/17377759-nasa-deems-flying-saucer-test-a-success

Saturday, June 28, 2014

We speak as we feel, we feel as we speak

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140626095717.htm

Early life stress can leave lasting impacts on the brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140627133107.htm

Genetics the dominant risk factor in common cancers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140627094410.htm

Researchers find portable, low-cost optical imaging tool useful in concussion evaluation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140626022036.htm

SHAPIRO: Supreme Court clamps down on Internet video streaming services

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/26/shapiro-supreme-court-clamps-down-internet-video-s/

The Supreme Court’s baffling tech illiteracy is becoming a big problem

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/28/the_supreme_courts_baffling_tech_illiteracy_is_becoming_a_big_problem/

Friday, June 27, 2014

Running, combined with visual experience, restores brain function

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-06-combined-visual-brain-function.html?utm_content=buffer0d35a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Monkeys evolved distinct faces to prevent interbreeding, say scientists

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0626/Monkeys-evolved-distinct-faces-to-prevent-interbreeding-say-scientists

Scientists in Africa discover 548-million-year old structures. Who built them?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0627/Scientists-in-Africa-discover-548-million-year-old-structures.-Who-built-them

Trio of supermassive black holes could be rippling fabric of space-time

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0625/Trio-of-supermassive-black-holes-could-be-rippling-fabric-of-space-time

The ICEMAN study: How keeping cool could spur metabolic benefits

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140622142228.htm

The Most Senseless Environmental Crime of the 20th Century

http://www.psmag.com/navigation/nature-and-technology/the-senseless-environment-crime-of-the-20th-century-russia-whaling-67774/

Chip implanted in brain reads thoughts, activates sleeve to move paralyzed hand

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-06-chip-implanted-brain-thoughts-sleeve.html

Supreme Court bans warrantless cell phone searches, updates privacy laws

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/25/supreme-court-bans-warrantless-cell-phone-searches/

Saturday, June 21, 2014

‘Soft machines’ to power new-age robots

http://main.omanobserver.om/?p=89791

Community discussion: Do pundits harm science?

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/20/community_discussion_do_pundits_harm_science/

Spectacular photos of bees as you’ve never seen them before

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/20/spectacular_photos_of_bees_as_youve_never_seen_them_before/

How scientists are creating synthetic life from scratch

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/20/5815582/synthetic-biology-genetic-engineering-explainer

America’s hottest new smartphone app has already been hacked by college kids

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/20/new_communications_app_yo_hacked_by_college_kids/

Air Force begins 25-year plan for next-generation drone fleet; stealth stressed

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/20/air-force-begins-25-year-plan-next-generation-dron/

Friday, June 20, 2014

It’s Official! Apple, Google And Microsoft Agree To Put A ‘Kill Switch’ On All Smart Devices

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=22790

Cosmic Coffee: The ISS Is Getting an Espresso Machine

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/06/16/cosmic-coffee-iss-getting-espresso-maker/

Discover New Worlds With Citizen Science: Planet Hunters

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/citizen-science-salon/2014/06/16/discover-new-worlds-planet-hunters/

Humans Aren’t Solely to Blame for Passenger Pigeon Extinction

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/06/17/humans-arent-solely-blame-passenger-pigeon-extinction/

Do Screens Make Us Stupider? Time for a Rethink of Reading

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2014/06/17/do-screens-make-us-stupider-time-for-a-rethink-of-reading/

NASA Recreates Odor of Saturn’s Moon Titan

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/06/17/nasa-recreates-odor-of-saturns-moon-titan/

Performance of quantum computer no better than ordinary PC, say analysts

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0619/Performance-of-quantum-computer-no-better-than-ordinary-PC-say-analysts

Fish-Eating Spiders Lurk on Every Continent Except Antarctica

http://www.livescience.com/46391-fish-eating-spiders-are-everywhere.html

Japan to start clinical tests to regenerate spinal cord

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/japan-to-start-clinical-tests-to-regenerate-spinal-cord-114061701198_1.html

Rope Worms – What are They?

http://ropeworms.com/

In Developing World, Pollution Kills More Than Disease

http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/06/in-developing-world-pollution-kills-more-than-disease/

The latest in scientific research: there is no gay gene

http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/fischer/140618

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

How the internet is changing our life.

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140615145530-19886490-how-the-internet-is-changing-our-life

Google's Internet balloons not just pie in the sky

http://www.dvice.com/2014-6-17/googles-internet-balloons-not-just-pie-sky

The Crazy Things Amazon Is Building In Its Secret Lab

http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-lab126-secret-products-2014-6

SolarCity Wants To Build One Of The Largest Solar Panel Plants In The World In New York

http://www.businessinsider.com/solarcity-panel-plant-2014-6

Elon Musk Announced Another Huge Bet Today, And The Fate Of The Solar Industry Is Riding On It

http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-just-made-the-same-huge-bet-on-solarcity-that-hes-making-with-tesla-2014-6

Google's First 100% Self Driving Cars on Street

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2014/06/googles-first-100-self-driving-cars-on.html

Scientists Just Issued a Surprising Statement on E-Cigarettes

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2014/06/scientists-just-issued-surprising.html

The Medical Marijuana Revolution with Renee Petro (video)

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

Teleportation Options

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2014/06/teleportation-options.html

This Magical Scent-Sending Phone Is Now Available to Order

http://www.wired.com/2014/06/you-can-now-buy-this-scent-sending-phone/

This Video Was The Inspiration For Amazon's Smartphone

http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-smartphone-head-tracking-feature-2014-6

A Practical Zeer Pot (evaporative cooler / non-electrical refrigerator)

http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Practical-Zeer-Pot-evaporative-cooler-non-electr/

Letter Re: Artificial Intelligence

http://survivalblog.com/letter-re-artificial-intelligence/

The New Jet Age

http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2014/07/dubai-international-airport-emirates-airbus-a380

African firm is selling pepper-spray bullet firing drones

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27902634

Innovation Horizons Portland welcomes Google Fiber, but will Google accept?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2014/0616/Portland-welcomes-Google-Fiber-but-will-Google-accept

Attention, Star Trek fans: 3-D printer headed to space station

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Pioneers/2014/0617/Attention-Star-Trek-fans-3-D-printer-headed-to-space-station

After Pluto, what's next for NASA's New Horizons probe? (+video)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0617/After-Pluto-what-s-next-for-NASA-s-New-Horizons-probe-video

At last! Scientists glimpse Earth's most abundant mineral. (+video)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0618/At-last!-Scientists-glimpse-Earth-s-most-abundant-mineral.-video

Goodbye, Pacific garbage patch: a teenager’s invention may clean it up

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2014/0617/Goodbye-Pacific-garbage-patch-a-teenager-s-invention-may-clean-it-up

NASA's Futuristic Spacesuits Made for Mars Walkers

http://www.space.com/26235-nasa-spacesuit-z-series-mars.html

Geothermal: Hunting for heat energy, deep within Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140617093721.htm

You've Got Smell: 1st 'Scent Message' Sent from NYC to Paris

http://www.livescience.com/46375-first-transatlantic-scent-message.html

Brown Bears Caught Performing Oral Sex

http://www.livescience.com/46364-brown-bears-caught-performing-oral-sex.html

NASA's out-of-this-world Instagram

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/06/17/nasas-out-of-this-world-instagram/20914250/

Pentagon: Enemy drones don’t worry us because we have laser weapons on deck

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/17/pentagon-enemy-drones-dont-worry-us-because-we-hav/

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Five Health Benefits of Standing Desks

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/five-health-benefits-standing-desks-180950259/?no-ist

No more fillings as dentists reveal new tooth decay treatment

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/16/fillings-dentists-tooth-decay-treatment

Livv headphones are designed to stay put during sports training

http://www.gizmag.com/livv-wireless-active-headphones/32557/

Nissan takes the wraps off Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo

http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-concept-2020-vision-gran-turismo/32563/

Mercedes reveals V8 heart of new AMG GT supercar

http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-amg-gt-v8-engine/32552/

HEXO+ drone autonomously follows the action, for under $500

http://www.gizmag.com/hexo-plus-autonomous-drone/32560/

6 Freaky, Funny, and Scary Abilities of Computer Organisms

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140617211446-554740-6-freaky-funny-and-scary-abilities-of-computer-organisms

Evidence mounts against new stem cell method

http://news.sciencemag.org/asiapacific/2014/06/evidence-mounts-against-new-stem-cell-method

With light echoes, the invisible becomes visible

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140617093228.htm

Prolonged Sitting Linked to Increased Risk of Certain Cancers

http://www.livescience.com/46345-prolonged-sitting-risk-cancers.html

Sir Isaac Newton, Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson engage in an epic scientific rap battle

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/17/sir_isaac_newton_bill_nye_and_neil_degrasse_tyson_engage_in_a_scientific_rap_battle/

User-shaming robot Pic Nix banned by Instagram

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/06/17/user-shaming-robot-pic-nix-banned-by-instagram/

Rosetta Solarsystemscope

http://www.solarsystemscope.com/rosetta/

Friday, June 13, 2014

Why Commuters Will Soon Become Extinct...

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140613153636-43015428-why-commuters-will-soon-become-extinct

For One Baby, Life Begins with Genome Revealed

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/527936/for-one-baby-life-begins-with-genome-revealed/

Found! Hidden Ocean Locked Up Deep in Earth's Mantle

http://www.livescience.com/46292-hidden-ocean-locked-in-earth-mantle.html

Tesla accelerates race toward open-source cars

http://www.zdnet.com/tesla-accelerates-race-toward-open-source-cars-7000030526/

Not just koala chow: genetic secrets of eucalyptus tree revealed

http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL2N0OT14520140612

Collaborating Chimps Make for a Sweet Deal

http://www.scientificamerican.com/gallery/collaborating-chimps-make-for-a-sweet-deal/

Israeli computer 'game' teaches brain to be happier A cognitive training program developed by Israeli psychologists quickly and easily decreases rumination and the resulting blues.

http://www.haaretz.com/life/health-fitness/1.598176

Synchronized brain waves enable rapid learning

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140612121354.htm

Buy lunch, pay with your hand: Vein scanning technique

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140612120426.htm

The tech industry’s God complex is getting out of control

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/13/the_tech_industrys_god_complex_is_getting_out_of_control/

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Map of universe questioned: Dwarf galaxies don't fit standard model

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140611093627.htm

Rosetta Comet chaser starts observations with NASA instruments

http://www.gizmag.com/rosetta-comet-mission-nasa-instruments/32486/

New construction technique allows concrete domes to be "popped up"

http://www.gizmag.com/pneumatic-wedge-method-concrete-domes/32504/

Skyteboard drone aims to bring neighbors closer

http://www.gizmag.com/skyteboard-drone-neighborhood-social-network/32510/

Humans climb like geckos using bio-inspired climbing technology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140611112145.htm

Making new species without sex: Plants can transfer their entire genetic material to a partner in an asexual manner

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140611102201.htm

Google Buys SkyBox Satellite Company To Become All Seeing Eye In The Sky (VIDEO)

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=22593

The Mile-High City's Brand New Attraction

http://discovermagazine.com/2014/julyaug/24-hot-exhibit

Building a More Secure Electronic Voting System

http://discovermagazine.com/2014/julyaug/1-lock-the-vote

The Mystery of a Heart Patient's Split Personality

http://discovermagazine.com/2014/julyaug/10-theres-something-about-mary

The Secret to Awesome Coffee? It’s in the Water

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/06/06/the-secret-to-awesome-coffee-is-in-the-water/

Our Tastes For Certain Foods May Be Written in Our Genes

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/06/05/our-tastes-for-certain-foods-may-be-written-in-our-genes/

Tracking Conscious Perception in Real-Time With fMRI?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/06/09/tracking-conscious-perception-real-time-fmri/

Earth’s Magnetic Flips May Have Triggered Mass Extinctions

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/06/10/earths-magnetic-flips-may-triggered-mass-extinctions/

A Century On, This Math Prodigy’s Formulas Are Finally Unravelled

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2014/06/06/century-old-math-mystery-solved/

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Warning: Medical School May Be Hazardous to Your Health!

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140611223316-82228537-warning-medical-school-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health

Viewing deeper into the quantum world

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-viewing-deeper-quantum-world.html#nwlt

The Milky Way may host over 100 million planets supporting complex life

http://www.gizmag.com/extraterrestrial-life-milky-way/32476/

ourbigbox.com provides a digital box of memories to help dementia sufferers

http://www.gizmag.com/our-big-box-dementia-memory-box/32475/

Largest heat shield ever constructed installed on NASA's Orion spacecraft

http://www.gizmag.com/largest-heat-shield-orion-spacecraft/32467/

RoofScope lets you keep an eye on your car-top cargo

http://www.gizmag.com/roofscope/32487/

Vivint Sky home automation system adapts to your way of life

http://www.gizmag.com/vivint-sky-home-automation-lifestyle/32468/

Artificial human blood substitute could help meet donor blood shortfall

http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-blood-substitute-haem02/32465/

Edible Mist Machine offers a guilt-free flavor hit

http://www.gizmag.com/edible-mist-machine-flavor/32491/

Emotion-reading Pepper personal robot set for 2015 release

http://www.gizmag.com/pepper-robot/32428/

Bullet resistant Bodyguard Blanket provides duck-and-cover protection

http://www.gizmag.com/bullet-resistant-bodyguard-blanket/32494/

Quantum dot breakthrough could lead to cheap spray-on solar cells

http://www.gizmag.com/quantum-dot-solar-cells/32478/

'All systems go' for a paralyzed person to kick off the World Cup

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140610144748.htm

Stem cells edited to produce an HIV-resistant immune system

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-06/10/hiv-resistance-genome-editing

Future Fossils: Plastic Stone

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/science/earth/future-fossils-plastic-stone.html

Charging portable electronics in 10 minutes: New architecture for lithium-ion battery anodes far outperform the current standard

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140610144754.htm

Cell phones negatively affect male fertility, new study suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140609205658.htm

10 Creepy Animals That Science Loves

http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/06/no_author/candidates-for-a-b-horror-flick%E2%80%A8/

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Sun unleashes two huge solar flares. How will they affect us?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0610/Sun-unleashes-two-huge-solar-flares.-How-will-they-affect-us


Rats Regret Bad Decisions

http://www.alnmag.com/news/2014/06/rats-regret-bad-decisions

Mature liver cells can turn into stem cells!

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mature-liver-cells-can-turn-into-stem-cells-114060700179_1.html

Oxytocin Helps Repair Aging Muscle in Mice

http://www.alnmag.com/news/2014/06/oxytocin-helps-repair-aging-muscle-mice

Killing a Patient to Save His Life

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/health/a-chilling-medical-trial.html

Why Coders Are Going Nuts Over Apple’s New Programming Language

http://www.wired.com/2014/06/apple-swift-language/

Build Your Own Faraday Cage. Here’s How.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/06/no_author/how-to-build-your-own-faraday-cage/

NASA Beams 'Hello, World!' Video from Space via Laser

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-177

Heartbleed Part 2: The handshake bug

http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/06/technology/security/heartbleed-handshake-bug/index.html

The Power of Stem Cells

http://stemcellofamerica.com/patient-videos/the-power-of-stem-cells/

Short Pristine Carbon Nanotubes Can Deliver Drugs to Pancreatic Cancer Cells

http://www.azonano.com/news.aspx?newsID=30319

Mid-century Earth: a brief glance at our future in 36 years By Dick Pelletier

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/545.html

Ethiopia Shoots for the Stars and Galaxies as it Aims to Become Space Science Hub

http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/06/ethiopia-shoots-for-the-stars-and-galaxies-as-it-aims-to-become-space-science-hub/

Longer telomeres linked to risk of brain cancer: Double-edged sword, gene variants may promote overall health while increasing risk of gliomas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140608152542.htm

Elon Musk: “Maybe we’ll make a flying car, just for fun”

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/09/elon_musk_maybe_well_make_a_flying_car_just_for_fun/

Turing Test success marks milestone in computing history

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140609093827.htm

Strati wins 3D printed car challenge

http://www.gizmag.com/2014-3d-printed-car-challenge-winners/32416/

European aircraft passengers to receive high-speed in-flight internet access

http://www.gizmag.com/inmarsat-europasat-inflight-broadband-europe/32414/

Chromecast vs. Roku Streaming Stick: A hands-on look

http://www.gizmag.com/google-chromecast-roku-streaming-stick-comparison/32446/

Arup uses 3D printing to create structural steel components

http://www.gizmag.com/arup-laser-sintering-construction/32457/

Hubble captures the most comprehensive image of the universe yet

http://www.gizmag.com/hubble-ultraviolet-image/32458/

Copper nanowire coating could lead to shatterproof smartphone screens

http://www.gizmag.com/copper-nanowire-transparent-electrode/32462/

Coca Cola uses the sun to cool drinks

http://www.gizmag.com/coca-cola-bio-cooler/32464/

High-performance supercapacitor doubles performance of commercial alternatives

http://www.gizmag.com/high-performance-supercapacitor/32463/

Biodegradable fibers as strong as steel made from wood cellulose

http://www.gizmag.com/steel-strong-fibers-wood-cellulose/32432/

Electric test car with aluminum-air battery takes to the track

http://www.gizmag.com/aluminium-air-battery-could-extend-ev-range-by-1000-km/32454/

Child’s Environment Can Affect Genes, Future Generations

http://labroots.com/user/news/daily/id/147/title/childs-environment-can-affect-genes-future-generations

Red Wine Compound May Improve Memory, Study Suggests

http://www.livescience.com/46139-red-wine-compound-may-improve-memory.html

4 in 10 Americans Believe God Created Earth 10,000 Years Ago

http://www.livescience.com/46123-many-americans-creationists.html

Monday, June 9, 2014

Scientists creating skin-like, pleasurable condoms out of hydrogels

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/09/scientists_creating/

RoboTar ushers in the era of Robotic Rock, maybe

http://www.gizmag.com/robotic-chord-hand-guitar-robotar/32429/

Exoplanet-hunter SPHERE achieves first light

http://www.gizmag.com/sphere-exoplanet-hunter-eso-very-large-telescope/32439/

3D display could make Google Glass easier on the eyes

http://www.gizmag.com/3d-augmented-reality-display/32294/

Eugene Goostman chatbot passes Turing Test

http://www.gizmag.com/eugene-goostman-turing-test/32453/

Do We Really Need to Learn to Code?

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/06/do-we-really-need-to-learn-to-code.html

“How Not to Be Wrong”: What the literary world can learn from math

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/08/how_not_to_be_wrong_what_the_literary_world_can_learn_from_math/

5 demented conservative attempts to hijack and discredit science

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/09/5_demented_conservative_attempts_to_hijack_and_discredit_science_partner/

Sunday, June 8, 2014

New evidence links air pollution to autism, schizophrenia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605155722.htm

Brain circuit problem likely sets stage for the 'voices' that are symptom of schizophrenia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605141946.htm

Science can’t tell us everything: Faith, physics and the origin of the universe

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/08/science_cant_tell_us_everything_faith_physics_and_the_origin_of_the_universe/

10 Great Popular Science Books

http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/06/no_author/10-great-popular-science-books/

Alcohol may protect trauma patients from later complications

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605213133.htm

Internet users won't get sued for web browsing, EU top court rules

http://rt.com/news/164072-ecj-internet-browsing-copyright/

Google Glass-equipped rifles offer ‘mind-blowing’ fire superiority

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/4/google-glass-equipped-rifles-can-fire-around-corne/

Light from this 12-billion-year-old explosion just reached Earth

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/07/light_from_this_12_billion_year_old_explosion_just_reach_earth_partner/

The one thing Neil deGrasse Tyson got wrong

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/07/the_one_thing_neil_degrasse_tyson_got_wrong/

How Neil deGrasse Tyson poses a new existential threat to creationists

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/08/how_neil_degrasse_tyson_poses_a_new_existential_threat_to_creationists_partner/

Five “Cosmos” moments that made creationists’ heads explode

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/08/neil_degrasse_tysons_scientific_smackdown_7_cosmos_moments_that_made_creationists_heads_explode/

Friday, June 6, 2014

Ostendo Technologies Chip Maker To Make 3D Holographic Smart Devices A Reality

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=22451

Sleep after learning strengthens connections between brain cells and enhances memory

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-06-brain-cells-memory.html

How Tetris, now 30 years old, helps explain dreams (+video)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2014/0606/How-Tetris-now-30-years-old-helps-explain-dreams-video

Museum Exhibit of Popular GIFs Explores the Moving Image as Gesture

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/museum-exhibit-of-popular-gifs-explores-the-moving-image-as-gesture

Can mice mimic human breast cancer? Study says 'yes'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605113707.htm

What a 66-million-year old forest fire reveals about the last days of the dinosaurs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605140129.htm

First 3-D pterosaur eggs found with their parents

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605141459.htm

Flowers' polarization patterns help bees find food

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605141717.htm

Gene study shows how sheep first separated from goats

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605141851.htm

Stem cells hold keys to body's plan

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605141855.htm

Mechanism that forms cell-to-cell catch bonds found by researchers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605155736.htm

Exposure to Allergens Early in Life May Lower Children's Allergy Risk

http://www.livescience.com/46151-early-exposure-allergens-children-allergy-risk.html

NSA can easily bug your switched-off iPhone: Here's how you can stop them

http://rt.com/news/163624-phone-nsa-snowden-remotely/

Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605141507.htm

Pentagon report investigated lasers that put voices in your head

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/06/06/pentagon-report-investigated-lasers-that-put-voices-in-your-head/

Looking for the best strategy? Ask a chimp

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605083522.htm

Chemical element bromine is essential to life in humans and other animals, researchers discover

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605140007.htm

New isotopic evidence supporting moon formation via Earth collision with planet-sized body

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605141503.htm

Surprisingly strong magnetic fields can match black holes' pull: Long-neglected magnetic fields have an unexpected presence

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140604133818.htm

Thursday, June 5, 2014

This is the bleeding edge of solar materials research

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/05/this-is-the-bleeding-edge-of-solar-materials-research/

Swedish Artist Plans to Send a Self-Assembling Cottage to the Moon

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/swedish-artist-plans-to-send-a-self-assembling-cottage-to-the-moon

Scientists Successfully Transplant, Grow Stem Cells in Pigs

http://www.alnmag.com/news/2014/06/scientists-successfully-transplant-grow-stem-cells-pigs

US F-35 fighter jet susceptible to hacking: Report

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/06/05/us-f-35-fighter-jet-susceptible-to-hacking-report/

Designer babies: Hybrid human species ‘safe’ says report

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/06/05/designer-babies-hybrid-human-species-safe-says-report/

'The Beast' asteroid is hurtling past Earth. Here's how to watch it.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0605/The-Beast-asteroid-is-hurtling-past-Earth.-Here-s-how-to-watch-it

Proteins 'ring like bells': Quantum mechanics and biochemical reactions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140603092424.htm

The Revolutionary New Piece of Gun Technology That Some Are Calling ‘Scary’ and Others Are Praising as ‘F***ing Sweet’

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/06/04/the-revolutionary-new-piece-of-gun-technology-that-some-are-calling-scary-and-others-are-praising-as-fin-sweet/

SoftBank to start selling personal robots next year

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/05/us-softbank-robots-idUSKBN0EG0BR20140605

Black-Hole Powered Galaxies -- Important New Discoveries Announced

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/06/black-hole-powered-galaxies-important-new-discoveries.html

Bees build mental maps to get home

http://www.nature.com/news/bees-build-mental-maps-to-get-home-1.15333

When hospital workers get vaccines, community flu rates fall, study shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140604105435.htm

What’s Lost as Handwriting Fades

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/science/whats-lost-as-handwriting-fades.html

Could spiders be the key to saving our bees?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140603193904.htm

Found! Oldest Known Alien Planet That Might Support Life

http://www.space.com/26115-oldest-habitable-alien-planet-kapteyn-b.html?cmpid=557669

In a First, Test of DNA Finds Root of Illness

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/05/health/in-first-quick-dna-test-diagnoses-a-boys-illness.html

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Hubble telescope reveals brilliant ultraviolet image of young universe

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0604/Hubble-telescope-reveals-brilliant-ultraviolet-image-of-young-universe

Will Electric Brain Stimulation Become the New Coffee?

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/will-electric-brain-stimulation-become-the-new-coffee

Humans Blamed for Extinction of Mammoths, Mastodons & Giant Sloths

http://www.livescience.com/46081-humans-megafauna-extinction.html

Neuron tells stem cells to grow new neurons: First piece of new brain-repair circuit identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602102006.htm

Designer Livestock

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40081/title/Designer-Livestock/

Anti-diabetic drug slows aging and lengthens lifespan, animal study suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602150724.htm

Scientists teleport quantum information across the room

http://www.gizmag.com/teleport-quantum-information/32352/

Galaxy possibly teeming with 100 million life-sustaining planets

http://rt.com/news/162892-galaxy-planets-life-aliens/

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

‘Reset the Net!’ Reddit, Greenpeace, Amnesty unite in anti-NSA hit campaign

http://rt.com/news/163072-reset-net-privacy-nsa/

Skype Translator to break language barriers in web cam talks

http://rt.com/news/163172-skype-translator-language-barrier/

A Sober History of Shuttle Disasters is a Grim Reminder of the Dangers of Space

http://space.io9.com/a-sober-history-of-shuttle-disasters-is-a-grim-reminder-1584806887

Nanotech Key to Power Storage in Cables, Clothes

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/videos/2014/06/nanotech-key-power-storage-cables-clothes

Unusual Microbe Engineered to Convert Grass Into Gas

http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2014/06/unusual-microbe-engineered-convert-grass-gas

Most Oral HPV Infections Are in Men

http://www.livescience.com/46031-oral-hpv-infection-men.html

European Commission rejects petition on embryonic stem cells

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/05/european-commission-rejects-petition-on-embryonic-stem-cells.html

False alarm of cosmic blast sends astronomers racing to telescopes

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/05/rare-cosmic-blast-sends-astronomers-racing-to-telescopes.html

Depressed mice have excitable neurons

http://www.nature.com/news/depressed-mice-have-excitable-neurons-1.15305

Toxic toads threaten ‘ecological disaster’ for Madagascar

http://www.nature.com/news/toxic-toads-threaten-ecological-disaster-for-madagascar-1.15309

Proton's magnetism measured with greatest precision yet

http://www.nature.com/news/proton-s-magnetism-measured-with-greatest-precision-yet-1.15310

Evolution sparks silence of the crickets

http://www.nature.com/news/evolution-sparks-silence-of-the-crickets-1.15323

‘No evidence for or against gravitational waves’

http://www.nature.com/news/no-evidence-for-or-against-gravitational-waves-1.15322

Parasitic vines may serve as lightning rods

http://www.nature.com/news/parasitic-vines-may-serve-as-lightning-rods-1.15325

A stellar discovery on the Milky Way's far side Five remarkable stars on the other side of our galaxy promise new insight into the outer reaches of our home turf.

http://www.nature.com/news/a-stellar-discovery-on-the-milky-way-s-far-side-1.15338

Computer model predicts academic success Algorithm based on publications finds that first-author articles in leading journals matter most.

http://www.nature.com/news/computer-model-predicts-academic-success-1.15337

NASA's GPM satellite tested and ready to go

http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-gpm-satellite-declared-operational/32363/

Volkswagen "Powers" the Amarok pickup with a bed full of speakers

http://www.gizmag.com/volkswagen-amarok-dj-pickup/32320/

Liberty's electric van looks quirky, but promises to "Deliver"

http://www.gizmag.com/liberty-deliver-electric-van/32345/

WatchStander is made to keep the pirates at bay

http://www.gizmag.com/watchstander-radar-anti-piracy/32370/

Wind may deflate search for habitable planets

http://www.nature.com/news/wind-may-deflate-search-for-habitable-planets-1.15335

Kepler-10c: The planet that shouldn't exist

http://www.gizmag.com/kepler-10c-mega-earth-exoplanet/32367/

The Revolutionary Quantum Computer That May Not Be Quantum at All

http://www.wired.com/2014/05/quantum-computing/

Monday, June 2, 2014

NASA to test 'flying saucer' designed to prevent crash landings ... on Mars

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2014/0602/NASA-to-test-flying-saucer-designed-to-prevent-crash-landings-on-Mars

How Would Humans Know If They Lived in a Multiverse?

http://www.livescience.com/46040-do-we-live-in-a-multiverse.html?cmpid=557681

'Godzilla of Earths': Alien Planet 17 Times Heavier Than Our World Discovered

http://www.space.com/26085-godzilla-mega-earth-kepler-10c-aas224.html?cmpid=557668

Exciton detected in metal for first time: Microscopic quantum mechanical description of how light excites electrons in metals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140601150926.htm

Bizarre Soviet-Era Theory About New State of Matter Is Actually Right

http://gizmodo.com/a-bizarre-soviet-era-theory-about-nesting-matter-is-act-1582272532

Compounds in saliva, common body proteins may fend off DNA-damaging chemicals in tea, coffee and liquid smoke

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140530133114.htm

U.S. Ambassador Sworn in on a Kindle. What Does This Mean for Dead Trees?

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/us-ambassador-sworn-in-on-a-kindle-what-does-this-mean-for-dead-trees

Vapers Beware: E-Cig Users at Elevated Risk for Dangerous Bacterial Infection

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/vapers-beware-e-cig-users-at-elevated-risk-for-dangerous-bacterial-infection

Ostracism More Damaging than Bullying in the Workplace

http://www.labmanager.com/business-management/2014/05/ostracism-more-damaging-than-bullying-in-the-workplace

American chestnut set for genetically modified revival

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25644-american-chestnut-set-for-genetically-modified-revival.html

Change Your Microbiome, Change Yourself

http://genomemag.com/change-your-microbiome-change-yourself/

One step closer to a breath test for lung cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140531154834.htm

Risk of death highest following surgery in afternoons, at weekends, and in February

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140531213542.htm

Patients admitted to hospital at weekends have higher mortality: Study of 55 million people adds further evidence

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140531213544.htm

How to erase a memory –- and restore it: Researchers reactivate memories in rats

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140601150633.htm

Newly identified brain cancer mutation will aid drug development

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140601150635.htm

Paired enzyme action in yeast reveals backup system for DNA repair

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140601150639.htm

Hormone that controls supply of iron in red blood cell production discovered by researchers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140601150643.htm

New genetic cause of male reproductive birth defects identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140601150814.htm

Smokers with gene defect have one in four chance of developing lung cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140601150808.htm

'Quadrapeutics' works in preclinical study of hard-to-treat tumors: Animal tests show technology effective against aggressive cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140601150816.htm

Leptin also influences brain cells that control appetite, researchers find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140601150930.htm

Stunning Video Explains How Octopuses Out-Change Chameleons

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/2014/06/01/stunning-video-explains-how-octopuses-out-change-chameleons/

Chemical exposure during fetal development to blame for Autism

http://www.naturalnews.com/045400_Autism_Toxins_GMOs.html

This Device Scans Any Organic Object

http://dailyreckoning.com/this-device-can-scan-any-organic-object/

Now Google is going to dominate space: Search giant to launch 180 satellites to provide internet access for the ENTIRE planet, sources claim

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2646039/Googles-plans-world-domination-Search-giant-launch-180-satellites-bring-internet-access-ENTIRE-planet.html

Nasa confirms it intends to land humans on Mars by 2035 – but admits it’ll need help from the rest of the world to do it

http://www.prisonplanet.com/nasa-confirms-it-intends-to-land-humans-on-mars-by-2035-but-admits-itll-need-help-from-the-rest-of-the-world-to-do-it.html

Humor Can Help Keep Us Healthier in Old Age

http://labroots.com/user/daily-news/article/id/142/title/humor-can-help-keep-us-healthier-in-old-age

Five Amazing Water Power Technologies for Generating Clean Energy

http://energyfanatics.com/2014/05/30/five-amazing-water-power-technologies-generating-clean-energy/

Say hello to your vending machine - it might be watching you!

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/06/02/say-hello-to-your-vending-machine-it-might-be-watching-you/

Star Trek edges closer to reality: Tractor beam moves object using nothing but the power of ultrasound

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/06/02/star-trek-edges-closer-to-reality-tractor-beam-moves-object-using-nothing-but-the-power-of-ultrasound/

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Breast Cancer Gene Also Causes Lung Cancer

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/breast-cancer-gene-also-causes-lung-cancer-n118871

Scientists discover 'blonde gene'

http://www.today.com/health/scientists-discover-blonde-gene-2D79736774

Wi-Fi on the moon is now as fast as the Wi-Fi in your living room

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/01/wi_fi_on_the_moon_is_now_as_fast_as_the_wi_fi_in_your_living_room_partner/

Watch: The 5 biggest scientific mysteries, according to Neil deGrasse Tyson

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/01/watch_the_5_biggest_scientific_mysteries_according_to_neil_degrasse_tyson/

Top 10 Most Influential Scientists

http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/05/no_author/top-10-most-influential-scientists/

Awesome Solar Roadways Project Raises $1.5 million

http://bigthink.com/design-for-good/awesome-solar-roadways-project-raises-15-million

Apple, Home Automation & Smart Aging by Stealth

http://bigthink.com/disruptive-demographics/apple-home-automation-smart-aging-by-stealth

Atomic structure of essential circadian clock protein complex determined

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140530133348.htm

A first for NASA's IRIS: Observing a gigantic eruption of solar material

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140530190600.htm