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

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Police Device Used To Steal Your Cell Phone Data During Traffic Stop

http://translogic.aolautos.com/2011/04/29/police-device-used-to-steal-your-cell-phone-data-during-traffic/

Why Not to Fear Genetically Modified Food

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38152

Are Humans Still Evolving?

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38151

14 Unexpectedly Naughty Products

http://www.oddee.com/item_97707.aspx

Ask Slashdot: How To Encourage Better Research Software?

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/29/1851226

The Chemical-Free Chemistry Kit

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/29/1753259

US stem cell research funding ban lifted by court

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13246775

Friday, April 29, 2011

Indigenous Cases of Leprosy Found in the Southern United States: Human Contamination Through Contact With Armadillos

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427171459.htm

Topical Treatment May Prevent Melanoma

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426102424.htm

New Evidence on Origin of Supernovas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426151044.htm

What Can Twins Tell Us About Mate Choice?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426111413.htm

Nuclear Photonics: Gamma Rays Search for Concealed Nuclear Threats

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426160211.htm

Strides Made in Understanding Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426185253.htm

Novel Ash Analysis Validates Volcano No-Fly Zones

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426091124.htm

Men's and Women's Immune Systems Respond Differently to PTSD

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426161535.htm

Full 3-D Invisibility Cloak in Visible Light

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426111410.htm

Music Changes Perception, Research Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427101606.htm

Mercury Converted to Its Most Toxic Form in Ocean Waters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131935.htm

Studies of Mutated Protein in Lou Gehrig’s Disease Reveal New Paths for Drug Discovery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426185249.htm

3-D Terahertz Cloaking

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426160241.htm

Increased Metabolic Rate May Lead to Accelerated Aging

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427091949.htm

Caterpillars Inspire New Movements in Soft Robots

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426213039.htm

Motivation Plays a Critical Role in Determining IQ Test Scores

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427171638.htm

Researchers Advance Toward Hybrid Spintronic Computer Chips

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413120959.htm

Promising Pancreatic Cancer Screening Marker Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131933.htm

How Mosquitoes Handle the Heat of a Hot Blood Meal

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425153635.htm

Cholesterol Drugs May Improve Blood Flow After Stroke

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426091132.htm

Origami Not Just for Paper Anymore: DNA, Folded Into Complex Shapes, Could Have a Big Impact on Nanotechnology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131929.htm

1918 Influenza Pandemic (Spanish Flu): Large Differences in Mortality Between Urban and Isolated Rural Areas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427092049.htm

Green UV Sterilization: Switching on LEDs to Save Energy and the Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426160133.htm

Medical Sleuthing Linked Muscle, Kidney Problems to Kava Tea

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131924.htm

Comprehensive Collection of Approved Drugs Created to Identify New Therapies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427154256.htm

Neurorobotics Reveals Brain Mechanisms of Self-Consciousness

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131818.htm

Leader Beliefs About Followers Impact Company Success

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426091134.htm

A Surprise: China’s Energy Consumption Will Stabilize

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131937.htm

Severity of Hepatitis C and HIV Co-Infection in Mothers Contribute to HCV Transmission to Child

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131826.htm

Novel Microorganism 'Nitrososphaera Viennensis' Isolated

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425153556.htm

Vitamin E Helps Diminish a Type of Fatty Liver Disease in Children, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427171640.htm

Geologists Solve Mystery of the Colorado Plateau

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131812.htm

Power and Choice Are Interchangeable: It's All About Controlling Your Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426111419.htm

Carbohydrate Adhesion Gives Stainless Steel Implants Beneficial New Functions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427171632.htm

Americans Still May Not Be Getting Enough Calcium

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131922.htm

New Technique Extends Cancer-Fighting Cells' Potency in Melanoma Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427154254.htm

Microsleep: Brain Regions Can Take Short Naps During Wakefulness, Leading to Errors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131814.htm

Psychologists Ask How Well -- Or Badly -- We Remember Together

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427171642.htm

NASA Mission Seeks to Uncover a Rainfall Mystery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427154258.htm

A Less Painful Colonoscopy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427091953.htm

Two Graphene Layers May Be Better Than One

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427101526.htm

Researchers Reveal 18 Novel Subtype-Dependent Genetic Variants for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Identify Potential Genetic Markers for Diagnostic Screening

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427171517.htm

Animals Have Personalities, Too, Bird Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427092053.htm

Guns in the Home Provide Greater Health Risk Than Benefit

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427101532.htm

Exploring the Superconducting Transition in Ultra Thin Films

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427154306.htm

Protective T-Cells, Which Are Used in Stem-Cell Treatment, Can Cause the Body to Attack Itself

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131822.htm

International Trade May Offset Reported Carbon Emission Reductions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426071143.htm

Record Number of Whales, Krill Found in Antarctic Bays

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427171503.htm

Tobacco-Derived Compound Prevents Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Disease Mice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131824.htm

Can Traumatic Memories Be Erased?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427154315.htm

Good Eggs: Nanomagnets Offer Food for Thought About Computer Memories

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427101520.htm

Why Bariatric Surgery Is Better Than Dieting Alone for Glucose Control

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427171501.htm

Get a Whiff of This: Low-Cost Sensor Can Diagnose Bacterial Infections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427171636.htm

Our Own Status Affects the Way Our Brains Respond to Others

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428123936.htm

Two Unsuspected Proteins May Hold the Key to Creating Artificial Chromosomes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428123944.htm

Fish Livers Contain Beneficial Fatty Acids, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428124050.htm

Electronics: A Step Toward Valleytronics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427171628.htm

Obese Adolescents Lacking Vitamin D, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427101522.htm

Mutations in Single Gene May Have Shaped Human Cerebral Cortex

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428123940.htm

From the Beginning, the Brain Knows the Difference Between Night and Day

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428151306.htm

Social Bonding in Prairie Voles Helps Guide Search for Autism Treatments

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428112553.htm

New Gene Therapy Technique on iPS Cells Holds Promise in Treating Immune System Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428112549.htm

As the Worm Turns, Its Secrets Are Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428143201.htm

Being Tall, Obese May Significantly Increase Risk of Blood Clots in Deep Veins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428162304.htm

Electrical Oscillations Found to Be Critical for Storing Spatial Memories in Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428143155.htm

Adult-Supervised Drinking in Young Teens May Lead to More Alcohol Use, Consequences

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428065615.htm

Artificial Retinal Implants Must Adapt to Unique Features of Human Eye to Be Effective, Experts Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427194858.htm

Plenty More Fish in the Sea? New Method for Measuring Biomass Reveals Fish Stocks Are More Stable Than Widely Believed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428101754.htm

Cotton Swabs Prove Problematic for Ear Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428151309.htm

Lower Risk of Coronary Heart Disease from Alcohol, Even With Hazardous Drinking?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427101401.htm

Adults With Arthritis Suffer With Poorer Health Related Quality of Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428065613.htm

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Have Evolved a Unique Chemical Mechanism, New Discovery Reveals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428143151.htm

Long-Term Poverty but Not Family Instability Affects Children's Cognitive Development, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420184437.htm

Stress and Depression Are Associated With Shorter Survival in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428143147.htm

Andromeda’s Coat of Many Colors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427132314.htm

Heart Attacks Are More Serious If They Occur at Certain Times of the Day

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427194902.htm

Voyager Probes Set to Enter Interstellar Space

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428200820.htm

The Scientific Case for Masturbation Why O’Donnell gets it wrong: being ‘master of your domain’ does not help procreation.

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/07/why-masturbation-helps-procreation.html

How Web Security Will Change With HTML5

http://mashable.com/2011/04/29/html5-web-security/

NASA Scientist Claims Extraterrestrial Life Evidence

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/04/nasa-scientist-claims-extraterrestrial.html

Great seed robbery

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/editorial/dc-comment/great-seed-robbery-394

FIRST Robot Competition Showcases Geekiness, Ingenuity and the Dreams of 12,000 Kids

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-04/robot-competition-showcases-geekiness-ingenuity-and-dreams-12000-kids

Herding Swarms of Microrobots Tiny robots self-assemble with a single command.

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/37482/

Cornell's Thumbnail-Sized Satellites Are Headed to Space, Could Soon be Bound for Saturn

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-04/cornells-tiny-chip-sats-are-headed-iss-could-soon-be-bound-saturn

As science turns from chimp research, U.S. wants to restart

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/04/24/112433/as-science-turns-from-chimp-research.html

The Sun is neutralizing radiation (among other things) ???

http://sfaw.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/the-sun-is-neutralizing-radiation-among-other-things/

Man who knows how to control universe has no need for $1mln

http://rt.com/news/control-universe-perelman-theory/

Why the Power of Mind Over Matter is Important

http://www.activistpost.com/2011/04/why-power-of-mind-over-matter-is.html

Your iPhone Can Buy Your Groceries A new iPhone app offers a preview of the personalized, self-service future of shopping.

http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/37457/

Laser Hole Punch Turns Hair Into Forensic Time Machine

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/forensic-laser-ablation/

Researchers Develop a Heat Pump That Can Last 10,000 Years by Diane Pham

http://inhabitat.com/researchers-develop-a-heat-pump-that-can-last-10000-years/

Bacteria Grow Under 400,000 Times Earth's Gravity

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/04/110425-gravity-extreme-bacteria-e-coli-alien-life-space-science/

Code rage: The "warrior gene" makes me mad! (Whether I have it or not)

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=code-rage-the-warrior-gene-makes-me-2011-04-26

Ban on stem-cell patents 'wrong' By Fergus Walsh

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13214036

Miniature Drones Spray Enemies With ‘Tracking Dust’

http://nwotruth.com/miniature-drones-spray-enemies-with-%E2%80%98tracking-dust%E2%80%99/

Thursday, April 28, 2011

HIV Infection May Be a Risk Factor for Heart Failure

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425173836.htm

Tai Chi Appears to Benefit Quality of Life for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425173838.htm

Reasonable Quantities of Red Pepper May Help Curb Appetite, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425173902.htm

Scientists Create Stable, Self-Renewing Neural Stem Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425153554.htm

Conducting Ferroelectrics May Be Key to New Electronic Memory

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425153631.htm

Narcotic Pain Relief Drug Overdose Deaths a National Epidemic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425173904.htm

Pioneering Animal Diabetes Treatment: Researchers Adapt Human Continuous Glucose Monitors for Pets

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425173900.htm

Protein Levels Could Signal That a Child Will Develop Diabetes, Researchers Believe

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425101154.htm

Solar Power Goes Viral: Researchers Use Virus to Improve Solar-Cell Efficiency

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425153609.htm

Men Tend to Leap to Judgement Where Women See More Shades of Grey, Research Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418083345.htm

Gene That Could Hold the Key to Muscle Repair Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418093848.htm

Replacing Batteries May Become a Thing of the Past, Thanks to 'Soft Generators'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110406123025.htm

Nanoscience May Hold Key to Surgical Recovery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426081951.htm

Flame Retardants at High Levels in Pet Dogs, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426071021.htm

King Crabs Invade Antarctica

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419191022.htm

How Beliefs Shape Effort and Learning

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415114004.htm

Link Between High-Fat Diet and Type 2 Diabetes Clarified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411121539.htm

Green Environments Essential for Human Health, Research Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419151438.htm

Scientists Identify a Surprising New Source of Cancer Stem Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411152629.htm

New Sensor Glove May Help Stroke Patients Recover Mobility

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426122952.htm

Diamonds Shine in Quantum Networks: Researchers Hitch Precious Stone's Impurities Onto Nano-Resonators

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426122954.htm

Plankton Fossils Tell Tale of Evolution and Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419212311.htm

New System Increases Reliability of Opinion Polls

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426071145.htm

Scientists Focus on Light Ions for Fast Ignition of Fusion Fuels

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426091126.htm

Water Molecules Characterize the Structure of DNA Genetic Material

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426091122.htm

Advice Vs. Experience: Genes Predict Learning Style

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419205534.htm

Prey-Tell: Why Right Whales Linger in the Gulf of Maine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426151042.htm

One Eye on the Future: Iris Scanners Are Coming

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/04/25/one-eye-on-the-future-iris-scanners-are-coming/

Amazing solar-powered fridge invented by British student in a potting shed helps poverty-stricken Africans

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1108343/Amazing-solar-powered-fridge-invented-British-student-potting-shed-helps-poverty-stricken-Africans.html

Synthetic Brain Begun with Nanotechnology

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38119

WiFi Signals Could Cover One Square Mile

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38121

V for Virtualization - Daniel Burrus

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38114

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Could Bacteria Communicate by Bouncing Electrons Around Their Chromosomes?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/25/could-bacteria-communicate-by-bouncing-electrons-around-their-chromosomes/

3DS isn't selling well, says Nintendo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/digitaltrends/20110427/tc_digitaltrends/3dsisntsellingwellsaysnintendo

Regarding the Obama Birth Certificate

http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2011/04/27/regarding-the-obama-birth-certificate/

Copyright Law Is Killing Science

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/26/211258

Last Typewriter Factory in the World Shuts Its Doors

http://idle.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/26/1443214

NASA Looking To Build 'Gas' Stations In Space

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/26/1522231

NYC Resistor: DIY Hackers Doing Awesome Things

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/26/1436235

Amazon Automatic Pricing Lists Book At $23M

http://idle.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/26/141247

Research Credibility In the Video Game Violence Debate

http://games.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/26/0214235

NASA Fires Up Jet Fuel That Tastes Like Chicken

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/26/0422201

Cell Phone Stronghold Bag

http://www.idstronghold.com/Cell-Phone-Stronghold-Bag/productinfo/IDSH6001-001/

Brainstorming Clever Ways To Detect Alien Civilizations

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/25/2348233

Creating new abilities with drugs: future science of mind management By Dick Pelletier

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/382.html

China to Rival International Space Station

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38105

Search for Aliens Put on Hold

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38104

How to Store Nuclear Waste

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38101

Hunting for Dark & Anti-Matter

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38100

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Over Range of ADHD Behavior, Genes Major Force on Reading Achievement, Environment on Math

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110422115846.htm

Over Range of ADHD Behavior, Genes Major Force on Reading Achievement, Environment on Math

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419205718.htm

Clumsy Avatars: Perfection Versus Mortality in Games and Simulation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419151057.htm

Far Sighted Space Technology Finds Practical Uses on Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418201809.htm

Beetle Bling: Researchers Discover Optical Secrets of 'Metallic' Beetles

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425120344.htm

Becoming a Vampire Without Being Bitten: Reading Expands Our Self-Concepts, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110424152522.htm

Laying Bare the Not-So-Sweet Tale of a Sugar and Its Role in the Spread of Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425120346.htm

Zeroing in on the Elusive Green LED

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425135647.htm

Omega 3: What Is Good for the Heart May Not Be Good for the Prostate, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425135643.htm

New Theory of Evolution for Spiral Galaxy Arms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420111343.htm

'Going Off the Grid' Helps Some Bacteria Hide from Antibiotics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425153611.htm

Fruit Flies on Meth: Study Explores Whole-Body Effects of Toxic Drug

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420184431.htm

Psychologists Find Unintentional Racial Biases May Affect Economic and Trust Decisions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425153551.htm

Large Galaxies Stopped Growing Seven Billion Years Ago

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418084005.htm

Increased Computer Use by Adolescents Cause for Concern, Canadian Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425135649.htm

Death Rates Among Those With High Blood Pressure Decreasing, but Still High

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425173830.htm

Self-Powered, Blood-Activated Sensor Detects Pancreatitis Quickly and Cheaply

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425173846.htm

Tuberculosis Discovery Paves Way for Drugs That Prevent Lung Destruction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425135504.htm

Global Catastrophic Amphibian Declines Have Multiple Causes, No Simple Solution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425153633.htm

Three New Studies Find Link Between Pesticides and Reduced IQ

http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/570934/three_new_studies_find_link_between_pesticides_and_reduced_iq/

Gut study divides people into three types Bacterial populations fall into three distinct classes that could help to personalize medicine.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110420/full/news.2011.249.html

The Future of the PhD

http://www.nature.com/news/specials/phdfuture/index.html

Puzzle persists for 'degradeable' plastics Eco-friendly plastics disintegrate, but might just linger in the environment.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110421/full/news.2011.255.html

After the Singularity, We'll All Be Robots - Ray Kurzweil

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38077

Fire Ant Secret: How They Create Life-Saving Rafts in Floods

http://www.livescience.com/13867-raft-fire-ants-buoyancy-flood-water-repellant-floatation.html

The Art of the Animated GIF

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/24/2337218

SpaceX aims to put man on Mars in 10-20 years

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-04-spacex-aims-mars-years.html

New Internet freedom report ranks Estonia first, Iran last

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15021424,00.html

New Tool Hides Data In Plain Sight On HDDs

http://it.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/25/1558237

Why Science Is a Lousy Career Choice

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/25/164228

Antihelium Discovered By STAR

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/25/1716254

The Future of In-Car Computing

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/25/1935258

What Does IQ Really Measure?

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/25/2141243

Monday, April 25, 2011

Using Duck Eggs to Track Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419161955.htm

Development in Fog Harvesting Process May Make Water Available to the World’s Poor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421141638.htm

A Tool to Predict Crowd Turbulence

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110422115449.htm

Study Suggests Another Look at Testosterone-Prostate Cancer Link

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419121353.htm

Evolution Can Cause a Rapid Reduction in Genome Size

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421082643.htm

Dietary, Lifestyle Changes Can Significantly Reduce Triglycerides

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418161703.htm

Supercomputers: 'Data Deluge' Is Changing, Expanding Supercomputer-Based Research

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110422131123.htm

Brain Bypass Surgery Sparks Restoration of Lost Brain Tissue

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418093854.htm

Fossil Sirenians, Related to Today's Manatees, Give Scientists New Look at Ancient Climate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421161725.htm

Data Miners Dig for Corrosion Resistance

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421141642.htm

Missing Link in Plant Defense Against Fungal Disease Found

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419151442.htm

Drug Effective in Treating Kidney Disease in Diabetic Patients, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421171707.htm

Optical Microscope Without Lenses Produces High-Resolution 3-D Images on a Chip

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110422115850.htm

Heart Friendly Yellow Potatoes

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/088506-2011-04-25-heart-friendly-yellow-potatoes.htm

Music Lessons as Child May Keep Aging Minds Sharp

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=143536

Biodegradable Nanoparticles Kill Drug Resistant Gram-Positive Bacteria

http://www.biotechdaily.com/?option=com_article&Itemid=294734590&cat=Drug+Discovery&ui=1960146697&vrf=b4fd16333f6764f18b6c5ce8da46b518&end=%2520

Rep. Bill Posey Introduces 'Back To the Moon' Bill

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/24/2125254

How Supermodel Gisele Bundchen 'Infuriated Cancer Experts'... by Joseph Mercola

http://www.lewrockwell.com/mercola/mercola115.html

Iodine in Salt: Why Is It Added? by Edward Group

http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl3/iodine-in-salt.html

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Four Individuals Caught in 'Death Trap' May Shed Light on Human Ancestors

http://richarddawkins.net/articles/618798-four-individuals-caught-in-death-trap-may-shed-light-on-human-ancestors

Frog Embryos Lead to New Understanding of Cardiac Development

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110422115844.htm

New Approach to Defeating Flu Shows Promise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110422090110.htm

Scientists Engineer Nanoscale Vaults to Encapsulate 'Nanodisks' for Drug Delivery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421141646.htm

How Molecules Get to the Right Place at the Right Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420111910.htm

Study Adds Weight to Link Between Calcium Supplements and Heart Problems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419205720.htm

Liver-Cell Transplants Show Promise in Reversing Genetic Disease Affecting Liver and Lungs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110422115848.htm

Starting a New Metabolic Path: New Technique Will Help Metabolic Engineering

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421091130.htm

Athletes at Risk: New, Inexpensive Test for 'Sudden Death Syndrome'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421104506.htm

'Time Machine' Made to Visually Explore Space and Time in Videos: Time-Lapse GigaPans Provide New Way to Access Big Data

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421151916.htm

Jurassic Spider from China Is Largest Fossil Specimen Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421210754.htm

Functioning Synapse Created Using Carbon Nanotubes: Devices Might Be Used in Brain Prostheses or Synthetic Brains

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421091128.htm

Anti-Depressants Boost Brain Cells After Injury in Early Studies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418114001.htm

Antidepressants May Not Improve All Symptoms of Depression, Researchers Find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421082524.htm

Missing the Gorilla: People Prone to 'Inattention Blindness' Have a Lower Working Memory Capacity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418083249.htm

Students Develop Thought-Controlled, Hands-Free Computer for the Disabled

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418152334.htm

Small Molecules Inhibit Growth of Human Tumor Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413093252.htm

Common Virus Plus Low Sunlight Exposure May Increase Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418161658.htm

Did a Supernova Mark the Birth of the Merry Monarch?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418084011.htm

Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders Associated With Poor Surgical Outcomes Even for Non-Emergency Procedures

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418161705.htm

Using Leaves' Characteristics Improves Accuracy Measuring Past Climates

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418152336.htm

Virtual Surgery Shows Promise in Personalized Treatment of Nasal Obstruction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418161713.htm

Genetic Study Offers Insight Into the Social Lives of Bees

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411152529.htm

Simple Injection Could Limit Damage from Heart Attacks and Stroke

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418152326.htm

Biological Arms Races in Birds Result in Sophisticated Defenses Against Cuckoos

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413225233.htm

Brain Bank Seeks Donors—Donald Trump?

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38049

How Reading Expands the Sense of Self

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38048

Understanding Morality through the Brain

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38047

Scientists target drugs that improve behaviour

http://www.thehindu.com/health/medicine-and-research/article1602180.ece

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Canola Oil Protects Against Colon Cancer, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419185146.htm

Right-Handedness Prevailed 500,000 Years Ago

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419131543.htm

Does Seeing Overweight People Make Us Eat More?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419111435.htm

Professor Notices Abe Lincoln's Signature on a Picture Hanging in His Office

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419162638.htm

Antibiotics Disrupt Gut Ecology, Metabolism

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419214734.htm

How Peppermint Helps to Relieve Irritable Bowel Syndrome

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419101234.htm

Miniature Invisibility 'Carpet Cloak' Hides More Than Its Small Size Implies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419131540.htm

'Impossible' Feat: Certain Materials Can Exhibit Ferromagnetism and Superconductivity at Same Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418114007.htm

'3-D Towers' of Information Double Data Storage Areal Density

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419151447.htm

Another Universe Tugging on Ours? Maybe Not: Data from Exploding Stars Contradicts Earlier Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420153740.htm

Ends of Chromosomes Protected by Stacked, Coiled DNA Caps

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420125500.htm

Evolution of Human 'Super-Brain' Tied to Development of Bipedalism, Tool-Making

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420125510.htm

Primordial Weirdness: Did the Early Universe Have One Dimension? Scientists Outline Test for Theory

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420152059.htm

Mining Data from Electronic Records: Faster Way to Get Genetic Clues to Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420143654.htm

Breakthrough in Malaria Treatment in the Run Up to World Malaria Day

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420111346.htm

Protein-Patterned Fibers: Researchers Combine Active Proteins With Material Derived from Fruit Fly

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420143700.htm

Low Carbohydrate Diet May Reverse Kidney Failure in People With Diabetes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420184429.htm

Different Views of God May Influence Academic Cheating

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420112334.htm

Cardiac Muscle Really Knows How to Relax: Potential Cardio-Protective Mechanism in Heart

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419121344.htm

CAPTCHAs With Chaos: Strong Protection for Weak Passwords

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420111331.htm

Fat Turns Into Soap in Sewers, Contributes to Overflows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421104501.htm

Material That If Scratched, You Can Quickly and Easily Fix Yourself, With Light Not Heat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420143618.htm

Antimalarial Trees in East Africa Threatened With Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420211758.htm

Nature's Elegant Solution to Repairing DNA in Cancer, Other Conditions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420112322.htm

Are Dietary Supplements Working Against You?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421151923.htm

Meditation May Help the Brain 'Turn Down the Volume' on Distractions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421122337.htm

Historic Church's Subterranean Secrets Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421130312.htm

Why Biggest Stellar Explosions Often Happen in Tiniest Galaxies: Ultraviolet Probe Sheds Light on Mystery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421190548.htm

Salmonella Utilize Multiple Modes of Infection: New Mechanism That Helps With Invading Host Cells Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421122333.htm

Acupuncture Relieves Hot Flashes from Prostate Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421122406.htm

Bacteria Interrupted: Disabling Coordinated Behavior and Virulence Gene Expression

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421122329.htm

Learning to Tolerate Our Microbial Self: Bacteria Co-Opt Human Immune Cells for Mutual Benefit

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110421141632.htm

Greenpeace Says the Internet Emits Too Much CO2

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/22/1643224

The Gap Between Genetics & Medicine

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38037

Acupuncture on the Frontlines

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38038

Friday, April 22, 2011

Susan Lim: Transplant cells, not organs (video)

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

Gut bugs to lungs' rescue Commensal microbes in the gut may help combat the flu virus in the lungs Read more: Gut bugs to lungs' rescue

http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/58050/

Why Men's Success With Women All Depends on Their Hands by Fiona Macrae

http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl3/mens-success-with-woman-depends-on-hands.html

iPhone and Location: Don't Panic

http://apple.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/21/2036235

Virgin Media Demos World's Fastest Internet Service In the UK

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/21/1727255

Robot Throws First Pitch At Phillies Game

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/20/233227

New Hydrogen Storage Composite

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/04/new-hydrogen-storage-composite.html

Cooling Down Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells A startup moves toward thin-film solid-oxide fuel cells suitable for practical devices.

http://technologyreview.com/energy/37439/

A Cheap, Portable Way to Monitor Unborn Babies A nonprofit creates a new heart monitoring machine employing wireless technology.

http://technologyreview.com/biomedicine/37438/

Design Fiction: designer transhumanity at Parsons By Bruce Sterling

http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2011/04/design-fiction-designer-transhumanity-at-parsons/

Mars Orbiter Finds Buried Dry Ice Lake

http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/04/22/0016247/Mars-Orbiter-Finds-Buried-Dry-Ice-Lake

Pro Tip For Easter: Learn How To Blow A Hard Boiled Egg Out Of Its Shell (video)

http://www.mediaite.com/online/pro-tip-for-easter-learn-how-to-blow-a-hard-boiled-egg-out-of-its-shell/

Coming Soon From the Air Force: Mind-Reading Drones

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/04/coming-soon-from-the-air-force-mind-reading-drones/

NEW LIGHTBULBS IN CANCER SCARE

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/241807

Dating service to use DNA A dating service set up by biology students in Munich, Germany is testing subjects' DNA to find the most compatible gene pools.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8461361/Dating-service-to-use-DNA.html

Hand-cleaning gels do NOT kill dangerous farm germs... only old-fashioned soap and water will protect you, experts say

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1378760/Visiting-petting-zoo-Scrub-hands-soap-water-gels-kill-farm-germs.html

Thursday, April 21, 2011

How & Why Apple Tracks Your Location

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38004

Has Nanotechnology Already Reached Its Limit?

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38003

Biopunk: D.I.Y. Biotechnology

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38002

Milky Way Time-Lapse Video

http://video.yahoo.com/editorspicks-12135647/featured-24306389/the-mountain-24960678.html

Lasers To Replace Sparkplugs In Engines?

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/20/2210241

Physical Rehab Device Built From Wii Balance Boards

http://games.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/20/2032210

Purdue Claims World Record Goldberg Machine

http://entertainment.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/20/1957235

First White Spaces AP Gives Grandma the Internet

http://mobile.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/20/0414237

An RC Car That Runs On Soda Can Rings

http://entertainment.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/20/0312210

Scientist Creates 3D Scanner App For iPhone

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/20/012254

Instant Quantum Communication Is Near

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/20/0020229

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

New Way to Control Magnetic Properties of Graphene Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414091110.htm

Watching the Birth of a Sunspot

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418084013.htm

Neutral Atoms Made to Act Like Electrically Charged Particles

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110331163530.htm

Shocking Environment of Hot Jupiters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418084015.htm

Scientists Finely Control Methane Combustion to Get Different Products

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131650.htm

Nanofiber Spheres Carrying Cells Injected Into Wounds to Grow Tissue

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110417185353.htm

Research Turns the World Upside Down: New Study Examines Brain Processes Behind Facial Recognition

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418152508.htm

Portable Devices' Built-in Motion Sensors Improve Data Rates on Wireless Networks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413120955.htm

Alzheimer's Diagnostic Guidelines Updated for First Time in Decades

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419003653.htm

Molecular Messages from Moth Antennae: Scientists Assemble Genes Involved in Regulating Olfaction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415083322.htm

Limiting Carbs, Not Calories, Reduces Liver Fat Faster, Researchers Find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419003651.htm

Super-Small Transistor Created: Artificial Atom Powered by Single Electrons

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418135541.htm

Mood Swings of Bipolar Patients Can Be Predicted, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418201739.htm

X‑rays Shed New Light on Regulation of Muscle Contraction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411152524.htm

Bioartificial Organs: Spanish Researchers Replace Pig Corneal Cells With Human Stem Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414101647.htm

Astronomers Can Tune in to Radio Auroras to Find Exoplanets

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418084007.htm

Sugar Helping Map New Ground Against Deadly Bug

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419003658.htm

Accelerate Data Storage by Several Orders of Magnitude? Ultra-Fast Magnetic Reversal Observed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413101910.htm

Americans Believe Climate Change Is Occurring, but Disagree on Why

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419101239.htm

For Testing Skin Cream, Synthetic Skin May Be as Good as the Real Thing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418135529.htm

Enhanced Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplants Safe in Long-Term Studies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418114156.htm

Tibetian Terrier Dogs Could Play Key Role in Developing Therapy for Early-Onset Parkinson’s

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418135531.htm

'Thirdhand Smoke' Poses Danger to Unborn Babies' Lungs, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419101231.htm

Could Black Trees Blossom in a World With Two Suns?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418201811.htm

Previous-Day Alcohol Consumption Appears to Affect Surgical Skills on Virtual Reality Simulator

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418161707.htm

Marine Organisms With Eternal Life Can Solve the Riddle of Aging

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419082650.htm

Researchers Discover Precisely How Thalidomide Causes Birth Defects

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419111503.htm

Probing the Laws of Gravity: A Gravity Resonance Method

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418083349.htm

How Inflammation Can Lead to Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419091159.htm

Scientists Discover How to Predict Learning Using Brain Analysis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419091157.htm

Limitations of Question About Race Can Create Inaccurate Picture of Health-Care Disparities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419151809.htm

Gene Necessary for Successful Repair of Muscle Damage Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419165802.htm

Tinnitus Caused by Too Little Inhibition of Brain Auditory Circuits, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418152322.htm

Zoom-Up Star Photos Poke Holes in Century-Old Astronomical Theory

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418122329.htm

LED Efficiency Puzzle Solved by Theorists Using Quantum-Mechanical Calculations

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419164211.htm

Exploiting the Stress Response to Detonate Mitochondria in Cancer Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419151807.htm

One Year Later, Oil Spill’s Impact on Gulf Not Fully Understood

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419161428.htm

Link Between Breast Implants and Rare Form of Cancer Confirmed, but Cause Remains Unclear

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419121355.htm

Filters That Reduce ‘brain Clutter’ Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419163211.htm

How Do Consumers Judge Quality? It Depends on Who's Making the Purchase

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419111459.htm

New Kid on the Plasmonic Block: Researchers Find Plasmonic Resonances in Semiconductor Nanocrystals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418135533.htm

More Accurate Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419082652.htm

New MRI Methodology Revolutionizes Imaging of the Beating Heart

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419082858.htm

Patients Appear to Adjust and Learn to Cope With Loss or Reduced Sense of Smell

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418161709.htm

Cell of Origin for Squamous Cell Carcinoma Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419091155.htm

Collecting the Sun's Energy: Novel Electrode for Flexible Thin-Film Solar Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419082659.htm

Improved Recovery of Motor Function After Stroke

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419205536.htm

Nanoparticles With Honeycomb Cavities Containing Drugs Blast Cancer Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418114208.htm

snl corn syrup comercial (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XM7_PBmJLs

The real history of Twitter isn't so short and sweet Company's version doesn't mention a key co-founder — and a possible scandal

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42577600/ns/business-us_business/

Diabetes makes you older before your time

http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=10976

Protect Passwords With KeePass by Bill Rounds

http://www.lewrockwell.com/rounds/rounds38.1.html

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Top 10 Coolest Uses Of Solar Panels

http://www.buzzfeed.com/thegeshow/top-10-coolest-uses-of-solar-panels

Future farm: A sunless, rainless room indoors

http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/2011-04-16-indoor-farming.htm

Cursing makes you feel better when hurt: study

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/18/cursing-makes-you-feel-better-when-hurt-study/

Utility Grade Battery Storage in Texas

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/04/utility-grade-battery-storage-in-texas.html

Particle Discovery Creates Buzz

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/04/particle-discovery-creates-buzz.html

Dark matter no-show confronts supersymmetry The XENON100 experiment has placed the tightest limits yet on the properties of dark matter. Eugenie Samuel Reich

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110414/full/news.2011.235.html

Dinosaur predators hunted in the dark Study of eye bones reveals details of ancient reptile lifestyles. Matt Kaplan

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110414/full/news.2011.236.html

The peppered moth's dark genetic past revealed Researchers find that a single ancestor is responsible for the 'best example' of natural selection. Gwyneth Dickey Zakaib

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110414/full/news.2011.238.html

Size doesn't always matter for peacocks Peahens don't necessarily choose the males with the biggest tails — but small tails are right out. Ewen Callaway

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110418/full/news.2011.245.html

Are larger earthquakes a sign of the times? Seismologists debate whether the recent spate of megaquakes is a statistical fluke or something more. Sid Perkins

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110414/full/news.2011.241.html

Using Neutrons To Precisely Test Newton's Law of Gravity

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/18/2227242

Iran Says Siemens Helped US, Israel Build Stuxnet

http://it.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/18/209242

Walking HECTOR Robot Inspired By Stick Insect

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/18/1517242

Armenia Makes Chess Compulsory In Schools

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/18/0336217

Swedish File-Sharers File For Religious Status

http://idle.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/18/0019247

Like Europa, Titan May Have A Giant Subsurface Ocean Titan's orbit and rate of rotation indicate that a huge ocean may lie beneath its icy surface

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26662/?ref=rss

EXCLUSIVE: The Day Einstein Died

http://www.life.com/gallery/41842/image/ugc1039332#index/0

In Vitro Fertilization Should Have One-Embryo Limit, Health Experts Say

http://www.livescience.com/13734-vitro-fertilization-embryo-limit-health-experts.html

Monday, April 18, 2011

Safer Treatment for Millions Suffering from Trypanosome Parasite Infection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415083147.htm

Compassion, Not Sanctions, Is Best Response to Workplace Anger

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131853.htm

Why Does Brain Development Diverge from Normal in Autism Spectrum Disorders?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413120945.htm

Vegetarians May Be at Lower Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes and Stroke

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413133026.htm

Successful Blueprints Are Recycled by Evolution, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415083329.htm

Inability to Detect Sarcasm, Lies May Be Early Sign of Dementia, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415104536.htm

Key to Personalized Cancer Medicine Unlocked Using Tumor Metabolism

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415113954.htm

Long-Sought Fossil Mammal With Transitional Middle Ear

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413132949.htm

People Know When First Impressions Are Accurate

ttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415104544.htm

Hydrocarbons Deep Within Earth: New Computational Study Reveals How

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415104540.htm

Introducing the World's First Intubation Robot

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415114000.htm

Ocean Front Is Energetic Contributor to Mixing, Data Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414141358.htm

Experimental Drug Inhibits Cell Signaling Pathway and Slows Ovarian Cancer Growth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415104548.htm

Successful Strategy Developed to Regenerate Blood Vessels

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110417185348.htm

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Doctors Lax in Monitoring Potentially Addicting Drugs, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110303184113.htm

Therapeutically Promising New Findings for Combating Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411131346.htm

Stigma Weighs Heavily on Obese People, Contributing to Greater Health Problems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110303065211.htm

Online Calculator Allows Households to Track Carbon Footprint

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415163527.htm

Vitamin D May Help Reduce Heart Risk in African-Americans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411131332.htm

MRI May Help Detect Alzheimer's at Early Stage, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411121543.htm

Neurological Basis for Embarrassment Described

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415083158.htm

Carbon Fiber Used to Reinforce Buildings; Protect from Explosion

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131836.htm

Solar Activity Heats Up: Sunspots Finally Return

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415124059.htm

New Elastic Material Changes Color in UV Light

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414104217.htm

Dietary Yeast Extracts Tested as Alternative to Antibiotics in Poultry

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131450.htm

Non-Lethal Way of Switching Off Essential Genes in Mice Perfected

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414104219.htm

Online Calculator Allows Households to Track Carbon Footprint

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415163527.htm

Heart Needs Work After Heart Attack: New Study Challenges the Notion That the Heart Must Rest

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131845.htm

Parents' 'Um's' and 'Uh's' Help Toddlers Learn New Words, Cognitive Scientists Find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131436.htm

How DNA Changes: Newly Revealed Process Has Implications for Understanding Cancers, Psychiatric Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131448.htm

New Spin on Graphene Makes It Magnetic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414141400.htm

Long-Term Users of Ecstasy Risk Structural Brain Damage, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110406192435.htm

Novel Ionic Liquid Batteries

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415113958.htm

Whole-Exome Sequencing of Skin Cancer Completed: Most Comprehensive View of Melanoma's Genetic Landscape

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415113956.htm

'Thunder' Protein Regulates Memory Formation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131438.htm

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Beam me up, BEAMS: Teleporting breakthrough as scientists transport light particles

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1377370/Teleporting-breakthrough-scientists-transport-light-particles.html

Epsilon breach: hack of the century?

http://www.source.ly/10Eq7

What if Making Babies -- Extending the Species -- Isn't the Real Reason for Having Sex?

http://www.alternet.org/story/150616/what_if_making_babies_--_extending_the_species_--_isn%27t_the_real_reason_for_having_sex

How Does Radiation Affect the Body? Michio Kaku

http://bigthink.com/ideas/37910

Banning (Fe)male Athletes

http://bigthink.com/ideas/37921

Switch Off the Aging Genes

http://bigthink.com/ideas/37918

Next-Gen Low-Latency Open Codec Beats HE-AAC

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/14/2345238

Maqetta: Open Source HTML5 Editor From IBM

http://developers.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/15/016225

Computer Factories Are the Energy Hogs

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/15/1218225

Hypertext Creator: Structure of the Web 'Completely Wrong'

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/15/1314228

E-Book Sales Have Tripled In the Last Year

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/15/1341221

Couple Sends Record Player Wedding Invitations

http://idle.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/15/133206

Why Google Should Buy the Music Industry

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/15/2118220

Friday, April 15, 2011

Gangs Don't Protect Against Crime, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413093250.htm

Espresso Makers: Coffee in Capsules Contains More Furan Than the Rest

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413090012.htm

Normal Breast Cells Help Kill Cancer Cells, Researchers Find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413151635.htm

Physicists Create Clouds of Impenetrable Gases That Bounce Off Each Other

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413132953.htm

Your Flaws Are My Pain: Experience of Vicarious Embarrassment Is Linked to Empathy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413171321.htm

Keeping Beer Fresh Longer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413121001.htm

Injectable Gel Could Spell Relief for Arthritis Sufferers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413101908.htm

New Drug May Reduce Seizures in Epilepsy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413161244.htm

Are Your Values Right or Left? The Answer Is More Literal Than You Think

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413151643.htm

Filtering out Pesticides With Genetically Modified Bacteria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414104211.htm

Drug Potency: What Happens in Space?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414065128.htm

Chance Discovery May Revolutionize Hydrogen Production

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414073549.htm

Anti-Aging Hormone Klotho Inhibits Renal Fibrosis, Cancer Growth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413171333.htm

Most Substance–dependent Individuals Report Poor Oral Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414151527.htm

Challenges in Stemming the Spread of Resistant Bacteria in Intensive Care

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413171325.htm

Algae Could Replace 17 Percent of US Oil Imports, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413133028.htm

Polluted Air Leads to Disease by Promoting Widespread Inflammation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131834.htm

Possible Cause of Salt-Induced Hypertension Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414151522.htm

Solar Power Without Solar Cells: A Hidden Magnetic Effect of Light Could Make It Possible

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414161404.htm

First 3-D Topographic Map of Early Maya City 'Head of Stone' Delineates Ancient Buildings

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414091112.htm

Predicting Alzheimer's: Thinning of Key Cortical Areas Predicts Dementia Up to a Decade in Advance

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413161248.htm

Weak Evidence for Word-Order Universals: Language Not as 'Innate' as Thought?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414065107.htm

Europe's Wildlife Under Threat from Nitrogen, Study Warns

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413225005.htm

Recent Census in War-Torn DR Congo Finds Gorillas Have Survived, Even Increased

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414141406.htm

Treating High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Diabetes May Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413161250.htm

DNA Nanoforms: Miniature Architectural Forms -- Some No Larger Than Viruses -- Constructed Through DNA Origami

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414141352.htm

People Who Overuse Credit Believe Products Have Unrealistic Properties

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414160742.htm

NASA Announces New Homes for Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414165713.htm

Aggressive Glycemic Control in Diabetic CABG Patients Does Not Improve Survival, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414160738.htm

Changes in 'Good' Fatty Acid Concentration of Inner Organs Might Be Largely Independent of Diet

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413171323.htm

Study Links Inflammation in Brain to Some Memory Decline

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413151645.htm

Lights and Flat-Panel Displays: Researchers 'Brighten' the Future of Organic Light-Emitting Diode Technology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414151534.htm

NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope Marks Key Milestone

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414165410.htm

Pig Stem Cell Transplants: The Key to Future Research Into Retina Treatment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412201720.htm

Sensor Determines If Packaged Meat Has Spoiled

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413092837.htm

Enzyme Crucial to DNA Replication May Provide Potent Anti-Cancer Drug Target

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414141408.htm

Search for Dark Matter Moves One Step Closer to Detecting Elusive Particle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414104213.htm

Weight Loss Improves Memory, Research Reveals Subjects Who Underwent Gastric Bypass Surgery Saw Significant Memory Improvement

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/weight-loss-improves-memory-research-reveals/story?id=13383600

Blending Wool and Kevlar Could Make Better, Lighter Body Armor

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-04/blending-wool-and-kevlar-could-reduce-body-armors-weight-and-cost-researchers-say

The Science Behind Japan‘s Incredible ’Liquefaction’ Videos

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-science-behind-japans-incredible-liquefaction-videos/

German 'thought car' could be driven on Sabbath, Rabbi says

http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20110412-34339.html

A Browser that Speaks Your Language

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/087771-2011-04-14-a-browser-that-speaks-your-language.htm

Google Sends Repeat Infringers To Copyright School

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/14/2118240

High Schoolers Push Down Price of Near-Space Photography

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/14/2028235

European Court of Justice To Outlaw Net Filtering

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/14/1718258

America's Tech Decline: a Reading Guide

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/14/1456225

Vintage Soviet Space Capsule Sold For Record $2.9M

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/14/146240

The End of the "Age of Speed"

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/14/022211

Temporary Brain Changes Lead to Accelerated Learning

http://science.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/14/0036219

African Languages origins of the Rest?

http://www.juancole.com/2011/04/african-languages-origins-of-the-rest.html

Thursday, April 14, 2011

2011 Skyscraper Contest: Energy Harvesters, Domes With Holes, and Other Buildings of the Future

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-04/2011-skyscraper-contest-floating-islands-energy-harvesters-and-other-buildings-future

Six Dream Projects of the 3-D Printing Pioneers Feature They can print houses on the moon and change the course of science education forever--and they might be closer to fruition than you'd think

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-04/3-d-printing-pioneers-tell-us-their-five-dream-projects

With a Massive Hardware Hack, Libyan Rebels Hijack Disabled Cell Phone Network

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-04/massive-hardware-hack-libyan-rebels-hijack-disabled-cell-phone-network

World Health Officials Debate Whether To Destroy Last Existing Samples of Smallpox

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-04/smallpox-destruction-debate-resurfaces-health-officials-prepare-annual-convention

Fresh From Jeopardy, Artificial Intelligence Fights Infection in the ICU

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-04/watson-computer-fights-infection-icu

Tool Predicts Disability Timeline for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412101623.htm

Eco-Friendly Treatment for Blue Jeans Offers Alternative to Controversial 'Sandblasting'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412201717.htm

New Target for Developing Effective Anti-Depressants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412065800.htm

Smokers Believe 'Silver', 'Gold' and 'Slim' Cigarettes Are Less Harmful

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412065802.htm

Heart Disease Risk Factors Linked to Some Cognitive Decline

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412121236.htm

ew Compounds Show Promise Against Hepatitis C Infection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412201709.htm

Psychologists Closing in on Causes of Claustrophobic Fear

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412065809.htm

Honey Can Reverse Antibiotic Resistance, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412201713.htm

Birds Inherited Strong Sense of Smell from Dinosaurs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412201724.htm

Men Fuel Rebound in Plastic Surgery: Sizeable Increases in Facelifts and Other Surgical Procedures for Men

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110321093646.htm

Giant Fire-Bellied Toad's Brain Brims With Powerful Germ-Fighters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413121010.htm

New Drug Shows Potential for Treatment-Resistant Leukemia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411163908.htm

Ceramic Coatings May Protect Jet Engines from Volcanic Ash

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413120957.htm

Neurosurgeons Test New Device for Placing Brain Implants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413120949.htm

Mechanism of Long-Term Memory Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413121003.htm

Cultural Differences Are Evident Deep in the Brain of Caucasian and Asian People

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411163922.htm

Treatment Found for Rare Lung Disease, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411164009.htm

Death -- Not Just Life -- Important Link in Marine Ecosystems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413101918.htm

Bitterness Induces Nausea, Swallowing Not Required

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411121537.htm

Scientists Give Computers 'Hindsight' to Anticipate the Future: Useful in Online Auctions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413093221.htm

HIV Rate in San Francisco Could Be Cut Sharply With Expanded Treatment, Study Predicts

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413093219.htm

Vehicle Pollution Significantly Damages the Brain, Mouse Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110407092028.htm

Possible New Approach to Treating Deadly Leukemia in Babies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413093254.htm

Loch Fossils Show Life Harnessed Sun and Sex Early on

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413132951.htm

Star Formation Linked to Sonic Booms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413101751.htm

Berners-Lee: Web Access Is a 'Human Right'

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/13/1449244

'Scrapers' Dig Deep For Data On Web

http://news.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/13/164223

Self-Wiping Hard Drives From Toshiba

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/13/179237

Google Invests In World's Largest Solar Power Tower Plant

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/13/1837203

Chinese Censors Crack Down on Time Travel

http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/04/13/228258

Shale gas 'worse than coal' for climate By Richard Black

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13053040

How 15% of American girls go through puberty by the age of SEVEN

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1376048/More-1-7-American-girls-puberty-age-SEVEN.html

Top New World-Changing Technologies

http://bigthink.com/ideas/37884