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

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Salamander Skin Peptide Promotes Quick and Effective Wound Healing in Mice

http://www.alnmag.com/news/2014/09/salamander-skin-peptide-promotes-quick-and-effective-wound-healing-mice

Schrödinger's cat caught on quantum film

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26111

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

AREND Project aims to ward off poachers with unmanned aerial vehicles

http://www.gizmag.com/arend-project-poachers-africa-drones/33616/

Ceramic-studded carbon fiber fabric made to protect cyclists from road rash

http://www.gizmag.com/scott-itd-protec-carbon-fiber-ceramic-fabric/33622/

Battery-less device powers a pacemaker using heartbeats

http://www.gizmag.com/wristwatch-pacemaker/33624/

Is this really the world's first unstealable bicycle?

http://www.gizmag.com/unstealable-bike/33551/

S'up rethinks the spoon for shaky hands

http://www.gizmag.com/sup-spoon/33627/

Poo Puck cleans up dog waste with ease

http://www.gizmag.com/poo-puck-cleans-up-dog-waste/33595/

Space whisky coming home from the ISS

http://www.gizmag.com/space-whisky/33594/

Hitachi developing reactor that burns nuclear waste

http://www.gizmag.com/hitachi-reactor/33585/

Diaper-grown mushrooms to cut down waste

http://www.gizmag.com/diaper-grown-mushrooms/33633/

Duke Engines' incredibly compact, lightweight valveless axial engine

http://www.gizmag.com/duke-engines-axial/33631/

Rodent Muscle Regenerated 'In Body'


http://www.alnmag.com/news/2014/09/rodent-muscle-regenerated-body

DARPA’S NEW INITIATIVE AIMS TO MAKE NANOSCALE MACHINES A REALITY


http://singularityhub.com/2014/08/31/darpas-new-initiative-aims-to-make-nanoscale-machines-a-reality/

The Value of a Robust Core Curriculum, with Bill Nye (video)


http://bigthink.com/think-tank/the-value-of-a-robust-core-curriculum-with-bill-nye

Why Your Devices Shouldn't Do the Work of Being You


http://bigthink.com/Mind-Matters/why-your-devices-shouldnt-do-the-work-of-being-you

Mind-blowing science explained: Neutron stars “are basically atoms as big as mountains”


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

Catching Some Xe's Has Strange Effects On The Body


http://www.insidescience.org/blog/2014/09/03/catching-some-xes-has-strange-effects-body

How Movies Trick Your Brain Into Empathizing With Characters


http://www.wired.com/2014/09/cinema-science-empathizing-with-characters/

The Police Tool That Pervs Use to Steal Nude Pics From Apple’s iCloud


http://www.wired.com/2014/09/eppb-icloud/

How to Save the Net


http://www.wired.com/2014/08/how-to-save-the-net/

Magnetic attraction System that prompts objects to ‘float’ in suspension could prove boon to manufacturing with fragile materials

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/09/magnetic-attraction/

Laniakea: Our home supercluster (video)

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

Benefits for babies exposed to two languages found in Singaporean birth cohort study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140902115032.htm

A Revolution In Genetics & Medicine: Body Cells Transfer Genetic Info Directly Into Sperm Cells


http://tv.greenmedinfo.com/revolution-genetics-medicine-body-cells-transfer-genetic-info-directly-sperm-cells/

Technology May Save the Amazon


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/09/technology-may-save-amazon

Research IDs Memory Molecules


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/09/research-ids-memory-molecules

New Fossil Fuel Alternative Made from Bacteria


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/09/new-fossil-fuel-alternative-made-bacteria

Scientists Find Seat of Honesty vs. Self-interest Choice


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/09/scientists-find-seat-honesty-vs-self-interest-choice

Garbage Patches Redefine Ocean Boundaries


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/09/garbage-patches-redefine-ocean-boundaries

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Reborn Alienware Area-51 looks more out of this world than ever


http://www.gizmag.com/alienware-2014-area-51-gaming-desktop-computer/33606/

New algorithm identifies weak spots in body tissue prior to injury


http://www.gizmag.com/tissue-strain-algorithm-wustl/33607/

3D-printed castle heralds future of click-and-print architecture


http://www.gizmag.com/custom-3d-printer-concrete-castle/33577/

Scientists grow fully-functioning organ inside a mouse from scratch


http://www.gizmag.com/fully-functioning-thymus-gland-transplant/33493/

Zen and the art of the simplified smart thermostat


http://www.gizmag.com/zen-smart-thermostat/33609/

Ten finalists selected for Qualcomm Tricorder XPrize


http://www.gizmag.com/qualcomm-star-trek-tricorder-challenge/33610/

DeOrbiter microsatellite could put wayard satellites back on track


http://www.gizmag.com/effective-space/33505/

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation found to boost memory


http://www.gizmag.com/transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-tms-memory-boost/33612/

Fourteen-year-old develops DIY tablet kits to educate and inspire


http://www.gizmag.com/taj-pabari-tablet-kits-educate/33613/

Nanoparticle coating cleans cashmere with light


http://www.gizmag.com/cashmere-self-cleaning-coating-light/33615/

Robotic raptors look and fly like the real thing


http://www.gizmag.com/flying-robot-raptor-birds-deter-nuisance-flocks/33563/

Watch a Mantis Shrimp Obliterate a Crab in Super-Slow Motion: ‘Whoa…That Is One Crazy, Awesome Animal’


http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/09/01/watch-a-mantis-shrimp-obliterate-a-crab-in-super-slow-motion-whoathat-is-one-crazy-awesome-animal/

Rewritten in Blood A modified gene-editing technique corrects mutations in human hematopoietic stem cells.

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40866/title/Rewritten-in-Blood/

Sexless Hook-Up Genome fusion at stem graft junctions can generate new plant species.

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40859/title/Sexless-Hook-Up/

When Is Using Uber Cheaper than Owning a Car?

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/when-is-using-uber-cheaper-than-owning-a-car

This Google Glass App That Measures Human Emotions Is So, So Creepy


http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/09/02/this-google-glass-app-that-measures-human-emotions-is-so-so-creepy/

Cannabis-Based Batteries Could Change the Way We Store Energy Forever


http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/09/02/cannabis-based-batteries-could-change-the-way-we-store-energy-forever/

Splitting Hairs


http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40848/title/Splitting-Hairs/

Neurons in human skin perform advanced calculations


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140901090301.htm

Why plants in the office make us more productive


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140901090735.htm

Bamboo could turn the world’s construction trade on its head


http://theconversation.com/bamboo-could-turn-the-worlds-construction-trade-on-its-head-29685

We might have autism backwards: What “broken mirror” and “broken mentalizing” theories could have wrong


http://www.salon.com/2014/09/01/we_might_have_autism_backwards_what_broken_mirror_and_broken_mentalizing_theories_could_have_wrong/

Monday, September 1, 2014

How Horseshoe Crab Blood Saves Millions Of Lives


http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/how-horseshoe-crab-blood-saves-millions-lives

Wine only protects against cardiovascular disease in people who exercise, study finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140831125255.htm

Evidence mounting that older adults who volunteer are happier, healthier

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140829135448.htm

In the hills with Aston Martin's DP-100 Vision GT concept, and Q-series rides


http://www.gizmag.com/aston-martin-dp-100-vision-gt-q-series/33569/

Schiller is peddling a bike designed for pedaling on the water


http://www.gizmag.com/schiller-x1-water-bike/33596/

Cartilage grown from patients' noses used to repair their knees


http://www.gizmag.com/nose-knee-cartilage/33597/

Gut bacteria discovery could lead to probiotic therapy for food allergies


http://www.gizmag.com/food-allergy-probiotic-therapy-gut-bacteria/33603/

Fermilab experiment will attempt to answer whether we actually live in "the Matrix"


http://www.gizmag.com/3d-hologram-universe-laser-fermilab-experiment/33546/

Beyond the car: Ultra-fast, ultra-efficient motoring with the Acabion Da Vinci


http://www.gizmag.com/acabion-da-vinci/33604/

Midual's remarkable US$185,000 Type 1 takes its place among the world's most expensive motorcycles


http://www.gizmag.com/midual-motorcycle/33481/

Updated Jaguar Mark 2 puts new spin on a classic


http://www.gizmag.com/jaguar-mark-2-update/33582/

How nerve cells communicate with each other over long distances: Travelling by resonance

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140829083858.htm

Supersonic Submarine Could Travel From Shanghai to San Francisco in 100 Minutes

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/supersonic-submarine-could-travel-shanghai-san-francisco-100-minutes

Inventor designs ‘Star Wars’ hoverbikes that can reach speeds of 100mph

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/09/01/inventor-designs-star-wars-hoverbikes-that-can-reach-speeds-of-100mph/