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

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

The Ocular Microbiome


http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40993/title/The-Ocular-Microbiome/

Sandblasting winds shift Mars' landscape: study

http://www.afp.com/en/node/2892929

Scientists Pinpoint Bio Clock’s Synchronicity

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/10/scientists-pinpoint-bio-clock%E2%80%99s-synchronicity

Reptiles Can Learn Through Imitation (video)

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/videos/2014/10/reptiles-can-learn-through-imitation

Research Finds Six Changing Faces of Deadly Bacteria

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/10/research-finds-six-changing-faces-deadly-bacteria

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Wet exoplanet has clear skies

http://www.nature.com/news/wet-exoplanet-has-clear-skies-1.15973

Forensic chemistry could stop African plant thieves

http://www.nature.com/news/forensic-chemistry-could-stop-african-plant-thieves-1.16010

Stone Age groups made similar toolmaking breakthroughs


http://www.nature.com/news/stone-age-groups-made-similar-toolmaking-breakthroughs-1.16002

Animal populations ‘have halved since 1970’


http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/09/animal-populations-have-halved-since-1970.html

Cheap solar cells tempt businesses


http://www.nature.com/news/cheap-solar-cells-tempt-businesses-1.15986

Force of nature gave life its asymmetry


http://www.nature.com/news/force-of-nature-gave-life-its-asymmetry-1.15995

Why Japan missed volcano's warning signs


http://www.nature.com/news/why-japan-missed-volcano-s-warning-signs-1.16022

Quantum bits get their first compression

http://www.nature.com/news/quantum-bits-get-their-first-compression-1.15961

‘Russia’s after Sixth Generation unmanned attack jet’

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/09/30/russias-after-sixth-generation-unmanned-attack-jet/

Web Magna Carta: WWW inventor calls for ‘online bill of rights’

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/09/30/web-magna-carta-www-inventor-calls-for-online-bill-of-rights/

War Matrix: New System to Enable Drones and Robots to Work Together

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/09/30/war-matrix-new-system-to-enable-drones-and-robots-to-work-together/

Image of the Week: Simulations Reveal Unusual Death for Stars

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/09/image-week-simulations-reveal-unusual-death-stars

Scientists Investigate Habitat of Listeria

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/09/scientists-investigate-habitat-listeria

African Skeleton’s DNA Sheds Light on Human Origins

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/09/african-skeleton%E2%80%99s-dna-sheds-light-human-origins

Ice Storm Babies Have DNA ‘Signatures’


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/09/ice-storm-babies-have-dna-%E2%80%98signatures%E2%80%99

Selectively rewiring the brain's circuitry to treat depression


http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-rewiring-brain-circuitry-depression.html

Michigan Tech developing robot teams to restore power at disaster sites


http://www.gizmag.com/robot-team-restore-power/34005/

Discovery of new molecule suggests origins of life may reside in interstellar space


http://www.gizmag.com/molecule-life-origins-interstellar-space-alma/34013/

Why the NSA Wants a Quantum Computer, with Brad Templeton


http://bigthink.com/think-tank/why-the-nsa-wants-a-quantum-computer-with-brad-templeton-2

Magnets Attract Dolphins


http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/09/magnets-attract-dolphins

Multiple Sclerosis Patients Successfully Replace Damaged Cells With New Healthy Stem Cells; First Treatment With Placenta


http://www.medicaldaily.com/multiple-sclerosis-patients-successfully-replace-damaged-cells-new-healthy-stem-cells-305420

Can Your Favorite Song Make You Smarter?


http://news.discovery.com/human/psychology/can-your-favorite-song-make-you-smarter-140929.htm

Meet Miracle Mike, the Colorado Chicken who lived for 18 months without his head


http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/2014/09/26/meet-miracle-mike-the-colorado-chicken-who-lived-for-18-months-without-his-head/

"Prevalence of Life Throughout Milky Way" --Suggested By Discovery of Earth's Water Predating Birth of Sun


http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/09/prevalance-of-life-throughout-milky-way-suggested-by-discovery-of-earths-water-predating-birth-of-su.html

"Gravity will Eventually Create a Universe with Only a Few Mega-Galaxies"

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/09/gravity-will-eventually-create-a-universe-with-only-a-few-mega-galaxies.html

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Engineered proteins stick like glue -- even in water


http://esciencenews.com/articles/2014/09/22/engineered.proteins.stick.glue.even.water

Eyeless Mexican cavefish eliminate circadian rhythm to save energy


http://esciencenews.com/articles/2014/09/25/eyeless.mexican.cavefish.eliminate.circadian.rhythm.save.energy

Uncovering the forbidden side of molecules


http://esciencenews.com/articles/2014/09/22/uncovering.forbidden.side.molecules

‘Cloaking’ device uses ordinary lenses to hide objects across range of angles


http://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/watch-rochester-cloak-uses-ordinary-lenses-to-hide-objects-across-continuous-range-of-angles-70592/

Graphene looks promising as a flexible, low-cost touchscreen solution


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140926085551.htm

Talk therapy – not medication – best for social anxiety disorder, large study finds


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925205629.htm

Secret to raising well behaved teens? Maximize their zzzzz's


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140926085830.htm

Skin pigment renders sun's UV radiation harmless using projectiles

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140926085818.htm

Here comes the future: We’re making robots that feel!

http://www.salon.com/2014/09/28/here_comes_the_future_were_making_robots_that_feel/

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Bacteria in Wine May Bring Health Benefits


http://www.livescience.com/47997-wine-bacteria-probiotics.html?cmpid=558290

Yoga, meditation may help train brain to help people control computers with their mind

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925132559.htm

Larry Page wants a Google 2.0 that will build cities and airports, report says

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/09/23/larry-page-wants-a-google-2-0-that-will-build-cities-and-airports-report-says/

Facebook to start testing internet beaming drones in 2015


http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/09/27/facebook-to-start-testing-internet-beaming-drones-in-2015/

Agonizing rabies deaths can be stopped worldwide


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925141228.htm

Efficiently harvesting hydrogen fuel from Sun using Earth-abundant materials


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925141232.htm

Neutral Neutrino has Gravity


http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2014/09/neutral-neutrino-has-gravity.html

How physical exercise protects the brain from stress-induced depression


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925131345.htm

Surprising diversity of antibody family provides clues for HIV vaccine design


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925130518.htm

Perfectionism is a bigger than perceived risk factor in suicide: Psychology expert

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925100923.htm

Human papilloma virus vaccination provides long-term protection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925082231.htm

Friday, September 26, 2014

Death Valley’s ‘Sailing Stones’ Mystery Solved


http://labroots.com/user/daily-news/article/id/217/title/death-valleys-sailing-stones-mystery-solved

Only 1 Person Has Been Cured of HIV: New Study Suggests Why


http://www.livescience.com/48015-berlin-patient-hiv-treatment.html

EmTech: Illumina Says 228,000 Human Genomes Will Be Sequenced This Year


http://www.technologyreview.com/news/531091/emtech-illumina-says-228000-human-genomes-will-be-sequenced-this-year/

Study finds solar system’s water older than the sun


http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/25/us-space-water-idUSKCN0HK28320140925

Going Up? Diamond Nanothreads Could One Day Inspire Elevators Into Space

http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1113241131/diamond-nanothread-space-elevator-092414/

Flying doctor bees to prevent cherry disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140924113005.htm

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Five ways the superintelligence revolution might happen

http://theconversation.com/five-ways-the-superintelligence-revolution-might-happen-32124

Water vapor and clear skies discovered on Neptune-sized planet


http://www.salon.com/2014/09/24/water_vapor_and_clear_skies_discovered_on_neptune_sized_planet/

Technology Unlocks the Mysteries of Bird Flight


http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2014/09/24/technology-unlocks-the-mysteries-of-bird-flight/

Rewiring Nature With Synthetic Biology


http://discovermagazine.com/2014/oct/17-natures-technician

How Close Are We to Star Trek Propulsion?


http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2014/09/17/close-star-trek-propulsion/

“Am I dying?” The honest answer. (video)

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

Chemists recruit anthrax to deliver cancer drugs

http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/cancer-drug-delivery-by-anthrax-0925

A New BlackBerry Smartphone Is Coming

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/237705?newsletter=true