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Brain Hackers

Brain Hackers

Vijay Srinivasan is jabbing a extensive, cruel-looking needle at a piece of rat brain about half the size of a fingernail at the wet lab 412C on the University of Southern California’s Los Angeles campus. All around him, coils of cabl [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Wastage As Fuel

Wastage As Fuel

Ahead in this year, scientists researching at the famous National Laboratory at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee are hoping to take a giant step toward resolving problems of America's nuclear-wastages. Pending clearance from the D [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Refrigerants

Refrigerants

Refrigerants? What actually do we mean by refirgerants?Refrigerants heat absoirbing fluids at low temperatures which at higher temperatures rejects heat. The principles of refrigerant allow for heat pumps and straight air conditioners to fu [...]

Posted On : Apr, 25 2007 | Comments : 0

'Kryptonite' discovered in mine

'Kryptonite' discovered in mine

Kryptonite is no longer just the stuff of fiction feared by caped superheroes. A new mineral matching its unique chemistry - as described in the film Superman Returns - has been identified in a mine in Serbia. Researchers from mining [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Scientists Unlock Secret Of What Makes Plants Flower

Scientists Unlock Secret Of What Makes Plants Flower

A protein acting as a long-distance signal from leaf to shoot-tip tells plants when to flower, says new research published in Science Express. The study reveals the likely mechanism by which the Arabidopsis plant flowers in response to cha [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Monkeys' Ability To Reflect On Their Thoughts May Have Implications For Infants

Monkeys' Ability To Reflect On Their Thoughts May Have Impli...

New research from Columbia's Primate Cognition Laboratory has demonstrated for the first time that monkeys could acquire meta-cognitive skills: the ability to reflect about their thoughts and to assess their performance. The study was a [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

UCLA Scientists Design New Super-Hard Material

UCLA Scientists Design New Super-Hard Material

Ultra-hard materials are used for everything from drills that bore for oil and build new roads to scratch-resistant coatings for precision instruments and the face of your watch. UCLA scientists are now reporting a promising new approach [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Search For Dark Matter Particles Moves Underground

Search For Dark Matter Particles Moves Underground

The race for the first direct detection of dark matter will move into a new phase in the coming months as the ZEPLIN-II instrument is joined by ZEPLIN-III, the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector. Dr Alexander Murphy, who is [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

World's First Image-guided Surgical Robot To Enhance Accuracy And Safety Of Brain Surgery

World's First Image-guided Surgical Robot To Enhance Accurac...

Surgery is about to change with the introduction of a new surgical robotic system at the University of Calgary/Calgary Health Region. NeuroArm aims to revolutionize neurosurgery and other branches of operative medicine by liberating them fr [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

What is Fluorescent Lighting?

What is Fluorescent Lighting?

Understanding how fluorescent light tubes work begins with a basic understanding of how light is produced. The basic unit of light is the light photon, which is released by an atom when its electrons become energized. As you may know, elect [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

China Claims to Have Created First Artificial Snowfall

China Claims to Have Created First Artificial Snowfall

Chinese weather experts claim to have triggered the first artificial snow showers by releasing tiny particles into clouds over the Tibetan plateau. Chinese weather experts claim to have triggered the first artificial snow showers by relea [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

Group O Blood For Everyone

Group O Blood For Everyone

Two families of enzymes that could remove the blood group A, B and AB antigens from the surface of red blood cells have just been identified by the Architecture and Function of Biological Macromolecules Laboratory (CNRS – Universit&ea [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2007 | Comments : 0

Researchers Setting Up Observatories To Examine Changes Under The Arctic Ice

Researchers Setting Up Observatories To Examine Changes Unde...

Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are venturing this month to the North Pole to deploy instruments that will make year-round observations of the water beneath the Arctic ice cap. Scientists will investigate ho [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2007 | Comments : 0

New Tomato Plants Resistant To Grey Mould, Should Reduce Pesticide Use

New Tomato Plants Resistant To Grey Mould, Should Reduce Pes...

Tomato growers are likely to soon be able to cultivate new tomato varieties without having to use pesticides against grey mould (Botrytis cinerea). This is the conclusion of the STW-sponsored thesis by Richard Finkers from Wageningen Univer [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

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