Picture of the Day: Fairy Circles
Credit: Image courtesy of N. Juergens Fairy circles are circular patches of perennial grasses with a barren center that emerge in the deserts along … [Read More...]
‘Junk’ DNA mystery solved
One person's trash may be another person's treasure, but sometimes, trash is just trash. So-called junk DNA, the vast majority of the genome that … [Read More...]
Nanotech material protects from most liquids
A nanoscale coating that's at least 95 percent air repels the broadest range of liquids of any material in its class, causing them to bounce off the … [Read More...]
Why Pinterest becomes an addiction? [Infographic]
No one fully understood the fact that Pinterest has grown so rapidly in such a short time, after all it is a fairly simple social network based mainly … [Read More...]
Quote of the Day 22/4/13
“...a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention...” ― Herbert A. Simon … [Read More...]
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Science
Absense of light reveals exoplanet atmospheres
Exoplanets are uncanny. Some seem to have walked directly out of the best science-fiction movies. For example, we’ve discovered a planet consisting purely of water (GJ 1214b) and one with two suns (Kepler 16b). Some planets nearly scrape their host stars once every orbit, while others exist in darkness without a host star at all. The […]
Antarctic observatory finds first extraterrestrial, high-energy Neutrinos
The massive IceCube neutrino detector, buried in the Antarctic, has detected a total of 28 neutrinos that could have extraterrestrial origin. Scientists are excited about the discovery, as it could be a first step towards a completely new way of doing astronomy.
Picture of the Day: Orion
Humans have been gazing at Orion for millennia, but they’ve never seen it as beautiful as this. Granted, we can’t actually see it like the photo above would suggest, as the fiery glow is only visible to telescopes tuned to submillimeter radio frequencies.
Earth and Moon’s water from same source
Water on the Moon came from the same source as our water on Earth, a new study suggests. The discovery reported in the journal Science, implies some of Earth’s water was transferred to the Moon when it formed. The Moon is thought to have formed by a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized […]
Health
Gut bacterium that causes… weight loss found
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are health issues currently affecting thousands of people worldwide. By the looks of it, these two conditions could one day be treated with the help of so-called good gut bacteria.
Drug that slows Alzheimer’s successfully tested
A drug said to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s has successfully been tested on mice by a team of researchers working with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
New virus can spread from person to person, W.H.O. warns
On May 12 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a press release detailing the information it has thus far gathered with respect to a new coronavirus believed to have caused the death of at least 18 people in the Middle East and Europe.
The Watchdog Protein: Research leads to new therapies for Parkinson’s
McGill University researchers have unlocked a new door to developing drugs to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Collaborating teams led by Dr. Edward A. Fon at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, and Dr. Kalle Gehring in the Department of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine, have discovered the three-dimensional structure of […]
Sunshine could benefit health and prolong life, new study claims
Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure, cut the risk of heart attack and stroke – and even prolong life, a study suggests.
Pictures of the Day
Picture of the Day: Colliding binary star winds
An artist’s rendering of a colliding wind binary. A colliding-wind binary is a binary star system in which the two members are massive stars that emit powerful, radiatively-driven stellar winds. The location where these two winds collide produces a strong shock front that can cause radio, X-ray and possibly synchrotron radiation emission. Wind […]
Picture of the Day: Orion
Humans have been gazing at Orion for millennia, but they’ve never seen it as beautiful as this. Granted, we can’t actually see it like the photo above would suggest, as the fiery glow is only visible to telescopes tuned to submillimeter radio frequencies.
Picture of the Day: Venus
Artist’s impression of an active volcano on Venus. Results from a long-term study of Venus find evidence of a clear injection of sulphur dioxide into its upper atmosphere. One possible interpretation is that volcanic activity increased the sulphur dioxide component of the upper atmosphere, although an alternative is that a change in atmospheric circulation dredged […]
Picture of the Day: Algae Bloom
The stunning picture above shows several phytoplankton blooms as seen from space, and was made available to the public by the NASA Earth Observatory.
Picture of the Day: Milk, up close
Micro-particles of lactose (milk particles) are traped in self-organized structures made from the thin film metal. The scale bar represents 4 micrometers.
Technology
European & global solar PV 2012–2017 development [EPIA Report]
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has gone out and confirmed what others had … [Read More...]
Magnetic Metamaterials and Wireless Power Transmission
The concept of transmitting electricity wirelessly to electric vehicles has dream-like … [Read More...]
New Magnetic Graphene could revolutionize electronics
Researchers from IMDEA-Nanociencia Institute and from Autonoma and Complutense … [Read More...]
Wales’ first full-scale Tidal Generator
Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones announced last week at the Renewable UK Cymru conference in … [Read More...]
Shape-Shifting Mobile Devices
Prototype mobile devices that can change shape on-demand will be unveiled today, Monday 29 April, … [Read More...]
New Battery Design could help solar and wind power the grid
This post first appeared on the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory website by Mike … [Read More...]
New research findings lead to Zinc-Oxide-based UV lasers, novel LED devices
Researchers from North Carolina State University have solved a long-standing materials science … [Read More...]
Nature
Global warming shifts Earth’s geographic poles
Since 2005 until present day, the Earth’s geographic North Pole has been steadily shifting towards the east. By the looks of it, the shift is one of several centimeters per year.
Carbon dioxide reaches new record: Surpasses 400 parts per million
On May 9, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time since measurements began in 1958.
Software
Rumor has it that Windows 8.1 / Blue build 9385 could be released for download on file-sharing … [Read More...]
Terrorists planning UK bomb attack exposed by Microsoft Word
Believe it or not, but Microsoft Word is not only a terrific productivity tool, but also a great … [Read More...]
New AMD Catalyst 13.3 Beta 3 +link +what’s new
It's that time again and AMD have released a new beta version for their Catalyst drivers! … [Read More...]
Windows 8.1: One more leaked Build with screenshots
Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 refresh is expected to be released sometime this summer, especially … [Read More...]
New Google Chrome Beta 27.0.1453.15 improves loading times by 5%
Google updated the beta channel for Chrome browser, incrementing the build number to 27.0.1453.15. … [Read More...]
Google and Opera move to a new rendering engine called Blink
Mozilla yesterday announced that it entered a partnership with Samsung to develop a new rendering … [Read More...]
Mozilla and Samsung to jointly build new browser engine
With Opera joining Google and Apple to use Webkit as the core engine of its browser, the number of … [Read More...]
Absense of light reveals exoplanet atmospheres
Exoplanets are uncanny. Some seem to have walked directly out of the best science-fiction movies. For example, we’ve discovered a planet consisting purely of water (GJ 1214b) and one with two suns (Kepler 16b). Some planets nearly scrape their host stars once every orbit, while others exist in darkness without a host star at all. The […]
Picture of the Day: Fairy Circles
Credit: Image courtesy of N. Juergens Fairy circles are circular patches of perennial grasses with a barren center that emerge in the deserts along the southwest coast of Africa. Dotting the Namibian deserts, these rings can persist for decades and occur in regular patterns.
Antarctic observatory finds first extraterrestrial, high-energy Neutrinos
The massive IceCube neutrino detector, buried in the Antarctic, has detected a total of 28 neutrinos that could have extraterrestrial origin. Scientists are excited about the discovery, as it could be a first step towards a completely new way of doing astronomy.
Picture of the Day: Colliding binary star winds
An artist’s rendering of a colliding wind binary. A colliding-wind binary is a binary star system in which the two members are massive stars that emit powerful, radiatively-driven stellar winds. The location where these two winds collide produces a strong shock front that can cause radio, X-ray and possibly synchrotron radiation emission. Wind […]
Picture of the Day: Orion
Humans have been gazing at Orion for millennia, but they’ve never seen it as beautiful as this. Granted, we can’t actually see it like the photo above would suggest, as the fiery glow is only visible to telescopes tuned to submillimeter radio frequencies.
Earth and Moon’s water from same source
Water on the Moon came from the same source as our water on Earth, a new study suggests. The discovery reported in the journal Science, implies some of Earth’s water was transferred to the Moon when it formed. The Moon is thought to have formed by a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized […]
Picture of the Day: Venus
Artist’s impression of an active volcano on Venus. Results from a long-term study of Venus find evidence of a clear injection of sulphur dioxide into its upper atmosphere. One possible interpretation is that volcanic activity increased the sulphur dioxide component of the upper atmosphere, although an alternative is that a change in atmospheric circulation dredged […]
Revolutionary Muon experiment to begin
Scientists from 26 institutions around the world are planning a new experiment that could open the doors to new realms of particle physics. But first, they have to bring the core of this experiment, a complex electromagnet that spans 50 feet in diameter, from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory in […]
Global warming shifts Earth’s geographic poles
Since 2005 until present day, the Earth’s geographic North Pole has been steadily shifting towards the east. By the looks of it, the shift is one of several centimeters per year.
Nanotech material protects from most liquids
A nanoscale coating that’s at least 95 percent air repels the broadest range of liquids of any material in its class, causing them to bounce off the treated surface, according to the University of Michigan engineering researchers who developed it. In addition to super stain-resistant clothes, the coating could lead to breathable garments to protect […]
Gut bacterium that causes… weight loss found
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are health issues currently affecting thousands of people worldwide. By the looks of it, these two conditions could one day be treated with the help of so-called good gut bacteria.
Why Pinterest becomes an addiction? [Infographic]
No one fully understood the fact that Pinterest has grown so rapidly in such a short time, after all it is a fairly simple social network based mainly in the images. But maybe that is exactly the key to its success. Column Five has created a computer graphics in which addiction is examined Pinterest compared […]
Picture of the Day: Algae Bloom
The stunning picture above shows several phytoplankton blooms as seen from space, and was made available to the public by the NASA Earth Observatory.
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