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- moldero0
If Earth Had a Ring Like Saturn
http://io9.com/if-earth-had-a-ri…I know this should be in the science fiction thread, but i just wanted to bump this izzle.
- fredddddd0
How is the rollover supposed to work on a tablet?
- Science makes it work!nb
- master 'the force' young jedi.bulletfactory
- omg0
- "Tell ya what, let's ladle some on." - scientist.nb
- They should stop spending all their budget on Koosh balls. What are those 1998 iMacs back there?bulletfactory
- abettertomorrow0
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/20…
A Southern California start-up backed by Google and prominent venture capital firms announced on Wednesday a technology it claimed could slash the electricity consumption of a wide range of devices like industrial motors, hybrid cars, computers and cellphones.
The result could be electric cars that drive farther without recharging, the disappearance of bricklike device chargers and solar panels that generate more electricity, according to the founders of Transphorm.
The company, based in Goleta, Calif., has developed a power conversion module that it says cuts energy waste by 90 percent. Currently, about 10 percent of the energy generated in the United States is lost as electricity because it is converted from alternating current to direct current and back, according to Umesh Mishra, Transphorm’s chief executive.
- neverscared1
UK police could get Ghostbusters-style backpack devices to halt ebike getaways
Device in development fires electromagnetic pulse that tricks ebikes and scooters into shutting off
- Projectile0
- Reading about Betelgeuse mass ejection too
https://edition.cnn.…grafician
- Reading about Betelgeuse mass ejection too
- neverscared0
the necrobots are here. ..Rice engineers get a grip with ‘necrobotic’ spiders
This area of soft robotics is a lot of fun because we get to use previously untapped types of actuation and materials,” Preston said. “The spider falls into this line of inquiry. It’s something that hasn't been used before but has a lot of potential.”
- rzu-rzu0
https://peerj.com/articles/13122…
"Results:
First, we found that infected men had lower facial fluctuating asymmetry whereas infected women had lower body mass, lower body mass index, a tendency for lower facial fluctuating asymmetry, higher self-perceived attractiveness, and a higher number of sexual partners than non-infected ones. Then, we found that infected men and women were rated as more attractive and healthier than non-infected ones."
- sted1
- sted1
- sted1
Study shows how taking short breaks may help our brains learn new skills
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/News-E…
"The researchers found that during rest the volunteers’ brains rapidly and repeatedly replayed faster versions of the activity seen while they practiced typing a code."
- renderedred1
15 French volunteers leave cave after 40 days without daylight or clocks
Deep Time project investigated how a lack of external contact would affect sense of time – and two thirds wanted to stay longer
- PhanLo1
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'The doctors were puzzled. Parker had a temperature of 38C, complained of aching limbs, and had pustular eruptions all over her body. But as newspapers had announced the last known case of the disease a year before, smallpox was the last thing on anyone’s minds. Parker hadn’t been out of the country, and had been vaccinated against the disease in 1966. But as they noted her raised white cell count and mild renal failure, a terrifying realisation took hold: they had a case of one the world’s most dangerous and contagious diseases in a busy hospital in suburban Birmingham.'
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Mad story about a smallpox outbreak in Birmingham in the 70's. There's a bit about the scientist driving about with samples of the deadliest strains of the disease in the back of his car.
Pretty lucky there were some quick thinking people involved.
- ESKEMA1
"Eight minus six ... two”
Scientists communicated with asleep dreaming person.https://beta.nsf.gov/science-mat…
a better question would have been:
What's your pin number?