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Archive for June, 2007
Too hot? 7 heat survival tips from the animal world
June 30th, 2007
Learn from nature how to handle the heat wave more efficiently.
New Cancer Worries For Diet Soda Drinkers
June 30th, 2007
A new study on the effects of low daily doses of the artificial sweetener aspartame shows a statistically significant increase in leukemia, lymphoma and breast cancer in rats. Consumer advocates are calling for the FDA to take another look at the safety of aspartame in light of the study, but the FDA seems uninterested.
[Pictures] Incredible Shadows
June 19th, 2007
Talk about Plato’s (Socrates) allegory of the cave! Holy mackerel these are unbelievable!
Find out what (American) accent you have. (very short quiz)
June 13th, 2007
Have fun!
Scientists attempt to grow meat in a lab
June 7th, 2007
What do you think — meat grows on trees? Maybe not, but how about in Petri dishes? Scientists in the Netherlands and the United States are working (separately) to create edible meat in the lab from animal stem cells.
MIT discovery could unplug your iPod forever
June 7th, 2007
Now this is cool! Didn’t Tesla already have this covered when he planned to power the entire planet back almost a hundred years ago now? Hmmm i’ll research that and let you know if I find something . . . OK, in fact, I couldn’t resist and just found something. You can check this out at your leisure if you’re really curious. It’s Tesla’s proposed system to power the world wirelessly dated circa 1900, or so.
http://www.tfcbooks.com/articles/tws8b.htm
-Zack
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The latest technical advance out of MIT could dramatically change the drudgery of recharging portable devices: An MIT research team has figured out how to wirelessly illuminate an unplugged light bulb from seven feet away.
Details about WiTricity, or wireless electricity, are scheduled to be reported today in Science Express, the advance online publication of the journal Science, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said.
In a December story in the Globe, MIT physicist Marin Soljacic sketched out a vision of how everything from iPods to laptops could be wirelessly recharged by using a carefully designed magnetic field to deliver power to such devices from a range of 10 to 15 feet.
Now, MIT said, Soljacic and a research team he works with have some data to begin validating his theory - namely, the successful experiment to light a 60-watt light bulb from a power source two meters away, with no physical connection between the power source and the light bulb.
If Soljacic’s idea bears fruit, consumers could be truly unplugged, their rechargers replaced by single device that transmits power wirelessly.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
Sex While Asleep, Not Just Dreamed Up
June 1st, 2007
Sleepsex is considered a sleep disorder and people who engage in this activity are unaware of their actions.
How to Heal Wounds Faster
June 1st, 2007
“A platelet-rich gel derived from one’s own blood could speed up the healing of wounds and cuts.”
Humans have a bit of shark in them
June 1st, 2007
“Some 450 million years ago, sharks and humans shared a common ancestor, making sharks our distant cousins.
And according to recent research, this kinship is evident in our DNA, as at least one shark species possesses several genes that are nearly identical to those in humans.”