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Research for the cop in all of us! Now it is finally scientifically verified that the cops had it right all along. Coffee and donuts are good for us all, or at least the coffee is good for you if you eat too many donuts.
If you have been reading my […]
Anti-aging substance found in bullfrogs: researchers from PhysOrg.com
While it only turns into a handsome prince in fairy tales, the homely bullfrog may harbour a valuable anti-aging substance for humans, South Korean researchers say.
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Well, we knew that frogs had to be good for something besides making big racket on a summer evening and their “tastes […]
Some Experts Doubt Obesity Epidemic from PhysOrg.com
(AP) — Go on, have another doughnut. According to some experts whose views are public health heresy, the jury is still out on how dangerous it is to be fat. “The obesity epidemic has absolutely been exaggerated,” said Dr. Vincent Marks, emeritus professor of clinical biochemistry at […]
I find it hard to hate MIT, in spite of the fact that the eggheads in the Northeast seem to think that the rest of the country -other than California- is a vast intellectual and scientific wasteland. Here is another example of why MIT is the finest scientific institute in the US, maybe the world.
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Science Volume 319, Number 5860,
Issue of 11 January 2008
©2008 by The American Association for the Advancement of Science.
MATERIALS SCIENCE: How to Walk on Water
Julia Fahrenkamp-Uppenbrink Water striders can skate and jump on water without drowning. The legs of these insects have a hierarchical structure of hydrophobic hairs; the resulting highly water-repellent surface is thought to […]
Well I thought that I would show that I am finally recovering from the grandchildren induced flu by restarting this blog…. on the timely subject of bird flu. It looks like this thing is finally gathering some momentum, and this is not a good thing.
If you go to the link, down the right side of […]
Sometimes things from your past pop up at the strangest times. Reading this article was one of those times for me. The article discusses using electricity to grow coral reefs. This notion of “growing” a reef by using a low power electric current and accreting a calcium carbonate onto a metal armature has been around […]
Here’s a technology that an old timer can love, as well as an increasing number of not-so-old timers. This article describes an “in vivo” (in the body) spectroscopy system that looks for soft plaque buildup on your arterial walls.
First, why would you care about soft plaque? Well, you could ask Jim Fixx, a marathon runner […]
Again, I am blown away by what come from the field of biomimetics (a big word for “the application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology”, thank you Wikipedia). The iridescent colors of a butterfly wing come from photonic crystals. The “lighted up look” […]
In a recent entry, I commented on Philips Electronics’ drug delivery pill which is ingested, rather than injected. Now, in yet another “Fantastic Voyage” article, the Israelis announced that they have created a robot that is small enough to travel through the blood stream to deliver drugs to a specified site. This robot is powered […]
