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A picture of a thermionic generator by J.Mannhart/MPG.de

Thermionic Generators, Frictionless Energy

05/12/2013

Thermionic generators use the temperature difference between a hot and a cold metallic plate to create electricity....

A picture of Computer Chess (Film Still)

London Film Festival : Computer Chess

15/10/2013

A film that will likely appeal to only the film aficionado. But for that aficionado it is a quietly hilarious little gem....

A picture of tangled ropes, nets, beach debris. By Sean Keenan

Einstein Was Better Connected than You

08/10/2013

A tangled web. Einstein had more extensive connections between certain parts of his cerebral hemispheres than most....

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Let your fingers do the talking

17/09/2013

When the communicator's finger slightly rubs an everyday object, the physical interaction creates an ad hoc speaker that makes it possible to hear the recorded sounds....

Bizarre Nebulae Alignment

05/09/2013

The alignment we're seeing for these bipolar nebulae indicates something bizarre about star systems within the central bulge...

Mice on Cocaine

01/09/2013

For mice, "learning about the drug" can mean seeking it out to the exclusion of meeting other needs...

A picture of Albert Hofmann's biographers

Mystic Chemist: The LSD Biography of Albert Hofmann

16/07/2013

' a chemist who does not get mystic looking at the wonders of creation that he's researching is not a real chemist' - Albert Hofmann...

An ABC of Aesthetics

15/07/2013

There is a distinction between art and entertainment, one of them being that art is meant to be hard work. ...

Mythbusting Cougars

29/05/2013

Study shows so-called cougars, sugar daddies more myth than reality - those with older or younger spouses tend to have lower earnings, less education...

Home ownership or keep your job?

23/05/2013

Government policies that boost the amount of home ownership in a country are likely to inflict severe damage on the labour market....

Relative Rudeness : Cultural Customer Service Pitfalls

24/04/2013

Research shows that culture plays a significant role in how frontline workers deal with customer rudeness and abuse...

Reintroducing the Quantum Drum

28/03/2013

mechanical micro-drum used as quantum memory...

Natural Antibiotic

09/03/2013

Sweaty it out: an important natural antibiotic called dermcidin, produced by our skin when we sweat, is a highly efficient tool to fight tuberculosis germs and other dangerous bugs....

Counterpoint : Reich Bach at Ya!

01/03/2013

The truth of music in 2013 is that we don't really need a masterpiece right now. We need a higher grade of ordinary....

Alcohol Abusers’ Depression Related to Drinking

24/02/2013

Experts have long known that heavy drinking can spur temporary episodes of depression—what's known as "substance-induced depression."...

Kids Teach Parents Environmentalism

23/02/2013

Kids teach parents? Apparently so. A child can directly influence the attitude and behaviour of their parents towards the environment without them even knowing it. ...

Early music lessons boost brain development

18/02/2013

Montreal researchers find that music lessons before age 7 create stronger connections in the brain...

Cats and Kids: the tale of Epilepsy

11/02/2013

Research shows cats and human have a similar form of epilepsy. ...

GM Tobacco Plants Treat Rabies

10/02/2013

Smoking tobacco might be bad for your health, but a genetically altered version of the plant might provide a relatively inexpensive cure for the deadly rabies virus....

“Now for seconds”: Rewarding Substances

09/02/2013

A new study in Biological Psychiatry reports that Poor impulse control contributes to one's inability to control the consumption of rewarding substances, like food, alcohol, and other drugs....

Quantum communication

06/02/2013

Ultrafast, efficient, and reliable single-photon detectors are among the most sought-after components in photonics and quantum communication, which have not yet reached maturity for practical...

Evolution inspires more efficient solar cells

02/02/2013

Geometric pattern maximizes time light is trapped in solar cell. The sun's energy is virtually limitless, but harnessing its electricity with today's single-crystal silicon solar cells is extremely...

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Guns: America’s Addiction

19/01/2013

America is addicted to guns and the politics of aggression, aimed entirely at the target audience of consumers, is exploited for commercial and artistic gain....

Space travel is harmful to the brain

08/01/2013

As if space travel was not already filled with enough dangers, a new study out today in the journal PLOS ONE shows that cosmic radiation could accelerate the onset of Alzheimer's disease....

European Romani exodus began 1,500 years ago.

28/12/2012

Despite their modern-day diversity of language, lifestyle, and religion, Europe's widespread Romani population shares a common, if complex, past....

Left-Overs Kill

26/12/2012

Consuming putrid food can be lethal as it allows bacterial pathogens to enter the digestive system. To detect signs of decay and thus allowing us and other animals to avoid such food poisoning is one...

‘Experts’: lower fat diets reduce weight and BMI

23/12/2012

Yeah yeah yeah: Reducing overall fat in the typical diet can lead to small reductions in body weight in adults that could be highly significant on a population-wide scale. ...

The many maps of the brain

21/12/2012

Your brain has at least four different senses of location – and perhaps as many as 10....

Pokemon & face-recognition processes

18/12/2012

As human beings, we have a highly sensitive and efficient cognitive and neural mechanism for recognizing faces. Pokemon provides useful tools for facial recognition. ...

Advice for bag-in-box wine drinkers: Keep it cool

16/12/2012

Advice for bag-in-box wine drinkers: Keep it cool. Published in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, it emphasizes the importance of storing these popular, economical vintages at cool...

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