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Pretty Liquid Crystal Experiments Could Reorganize Electronic Displays
Discover, October 21 2010.
A new approach to electrophoresis is giving researchers more control over how they play with small particles.
Electrophoresis is the movement of particles in solution under a current–a phenomenon that can be exploited for use in everything from ePaper to.. →
Ontario Parents Try to Protect School Kids From Dangerous WiFi Rays
Discover, October 21 2010.
A small town in Ontario has come down with a bad case of technophobia. The majority (88 percent) of an Ontario school’s parent group (which has 210 members) voted that they want the wireless Internet at their children’s school shut off, the group said.. →
From the Case Files: The Peanut Butter Cookie and the Lungs of Doom
Discover, October 19 2010.
A few weeks ago we posted a NCBI ROFL story about the transplantation of a set of lungs that caused the recipient to catch the donor’s peanut allergy. While this case isn’t new, its seemingly coincidental and ironic circumstances left us with some lingering.. →
Could an Experimental Memory Drug Put an End to “Senior Moments”?
Discover, October 19 2010.
A new drug seems to be able to reverse normal age-related memory decline in old mice–like a face-lift for neurons, bringing them back to their younger days. The results of the experimental treatment, which works by blocking certain stress hormones, were published.. →
Implantable LEDs Could Be Medical Sensors, or Sweet Glowing Tattoos
Discover, October 19 2010.
Flexible materials technology may just bring the next wave of trendy to the markets, in the form of glowing tattoos and T- shirts. Or the hot new tech could be used for its intended purpose: monitoring medical conditions.
This flexible light-emitting diode.. →
Dance, Fembot, Dance–Right Into the Uncanny Valley
Discover, October 18 2010.
The world’s first robot pop star, aka Divabot, made her debut last week at the Digital Contents Expo. Tech News Daily’s take on her:
The warbling robot, with the Star Wars-esque designation HRP-4C, stands at about five feet, two inches (1.58 meters).. →
Bone Bite Marks Suggest That T. Rex Dabbled in Cannibalism
Discover, October 18 2010.
New bone evidence suggests that Tyrannosaurus rex was not only a scavenger but also a cannibal. While researchers frequently find evidence of bites on bone fossils, Nicholas Longrich was surprised to find big, predator-sized tooth marks on T. rex bones–because.. →
Get Your Steampunk On: This Guy’s Building a Computer From 1837
Discover, October 15 2010.
What would you do with a spare $640,000? John Graham-Cunning would build a steam-powered computer invented in the 1830s. And instead of waiting around for this mysterious spare money to show up, he’s started soliciting donations. The plan: Raise the money by.. →
NASA and Etsy Team Up to Get Their Space Craft(ing) On
Discover, October 15 2010.
NASA threw down the space-crafting gauntlet for Etsy crafters a few weeks ago, challenging them to create and submit their own NASA-inspired art:
Entrants share an original handmade item or work of art inspired by NASA and NASA’s programs, such as.. →
2 New Ways to Kick Heroin: A High-Blocking Injection, a Long-Lasting Implant
Discover, October 15 2010.
Two new long-lasting options for treating opioid abuse could help heroin addicts avoid relapses. The new drugs solve a problem with the current treatments for opioid addiction.
These drugs, called methadone and buprenorphine, are really just replacement addictions,.. →