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Technology Review: Faster Maintenance with Augmented Reality

Augmented reality helps Marine mechanics carry out repair work.

 

Technology Review: Blogs: Potential Energy: Department of Energy Funds Liquid Battery Research
From MIT. Information on Emerging Technologies & impact on business & society

 

Technology Review: Mining Fool's Gold for Solar

Cyrus Wadia is using abundant materials to grow nanocrystals for cheaper photovoltaics.

 

Vibrations Keep Water Out of Lotus Leaves - NYTimes.com

Droplets literally bounce up out of the surface in laboratory tests.

 

Basics - A Molecule of Motivation, Dopamine Excels at Its Task - NYTimes.com

A view has emerged to counter the image that a neurotransmitter is the little Bacchus of our brain.

 

Cyberwar - Secure Sources Lacking for Weapons Electronics. - Series - NYTimes.com

Trojan horses hidden in equipment circuitry could pose severe threats in a war in which communications and weaponry rely on computer technology.

 

The pain of torture can make the innocent seem guilty
The rationale behind torture is that pain will make the guilty confess, but a new study by researchers at Harvard University finds that the pain of torture can make even the innocent seem guilty.

 

Scientists discover, patent, sell waste-water tech

Sam Houston State University has applied for six federal patents, three of which have already been awarded, to protect the technology and engineering associated with a 'revolutionary' packaged wastewater treatment system invented by its scientists, and it has formed a company to further develop, market ...

 

Genes that drive you to drink (but don't make you an alcoholic)

Your genetic make up may predispose you to drink more but may not increase your genetic risk for alcoholism (alcohol dependence). Research published in the open access journal, BMC Biology, pinpoints genetic pathways and genes associated with levels of alcohol consumption but not with alcohol dependence ...

 

Researchers identify dominant chemical that attracts mosquitoes to humans

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified the dominant odor naturally produced in humans and birds that attracts the blood-feeding Culex mosquitoes, which transmit West Nile virus and other life-threatening diseases.

 

Taking Earth’s Temperature With 30-Mile Thermometer | Magazine

Say researchers want to monitor the temperature of a shrinking glacier. That used to mean pulling satellite data (which gives very rough measurements) or

 

New Processor Will Feature 100 Cores | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

Forget dual-core and quad-core processors: A semiconductor company promises to pack 100 cores into a processor that can be used in applications that require

 

Clean Smells Promote Moral Behavior, Study Suggests
People are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments, according to new study. The research found a dramatic improvement in ethical behavior with just a few spritzes of citrus-scented Windex.

 

Slaughterhouse Live - You Be the Butcher - NYTimes.com

A new generation of carnivores is learning to butcher, and in some cases, slaughter their own animals — think of it as do-it-yourself meat.

 

YouTube - Giant Gippsland Earthworm

Filmed by Nick Hayward

 

'Culture of we' buffers genetic tendency to depression

A genetic tendency to depression is much less likely to be realized in a culture centered on collectivistic rather than individualistic values, according to a new Northwestern University study.

 

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YouTube - Golden Age Of Video-La era dorada del video-the best video ever created

Ricky Autobahn hizo algo único. Creo una canción en la que los que cantan son todos personajes de películas o series de televisión. Lo editó de tal modo que ...

 

U.S. Public Still Unconvinced on Climate Change | Worldwatch Institute [via claudio]

Pesticide Endosulfan Ruled “Highly Toxic” | Worldwatch Institute [via claudio]

Wealth Inequality and Tuberculosis, Europe | CDC EID [via claudio]

May 2009: Paul Polman calls for global deforestation moratorium | News | Unilever Global [via claudio]

Paul Polman calls for global deforestation moratorium