2017
World On Brink Of Sixth Great Extinction
Species Disappearing Faster Than Ever Before
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2016
Nations, Fighting Powerful Refrigerant That Warms Planet, Reach Landmark Deal
NY Times, Oct. 15, 2016 "KIGALI, Rwanda — Negotiators from more than 170 countries on Saturday reached a legally binding accord to counter climate change by cutting the worldwide use of a powerful planet-warming chemical used in air-conditioners and refrigerators." Hydrofluorocarbons are 1000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere. Read more here.
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Flooding of Coast, Caused by Global Warming, Has Already Begun
"Scientists’ warnings that the rise of the sea would eventually imperil the United States’ coastline are no longer theoretical." By JUSTIN GILLIS - NYTimes, SEPT. 3, 2016 Click here or photo to read more.
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How does a star explode? (And make the guinness Book of World REcords)
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World Science Festival founder Brian Greene explains (and sets a world record) on The Late Show with Steven Colbert.
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Global Warming Cited as Wildfires Increase
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May 10, 2016 NYTimes "Scientists say the near-destruction of Fort McMurray last week by a wildfire is the latest indication that the vital boreal forest is at risk from climate change." Read more here.
2015
Make money - save the world A marine scientist saving the oceans using social entrepReneurship
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NPR April 17, 2015 - "Alasdair Harris is one of this year's recipients of the Skoll awards for social entrepreneurship. He's a marine scientist from London who wants to save the oceans from pollution and overfishing. But he recognized early on that doing research and writing papers wasn't going to make much of a dent, so he turned entrepreneurial."
Click here or on image for more info.
World’s Largest Indoor Farm 100 Times More Productive Than traditional farming
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"The statistics for this incredibly successful indoor farming endeavor in Japan are staggering: 25,000 square feet producing 10,000 heads of lettuce per day (100 times more per square foot than traditional methods) with 40% less power, 80% less food waste and 99% less water usage than outdoor fields."
Click on photo or here to learn more.
Click on photo or here to learn more.
Fiery Rocket explosion...a success!
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UPDATE: A little over a year later, SpaceX successfully landed a booster rocket on the ground and then on a barge! Click here for the successful landing!!
January, 2014 "When you own a private space-exploration company and something goes wrong with a rocket's landing, what do you do? Tweet out the images, of course. And post a Vine, natch.... Despite the fact that the rocket crashed, Musk has said he still considers the mission a success. That's because landing the rocket on the platform in the first place was comparable to "trying to balance a rubber broomstick on your hand in the middle of a wind storm," according to SpaceX website. The mission also puts SpaceX one step closer to its goal of creating a reusable booster rocket that could shave millions of dollars in cost from future space missions." Click here for Vine, here for reusable mega-rocket.
January, 2014 "When you own a private space-exploration company and something goes wrong with a rocket's landing, what do you do? Tweet out the images, of course. And post a Vine, natch.... Despite the fact that the rocket crashed, Musk has said he still considers the mission a success. That's because landing the rocket on the platform in the first place was comparable to "trying to balance a rubber broomstick on your hand in the middle of a wind storm," according to SpaceX website. The mission also puts SpaceX one step closer to its goal of creating a reusable booster rocket that could shave millions of dollars in cost from future space missions." Click here for Vine, here for reusable mega-rocket.
This 12-Year-Old Invented A Robot That Could Help End Malaria
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"David Cohen understands that mosquitoes aren't just pesky annoyances -- they're global killers, too.
That's why the 12-year-old from Dallas invented a robot that drowns the pests using a pump-jet system that traps them underwater using mesh. He submitted his work to the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge earlier this year and is one of the competition's ten finalists." Click here or on photo to read more.
That's why the 12-year-old from Dallas invented a robot that drowns the pests using a pump-jet system that traps them underwater using mesh. He submitted his work to the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge earlier this year and is one of the competition's ten finalists." Click here or on photo to read more.
Brittany Wenger, 17, Wins Google Science Fair Grand Prize For Breast Cancer Diagnosis App
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"The Grand Prize winner of the science fair, for good reason, was a 17-year-old from Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Combining the fields of biology and computer science, Wenger wrote an app that helps doctors diagnose breast cancer, according to the description of her project on Google." Click here or on photo to learn more.
2014
real hoverboards!
Simulating long duration mars mission - on earth!
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October 20, 2014
Would you live in a small, two-story dome for eight months with five other people? Would you do it for interplanetary science?
Six people are going to do just that on a volcano in Hawai'i! Learn more here and here.
Would you live in a small, two-story dome for eight months with five other people? Would you do it for interplanetary science?
Six people are going to do just that on a volcano in Hawai'i! Learn more here and here.
Far out architecture
I've always loved architecture that pushes the boundaries beyond the rectangular prism. Check these out for some truly out-of-the-box architecture.
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science and society - Economics and the cure for Ebola
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How do medicines for diseases like Ebola get developed? How do companies and governments generate new medical discoveries? Who decides which research gets funded? All of these are profound and urgent questions. They relate to such fundamental issues such as who will be cared for by medical science? Read more here or by clicking on photo.
Future NASA astronauts will wear skintight spacesuits
September, 2014. Tech Generation magazine is reporting that researchers "at MIT are working on a truly next generation spacesuit (the MIT BioSuit) that seeks to shed the traditional bulkiness of existing space suits in favor of suits that are skintight and can instantly conform to an astronaut’s body shape." To read more, click on photo or here.
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Velociraptor robot nearly as fast as Cheetah
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Click here or on diagram to watch the video. (Scroll down in the article.)
bionic eye restores sight to blind man
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - "A degenerative eye disease slowly robbed Roger Pontz of his vision. Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa as a teenager, Pontz has been almost completely blind for years. Now, thanks to a high-tech procedure that involved the surgical implantation of a "bionic eye," he's regained enough of his eyesight to catch small glimpses of his wife, grandson and cat." Click here to watch video. Go here to read more. Click photo to see full size chart.
periodic table helps reduce global warming
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Solar Cell Made From Tin A new type of solar energy technology called "perovskite solar cells" has been under development but has had a problem: it used lead, which is toxic. Now, scientists have designed a perovskite solar cell that uses tin instead. Tin is cheap, abundant, easy to work with and non-toxic. Cheaper solar cells means less reliance on fossil fuels.
How did scientists decide to try replacing lead with tin? Lead and tin are in the same group of the periodic table! Click here or on photo to learn more.
How did scientists decide to try replacing lead with tin? Lead and tin are in the same group of the periodic table! Click here or on photo to learn more.
medical miracle: lab-grown body parts work in humans
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April 13, 2014 "Scientists in the United States, Mexico and Switzerland grew reproductive organs and nasal cartilage in labs, and successfully implanted them in patients...in effect, creating organs where before there were none." Read more here.
Video: NASA images of solar flare
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Click here to watch a video of a recent solar flare captured by a NASA solar observation satellite.
By the way, did you notice the size of the Earth in the photo to the left compared to the size of a solar flare?
By the way, did you notice the size of the Earth in the photo to the left compared to the size of a solar flare?
dangerous smog in paris half of cars banned from streets
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Smog in Paris has become so dangerous this spring (2014) that the government cut by half the number of cars allowed on the road. Cars with odd number license plates alternated days with cars with even number license plates. Public transportation was provided free.
What causes smog? Could it happen in New York City? Using your knowledge of chemistry, investigate and find answers! Click here or on photo for more info.
What causes smog? Could it happen in New York City? Using your knowledge of chemistry, investigate and find answers! Click here or on photo for more info.
MS. DE SILVA'S SCIENCE EMPORIUM
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UNIS M3/M4 science and health teacher Ms. De Silva has lots of cool science stuff on her website and Facebook page.
Click the here or on the photo to check it out.
Click the here or on the photo to check it out.
New 3D Printer can Build A House In A Day
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Remember designing your own room in 3D in science and having it scaled down 100x. Now do the opposite!
"Imagine being able to lease a 3D printer to build your entire house. The technology, called Contour Crafting, is already here and can build a 2,500-square-foot home in 20 hours.
The massive robot printer was invented by University of Southern California professor Behrokh Khoshnevis, who says that the technology is so versatile that it can be used to build homes in slums or human habitats on Mars."
Click here or on photo for more info.
"Imagine being able to lease a 3D printer to build your entire house. The technology, called Contour Crafting, is already here and can build a 2,500-square-foot home in 20 hours.
The massive robot printer was invented by University of Southern California professor Behrokh Khoshnevis, who says that the technology is so versatile that it can be used to build homes in slums or human habitats on Mars."
Click here or on photo for more info.
2013
the ultimate selfie
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'NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins, who holds a masters degree in aerospace engineering from Stanford University, took the ultimate selfie while on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2013.Hopkins has been tweeting from space, and said this about his selfie: "Wow...can't believe that is me yesterday. Wish I could find the words to describe the experience, truly amazing''.' Click here or on photo to read more.
How Emotions Are Mapped in the Body
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"Researchers found that the most common emotions trigger strong bodily sensations, and the bodily maps of these sensations were topographically different for different emotions. The sensation patterns were, however, consistent across different West European and East Asian cultures, highlighting that emotions and their corresponding bodily sensation patterns have a biological basis." Click here or on photo to read more.
international milestones in space travEl
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Read about the Chinese mission to the moon here and the Indian flight to Mars here. Learn more about the SpaceX satellite mission by clicking here or on photo.
major advance to a cure for cancer?
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One of my childhood dreams was to find a cure for cancer. Now, scientists at Johns Hopkins University may have made a major leap forward toward a cure.
"For more than a century, researchers were puzzled by the uncanny ability of cancer cells to evade the immune system.... The answer, when it finally came in recent years, arrived with a bonus: a way to thwart a cancer’s strategy. Researchers discovered that cancers wrap themselves in an invisible protective shield. And they learned that they could break into that shield with the right drugs."
"Dennis M. Sisolak, 72, whose cancer had spread, underwent experimental treatment at Johns Hopkins that allowed his immune system to fight rather than take drugs." (Photo Credit: Matt Roth for The New York Times) Click here or on photo to read more.
"For more than a century, researchers were puzzled by the uncanny ability of cancer cells to evade the immune system.... The answer, when it finally came in recent years, arrived with a bonus: a way to thwart a cancer’s strategy. Researchers discovered that cancers wrap themselves in an invisible protective shield. And they learned that they could break into that shield with the right drugs."
"Dennis M. Sisolak, 72, whose cancer had spread, underwent experimental treatment at Johns Hopkins that allowed his immune system to fight rather than take drugs." (Photo Credit: Matt Roth for The New York Times) Click here or on photo to read more.
Amazing United nations science and bravery:
Destroying chemical weapons in syria (NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, too).
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According to the Wall Street Journal, "The Netherlands-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was recognized by the committee for its efforts to eliminate chemical weapons and for its potential role as "an instrument for solving the Syrian crisis."
They've been working all over the world. "Iraq and more recently Libya have both had chemical weapons stockpiles destroyed.
In Iraq, UN weapons inspectors located chemical weapons facilities and sealed them up. Once sealed they were effectively put beyond use."
"Syria has been given until the middle of 2014 to destroy its chemical weapons stockpile. But in a country torn apart by civil war, the disposal process is likely to be fraught with difficulties. So how will it work?"
Click here or on photo to learn more.
They've been working all over the world. "Iraq and more recently Libya have both had chemical weapons stockpiles destroyed.
In Iraq, UN weapons inspectors located chemical weapons facilities and sealed them up. Once sealed they were effectively put beyond use."
"Syria has been given until the middle of 2014 to destroy its chemical weapons stockpile. But in a country torn apart by civil war, the disposal process is likely to be fraught with difficulties. So how will it work?"
Click here or on photo to learn more.
NASA to launch 3-D printer into space to create tools
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October 1, 2013 - The toaster-sized printers would allow astronauts to create every tool, spare part or supply needed by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS). NASA expects to launch the first 3-D printer into space in the fall of 2014.
Click here or on photo to learn more.
Click here or on photo to learn more.
Chinese man has new nose grown on forehead
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26 September 2013 from the BBC. "A man from China's Fujian province has had a new nose grown on his forehead following a traffic accident last year. The 22-year-old man suffered severe nasal trauma and his subsequent treatment caused his nasal cartilage to corrode. Surgeons came up with the idea of growing a nose on his forehead. After nine months of growth, surgeons say that the the nose is in good shape and the transplant will be performed soon."
For a VIDEO and more info click here or on photo.
For a VIDEO and more info click here or on photo.
Flying Car for the masses ready for take-off - video
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No pilot needed. Like self-driving cars, it will run on autopilot.
May 23, 2013 - New England aviation company Terrafugia has unveiled its latest conceptual version of a flying car. Unlike its current flying car, which is designed for pilots, the new design incorporates autonomous functionality, a move the company says will open up the skies to everybody. Click here or on photo to see the video.
meet pioneer in science, dr. nora volkow (video)
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Meet Pioneer in Science, Nora Volkaw, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She’s not your average general in the war on drugs. The troops commands are kids; the ammunition: science. It was Volkow’s curiosity as a young adult that ultimately led her to this battlefield. Click here or on photo to see the video of this inspiring scientist.
At Gowanus Canal, Turning Toxic Waste Into Art
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"New York’s Gowanus Canal is notoriously toxic — full of dangerous chemicals, industrial waste, and yes, poop. It reeks in the summer and lives in the popular imagination as the perfect dumping ground for dead bodies. No plant or animal life can survive in it for long. This tends to inspire two kinds of images: gritty photos of the filth and pollution, and scenic landscapes that try not to dwell too long on the former.
But in his Gowanus Canal photography series, William Miller evades both of these conventions. His photographs offer glimpses of floating clouds, glittering fragments, iridescent surfaces, and delicate whorls."
Click here or on photo to read more and see all the images from this project.
But in his Gowanus Canal photography series, William Miller evades both of these conventions. His photographs offer glimpses of floating clouds, glittering fragments, iridescent surfaces, and delicate whorls."
Click here or on photo to read more and see all the images from this project.
Roadside ecology - unis family adventure
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Charles Scott is taking his kids - including Sho - on a bike trip through the western US this summer. Part of their work will involve tracking animals killed by cars and trucks on the road. This work is important, according to the UC Davis Road Ecology Center, because it helps policy makers and researchers "design sustainable transportation by understanding the impact of roads on natural landscapes and human communities."
To learn more, click on the logo to the left or click here.
To learn more about Charles' family biking adventures, go to Charles's website www.icelandbikeadventure.com
To learn more, click on the logo to the left or click here.
To learn more about Charles' family biking adventures, go to Charles's website www.icelandbikeadventure.com
"LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE" mystery solved - Medical researchers may have discovered why Mary ingalls actually went blind
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"If you watched "Little House on the Prairie," chances are you remember the story of Mary Ingalls. The television show and popular book series drew on the real-life experiences of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Mary, Laura's sister, went blind as a teenager after contracting scarlet fever, according to the story. Now a team of medical researchers are raising questions about whether that's true." Click here or on photo to read more.
U.S. gov & pharma investment gives flu vaccines a shot in the arm
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"As early as next year, more modern and more effective vaccines will hit the market, thanks to investments by the U.S. government and pharmaceutical companies. And even bigger scientific advances are expected in the next decade, including a "universal" flu vaccine given every five to 10 years that would fight many strains of a virus, making annual shots all but obsolete." Click here or on photo to read more.
Honda GEAR concept previews trendy city car ambitions
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A good example of applied science and technology, "the Honda GEAR is an angular sub-compact that the company believes is ideal for “young, urban, Gen-Y lifestyles” – or, in other words, the car the Honda Fit really should’ve been." Click here or on photo to read more.
Concord, Mass bans single use plastic bottles
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Cities across the country have already worked towards banning plastic bags, and now Concord, Massachusetts has become one of the very first communities to ditch the single-use plastic bottle. The result of a three-year effort by local activists and an effective Ban the Bottle campaign, the new bylaw would make it illegal to sell non-sparkling, unflavored liquids in single-serving polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles of 1 liter or less. Click here or on photo to read more.
When i was a kid, i loved rube goldberg machines....
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Cartoonist Rube Goldberg created machines that did silly things in the most complicated way possible - but they very cleverly used one silly thing to cause the next. I used to get such a kick out of these and even designed a few of my own. (Maybe you might like to also.) Some folks actually build real versions! For more info on the original cartoons, click here or on the photo.
Approaching comet may outshine the moon
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A comet blazing toward Earth could outshine the full moon when it passes by at the end of 2013 - if it survives its close encounter with the sun. The recently discovered object is due to fly within 1.2 million miles (1.9 million km) from the center of the sun on November 28, 2013. Click here or on photo to learn more.
How to reduce the toll from US gun violence - scientific research
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From New Scientist magazine, some ideas from the latest research: "In focusing on Newtown, Connecticut, we mustn't lose sight of the full extent of this problem, on which mass shootings barely register as a statistical blip. The figures are staggering: in 2010, there were 11,078 homicides and 19,392 suicides committed using firearms in the US. International comparisons show that the US is an outlier among wealthy nations for its high rates of gun ownership and gun violence, and that there is a correlation between gun availability and gun homicide across nations (Journal of Trauma, vol 49, p 985)." Click here or on photo to read more.
western Antarctica is warming 3X faster than global AVERAGE
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"Our record suggests that continued summer warming in West Antarctica could upset the surface mass balance of the ice sheet, so that the region could make an even bigger contribution to sea level rise than it already does," says David Bromwich, senior research scientist at the Byrd Polar Research Centre. Read more here or by clicking on the photo.
do we need to Defend Earth From Asteroids?
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Could an asteroid strike Earth? What would happen if it did? Is there anything we could do to prevent such a thing? Is there hope? Phil Plait is an astronomer who writes the Bad Astronomy Blog for Slate magazine. In this TED Talk video, he shares the latest scientific research on asteroids and plans to keep them away from Earth. Click here or on the photo to watch this truly fascinating - and hopeful - video. And here is a link to NASA's Near Earth Object Program, too. (NASA says no asteroid impact in 2040. Read more here.)
Paralysed woman's thoughts control robotic arm
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Jan Scheuermann, who is 53 and paralysed from the neck down, was able to deftly grasp and move a variety of objects just like a normal arm. Brain implants were used to control the robotic arm....Read more by clicking here or on photo.
biomimicry - porcupine quills help create gentler needles and stronger medical adhesives
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Needles need to go in easily, but medical adhesives need to hold. Porcupine quills do both. Read more by clicking here or on photo.
Ignoring Planetary Peril, a Profound ‘Disconnect’ Between Science and Doha climate talks - video
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In one of the most poignant moments of the Doha climate talks, the Philippine climate change commissioner, Naderev M. Sano, appealed to his fellow negotiators at a session deciding the contours of the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.
“Please let Doha be remembered as the place where we found the political will to turn things around,” he said as he choked back tears.
Just days before, Typhoon Bopha had hit the Philippines, killing hundreds of people. The typhoon, having been both unusually forceful and out of season, was deemed — like Hurricane Sandy — to be an extreme weather event, exacerbated by climate change....Click here or on photo for more info and VIDEO.
“Please let Doha be remembered as the place where we found the political will to turn things around,” he said as he choked back tears.
Just days before, Typhoon Bopha had hit the Philippines, killing hundreds of people. The typhoon, having been both unusually forceful and out of season, was deemed — like Hurricane Sandy — to be an extreme weather event, exacerbated by climate change....Click here or on photo for more info and VIDEO.
australian scientists accidentally create a pineapple that tastes like coconut
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In another example of the role of accidents in scientific discovery, "[s]cientists from a government agency in Queensland, Australia, were initially attempting to develop a new variety of a sweeter, juicier pineapple, but instead they accidentally created a coconut flavored one that they've now dubbed the AusFestival.
The pineapple took them ten years to develop, but the 'piña colada pineapple' wasn't exactly what they were looking to create."...Click here or on photo for more info.
The pineapple took them ten years to develop, but the 'piña colada pineapple' wasn't exactly what they were looking to create."...Click here or on photo for more info.
placing special pumps in ocean could weaken hurricanes - video
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HOBOKEN – An oceanographer with the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken told NBC New York that he knows of a way to make hurricanes far less powerful when they hit landfall –- at least in theory, according a story posted on the TV channel's web site. Click here or on photo for VIDEO.
Cow Manure powers a vermont ski lift - video
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One of New England's busiest ski areas is changing the way skiers and snowboarders get to the top of the mountain. Instead of using horse power, they are using cow power. Click here or on photo for VIDEO. December 1, 2012
japanese Magnetic train reaches over 500 KPH - video
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Riding Japan's Superconducting Maglev "Linear Motor Car" Train at 502 kilometers/hour on a beautiful day at JR Railway Technical Research Institute's Yamanashi Maglev Test Line. Click here or on photo for VIDEO.
Technology Transfer - from the lab to the marketplace
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How do you take particles in a test tube, or components in a tiny chip, and turn them into a $100 million company?
Dr. Robert Langer, 64, knows how. Since the 1980s, his Langer Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has spun out companies whose products treat cancer,diabetes, heart disease & schizophrenia, among other diseases, and even thicken hair.
Photo: Dr. Robert Langer's research lab is at the forefront of moving academic discoveries into the marketplace. (Evan McGlinn for The New York Times.).... CLICK PHOTO FOR MORE INFO
Dr. Robert Langer, 64, knows how. Since the 1980s, his Langer Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has spun out companies whose products treat cancer,diabetes, heart disease & schizophrenia, among other diseases, and even thicken hair.
Photo: Dr. Robert Langer's research lab is at the forefront of moving academic discoveries into the marketplace. (Evan McGlinn for The New York Times.).... CLICK PHOTO FOR MORE INFO
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