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Cloned Camel Born in Dubai
Posted in amazing stories, international news, science, wildlife with tags amazing stories, clone camel, dubai, india, science on April 15, 2009 by nunetherlands
A scientist says the world’s first cloned camel has been produced in the desert emirate of Dubai.
Full Story At ABC News
Coffee Fueled Cars Possible Future??
Posted in amazing stories, automobiles, biology, international, international news, science, Technology with tags alternative fuels, coffee, research study, science on March 8, 2009 by nunetherlands
But new forms of biodiesel are now starting to change the picture again. One of them is derived from the remains of a drink enjoyed the world over: coffee.
Full Story at the Economist
Robots in the E.R
Posted in international, international news, research study, robotics, robots with tags E.R, medical, military, robotics, robots, science on March 7, 2009 by nunetherlands
Help could come in the form of a mobile operating theatre, according to a consortium led by non-profit lab SRI International, based in Menlo Park, California.
The device, called Trauma Pod, is still in the early stages, but its developers claim it will ultimately be able to retrieve someone from the battlefield, diagnose them, and perform lifesaving procedures while transferring them to hospital.
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Kepler spacecraft Looking for another “Earth”
Posted in aviation, research study, science with tags galaxies, kepler spacecraft, NASA, science, Space Travel on March 5, 2009 by nunetherlands
Japanese scientists invent robot suit to help with gardening
Posted in international news, robotics, robots, science, tech news, Technology with tags gardening, Japanese, Japanese scientists, robot suit, robotics, science, tech news on January 14, 2009 by nunetherlands
Japanese scientists have come up with a robot suit designed to help with tilling the soil.
Monitoring Players’ Brains to Find What Makes Games Fun
Posted in gamer, tech news, Technology with tags brainwaves, EmSense, gamers, headset, research study, science on December 4, 2008 by nunetherlands
EmSense has developed a headset that measures physiological responses to media, including brainwaves, heart activity, breathing and temperature — variables which are used to calculate adrenaline levels, levels of engagement or interest, and emotional responses. For a blind, objective approach to the research, “event tags” are used to mark recurring instances between games (cutscenes, player deaths, etc), with the resulting data compared between titles.
Madagascar cockroach “Coming to a neighborhood near you”
Posted in entertainment with tags Florida, Madagascar cockroach, pest-control, science, University of Florida on November 10, 2008 by nunetherlandsUniversity of Florida researchers are alerting pest-control operators and homeowners to be on the lookout for several new species of Florida’s least-favorite character, the cockroach.
Along with the “hissers,” the newest trespassers could include the Turkestan cockroach, lobster roach and the orange spotted roach. All could inadvertently be introduced to the state, UF entomologist Phil Koehler warned. And once here, they would thrive.
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