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ScienceScientists to study synthetic telepathyThursday, August 21st, 2008UCi | A team of UC Irvine scientists has been awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Army Research Office to study the neuroscientific and signal-processing foundations of synthetic telepathy. The research could lead to a communication system that would benefit soldiers on the battlefield and paralysis and stroke patients, according to lead researcher Michael D’Zmura, chair of the UCI Department of Cognitive Sciences. “Thanks to this generous grant we ... tagged SciencePlanets by the DozenMonday, May 12th, 2008 By Dr. Tony Phillips | You know the planets of our solar system, each a unique world with its own distinctive appearance, size, and chemistry. Mars, with its bitter-cold, rusty red sands; Venus, a fiery world shrouded in thick clouds of sulfuric acid; sideways Uranus and its strange vertical rings. The variety is breathtaking.
Now imagine the variety that must ...
tagged Science and SpaceNew CSI Tool Analyzes AntibodiesTuesday, April 29th, 2008 AP | Federal researchers say they've developed a human identification test that's faster and possibly cheaper than DNA testing. It would be a handy new weapon in the arsenal for detectives, forensic experts and the military, though no one expects it to replace DNA analysis - and its promoters say it is not intended to.
The new method analyzes antibodies. Each ...
tagged ScienceInsects using plants as telephonesMonday, April 28th, 2008 By Roland Piquepaille | A team of Dutch ecologists has found that subterranean and aboveground herbivorous insects use plants to communicate. ‘Subterranean insects issue chemical warning signals via the leaves of the plant. This way, aboveground insects are alerted that the plant is already occupied.’ This means that by using ‘green telephone lines,’ the two kinds of insects can avoid ...
tagged Science and World-NewsCambridge University Twin Towers Theory DebunkedSaturday, February 2nd, 2008Dr Seffen Paper Proven Ludicrous By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News In late 2007 a British academic, Dr. Keith Seffen of the University of Cambridge, published a new mathematical analysis of the collapse of the World Trade Centre – however the paper contains several ridiculous claims. Now a formal request has been made by Mr J A Blacker MSc IMI, who recently debunked the paper, to Dr. Chris Burgoyne, the Head ... tagged False-Flag and ScienceScientists discover way to reverse loss of memoryWednesday, January 30th, 2008By Jeremy Laurance Scientists performing experimental brain surgery on a man aged 50 have stumbled across a mechanism that could unlock how memory works. The accidental breakthrough came during an experiment originally intended to suppress the obese man's appetite, using the increasingly successful technique of deep-brain stimulation. Electrodes were pushed into the man's brain and stimulated with an electric current. Instead of losing appetite, the patient instead had an intense ... tagged ScienceScientific Technique and the Concentration of PowerMonday, January 14th, 2008Brent Jessop "So long as the rulers are comfortable, what reason have they to improve the lot of their serfs?"- Bertrand Russell, 1952 (p61) Bertrand Russell in his 1952 book The Impact of Science on Society* he describes the effects of "scientific technique" on the increasing control of societies by an ever shrinking number of people. As we will see, "scientific technique" is much more than just the development ... tagged ScienceFirst Air-Powered Car: Zero Emissions by Next SummerWednesday, January 9th, 2008By Matt Sullivan India’s largest automaker is set to start producing the world’s first commercial air-powered vehicle. The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air, as opposed to ... tagged Climate-Change and ScienceDid White House Censor Science?Monday, December 10th, 2007CLAYTON SANDELL House Democrats and Republicans traded rhetoric Monday over a new report claiming White House officials sought to suppress scientific views of global warming that clashed with Bush administration policies. The report -- originally undertaken as a bipartisan effort -- leads to what the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee calls an "inescapable" conclusion that "the Bush administration has engaged in a systematic effort to manipulate climate change science ... tagged Bush and ScienceHoles in the wall to see PINs in our eyesMonday, September 3rd, 2007Daily Mail Bank customers could soon enter their PIN codes at cash machines just by looking at the numbers in the right order. The system is designed to beat fraudsters looking over your shoulder to see which keys you press. The technology, called EyePassword, is being developed in America - and High Street banks in Britain are already interested in using it. It works by shining an infrared light on your eye. This ... tagged Big-Brother, Database-State, Fraud, ID-Cards, Money, RFID, Science, Security, Technology and UK-NewsLie detectors target benefit claim cheatsSunday, September 2nd, 2007The Observer Benefit claimants and job seekers could be forced to take lie detector tests as early as next year after an early review of a pilot scheme exposed 126 benefit cheats in just three months, saving one local authority £110,000. Last May, the Department for Work and Pensions asked Harrow council in London to undertake a year-long, £63,000 pilot of the ground-breaking Voice Risk Analysis (VRA) technology. 'We will wait until ... tagged Big-Brother, Culture, Fraud, ID-Cards, Law, Police-State, Science, Security, Spying, Technology and UK-News‘We have broken speed of light’Friday, August 17th, 2007By Nic Fleming A pair of German physicists claim to have broken the speed of light - an achievement that would undermine our entire understanding of space and time. According to Einstein's special theory of relativity, it would require an infinite amount of energy to propel an object at more than 186,000 miles per second. However, Dr Gunter Nimtz and Dr Alfons Stahlhofen, of the ... tagged ScienceFirst genome transplant turns one species into anotherTuesday, July 3rd, 2007· Research is aimed at producing green fuel · Critics warn of terrorists creating new bioweapons Ian Sample, science correspondent Friday June 29, 2007 The Guardian 
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Scientists have converted an organism into an entirely different species by performing the world's first genome transplant, a breakthrough that paves the way for the ...
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