The advantage of using two eyes to see the world around us has long been associated solely with our capacity to see in 3-D. Now, a new study from a scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has uncovered a truly eye-opening advantage to binocular vision: our ability to see through things.
Certain explosives may soon get a little greener and a little more precise. LLNL researchers added unique green solvents (ionic liquids) to an explosive called TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene) and improved the crystal quality and chemical purity of the material.
A WCS report reveals surprisingly large populations of two globally threatened primates in a protected area in Cambodia. The report counted 42,000 black-shanked douc langurs along with 2,500 yellow-cheeked crested gibbons in Cambodia’s Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, an estimate that represents the largest known populations for both species in the world.
I just got my e-mail about the September Cafe Scientifique get-together in Pittsburgh.
It seems I know the speaker!
The Rense website posts the #16 Special on Morgellons with special guests. Dare you listen?
Emil Lenz was among those geniuses, whose playground lied in several scientific fields. What we would have done without Lenz’s law, I wonder?
Lenz’s wonderful talents were deep understanding of physical processes and ability to discover physical patterns.
Space
I have been thinking a new way of unfolding the mysteries of our cosmos! There are these jargons- dark energy, dark matter, visible matter, entanglement, speed of light, black holes, inflation, big bang, gravity, strong weak and electromagnetic forces, voids of space, spacetime etc etc… How do we combine all these into a coherent whole?
To prevent catastrophic oscillatory failures in aircraft wings, a vibration analysis is imperative. A specific Circumferentially Asymmetric Stiffness Configuration is implemented and fully described in http://www.aeroway.ca/Taperedwing.htm
A new Dynamic Finite Element (DFE) formulation is developed to calculate the natural frequencies and modes of wings composed of advanced super light composite materials. This enhanced method provides highly accurate solutions compared to classical Finite Elements.
The geysers of Yellowstone National Park owe their eistence to the “Yellowstone hotspot”–a region of molten rock buried deep beneath Yellowstone, geologists have found. But how hot is this “hotspot,” and what’s causing it?
Two new studies show that migraine headaches are very common among U.S. military personnel, yet the condition is frequently underdiagnosed. The studies examine the incidence among soldiers within 10 days of returning from a 1-year combat tour in Iraq, as well as U.S. Army officer trainees.
What does Jack LaLanne have in common with a Jamaican lizard? Like the ageless fitness guru, the lizards greet each new day with vigorous push-ups.
Two UC Santa Barbara astronomers are part of a team that has made a stunning discovery using the Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, it was announced today by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Despite investments, community goodwill and some good ideas, a vexing question remains in the age of school reform: Why has so much hope and effort led to disappointment?
NASA’s Mars Exploration rover Opportunity is heading back out to the Red Planet’s surrounding plains nearly a year after descending into a large Martian crater to examine exposed ancient rock layers.
New research strongly suggests that a mix of preventative agents, such as those found in concentrated black raspberries, may more effectively inhibit cancer development than single agents aimed at shutting down a particular gene.
In Spring 2006, when three White Duke University lacrosse players were charged with raping a Black female student from nearby North Carolina Central University, Duke University officials framed the crisis in terms of institutional reputation rather than the rape issue at hand. In a new study published in the journal Communication, Culture & Critique, Barbara Barnett of Kansas University reports on her qualitative textual analysis of public relations materials published by Duke from March 24, 2006 through June 18, 2007.
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that in a given week, over 10 million Americans are taking opioids, and more than 4 million are taking them regularly (at least five days per week, for at least four weeks).
What we do have are veterans that would have died in the Vietnam War or World War II that are going home with their bodies and minds shattered.
