Known as synthetic telepathy, the technology is based on reading electrical activity in the brain using an electroencephalograph, or EEG.
Similar technology is being marketed as a way to control video games by thought... [more] & [more] & [more] & Twitter using only his mind [more]
Source : Msnbc & Red Orbit & BBC & Telegraph
EEG TOYS ,Toys read brain waves
MARS CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change hits Mars
Scientists from Nasa say that Mars has warmed by about 0.5C since the 1970s. This is similar to the warming experienced on Earth over approximately the same period [...] Source: Times online
Scientists Develop New Tool To 'Freeze' Crime Scene Memories
A self-administered interview applied by witnesses at crime scenes - combats natural memory decay by using the latest research in cognitive psychology techniques. It 'freezes' images and details of crime scenes and perpetrators in the minds of witnesses, particularly small and seemingly insignificant details that provide major leads for detectives that turn out to be crucial in solving cases... [more]
Source: Science Daily
TRAIN TRANSPORT
Japan to launch its first magnetic levitation - or maglev - rail service with a top speed of more than 500kph
Magnetic trains zooming at a landscape-blurring 500 kilometers (310 miles) an hour will connect Tokyo and Nagoya by 2025, one of Japan's biggest railway
RESUSCITATIVE MEDICINE
The new science of resuscitation is changing the way doctors think about heart attacks—and death itself
But if the cells are still alive, why can't doctors revive someone who has been dead for an hour? Because once the cells have been without oxygen for more than five minutes, they die when their oxygen supply is resumed [...] Source: NEWSWEEK
US PRISONS
US: For $82 a Day, Booking a Cell in a 5-Star Jail
Anyone convicted of a crime knows a debt to society often must be paid in jail.
But a slice of Californians willing to supplement that debt with cash are finding that
the time can be almost bearable [...] Source: Newyork Times
CHINESE FOOD EXPORTS
Food safety worries mount
The tainted pet food scare, which has swelled into a serious crisis for animal lovers, now has spread to humans [...] Source: Chicago Tribune
OIL EXPLOITATION
Ecuador Seeks Compensation to Leave Amazon Oil Undisturbed
The government of Ecuador will wait up to one year to see if the international community offers to compensate the country for not developing a major oil field in
the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon [...] Source: Environment news service
Could black holes be portals to other universes?
Scientists think are black holes could instead be wormholes leading to other universes, if so, it would help resolve a quantum conundrum known as the black hole information paradox, but critics say it would also raise new problems, such as how the wormholes would form in the first place... [more]
Source: NewScientist
DOG MEDICINE
Eli Lilly launches first Prozac for dogs
The makers of Prozac have launched their first ever antidepressant for dogs, a once-a-day chewable tablet flavoured with beef.
The product, known as Reconcile, received approval from the Federal Drugs Administration in the United States today for use on dogs suffering from separation anxiety from being left alone for long periods [...] Source: Times Online
COCA-COLA
Healthier Coke only in Israel
As first country to successfully produce preservative-free Coca-Cola, while maintaining drink's taste, Israel receives permission to start marketing healthy drink as
of next week [...] Source: Ynet
POLLUTION
China looks to end polluters' tax breaks perks
Premier Wen Jiabao pledged Friday to help clean China's air and water and combat global warming by phasing out tax breaks and discounts on land and electricity for highly
polluting industries [...] Source: USA Today
If you want to persuade a woman, look straight at her
People more aroused when they are looked at directly, but if you consistently look at the person you speak to, you will have much more social influence over that person than you would if you averted your gaze... [more]
Source: Cognitive Daily
Moving Your Eyes Improves Memory
If you’re looking for a quick memory fix, move your eyes from side-to-side for 30 seconds, researchers say. Horizontal eye movements are thought to cause the two hemispheres of the brain to interact more with one another, and communication between brain hemispheres is important for retrieving certain types of memories... [more]
Source: Livescience
NATURE
Fungus a possible culprit in bee loss
A fungus that caused widespread loss of bee colonies in Europe and Asia may be playing a crucial role in the mysterious phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder that is wipingout bees across the US [...] Source: The AGE
DRUG PATENTS
Thailand takes on drugs giants
The Thai government's decision to break the patents on two Aids drugs and one heart drug, so it can offer them to all Thai citizens, is a bold move, which has put the country on a collision course with the big pharmaceutical firms[...] Source: BBC
MEDICINE
Probing Doctor And Industry Ties
Drug companies invest heavily in grooming doctors to use and
recommend their products [...] Source: Medical News Today
WINE TASTING
Israeli wine industry penetrates Far East markets
Wine tasting event in South Korea, Japan aimed
at promoting Israeli sales [...] Source: Ynet news
WEATHER CONTROL
Could Global Warming Be Halted by Controlling the Weather?
Frustrated with the limits of public policy to tackle global warming, some scientists say the time has come to engineer
a way to control the weather [...] Source: WSJ
WI-FI SOFTWARE
Free Wi-Fi software nixes need for routers
Researchers are making available software they say can be used to link nearby computers via Wi-Fi without a router and that someday could be used by cell phone users to make free calls [...] Source: Network World
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Scientists make major breakthrough in regenerative medicine from PhysOrg.com
Findings described in a new study by Stanford scientists may be the first step toward a major revolution in human regenerative medicine—a future where advanced organ damage can be repaired by the body itself. In the May 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal, researchers show that a human evolutionary ancestor, the sea squirt, can correct abnormalities over a series of generations, suggesting that a similar regenerative process might be possible in people.
[...]
2008 CHINA OLYMPICS
China plans to control rainfall for Olympic ceremonies
Organizers of the 2008 Olympics are making plans to use cloud-seeding in a bid to prevent rainfall from spoiling the opening
and closing ceremonies [...] Source: Earthtimes.org
BOTTLED WATER WASTE
Bottled water: No longer cool?
Packaging and shipping water consumes energy and contributes to global warming. Empty bottles add to litter and solid waste [...] Source: CNN MONEY
FOOD PRICES
Mexican government renews tortilla price accord
Prices for corn, the main ingredient in tortillas, surged in December and January
to their highest in a decade because of increased
demand for the grain from
U.S. ethanol fuel producers [...] Source: Wistv
CHINESE POLLUTION
POLLUTION THREATENS CHINESE FOOD PRODUCTION
More than 10 per cent of China's arable land is polluted, posing a threat to the country's food production [...] Source: Ctv
EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
Astronomers find potentially habitable planet outside solar system
For the first time, astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable with Earth-like temperatures [...] Source: IHT
COSMIC FORCES
Cosmic Forces Control Life on Earth
The rise and fall of species on Earth might be driven in part by the undulating motions of our solar system as it travels through the disk of the Milky Way, scientists say [...] Source: Yahoo News
LOST WORLDS
North Sea yields secrets of early man's happy hunting ground
A lost landscape where early humans roamed more than 12,000 years ago hasbeen uncovered beneath the
North Sea [...] Source: The Guardian
ROBOTIC LAWS
Forget robot rights, experts say, use them for public safety
Scientists call for public debate on possible roles work in military, as carers or as sex toys [...]
Source: The Guardian
MONKEY INTELLIGENCE
Can you count faster than a chimp?
It was once suggested that an infinite number of monkeys given an infinite number of typewriters would produce the complete works of Shakespeare [...] Source: BBC
FOOD TRANSPORTATION
Ozone keeps fruit fresh on the high seas
Transportation is no friend to food. Nearly 30 percent of the food harvested in the world spoils before it gets to stores, according to U.N. statistics [...] Source: Cnet News
MONKEY PERFUME USAGE
Monkeys using perfume? Study investigates
Scientists have been reporting sightings of wild spider monkeys rubbing themselves with chewed-up leaves that may function as perfum [...] Source: World-science.net
SPACE TRAVEL
Tourists can fly to moon in Russian spaceships in five years?
Tourists can materialize their dream and
fly to the moon [...] Source: Itar-Tass
PATENT TAXES
Windows users 'paying $20 patent tax'
Every time businesses and consumers shell out for a copy of Windows, they could be paying $20 to keep Microsoft's patent lawyers happy [...] Source: Silicon.com
BRAIN CHEMISTRY OF VIOLENCE
Scientists look to disrupt the brain chemistry of violence
Strides in understanding human brain chemistry and genetics are giving scientists hope they may be able to defuse violent behavior [...] Source: Physorg.com
OLIGARCHS
Moscow's suburb for billionaires
According to Forbes magazine Russia
now has 60 billionaires [...] Source: BBC
ORIGIN OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
The origin of the brain lies in a worm
Researchers discover that the centralised nervous system of vertebrates is much older than expected [...] Source: Embl.org
INTERGALACTIC LIFE
M-Newton pinpoints intergalactic polluters
Warm gas escaping from the clutches of enormous black holes could be the key to a form of intergalactic ‘pollution’ that made life
possible [...] Source: European Space Agency
BREAST MILK
Perfume, perfume everywhere
Levels of synthetic musk compounds in breast milk from U.S. mothers are higher than those reported in previous European studies [...] Source: ES&T Online News
GLOBAL WARMING CAUSE OF WAR
Could Global Warming Cause War?
Report Warns That Conflicts Over Water And Food Could Intensify As Climate Changes [...] Source: CBS News
WORLD'S OLDEST KNOWN TREE
World's oldest tree
Fossil hunters say they have found the world's oldest known tree, a palm-like giant that
lived some 380 million years ago [...] Source: ABC
BHUTAN
Mountain kingdom tries a dummy run at democracy
King Jigme of Bhutan plans to end a century of absolute monarchy next year by holding the Himalayan
nation’s first democratic elections [...] Source: The Times
LOST E-MAIL
E-Mail: Why It's Next to Impossible to Lose
Can e-mail really get lost these days? [...] Source: PC WORLD
SEA LEVEL SURGE THREAT
Study: Sudden sea level surges threaten 1 billion
More than 1 billion people live in low-lying areas where a sudden surge in sea level could prove disastrous [...] Source: CNN
WET NURSING
Milk Maids
Wet-nursing which most of the Western world abandoned in the 19th century, is making a minor comeback [...] Source: Time
VIRTUAL REALITY INFIDELITY
Is a virtual affair real-world infidelity?
It started out as a friendship, as many relationships do. But gradually Sam's feelings for Kat, a beautiful, smart and confident woman, had turned
romantic [...] Link & Image : Msnbc
NATURAL VITAMIN INTAKE
Fruit proves better than vitamin C alone
Tests show that it isn't just the vitamin
that protects the body Source: Nature
ARTIFICIAL BONES
Artificial bones created from an inkjet
Scientists are creating artificial bones using a modified version of an inkjet printer [...] Source: Daily Mail
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