Science & Technology

Bioelectronics herald the rise of the cyborg 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 15, 2017
Researchers are ushering in a new era in bioelectronics, developing electronics that can be integrated seamlessly into nervous tissue.

By David Aragorn
Mushrooms are full of antioxidants that may have antiaging potential 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 14, 2017
Mushrooms contain unusually high amounts of two antioxidants that some scientists suggest could help fight aging and bolster health, according to a team of Penn State researchers.

By David Aragorn
Talking to ourselves and voices in our heads 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 14, 2017
As far our brain is concerned, talking to ourselves in our heads may be fundamentally the same as speaking our thoughts out loud, new research shows. The findings may have important implications for understanding why people with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia hear voices.

By David Aragorn
Eating magic mushrooms can treat depression, study finds 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 14, 2017
The drug ‘resets’ the brain circuits to immediately improve moods

By David Aragorn
Engineers create plants that glow 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 14, 2017
Imagine that instead of switching on a lamp when it gets dark, you could read by the light of a glowing plant on your desk.

By David Aragorn
Watching this newborn island erode could tell us a lot about Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- December 12, 2017
Watching this newborn island erode could tell us a lot about Mars

By David Aragorn
Diamond Adventure 0
- Another Point of View, Featured Articles
- December 10, 2017
Two very exciting aspects of diamond were listed above… one that the Romans believed that Diamonds were parts of the outer rings of stars that fell to earth (indeed diamonds need high pressure for their creation) and the other is the belief that diamonds activate the seventh chakra.

By Claude Limberger
Physicists excited by discovery of new form of matter, excitonium 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 9, 2017
Excitonium has a team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign… well… excited!

By David Aragorn
Metal From Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs Can Also Kill Cancer Cells 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 9, 2017
A dense metal found in asteroids called iridium can be used to kill cancer cells without causing any harm to the healthy tissue surrounding it, according to a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Warwick in England and Sun Yat-Sen University in China.

By David Aragorn
A radical startup has invented the world’s first zero-emissions fossil-fuel power plant 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 8, 2017
From the top of the Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge, more than 50 meters (160 ft) above Buffalo Bayou, in every direction you look, you can see huge oil tankers, massive piles of coal, and uncountable smokestacks. This small corner of Houston is home to some of the world’s most valuable businesses, which turn fossil fuels into the products that have powered the development of our civilization. But the 21st century has brought with it an existential problem for these companies.

By David Aragorn