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June 17th, 2002 at 8:29 am »
Comments (0)A new British science program aims to produce cameras for use in space that are so sensitive they will see through fog, smoke and even walls and clothing.
The technology will detect an obscure yet ubiquitous form of radiation known as terahertz waves, also called T-rays. Similar cameras are also expected to have applications in airport […]
June 17th, 2002 at 8:20 am »
Comments (0)A cheap natural therapy for arthritis was recommended by scientists on Friday — leeches.
As western drugmakers waxed lyrical about their latest blockbusters at a meeting in Stockholm, a Russian team told how they had successfully used the blood-sucking creatures to treat both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.
“We found in all patients clinical improvement after leeches therapy,” said […]
June 17th, 2002 at 8:13 am »
Comments (0)A Canadian man who lost his sight in an accident nearly 20 years ago is one of a select group of people to have some vision restored by having electronic artificial eyes implanted in their brains.
Jens, 39, was the first to get the artificial eye since it became commercially available in April. While the device […]
June 17th, 2002 at 8:07 am »
Comments (0)There is an amazing story in sciencedaily.com about two research teams who have managed to create single molecule transistors.
The ability to use individual molecules for electronics is a coveted breakthrough for science at the nanometer scale and for electronics industries because of the potential to shrink the size of components well beyond what is possible […]
June 17th, 2002 at 8:02 am »
Comments (0)ABC Australia reports that a team of scientists from the Australian National University have successfully teleported a laser beam. It seems that teleportation of solid bodies is still a way off, but the idea of bringing the science fiction fantasy of “beaming” humans from one place to another has just gotten a step closer.
Another Australian […]
June 17th, 2002 at 12:45 am »
Comments (0)On Monday, June 17th at 7:00 pm, the DaVinci Institute will host a “Night with a Futurist” at the Cheshire Cat Brewpub in old town Arvada.
Thomas Frey, Executive Director of the DaVinci Institute will lead the discussion on the topic of the Immortalizer Technologies Project. This project is seeking to compile a list of […]