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Cameras Capture ‘Fireball’ In The Sky

October 25th, 2008 at 11:55 pm » Comments (0)

Computer generated Simulation
For the second time this year, The University of Western Ontario Meteor Group has captured incredibly rare video footage of a meteor falling to Earth. The team of astronomers suspects the fireball dropped meteorites in a region north of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, that may total as much as a few hundred grams in [...]



Prostate Grown In Mice

October 25th, 2008 at 10:08 pm » Comments (0)

 
Prostate Research
A team of scientist from San Francisco has been successful in growing new prostate glands in mice with the aid of stem cell technology, a breakthrough that may cast light on how prostate tumors develop.
The team from San Francisco were able to isolate single cells with the ability to generate an entire prostate. During [...]



Zon – Most Innovative Technology In A Hearing Aid

October 25th, 2008 at 11:08 am » Comments (0)

 
 Zon Hearing Aid
There are a few who understand technology and even lesser know something of design. Starkey’s designed ‘zon hearing aid’ is a result of a defined approach from the seekers who know them both. What’s cooking in the design clinic isn’t known before it is out, but competitions that honor designs deserve credit for [...]



IC3 Intelligent Cutlery System

October 25th, 2008 at 10:57 am » Comments (0)

 IC3 Fork
One of the problems with dieting, is juggling all of those fat, calorie, and portion size numbers. Sure, you could walk around with a calculator strapped to your wrist, but you would still have to measure everything and then enter all of those numbers.



Baby and Momma Giraffes at the Memphis Zoo

October 25th, 2008 at 10:52 am » Comments (0)

Sarabi and her newborn
Here’s the cutest animals you’ll see all day: Sarabi the mommy giraffe nuzzling her hours-old newborn baby at the Memphis Zoo! (Pics)



LawnPC: Visions To Transform Computing In The Future

October 25th, 2008 at 10:25 am » Comments (0)

 
Technology isn’t always on the same page with sustainability. Still when green innovation transforms the trajectory, even we find ourselves inclining towards the novelty. Such is the LawnPC, which visions to transform computing in the near future. The concept PC from David Veldkamp is powered by the solar cells attached to the grass like lawn [...]



The Slicer – All Season Sled

October 25th, 2008 at 9:49 am » Comments (0)

 
 Featured Invention at the Colorado Inventor Showcase
For snow sledding, the SLICERTM works like any normal sled that is placed on a slope that is covered with snow or ice. But to slide down grass covered slopes, just the opposite is done: instead of putting the SLICERTM on the snow or ice, ice is put [...]



Swayed by Looks? Who will you vote for?

October 25th, 2008 at 12:26 am » Comments (1)

 
HEY….do you have an twin sisters…?
Maybe it’s because you like the looks of the candidate. Or maybe it’s because the candidate looks a little like you, even if you don’t realize it.



Fossil Sheds Light On Evolution Of Plant Eaters

October 25th, 2008 at 12:16 am » Comments (0)

 
Pennies are not apart of a complete breakfast, eat your veggies.. not money
One of the smallest dinosaur skulls ever discovered has been identified and described by a team of scientists from London, Cambridge and Chicago. The skull would have been only 45 millimeters (less than two inches) in length. It belonged to a very young [...]



Highest Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Ever Reached

October 25th, 2008 at 12:09 am » Comments (1)

 

 Silicon wafer which contains six large PERL cells
University of New South Wales’ ARC Photovoltaic Centre of Excellence has created the first silicon solar cell to achieve the milestone of 25 per cent efficiency…