A new study has found that smoking is bad for the brain, especially men.
Here’s the perfect reason for men to kick the butt – smoking makes men stupid, according to researchers.
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Ancient seagrass holds secrets of the oldest living organism on earth
A meadow of the seagrass plant Posidonia oceanica, which spreads by creating clones of itself.
It’s big, it’s old and it lives under the sea — and now an international research collaboration with The University of Western Australia’s Ocean’s Institute has confirmed that an ancient seagrass holds the secrets of the oldest living organism on Earth…
Ancient giant Posidonia oceanica reproduces asexually, generating clones of itself. A single organism — which has been found to span up to 15 kilometres in width and reach more than 6,000 metric tonnes in mass — may well be more than 100,000 years old.
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‘App economy’ is a big U.S. job creator: study
The demand for applications has created 466,000 jobs in the U.S. since 2007.
If you are looking for a promising career in a lousy economy then you are apt to find it in apps — the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook’s online social network, according to a new study.
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Meetings can actually make you dumber
Surviving a meeting with your intellect intact requires having confidence in your own smarts.
Everyone knows that meetings can be dull and boring. But, they can also make you stupid, according to a new study.
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Neuroscience could assist soldiers in the future
Neuroscience in future military conflict, on the cutting edge of medical science should remember that their work could have other, more harmful uses.
It sounds like science fiction warfare. But directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier’s combat ability are advances in neuroscience are on the horizon.
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Congress ok’s bill that opens skies in U.S. to unmanned drones
Unmanned drones controlled by remote operators on the ground will fly in the same airspace as airliners, cargo planes, business jets and private aircraft.
A final congressional bill was approved Monday to speed the nation’s switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology, and to open U.S. skies to unmanned drone flights within four years.
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MIT creates solar panels from leaves and grass
Photosynthesizing Solar Cells
Andreas Mershin, a researcher at MIT, has created solar panels from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead leaves. Mershin says in a few years it will be possible to stir some grass clippings into a bag of cheap chemicals, paint the mixture on your roof, and immediately start producing electricity.
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Compact foldable bike helmet
Overade foldable bike helmet
Cycling is undoubtedly fun and a great way to keep fit, but we all know it can be dangerous if you don’t take safety precautions — yet so many cyclists still don’t wear their helmets! A common excuse cyclists use is that they are such a pain to carry around, but perhaps this neat fold-up device will encourage more cyclists to protect their heads. (Pics)
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Study: many kids still exposed to secondhand smoke in cars
Smoking in a vehicle can create toxic levels of circulating smoke.
While there are fewer kids and teens are getting exposed to secondhand smoke while riding in the car, the rates of exposure are still high enough to warrant concern, according to a new government study.
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Green tea the secret to healthy old age: study
Green tea contains antioxidant chemicals that may help ward off the cell damage that can lead to disease.
Over time, elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people.
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Phase one of UK’s Nationwide Electric Car Charging Network complete
The Electric Car is making new inroads in the UK.
Back in July of 2011 we heard about reports of plans for a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations across the UK. Wind energy utility Ecotricity was installing charging stations in rest areas up and down the nations highways. Now CEO Dale Vince—who was interviewed in a live chat about building a wind energy empire—just posted on his blog that phase one of the Electric Highway is complete, and he is predicting that 2012 may just be the year of the electric car…
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UK Company ReVend Revamps Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling
Lighting up new options for fluorescent recycling.
Lots of people know that they shouldn’t be throwing away batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, and other pieces of household hazardous waste (HHW). But what should you be doing instead? Today, many large businesses collect such waste for recycling; our pals over at Earth911 have a searchable list of American HHW recyclers. The UK company reVend has recently teamed up with IKEA to make it even easier—at two flagship stores in the UK, they’ve rolled out “reverse vending machines” for spent bulbs and batteries.
It’s stupid simple: you put your light bulb in a hole in the machine, a video camera identifies the bulb so the machine can sort it, and you receive a reward voucher for a free cup of coffee…
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