USC scientists turn off the ability to feel coldUSC neuroscientists have isolated chills at a cellular level, identifying the sensory network of neurons in the skin that relays the sensation of cold.David McKemy, associate professor of neurobiology at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and his team managed to selectively shut off... Continue Reading →
Oculus Rift, A Virtual Reality Headset For Immersive Video GamingThe Oculus Rift, an upcoming virtual reality headset founded and designed by technology enthusiast Palmer Luckey, will allow gamers to fully immerse themselves into video game environments. Once the headset is strapped onto the user and they begin a game, the movements of their head from the left... Continue Reading →
Oculus Rift, A Virtual Reality Headset For Immersive Video Gaming
A 3-D Printed Plastic House And More Amazing Images From This WeekA 3-D Printed House This proposal, called Protohouse 2.0, is a plan from architecture collective Softkill Design to build a 3-D printed house. It could be printed in pieces off-site, then taken to a spot and constructed in a single day. Looks very webby. Softkill Design... Continue Reading →
A 3-D Printed Plastic House And More Amazing Images From This Week
Lightning Appears To Strike St. Peter's Basilica Hours After Pope Benedict XVI Announces Resignation (PHOTO, VIDEO)Lightning appeared to strike St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Monday just hours after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, according to the BBC. The lightning strike happened around 6 p.m. local time.
Lightning Appears To Strike St. Peter’s Basilica Hours After Pope Benedict XVI Announces Resignation (PHOTO, VIDEO)
MIT Team Creates Genetic Circuits From Bacteria That Remember Logical FunctionsA team of engineers from MIT has created genetic circuits in bacterial cells that can not only perform logic functions, but also remember the results. These functions can then be encoded within the cell’s DNA and can be passed on in other cells for dozens of generations. The research,... Continue Reading →
MIT Team Creates Genetic Circuits From Bacteria That Remember Logical Functions
MIT Team Creates Genetic Circuits From Bacteria That Remember Logical FunctionsA team of engineers from MIT has created genetic circuits in bacterial cells that can not only perform logic functions, but also remember the results. These functions can then be encoded within the cell’s DNA and can be passed on in other cells for dozens of generations. The research,... Continue Reading →
MIT Team Creates Genetic Circuits From Bacteria That Remember Logical Functions
Pope resignsPope Benedict XVI made history Monday by announcing his coming resignation—something a pontiff has not done in 600 years.
Pope resigns
As use drops, companies get ‘help’ hyping HFCS to customersWith consumption of high fructose corn syrup appearing to be on the decline, the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) seems to have redoubled its efforts to keep this increasingly unpopular ingredient in foods and beverages.According to a recent Bloomberg news story the amount of corn used to... Continue Reading →
As use drops, companies get ‘help’ hyping HFCS to customers
NASA unveils atlas of infrared photos of the sky from the WISE spacecraftNASA unveiled an unusual atlas and catalog of infrared images of the entire sky on Wednesday that includes more than 500 million stars, galaxies and other objects that have been captured by theWide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, spacecraft.Caltech/UCLAA mosaic of the images... Continue Reading →
NASA unveils atlas of infrared photos of the sky from the WISE spacecraft
Flying without the use of rotors
http://youtu.be/O020Bh9O4qo A 1 in a million shot, the shutterspeed of the camera and the rotor speed of the helo are perfectly synchronized
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