The stem, a citrus spritzer that stabs directly into fruit
Posted by admin in Design on 11. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
The Stem is a teeny little bit of plastic a sort of invention incubator and store, that looks like the top half of a spritzer bottle. Instead of having an actual bottle or vessel on the bottom, filled with the liquid to be spritzed, the Stem ends abruptly with a serrated edge. To use it, [...]
Compound found in red wine could help fight obesity
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 10. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
Researchers from the Purdue University in Indiana are testing a compound found in red wine that has the ability to block the processes of fat cell development. The research into the compound known as piceatannol may lead towards finding a simple method to combat obesity. Assistant professor Kee-Hong Kim from Purdue University is testing a [...]
SpikerBox lets you listen to bugs neurons
Posted by admin in Hi-tech on 23. Mar, 2012 | 0 Comments
Neurons, the nerve cells that send and receive electrical signals within the body, are one of those things that most of us probably don’t give a lot of thought to. Educational entrepreneurs Timothy Marzullo and Gregory Gage, however, think about them a lot. They think about them so much, in fact, that they’ve designed a [...]
Researchers get partial memory control and create "hybrid" memories in mice
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 23. Mar, 2012 | 0 Comments
A team consisting of researchers from the Scripps Research Institute, the University of Oregon and the University of North Carolina has found a way to partially control a specific memory in mice by turning neurons in their brains on and off. Although the research is in its early stages, the scientists say it could lead [...]
The supersonic jet of the future will be a biplane
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on 20. Mar, 2012 | 0 Comments
When supersonic travel inevitably returns to the skies, the airplanes are going to look a lot different. At least one design harks back to the early days of aviation with a biplane design, rather than a sleek delta-winged jet like the Concorde. This shape can apparently produce much less drag and therefore much less noise [...]
