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Iron: Chemistry in its element
via Chemistry in its element by (author unknown) on April 24, 2008
Iron podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Dog credit: Theodore Metrakas
via Fail Dogs by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
Shared by Hezy This odd picture reminders me this story:http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2007/07/29/segments/81063Dog credit: Theodore Metrakas
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Microsoft Launches Worldwide Telescope
via Sizlopedia - Web, Gadgets, OS, Tips and Tricks. by Dj Flush on May 14, 2008
Microsoft has been trying to compete with Google for long but Google products and services have always won user trust because they are free and simple to use. However in the case of Microsoft’s Worldwide Telescope the scenario may change indefinitely.Microsoft Worldwide Telescope is an application similar to Google Earth/Sky that will allow users to take virtual trips of galaxies, stars and...
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Mysterious Memristor: Electronics' Missing Link?
via NPR: Science Friday Podcast by (author unknown) on May 09, 2008
Introductory electronics classes focus on circuit diagrams involving combinations of resistors, capacitors and inductors. Now, researchers have discovered a fourth passive circuit element — one that fills in a gap in equations describing relationships between voltage, current and magnetic flux.
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Inca Skull Surgeons Were "Highly Skilled," Study Finds
via National Geographic News by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
Shared by Hezy "They were aware of the medicinal properties of many wild plants, including coca and wild tobacco. These, along with maize beer, may have been used to alleviate some of the pain." brrrrrDangerous skull surgery was commonly and successfully performed among the Inca, likely as a treatment for head injuries suffered during combat, a new study finds.
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Mysterious Cheetah Disease Explained
via LiveScience.com by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
Shared by Hezy קשקוש, אני מקווה שאת שמה לב לזה!Cause of Alzheimer's-like disease in cheetahs could be result of eating feces.
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The M81 Galaxy Group Through the Integrated Flux Nebula
via Astronomy Picture of the Day by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
The M81 Galaxy Group Through the Integrated Flux Nebula Credit & Copyright: Jordi Gallego Explanation: Large galaxies and faint nebula highlight this deep image of the M81 Group of galaxies. First and foremost in the above wide-angle 12-hour exposure is the grand design spiral galaxy M81, the largest galaxy visible in the image. M81 is gravitationally interacting with M82 just below it, a big...
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Warming Up For Magnetic Resonance Imaging
via ScienceDaily: Latest Science News by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
A new method of magnetic resonance imaging, much faster, more selective -- able to distinguish even among different target molecular species -- and many thousands of times more sensitive, has just been developed. The new technique has the capacity to choose among targets by slight adjustments in temperature.
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Woman breastfeeds orphan fawn
via Frostfirezoo.com - Offbeat news with weird, strange, crazy and odd stories by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
Shared by Shoshannah F הקשר האולטימטיבי בין אדם לבע"ח? This picture by Hindustan Times lensman Himanshu Vyas has won the IFRA Gold Award for News Photography. Vyas had heard about an orphan fawn being looked after by a Bishnoi woman near his hometown Jodhpur. At the mud dwelling, he noticed the fawn playing with her children. “When hungry, the woman breastfed the...
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How to Make Silk in 6 Steps
via Curbly Recent Posts by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
Designboom has a fascinating pictorial of the traditional silk making process of the craftspeople in a small village in north-east Tailand. Starting with silk worms, which aren't actually worms, and ending with luscious fabric, the photos illustrate the proceedure in 6 steps.Step 1: Raising silkworms & harvesting cocoons.Step 2: Thread extraction:Step 3: Dyeing. Step 4: Spinning.Step 5:...
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