Archive for the ‘Invention & Descovery’ Category

Invention: Plasma-powered flying saucer

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This week’s new patent applications include a way to levitate a saucer-shaped vehicle, fixing damaged spines with transplants from cadavers and a way to tame tangled nanotubes

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Posted on May 8, 2008 at 05:52 AM Comments (0)

“Extremophile” bacteria pose amazing ideas for alien life

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New discovery about bacteria may dramatically increase possible locations for alien life.

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Posted on May 6, 2008 at 03:43 AM Comments (0)

‘World’s oldest tree’ discovered in Dalarna

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Swedish researchers have uncovered a stand of spruce trees with an 8,000-year-old tree root system in Dalarna, making it among the oldest in the world.

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Posted on April 13, 2008 at 01:50 AM Comments (0)

Ecologists go holistic to measure ecosystem health

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When it comes to measuring an area’s biodiversity, top predators such as tigers get all the ink, but smaller species may give a better overall picture

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Posted on March 31, 2008 at 18:28 PM Comments (0)

Human spit contains 1,116 unique proteins

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U.S. researchers have identified all 1,116 unique proteins found in human saliva glands, a discovery they said on Tuesday could usher in a wave of convenient, spit-based diagnostic tests that could be done without the need for a single drop of blood.

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