Aflac! Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Derailed by Fowl Play?
hothardware.com — Physicists hope to use the LHC to prove the existence of the Higgs boson, or God particle, which gives matter in the universe its mass. However, some are concerned that the LHC might actually end the world, by creating microscopic black holes or strangelets. (Submitted by ToksterJokster) More…
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How Much Power Does The Human Brain Require To Operate?
popsci.com — According to Kwabena Boahen, a computer scientist at Stanford University, a robot with a processor as smart as the human brain would require at least 10 megawatts to operate. That's the amount of energy produced by a small hydroelectric plant. (Submitted by divinediva) More…
Scientists Reproduce a Building Block of Life For First Time
physorg.com — NASA scientists studying the origin of life have reproduced uracil, a key component of our hereditary material, in the laboratory. They discovered that an ice sample containing pyrimidine exposed to ultraviolet radiation under space-like conditions produces this essential ingredient of life. (Submitted by MarkBrent) More…
What's in our water?
physorg.com — Although America's supply of drinking water is considered among the world's safest, there is an urgent need to develop more stringent regulations to guide how water is monitored for pollutants, according to April Gu, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern ... (Submitted by louiebaur) More…
Aftershocks from Slow Faults May Arrive Centuries Later
arstechnica.com — Models and data suggest that mid-continent earthquakes may well have been aftershocks from earthquakes that occurred more than 100 years earlier. have a deep and rather personal interest in earthquake and volcano prediction. This comes from spending most of my youth within a few kilometers of an active fault line and less than 100km..... (Submitted by oteque) More…
Marijuana Could Treat PTSD
wellness.blogs.time.com — Many millions have been made in Hollywood by lampooning the acute effects of marijuana on memory but Israeli researchers suggest that they might one day be harnessed to prevent or treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (Submitted by itc518) More…
New Digital 'Electronics' Concept Could Continue Moore's Law
physorg.com — Computers of the future could be operating not on electrons, but on tiny waves traveling through an electron "fluid," if a new proposal is successful. The new circuit design, recently introduced by Dr. Héctor J. De Los Santos, CTO of NanoMEMS Research, LLC, in Irvine, California, may be a promising candidate to replace CMOS-based circuits, and... (Submitted by legofanboy) More…
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