http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/-t1.htm All that fancy stuff that makes our lives way better Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:07:38 GMT 10 http://hitskin.com/themes/10/01/11/i_logo.jpg http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/-t1.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/pyschology-and-torture-t74.htm RemOrb Psychology and Torture In late September, the American Psychological Association reversed a longstanding policy by voting to ban its members from participating in interrogations at United States detention centers, including Guantanamo Bay. Just a year earlier, the association had declined to take this action, but did pass a resolution listing a number of methods of interrogation -– sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation, exploitation of phobias, loud music, harsh lights and mock executions ... Science and Technology Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:07:38 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/pyschology-and-torture-t74.htm#106 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/pyschology-and-torture-t74.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/this-just-in-milky-way-as-massive-as-3-trillion-suns-t61.htm OG PooPiN Heftier size puts our galaxy on par with neighboring Andromeda, implying a closer collision date. Findings also suggest Milky Way has four spiral arms. Radio observations reveal the Milky Way galaxy must have four spiral arms: two dominant ones and two others that contain only newborn stars, as shown here in this artist's conception. Most star formation in our galaxy takes place in these spiral arms.Robert Hurt, IPAC; Mark Reid, CfA, NRAO/AUI/NSF LONG BEACH, Calif. — Hey ... Science and Technology Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:24:07 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/this-just-in-milky-way-as-massive-as-3-trillion-suns-t61.htm#84 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/this-just-in-milky-way-as-massive-as-3-trillion-suns-t61.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/a-new-cigarette-hazard-t51.htm czarinaanna A New Cigarette Hazard: ‘Third-Hand Smoke’ By RONI CARYN RABIN Published: January 2, 2009 Parents who smoke often open a window or turn on a fan to clear the air for their children, but experts now have identified a related threat to children’s health that isn’t as easy to get rid of: third-hand smoke. That’s the term being used to describe the invisible yet toxic brew of gases and particles clinging to smokers’ hair and clothing, not to mention cushions and carpeting, ... Science and Technology Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:03:12 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/a-new-cigarette-hazard-t51.htm#67 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/a-new-cigarette-hazard-t51.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/robot-with-a-biological-brain-t47.htm OG PooPiN ]]> Science and Technology Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:16:09 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/robot-with-a-biological-brain-t47.htm#63 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/robot-with-a-biological-brain-t47.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/this-dude-rocks-t50.htm OG PooPiN ]]> Science and Technology Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:21:12 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/this-dude-rocks-t50.htm#66 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/this-dude-rocks-t50.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/woman-gets-body-part-from-her-own-stem-cellsan-adult-t48.htm OG PooPiN ]]> Science and Technology Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:19:29 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/woman-gets-body-part-from-her-own-stem-cellsan-adult-t48.htm#64 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/woman-gets-body-part-from-her-own-stem-cellsan-adult-t48.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/injectable-bone-may-heal-bones-in-minutes-t45.htm OG PooPiN The worst part of breaking a bone (besides the pain) is the healing process. Wearing an uncomfortable cast can be irritating and aggravating, making it harder to move around for months at a time. Well, that process may soon change. A company has developed a product called “Injectable Bone” that may repair the broken bone in minutes. The U.K. company, called RegenTec, has created a white powder that is designed to be injected into a person in order to speed up the healing process of broken ... Science and Technology Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:42:01 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/injectable-bone-may-heal-bones-in-minutes-t45.htm#58 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/injectable-bone-may-heal-bones-in-minutes-t45.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/inventor-s-2020-vision-to-help-1bn-of-the-world-s-poorest-see-better-t42.htm RemOrb It was a chance conversation on March 23 1985 ("in the afternoon, as I recall") that first started Josh Silver on his quest to make the world's poor see. A professor of physics at Oxford University, Silver was idly discussing optical lenses with a colleague, wondering whether they might be adjusted without the need for expensive specialist equipment, when the lightbulb of inspiration first flickered above his head. What if it were possible, he thought, to make a pair of glasses ... Science and Technology Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:08:57 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/inventor-s-2020-vision-to-help-1bn-of-the-world-s-poorest-see-better-t42.htm#55 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/inventor-s-2020-vision-to-help-1bn-of-the-world-s-poorest-see-better-t42.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/world-s-first-wave-farm-now-generating-power-for-1500-homes-t32.htm OG PooPiN There's power in them thar waves! That's why Portugal built Agucadoura, the world's first wave farm off its coast, consisting of three Wave Energy Converters generating a total of 2.25MW. The elongated metal contraptions bob up and down with the waves, while internal pistons, attached to the sea floor, remain stationary and pump hydraulic fluid. This drives electric generators, whose power is brought ashore by underwater electrical cables. The wave farm is now tapping into enough ... Science and Technology Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:17:44 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/world-s-first-wave-farm-now-generating-power-for-1500-homes-t32.htm#40 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/world-s-first-wave-farm-now-generating-power-for-1500-homes-t32.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/morphing-programmable-matter-gadgets-could-soon-be-a-reality-t25.htm RemOrb IMAGINE a bracelet or a watch that morphs into something else when you take it off. Perhaps it becomes a phone, or perhaps a small computer screen and keyboard. Researchers are just a few years away from bringing to life revolutionary morphing devices known as programmable matter which can change size, shape and function. Programmable matter, or "claytronics", involves creating devices made of millions of microscopic robots that are to 3D objects what pixels are to a screen. These ... Science and Technology Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:20:48 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/morphing-programmable-matter-gadgets-could-soon-be-a-reality-t25.htm#33 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/morphing-programmable-matter-gadgets-could-soon-be-a-reality-t25.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/and-for-those-who-mised-it-2007-t16.htm OG PooPiN Top Scientific Breakthroughs of 2007 10. Transistors Get Way Smaller In the race to make computers faster, chipmakers rely on exotic new materials. In January, Intel announced that the element hafnium and some new metal alloys will allow them to make the millions of switches on their microprocessors far smaller. Gordon Moore, co-founder of the company and father of the law that bears his name, called it the biggest change in transistor technology since the 1960s. The tremendous accomplishment ... Science and Technology Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:28:28 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/and-for-those-who-mised-it-2007-t16.htm#16 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/and-for-those-who-mised-it-2007-t16.htm http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/top-10-scientific-breakthroughs-of-2008-t13.htm OG PooPiN In its annual list of the year's top 10 scientific breakthroughs, the prestige scientific journal Science has given top honors to research that produced "made-to-order" cell lines by reprogramming cells from ill patients. "These cell lines, and the techniques for producing them, offer long-sought tools for understanding -- and hopefully someday curing -- difficult-to-study diseases such as Parkinson's disease and type 1 diabetes," Science said Thursday in a statement. ... Science and Technology Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:21:48 GMT http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/top-10-scientific-breakthroughs-of-2008-t13.htm#13 http://5sidedcube.forumotion.net/science-and-technology-f8/top-10-scientific-breakthroughs-of-2008-t13.htm