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The oldest GRB yet detected, from the time of the dark ages, indicates that:

Does antimatter repulse ordinary matter, that's what Cern's Alpha experiment is trying to find out. If this is the case what would it mean for the theory of gravity under relativity? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22355187

See New cosmic background radiation map challenges some foundations of cosmology What brought this report (above) to my attention was another article from a few years back (2007): see Physicists find way to see extra dimensions So the question that occured to me is whether these new results from the Plank satellite will shed any light on the validity of String Theory. I suppose that one could argue that any pattern found in the cosmic backround radiation eminating from near the time of the big bang could be shown to be consistent with at least one six-dimensional geometric model derived from String Theory, and perhaps more than one. Hence any purported v…

Earlier this week Nasa personnel found that the Kepler Telescope was placing itself in safe mode due to a mechanical failure. It is not yet know whether this telescope which has been used to find planets (132 so far) around stars other than our own Sol will be able to be fixed. Star Cluster NGC 6791 from Kepler First Light Image Wired Article where I first read Gruaniads Science Article Official from Nasa

“What surprised scientists when they looked billions of years back in time at more distant galaxies was that the sequence that we know today was much the same as far back as 11 billion years ago.” "The galaxies look remarkably mature, which is not predicted by galaxy formation models to be the case that early on in the history of the Universe." http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-08/16/hubble-galaxy-shapes Of course this is what has always been predicted by most every other cosmological model other than the Big Bang model – that the universe is either much older, or infinite in its age. But it seems that observations continue to surprise BB theorists and…

Large quantities of water ice on Mercury. This is an interesting news article about finding large quantities of water ice at Mercury's poles, estimated to be between 100 billion and a trillion tons of water. This seems like a good place for future colonization like the moon, and easier than Mars. We could develop underground colonies in locations near the water sources at Mercury's poles as well as at the lunar poles. Both polar locations could transfer nearby heat from the sun for solar heating, to supply electrical energy for such a colony, and lighting for underground farming. Solar or nuclear power could be provided for manufacturing and mining. Based upon these …

Great news if this vaccine is shown safe and effective in larger trials.

It's very rare when our macroscopic world exhibits behaviour found in the quantum world. However, a team of researchers at MIT have found just that. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130729111934.htm

In Brasil, put to work for moving people at an airport . Interesting concept, the sail is exposed to air flow in a duct under the train, its 'mast' riding on a slot. Enjoy ----> http://www.aeromovel.com/technology.htm

Hey all, I just wanted to share this article/video about my team of NASA interns' project on predicting the movement of pumice rafts in the South Pacific Ocean. http://www.earthzine.org/2013/07/22/predicting-the-movement-of-pumice-rafts-for-enhanced-navigational-warnings/ Pumice rafts are quite a peculiar geologic phenomenon and can have devastating effects on maritime transportation and coastal infrastructure. This model was created to help island and coastal nations prepare for eventual pumice inundation. Please feel free to leave any comments or questions on the article and one of us will be sure to respond! Cheers, Josh

Hey! New here, wondered if anyone had heard of this treatment. Pretty interesting... From Cambridge news, case study of a young boy's treatment http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/The-boy-whose-skin-was-sprayed-back-on-17022012.htm Paul

Only €250,000 ($338,000) per 140g patty. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/06/06/technology-schmeat-in-vitro-meat-burger.html

‎1 hour and 31 minutes till we land on Mars!!! Finger are crossed, and I wish the Mars Rover Curiosity team the best of luck http://www.space.com...laboratory.html

With today’s levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide so high, the ocean’s help comes at a cost to marine life and the millions of people who depend on healthy oceans. http://www.livescience.com/38219-oceans-acidifying-with-rising-co2.html

A new method for producing electricity from carbon dioxide could be the start of a classic trash-to-treasure story for the troublesome greenhouse gas, scientists are reporting. Described in an article in ACS' newly launched journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, the method uses CO2 from electric power plant and other smokestacks as the raw material for making electricity. … They describe technology that would react the CO2 with water or other liquids and, with further processing, produce a flow of electrons that make up electric current. Note: Adapted from a news release issued by American Chemical Society.

InVivo Therapeutics Research apparently has made remarkable improvements toward healing spinal cord injuries. Mr. Reynolds suffered a paralyzing injury to his spine in December 1992. http://www.invivotherapeutics.com http://m.youtube.com/results?q=neuroscience&oq=neuros&gs_l=youtube-reduced.1.2.0l4.2271.8052.0.12588.6.5.0.1.1.0.209.929.0j3j2.5.0....0...1ac.1.23.youtube-reduced..0.6.941.cFMCxw1CkVQ

A simple, low-cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs), which could be used in dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells, is published in Scientific Reports today. The work, carried out at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea, could be a step towards replacing conventional platinum (Pt)-based catalysts for energy conversion. The search for economically viable alternatives to fossil fuels has attracted attention among energy communities because of increasing energy prices and climate change. Solar cells and fuel cells are to be promising alternatives, but Pt-based electrodes are expensive a…

See: http://scitechdaily.com/scientists-achieve-solar-hydrogen-production-breakthrough/ This report sounds too good to be true.

Once the patents expire, this technology may help many poor people.

See: http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2013/07/desktop-printing-at-the-nano-level.html This process seems to promise nanofabrication in graduate labs, businesses and perhaps homes (e.g., "you can begin to build devices ... right at the point of use"). Although, if it can make drugs, it will not become a personal product in the near future. But, combined with 3D and 4D printing it might change the meaning of on demand production and the way some mass marketed products are produced and distributed, especially things made from organic compounds (e.g., "gene chips" and "protein arrays"). Although, the article does mention making "electronic circuits", it did …

Check out this interesting video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1crc5ww7iug

Pretty interesting, oligodendrocytes (a type of glial cell) sending vesicles containing various proteins that are absorbed by neighboring neurons. Glial cells are generally understudied, but they are extremely interesting. http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1001604#s4

This result was expected, I suppose.

Very brief radio bursts have been detected from 11 billion light years. Could these be the axial jets of black holes or collapsars? The burst may be because Earth is very briefly transiting the beam. Other possibilities? http://phys.org/news/2013-07-cosmic-radio-cataclysmic.html