New discoveries and inventions

	The most important inventions and discoveries of the humanity
...y the American Science Community named the periodic table elements the most important - the invention which was actually 'dreamt of' and some of its elements literally made up. And, as one could see, Newton didn't even get close with the apple falling on his head... Interested in inventions? See also: $27,000 For the Best Undergraduate Invention Powered by www.infoniac.com. ...
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	New Electronic Display to Be Used on Clothes and Beer Cans
...One of the latest inventions in the field of light emitting devices might change the way people light their homes and design clothes. The device represents a thin film of plastic able to conduct electricity and create solar power. Scientists working on the international project are looking forward to bring the organic light emitting devices to the masses. Thus the invention could significantly cut costs by billions of ...
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	Nano-nose to help identify illnesses
...ll' the scent of illnesses in fluids of the body. The researchers used nanoparticles of gold with different coatings to distinguish among different proteins and detect the illness, as reported by the New Scientist. According to Vince Rotello from the University of Massachusetts the human nose has a series of receptors, which react differently to different compounds. Thus it is not a specific smell that the receptors re...
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	Biofilm Bacteria Protect Themselves With Chemical Weapons
... the chemical weapon activates their suicide mechanism. "I feel that these results could offer a change of perspective. Biofilms may no longer be seen just as a problem; they may also be a source of new bioactive agents. When organized in biofilms, bacteria produce highly effective substances which individual bacteria alone cannot produce," says Carsten Matz. Researchers look forward to apply these molecules in order t...
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	Happiness Might Appear Before Fortunate Events Occur, Study Says
...l status, and return to a normal level of well being, individual differences still matter. After a revision of the studies, where the most important factor proved to be the adaptation to life events, new discoveries were made to prove the counter evidence. First of all, it was proved that the level of happiness is not a standstill state only perturbed by negative and positive events. Some major disturbances may affect yo...
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	Antarctic Microbes to Tell about Past and Future of Climate Change
...A new research, which was published in the Journal Science, states that the mystery of glacial history of Antarctica may be solved with the help of plants, mites, springtails and worms. A team of scientists from Britain and New Zealand, outline that the history of the terrestrial plants and animal species living in Antarctica may not have links to current reconstructions of the former glacial ice extent, the roots of ...
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	The 2007 Winners of Ig Nobel Prize Who Made us Laugh and Think
...Scientists of the research projects that "first make people laugh, and then make them think" were awarded with Ig Nobel Prize. The 17th ceremony of Ig Nobel Prize or also called Improbable Research took place at Harvard's Sanders Theatre on Thursday night, October 4. The Ig Nobel Prizes that are parodies of the real Nobel Prizes, are awarded annually to celebrate unusual, creative and improbable achievements in sci...
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	Computer Simulation Unveils Unexpected Process on the Surface of the Sun
...e us come one step closer to answering the questions we are still to answer... and in addition, our schedules for the next few years include now much more work", the professor said. Source: www.astronews.com Powered by www.infoniac.com ...
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	The Nobel Prize 2007 Has Been Given Away
...ed their researches to genetics. Their researches have brought them to breaking discoveries concerning embryonic stem cells and ways of recombining the DNA code in mammals. These discoveries led to a new technology, named gene targeting in mice. This technology is applied in many areas of biomedicine, which encompasses basic experiments, researches and development of therapies. The new technology is used to make particul...
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	Prizes $27,000 Worth For the Best Undergraduate Inventor
...An event meant to encourage young inventors will be held on Monday and Tuesday, February 11th and 12th in the University of Wisconsin Madison. The UW-Madison Invention Days competitions will house 14 inventions designed and built by 49 UW-Madison undergraduate students. Among the presented inventions there will be solutions for ice fishermen, for tailgaters, for potato farmers, for modern laptops and even for airlines. ...
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	Solar System Similar to Ours Discovered
...tical to our solar system. This may mean our solar system is not so unique in the universe. Researchers at Ohio State University who called the planetary system OGLE-2006-BLG-109L claim that the newly discovered system has two planets orbiting a star that is around a half the size of the sun. One of the planets has a two-thirds of the mass of a major planet Jupiter, while the other is 90 percent of the mass of Satur...
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	Bones of 6000 Year-Old Ancient Wild Camels Found in Desert
...about 4,000 years ago. However, recent discoveries made at Tell Abraq and Muweilah in Sharjah emirate showed that the camel was domesticated later, about 3,000 years ago during the Iron Age. "The new discovery of a large quantity of wild camel skeletons in Abu Dhabi's western region provides a fantastic opportunity to examine the history of the camel in Arabia," mentioned Dr Beech. Archaeologists found the remains...
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