Science
- Men Require 8.2 Seconds to Fall in Love at First Sight
[25 Mar, 2009] comments (0)
Scientists estimated the time needed for a man to fall in love at first sight, and the time is exactly 8.2 seconds. The more a man looks at a woman the more fascinated he is. ...- Scientist Developed Formula for the Perfect Penalty Kick
[24 Mar, 2009] comments (0)
Specialists at Liverpool John Moores University analyzed hours of footage in order to explain what makes a shot unstoppable. ...- Virtual Hand Illusion
[23 Mar, 2009] comments (0)
Recently, in an experiment inspired from the rubber hand illusion, Mel Slater, a professor of psychology at the UPC Barcelona Tech, Spain, was successful in convincing 21 people that a virtual arm, shown on a 3D display, was their own. ...- Scientists Explain Why It Is Easier to Remember Bad Jokes
[23 Mar, 2009] comments (0)
A new research states that the best jokes subvert common thought patters, which makes these jokes funnier but at the same time harder to remember. ...- Analyzing Musical Preferences and Level of Intelligence
[12 Mar, 2009] comments (13)
Fans of Beyonce and Lil' Wayne may be disappointed to find that they're not really smart, according to a study carried out by a Californian student, who collected musical preferences of American high-school students and matched them with their performance at school. ...- Latest Invention: World's First Virtual Reality Device to Stimulate All Five Senses Simultaneously
[04 Mar, 2009] comments (3)
The team of scientists at York and Warwick looks forward to work together with specialists at the Universities of Bangor, Bradford and Brighton in order to create the Virtual Cocoon - a Real Virtuality device that has the ability to stimulate all human senses. ...- Soon Parents Will Be Able to Design their Baby
[02 Mar, 2009] comments (4)
A clinic in the United States offers would-be parents the ability to choose specific traits such as the color of eyes or hair of their baby. ...- Japanese Spacecraft Observes Solar Eclipse on Moon
[02 Mar, 2009] comments (0)
Imagine a solar eclipse that was nowhere to be seen on Earth. Some amazing high-resolution images were shot by a Japanese spacecraft. On February 9, 2009, Japan's Kaguya lunar orbiter took pictures of a solar eclipse when the Sun, Moon and Earth lined up in an almost ideal row. ...- Scientists Identified 10,000-Years-old Words Used Today
[26 Feb, 2009] comments (0)
Scientists that study the development of languages managed to identify some of the oldest words that are still used today in English. ...- The Eye of God Watches Our Tiny Planet from 700 Light Years Away
[26 Feb, 2009] comments (1)
Being 700 light years away the eye of God is watching our tiny planet from the black of the space. The eye of God is the name scientists gave to this image. ...- Study Explains How Women's Attitude Towards Sexy Ads Can be Improved
[24 Feb, 2009] comments (1)
In a recent study, published in Journal of Consumer Research, scientists tried to answer the question on whether sexy pictures can improve the sales of products. ...- Latest Invention: Flexible Electronic Books for a Better E-reading Experience
[24 Feb, 2009] comments (6)
Specialists at Plastic Logic, a display technology company with headquarters in Cambridge, UK, stated that they look forward to present their latest invention in science - world's first flexible electronic book. ...- NASA's Space Laboratory to Study CO2
[19 Feb, 2009] comments (1)
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NASA plans to launch world's first spacecraft, the goal of which is to study the carbon dioxide. The launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory will take place on February 24 at 1:51:30 a.m. PST (0951 GMT). ...
- Men Think of Women as Objects When Looking at a Sexy Calendar
[17 Feb, 2009] comments (0)
Scientists revealed that calendars with sexy women and images of nude models published in newspapers make men to think of women as objects. In a study men were shown pictures of models in bikinis. ...- Robotics to Help Patients Suffering from Severe Paralysis
[17 Feb, 2009] comments (5)
Over the past few years there has been a great leap in the technology of development of prosthetic limbs. Today companies create prosthetics that feature mechatronic elements that are used in creating robots. ...
