Science
- 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. ...- Scientists Discover Substance Harder than Diamond
[16 Feb, 2009] comments (5)
For many years diamond has been considered the hardest material. Then it gave the first place to man-made nanomaterials that proved to be somewhat harder than the diamond. Recently researchers discovered a natural substance that is 58 percent tougher than diamond. ...- Scientists Study Butterfly Wings to Make Solar Cells More Efficient
[16 Feb, 2009] comments (3)
Scientists say that the structures that disperse light, making the wings of butterflies so outstanding, could be used to develop cheaper and more efficient solar cells ...- Writing Verse or Prose Helps Brain Regulate Emotions
[16 Feb, 2009] comments (0)
Researcher from the University of California claim that writing poems is good for a person's mental and physical health. ...- Future Robots to Do All the Dirty Work in Battles, Researcher Says
[05 Feb, 2009] comments (1)
According to Peter Singer, a researcher who wrote a number of books on the military, active involvement of robots in battles could aggravate warfare by making machines do all the dirty work for humans. ...- Watching Favorite Movies Helps Kids Train Mind
[30 Jan, 2009] comments (1)
According to the study carried out by experts at Massey University School of Educational Studies, watching preferred movies helps children learn. ...- Boys with Unpopular Names More Prone to Commit Crime?
[29 Jan, 2009] comments (0)
According to the results of a study carried out by economists at the Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, the more atypical is a boy's name the greater is the probability he will commit crimes as a teenager. ...- Experts Unveil Inventions that Will Be Used in Everyday Life by 2039
[28 Jan, 2009] comments (8)
Recently the New Scientist magazine predicted that by 2039 the X-Ray vision and invisibility cloak could be used in everyday life. ...
