Building the 21st Century Mind
sciam.com — A professor of cognition and education reveals the five minds you need for success, how to make better decisions and why ethics are critical.More… (General Sciences)
Teen Dinosaurs Got into Trouble
livescience.com — Like teenagers today, some juvenile dinosaurs used to hang out together, according to research announced today. Also like teens, the dinos sometimes hung out in places they shouldn't have. More… (General Sciences)
Fossil sea monster's bite makes T-Rex look feeble
reuters.com — OSLO (Reuters) - A giant fossil sea monster found in the Arctic and known as ''Predator X'' had a bite that would make T-Rex look feeble, scientists said Monday. The 50 ft (15 meter) long Jurassic era...More… (General Sciences)
CNT Threads Can Transmit Radio Signals, Replace Copper Wires
deviceace.com — Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have successfully developed a nano-antenna which transmits both AM and FM radio signals. Carbon nanotubes have already proven their special “abilities” and now the Cincinnati researchers have discovered new applications for this revolutionary material.More… (General Sciences)
US patent bill a 'chill on innovation'
newscientist.com — A bill designed to stop trolls lodging patents based on other people's work could hurt all inventors, it is claimed.More… (General Sciences)
Color Vision: How Our Eyes Reflect Primate Evolution
sciam.com — The color vision of humans and some other primates differs from that of nonprimate mammals. Analyses of primate visual pigments show that our color vision evolved in an unusual way and that the brain is more adaptable than generally thought.More… (General Sciences)
People with higher IQs live longer
telegraph.co.uk — The discovery was made after researchers looked into the medical records of one million Swedish army conscripts. After taking into account whether they had grown up in a safer, more affluent environment, they established the connection between IQ and mortality.More… (General Sciences)
Breakthroughs in Post-4G (12.5Gb/s) Wireless Communications
sciencedaily.com — With much of the mobile world yet to migrate to 3G mobile communications, let alone 4G, European researchers are already working on a new technology able to deliver data wirelessly up to 12.5Gb/s.More… (General Sciences)
Scientists aim to replicate the sun
upi.com — Scientists in California say they're trying to replicate the power of the sun by firing laser beams at a tiny pellet of hydrogen. Physicists at the National Ignition Facility in Livermore say the nuclear fusion experiments may offer the world a clean source of energy, The Times of London reported Sunday. The hydrogen pellet will be hit with 192...More… (General Sciences)
New organic material may speed Internet access
scienceblog.com — In tests, the novel hybrid device was able to extract every fourth bit of a 170-gigabit-per-second telecommunications data stream and to demultiplex the stream to 42.7 gigabits per second. More… (General Sciences)
Tiny Brain Region Key To Fear Of Rivals And Predators
sciencedaily.com — Mice lose their fear of territorial rivals when a tiny piece of their brain is neutralized, a new study reports.More… (General Sciences)
Physicists announce they are close to discovering God
redorbit.com — The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced on Friday that physicists have come closer to finding the elusive ''God Particle,'' which could one day explain why particles have mass.More… (General Sciences)
20 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Time
discovermagazine.com — The beginning, the end, and the funny habits of our favorite ticking force.More… (General Sciences)
Giant sand worms lived in Torbay, scientists claim
telegraph.co.uk — Scientists have found evidence of a giant prehistoric sand worm in an English seaside resort.More… (General Sciences)
Findings - What Do Dreams Mean? Whatever Your Bias Says
nytimes.com — Suppose last night you had two dreams. In one, God appears and commands you to take a year off and travel the world. In the other, God commands you to take a year off to go work in a leper colony.More… (General Sciences)