Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Edheads - Stem Cell Heart Repair


http://www.edheads.org/activities/stem3/index.shtml

Bacteria Turn Toxic Liquid Into Pure Gold Nuggets! -Article/Video

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http://www.dogonews.com/2012/10/8/bacteria-turn-toxic-liquid-into-pure-gold-nuggets

Plastic Fantastic Seals in Speeding Projectiles

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STOPPING POWER
A nanosized glass bead traveling 1.5 kilometers per second is halted by a polyurethanelike material, seen here in cross-section. Red indicates locations where the material has been most compressed on impact.
Thomas lab/Rice Univ.

Music Lessons for the Brain

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http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2004/06/music-lessons-for-the-brain-2/

PTSD Linked to Smaller Brain Area Regulating Fear Response

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CAT scans. Recent combat veterans who are diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder have significantly smaller volume in an area of the brain critical for regulating fear and anxiety responses. 
 (Credit: © svedoliver / Fotolia)

Human-Powered Helicopters: Straight Up Difficult on Vimeo -Video

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http://vimeo.com/51320244

Invisibility Cloak Steps Closer to Harry Potter

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Credit: Duke University

The Skeletal System: Human Anatomy -YouTube

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http://sttalular.blogspot.com/2008/02/s-6.html

Monday, November 5, 2012

Compute Learns to Recognize Badly Drawn Animals

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Badly Drawn Bunnies A new computer program can recognize semantic sketches — rough, cartoony depictions that actually look nothing like the animal they are supposed to represent. 
Mathias Eitz, James Hays and Marc Alexa

Learning In Your Sleep

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Your brain is so eager to learn that it does so even while you sleep, scientists recently found. 
Credit: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Fasting Hormone Helps Mice Live Longer

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en.wikipedia.org

Earth's Endangered Creatures - Endangered Species of North America

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Sumatran rhino
wired.com

Schools Attempt to Ban Flamin' Hot Cheetos


http://www.delish.com/food/recalls-reviews/schools-ban-flamin-hot-cheetos

Edheads-Engineering-Design a Cell Phone - Interactive


http://www.edheads.org/activities/eng_cell/index.shtml

Science Is For Everyone, Kids Included - Video on TED.com


conejo.k12.ca.us

A Cyber-Magic Card Trick Like No Other - Video on TED.com


bestworldstuff.blogspot.com