positive Technology news
TED Talk: Jay Bradner: Open-source cancer research
via TED |
Sat October 29, 2011 |
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‘Gloria’ will allow internet astronomers to access worldwide robotic telescope networkAmateur astronomers wanting to observe celestial bodies soon won't be limited to just their own personal telescopes, or visits to the local public observatory. |
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Real-life Jedi: Pushing the limits of mind controlThe inner workings of the brain can now be read using low cost hardware. You don't have to be a Jedi to make things move with your mind. |
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World’s largest radio telescope begins study of cosmic dawn
via BBC |
Mon October 03, 2011 |
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Paris ready to turn ignition on electric car-sharing program
via Financial Times |
Fri September 30, 2011 |
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Online gamers crack AIDS enzyme puzzleOnline gamers have achieved a feat beyond the realm of Second Life or Dungeons and Dragons: they have deciphered the structure of an enzyme of an AIDS-like virus that had thwarted scientists for a decade. |
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ULTra PRT autonomous vehicles now operating at Heathrow Airport
via http://www.gizmag.com/heathrow-ultra-prt-system/19493/ |
Wed August 17, 2011 |
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Text messages boost malaria careDaily text messages to health workers more than doubled the number of children getting the correct treatment for malaria, research shows. |
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Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet for the Third WorldBill Gates thinks the modern-day flush toilet isn’t good enough. Most of the developing world can’t afford to use it, and poor sanitation spreads diarrheal diseases. |
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Groundbreaking solar plant in Spain generates 24 hours of powerSpain's Gemasolar concentrating solar power plant just became the first solar power plant to generate power for 24 continuous hours. |
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A winning solution for renewable energy and CO2 reduction?A promising new innovation in geothermal technology, that offers a novel solution to climate change, has been created by two researchers from the University of Minnesota's Department of Earth Sciences. |
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‘Optical Battery’ Discovery Could Mean Solar Power Without Solar CellsResearchers at the University of Michigan have made a scientific discovery that is intriguing all on its own but it is the breakthrough’s potential applications in solar power generation that have them excited. |
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Scientists working on human-dolphin communication deviceScientists are working on an underwater device that could facilitate two-way human-dolphin communications |
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Mobile phones in developing nations could charge up using dirtA Harvard team is developing a microbial fuel cell-based mobile phone charger, that would allow people in developing nations to charge their phones using microbes in the soil. |
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Science news headlines
- Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first
- The Cleanweb Takes Off
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- 2012 Doomsday Predictions Debunked by NASA
- New discovery could lead to better artificial hips
- New plasma “brush” may mean painless cavity filling
- First Earth-sized planets spotted
- Artificial Intestines near reality
- Yoav Medan: Ultrasound surgery—healing without cuts
- Harnessing desert sun to power Europe
- Astronomers confirm ‘Earth twin’
- Giant Nasa rover launches to Mars
- How rainwater harvesting is helping Nicaraguan farmers
- Plan to Recycle $300 Billion Worth of Space Debris
- Rating Your Toaster’s Lifetime Costs
- True3D Head Up Display keeps drivers focused on the road
- TED Talk: Jay Bradner: Open-source cancer research
- ‘Gloria’ will allow internet astronomers to access worldwide robotic telescope network
- Real-life Jedi: Pushing the limits of mind control
- World’s largest radio telescope begins study of cosmic dawn
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