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Entries from December 2nd, 2008

Cell phones that you don’t need to plug in? MADDNESS!!

December 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Chemistry

It is a new  idea for a cell phone that converts the users voice tinto the energy it needs to communicate. Creating this device would revoulutionize the cell phone industry, however you would have to talk in order to send a text message, which would be godd for for teachers, and eavesdroppers, but more entirely [...]

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Synthetic Sea Worm Glue May Mend Shattered Knee, Face Bones

December 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Chemistry

Some bioengineers in the University of Utah have created a synthetic form of this superglue from the sea worm. They hope it will come into use by being able to glue together shattered knee bones and some bones in the face. This glue will not likely be used to repair large fractures, but small fractures [...]

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“Gray’s Paradox” Solved: Researchers Discover Secret Of Speedy Dolphins

December 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Biology

There was something odd about dolphins that zoologist, Sir James Gray couldn’t quite understand. He studied dolphins swimming at speeds of up to 20mph. His conclusion was that a dolphins muscles couldn’t support its speed. He said that they could not possibly be able to produce enough force to speed through the water without the [...]

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A New Type of Barcode

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Chemistry

At Cambridge University in England, a team of scientist are working hard to be able to sequence a human genome in one day. They have many little samples that they use to help them with the genome, and labeling them was a problem. Now with this smaller-than-a-human-cell barcode made from plastic and cobalt they can [...]

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Cell Phones That Never Need To Be Charged? Self-powered Devices Possible

December 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments · Chemistry

Recently researchers have been working to find a way to make devices, such as cell phones and mp3s, able to power itself without needing to be charged. These devices work by converting sound waves produced by the user to create energy to keep the device running. By using nanotechnology, they will soon be able to [...]

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