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Entries from January 6th, 2010

Virtual Reality on the Way?

January 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Physics

Many of us are used to grabbing a controller, sitting down, and enjoying a game like Call of Duty or Halo. Soon, however, we may be playing in a different way. Currently, two types of virtual reality games, the virtual reality system and the augmented reality system, are being worked on by MRX Corporation. While [...]

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All Natural “Forecasters”

January 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Other Science, Physics

According to a study done by a Professor at UC Santa Cruz and a graduate student from Italy, predicting volcanic eruptions can be very simple. Inside volcanoes magma flows through. If the volcano has been dormant for a period of time, the magma is thick and full of silica. The slow-moving magma pushes against and [...]

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Growing New Body Parts: Master Mechanism for Regeneration?

January 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Biology

Scientists have been studying how certain animals can regrow injured parts of their bodies. Their goal is to create a way that they can heal human body parts.  One of these animals that can regrow parts is the zebra fish. Scientists perform tests on these fish and discovered that when they destroyed light receptors in [...]

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Alphabet Rays (from X to T)

January 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Physics

T-rays are known to be more revealing than the well-known X-rays. T-rays are also known to be less harmful. If we could detect any means of bombs, or hidden weapons, or perfectly clarly through anything opaque. These rays use  both microwave radiation and infrared-heat radiation, but are not harmful at all. In the X-ray process, powerful [...]

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