Members of Congress and scientists met at a conference in Washington DC to talk about some new different types of energy resources. These resources include anything from using cow manure to produce energy to using tinted glass to keep your inside cool to keep from running air conditioning. Many other ways are being thought up [...]
Entries from June 2nd, 2010
Bird Feathers Produce Color Through Structure Similar To Beer Foam
June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Chemistry, Physics
It was discovered that the nanostructures that produce some birds’ brightly colored feathers have a structure similar to sponges or beer foam. Most colors in nature are produced by pigments, but the bright blue color in many birds feathers are produced by nanostructures. Under a microscope, nanostructures look like sponges or air bubbles. A team [...]
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Study Investigates Craters Formed By Raindrops
June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Physics
A team from Japan has been doing experiments to see what happens when water droplets of different sizes fall from heights of 10 mm to 488 mm onto a target made of silicon carbide with grain sizes ranging from 4 microns to 50 microns. They then use lasers radius and depth of the crater made [...]
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TV Food Advertisements Promote Imbalanced Diets, Study Finds
June 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Biology
Applebee’s, Chili’s, McDonald’s, and Sonic are some of the most advertised restaurant chains on television. Although these foods look absolutely scrumptious on its commercial, do we ever think about what is in them? After seeing a commercial we don’t think twice about it until, ”Welcome to Applebee’s,” is the next thing we hear. What is it that [...]
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New Species of Frog?
June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Biology
In Panama, scientists have discovered two new species of frogs: Pristimantis educatoris and P. adnus. The two frogs were discovered in two different places. The Pristimantis educatoriswas discovered in Omar Torrijos National Park and the P. adnus was discovered near the Colmbian border. It is a great discovery that these frogs were discovered before they became [...]
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Edible Synthetic Blocks Bitter Taste
June 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Physics
GIV3727. “What in the world does that mean?” you might ask. Those letters and numbers make up the codename scientist’s gave the newly created molecule they call their ‘bitter blocker.’ This molecule contains a mixture of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms that are able to guard your tongue from bitter tastes. These molecules will be [...]
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