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Entries from March 31st, 2012

How We Know When We Are Happy

March 31st, 2012 · No Comments · Other Science, Physics

Not many people enjoy being angry or sad.  Pretty much all of us look for plenty of different ways to make ourselves happy.  We want to feel satisfied in all we do and better yet, in life.  We each have a personal feeling about what makes us happy.  Wouldn’t you want to know what did [...]

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3D Printer Possible?

March 28th, 2012 · No Comments · Physics

Picture this, you and your little brother are playing with some toys. Your little brother has a toy that you really wanna play with but there’s only one of the kind he has. It’s okay, don’t throw a fit. The scientists at ZCorp have found the way to get rid of small troubles such as this. The [...]

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A blood test without bleeding

March 28th, 2012 · No Comments · Biology, Physics

Blood tests are a luxury that as Americans we may take for granted. However, doing blood work is an extremely complicated procedure with many steps and very expensive machinery. As a result, less fortunate countries cannot have the luxury of these devices and many people die from it. Anemia is a condition that is caused [...]

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Re-usable Paper Made Possible

March 28th, 2012 · No Comments · Physics

What do you think the benefits of reusing paper are? Cutting down fewer trees, spending less money on paper, decreasing the high demand, and reducing carbon emissions. All of these are now possible through the technology of a green laser. Researchers had one goal in mind; they wanted to create a laser that could strip [...]

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Motion Capture Inside Out

March 28th, 2012 · No Comments · Physics

Computer scientists have been working together with robotics researchers to try and find a way to increase the chance for computer-animated characters. To do this they have to enable motion-capture technology. Motion Capture- technology is a process in which an individual’s body movements can be recorded by cameras. Normally there are motion senors that are placed onto [...]

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The Psychology behind Science

March 28th, 2012 · No Comments · Other Science, Physics

In today’s society the economic crisis has been felt by everyone in every aspect of life. How does this effect our nation as a whole? How does it effect the field of science? Well to put it bluntly it has an extremely bad effect on the future of our science industries. The recent budget cuts have eventually [...]

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First “Poticrete” Roadway Deemed Successful

March 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Physics

The University of Washington invented a new road rating system called Greenroads. This alternative roadway code is improving the developmental processes that roadway construction contractors must go through. The objective for the University of Washington is to promote the recycling of everyday items in order that they may be used in additional ways that benefit [...]

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The Wireless Future of Medicine

March 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Biology, Physics

If I told you to close your eyes and picture a doctor, I’m pretty sure you’d imagine a person male or female with a stethoscope. It is the cliché image we have of doctors. But pretty soon that could be changing. Instead of a stethoscope around the doctor’s neck, this new image places a smartphone in the doctor’s [...]

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Student-designed Robots Take on March Madness

March 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Physics

Robots designed and built by students for the 2011 FIRST Robotics competition hung as many plastic shapes on their scoring grid as possible in a two minute and fifteen second time frame. This year, the students were tasked with training their robots to get as many basketballs in the hoops as they can in a [...]

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Bleeding Plastic

March 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Physics

We have all seen super hero movies, where the villain or hero gets hurt and they can repair themselves. Well, this idea had motivated some scientist, and it is now a reality. Researchers have developed a plastic material that repairs itself when exposed to light.  Professor Urban said, “”Our new plastic tries to mimic nature, issuing a [...]

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