20 Nov, 2013 | by Labroots
Microsoft Kinect-ing Sign Language and the Spoken WordSource: http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/10/30/microsoft-research-uses-kinect-translate-spoken-sign-languages-real-time/ YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnkQyUo3134 âThe street finds its own uses for things,â William Gibson wrote three decades ago. The acclaimed science-fiction author was musing on humanityâs penchant for taking new technology and appropriating (or misappropriating)...... Read More
19 Nov, 2013 | by Labroots
Romanian Scientists Create Artificial BloodSource: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2480236/Forget-prosthetic-limbs-theres-artificial-BLOOD-Liquid-water-salt-protein-successfully-used-mice.html âI do not drink⦠wine.â - Count Vlad Dracula And thanks to research by his modern-day countrymen, the good count wonât have to feed on the precious vino of his victims, either. Romanian researchers have formulated artificial...... Read More
15 Nov, 2013 | by Labroots
Yellowstone Magma Reservoir: Twice the Hotspot than Previously BelievedSource: http://www.nature.com/news/large-magma-reservoir-gets-bigger-1.14036 Be of good cheer: this will not mean that Yellowstone is twice as likely to cataclysmically erupt as a mega volcano (or that it will become next monthâs big premiere movie on SyFy, for that matter). However, it does mean that the chances of a massive earthquake in the area are much larger than originally thought. Yellowstone...... Read More
14 Nov, 2013 | by Labroots
Surprising Effects of the End of Daylight Savings TimeAs daylight savings time comes to an end for the year, people enjoy the extra hour of sleep that comes with the change. However, according to a Live Science news article, the change in quantity of sleep is not the only impact that the practice of changing the time has. It turns out that the beginning and ending of daylight savings time has some interesting effects on the human body. Some of these have...... Read More
13 Nov, 2013 | by Labroots
Spices May be the Source of Contaminated FoodFor the many people who avoid eating meat because of the potential for contamination, new findings by studies conducted by the US Food and Drug Administration are going to be disappointing, if not startling. Spices have now been added to the list of potentially tainted foods, containing salmonella, along with rodent hair and insect parts. Seven percent of the imported spices they tested contained the...... Read More
12 Nov, 2013 | by Labroots
Relationship Found Between Global Warming and Mammal Body SizeThose in environmental science have long recognized that there is a direct link between global warming and the body size of mammals, including primates, horses and deer. During the period of global warming that took place approximately 55 million years ago, known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, or PETM, these animals became much smaller in size. Now researchers from the University of Michigan...... Read More
11 Nov, 2013 | by Labroots
Forensic Science Improves the Use of Fingerprint TechnologyFingerprints have long provided a method used for law enforcement to learn who was guilty of crimes. Now, fingerprinting technology has been improved. Adding a fluorescent product to directly highlight fingerprints makes it faster, easier and less expensive to gather fingerprint evidence. The discovery made by the French Police and Gendarmerie, in combination with the FBI and Scotland Yard, was published...... Read More
08 Nov, 2013 | by Labroots
Women Still Lagging Behind in Science CareersIn the past, women who made important contributions to science were impressive because of their low numbers. Today, women are still behind men in attaining science jobs, in spite of the greater acceptance of women in the workplace and the number who are getting degrees. Although more women are earning college degrees, they are still earning fewer of them than men in areas of computer science, physics...... Read More
07 Nov, 2013 | by Labroots
Scientists Print Tissue Types to Meet NeedsAccording to the latest Science News, the need for tissue and organs is now being met by simply allowing them to be printed out. Scientists have refined technology that has been developed over the last several years, so that they are now able to produce different types of tissue on demand. The organ transplant scandals that have made it even more difficult to find organ donors have been an area of...... Read More
06 Nov, 2013 | by Labroots
Get Fit with Exercise in a PillThere are many benefits, both physical and psychological, that come from a good workout. Exercise increases brain function, boosts memory, improves learning skills and reduces the effects of aging on cognitive thought. Some of the latest science news is about the progress scientists are making at identifying the cause of these positive results. In the future, getting the same benefits and the same...... Read More