Archive for October, 2008

This is an image of two cyclones shot from Nasa Satellite in mid-to-high latitude over Iceland. You can click on the image to full screen. Image credit – Nasa

This baby boy – Alex Gonzaga was born in New Zealand with 3.3kg tumor inside his stomach. Doctors saved Alex’s life and removed the cancer tumor within two hours.

This is a cool video from James May where he melts steel with his solar furnace.

Scientists from the United States are reporting a great result after an early trial of a mulit-kinase inhibitor which has shown impressive tumor shrinkage in patients with a hard to treat form of thyroid cancer.

U.S scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the U.S ITER “International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor” have created a new cast stainless steel that is 70 percent stronger and harder than the current steel. What is ITER? ITER is a joint international research and development project that aims to demonstrate the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion power. The [...]

What is Slime Mold: Slime Mold is a broad term that refers to fungi-like amoeboid (i.e. like an amoeba) organisms. Their common name refers to part of their life cycle in which their appearance can be gelatinous (hence the name slime). However, this fact mostly refers to the myxomycetes, which are the only macroscopic slime molds. They have been found all over the world feeding on microorganisms that [...]

Learn how to transform water to balls (solid) instantly in about 25 minutes. The Idea behind this cool experiment is that when water get in contact with air it looses polar hability and sticks to itself,transforming into solid water spheres. How to Turn “water” into Balls – The funniest bloopers are right here

What an amazing world, each an every day scientist around the world unlock the secrets behind mysterious events. The latest discovery comes from Sydney – Australia – where a group of Researchers from the University of Queensland discovered that honey bees can count to four. The team put five markers inside a tunnel and placed nectar in one of them, honey bees placed in the tunnel flew to [...]