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What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain

Posted on July 3, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

For all of its wild popularity, caffeine is one seriously misunderstood substance. It’s not a simple upper, and it works differently on different people with different tolerances—even in different menstrual cycles. But you can make it work better for you. … Continue reading →

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Making Edison’s Batteries Charge 1000 Times Faster

Posted on July 2, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Over a century ago, Thomas Edison developed a rechargeable nickel-iron battery, designed to power cars. Remarkably, the technology is still used by some people to store energy from solar panels and wind turbines—but now, Stanford engineers have tweaked it to … Continue reading →

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Making Saltwater Drinkable is Graphene’s Latest Miracle

Posted on June 29, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

All signs point towards graphene being the supermaterial that pushes humanity into the future we’ve been dreaming of. Fromimpossibly fast transistors to curing foot odor, there’s seemingly no limit to Graphene’s potential. Converting saltwater to potable water in the most efficient manner possible is … Continue reading →

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Pentagon starts Phoenix trial to harvest defunct satellites, MacGyver new ones from orbit — Engadget

Posted on June 29, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

The Phoenix Frankenprogram to harvest the corpses of expired satellites and cobble together new ones seemed like one of DARPA’s more daft ideas, but this one has actually kicked off its first phase of development. The plan is to first … Continue reading →

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Scientists Invent Mind-Reading System That Lets You Type With Your Brain

Posted on June 29, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Researchers have invented a mind-reading system that, for the first time in history, allows any person to type words and phrases letter by letter, just by thinking. It all occurs in real time, without moving a single muscle or uttering … Continue reading →

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Scientists Invent Particles That Will Let You Live Without Breathing

Posted on June 28, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

This may seem like something out of a science fiction movie: researchers have designed microparticles that can be injected directly into the bloodstream to quickly oxygenate your body, even if you cant breathe anymore. Its one of the best medical … Continue reading →

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The Police Are Using Minority Report Technology to Fight Bad Guys

Posted on June 26, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Its not all the way sophisticated like the precogs of Minority Report but the San Francisco Police Department have left their no Internet having, no email using days behind them and upgraded to a much more sophisticated system thatll help … Continue reading →

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This Baby Had a Peach-Sized Tumor Removed With Lasers While in the Womb

Posted on June 22, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

This is Leyna Gonzalez. When her mother was just 17 weeks pregnant, this ultrasound scan revealed that she had a tumour the size of a peach growing from her mouth. The only way to save her was to remove it … Continue reading →

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Scientists Can Now Grow Functioning Liver From Stem Cells

Posted on June 21, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Scientists have promised a lot of regenerative medicine will come from stem cells, but so far progress has been fairly slow: they can stimualte regrowth of heart tissue, make incredibly expesnive artifical blood, or—at best—construct a short piece of vein. … Continue reading →

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Mathemagics for iPhone and iPad review | iMore

Posted on June 20, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

While at WWDC 2012, I had the opportunity to sit down with Shane Crawford of Blue Lightning Labs and take a peak at his Mathemagics apps, Mental Math Tricks and Easy Algebra Fast. These app are design to teach you … Continue reading →