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Saturday, May 19, 2012

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Measuring transient X-rays with lobster eyes

Posted: 18 May 2012 07:27 AM PDT

A technology that mimics the structure of a lobster's eyes is now being applied to a new instrument that could help revolutionize X-ray astronomy and keep astronauts safe on the International Space Station.

Google goes cancer: Search engine algorithm finds cancer biomarkers

Posted: 17 May 2012 04:31 PM PDT

The strategy used by Google to decide which pages are relevant for a search query can also be used to determine which proteins in a patient's cancer are relevant for the disease progression.

Quantum physicists show a small amount of randomness can be amplified without limit

Posted: 16 May 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Once again quantum physics gives us philosophical implications: physicists have shown how a small amount of randomness can be amplified without limit.

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