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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Researchers optically levitate a glowing, nanoscale diamond

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:25 PM PDT

Researchers have measured for the first time light emitted by photoluminescence from a nanodiamond levitating in free space.

Electrical signatures of consciousness in the dying brain

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:35 PM PDT

About 20 percent of cardiac arrest survivors report having a near death experience with visions and perceptions, but are the experiences real? A new study suggests the dying brain is capable of well-organized electrical activity during the early stages of clinical death. The study provides the first scientific framework for the near-death experience.

Killer fish with teeth? Danish swimmers escape waters fearing killer fish

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 07:27 AM PDT

The capture in the Danish/Swedish strait of Oresund of a fish some 20 centimeters in size and with long sharp teeth has caused Danish swimmers to leave the water fearing an invasion of meat-eating killer fish, Piranhas. There is, however, no cause for panic, say experts. The fish, though exotic, is a Pacu, not a piranha. Nonetheless, they caution male swimmers to protect their privates when swimming in the sound.

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