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ScienceDaily: Top Science News

ScienceDaily: Top Science News


How sea otters can reduce CO2 in the atmosphere: Appetite for sea urchins allows kelp to thrive

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT

A new study suggest that a thriving sea otter population that keeps sea urchins in check will in turn allow kelp forests to prosper and help reverse a principal cause of global warming.

New approach to cosmic lithium in the early universe

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT

Astrophysicists have explored a discrepancy between the amount of lithium predicted by the standard models of elemental production during the Big Bang and the amount of lithium observed in the gas of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy near to our own.

Scientists cast doubt on Heisenberg's uncertainty principle

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:51 AM PDT

Werner Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, formulated by the theoretical physicist in 1927, is one of the cornerstones of quantum mechanics. The principle has bedeviled quantum physicists for nearly a century, until recently, when researchers demonstrated the ability to directly measure the disturbance caused by measuring a property of something, and confirm that Heisenberg was too pessimistic.

World record set for highest surface area material

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:51 AM PDT

The internal surface area of just one gram of the synthetic material NU-110 could cover one-and-a-half football fields. That extremely high surface area could make the material especially promising for natural gas storage applications.

Towards computing with water droplets: Superhydrophobic droplet logic

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 05:20 AM PDT

Researchers in Finland have developed a new concept for computing, using water droplets as bits of digital information. This was enabled by the discovery that upon collision with each other on a highly water-repellent surface, two water droplets rebound like billiard balls.

The Cynical Girl: F@%k It Friday: I See Ugly People

The Cynical Girl: F@%k It Friday: I See Ugly People

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F@%k It Friday: I See Ugly People

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:45 AM PDT

Several months ago, I offered advice about navigating London as a first-time visitor during the Olympics. I advised my readers to wear casual clothing and skip the fancy toiletries in their luggage because everyone is ugly except for the Ukrainian models.

I am really sorry for writing that because it’s not like Ukrainian models are all that great. Most of all, I offended my friends in England. Let me be clear: you are not ugly. Under any other circumstance, I would be lucky to hook up with you. I am the ugly one.

And I should have written that most people are pretty damn unattractive wherever you go.

Humans are tired, stressed and anxious. We buy Spanx. We mess with our hair color. We don’t get enough sleep, we worry too much about our cellulite and yet we eat like crap. Our bodies are fighting us. And if you’re lucky you end up like me — a size 0 with a muffin top. If you are not so lucky, you end up dead.

I think that — because the models we see on TV and in the magazines are fake — far too many of us emulate impossible beauty and grab a Groupon for Botox and Restalyne and screw up our faces.

Travel + Leisure does a survey on America’s most attractive and least attractive cities. Although everyone is beautiful in the eyes of baby Jesus, I find fault with each selection.

  • For every gorgeous Latina woman in Miami, you get a fat Cuban guy who is still screaming about Castro and hasn’t showered in three days.
  • And for every sausage-eating Polish woman in Chicago, you can find a very handsome guy with strong cheekbones and killer abs.

I love London and I love my friends over there. I’m sorry about that line in my blog post.

But I do wonder — what city do you think has absolutely gorgeous people? And what’s the ugliest city you’ve ever visited?

Tell me it’s Raleigh. Go ahead. I can take it.

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ScienceDaily: Top Technology News

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News


New approach to cosmic lithium in the early universe

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT

Astrophysicists have explored a discrepancy between the amount of lithium predicted by the standard models of elemental production during the Big Bang and the amount of lithium observed in the gas of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy near to our own.

Hubble resolves globular cluster M 4 into multitude of glowing orbs

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 11:51 AM PDT

A sparkling picture taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the center of globular cluster M 4. The power of Hubble has resolved the cluster into a multitude of glowing orbs, each a colossal nuclear furnace.

First look at structure of vital molecule

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:16 AM PDT

Molybdenum is an essential metal required in all living beings from bacteria to plants to humans. But as vital as this metal is, no one understood the importance of the structure of a vital molecule that interacts with molybdenum until now.

Work with germ-killing copper could save thousands of lives

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:15 AM PDT

When Adam Estelle graduated from the University of Arizona's materials science and engineering program four years ago, he had no idea he would be involved in saving thousands of lives. Now, Estelle is working with technology based on copper alloys that kill bacteria, fungi and viruses. The metals can be fashioned into everything from IV poles to sinks to bed rails -- just about anything that is frequently touched in hospitals.

Scientists cast doubt on Heisenberg's uncertainty principle

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:51 AM PDT

Werner Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, formulated by the theoretical physicist in 1927, is one of the cornerstones of quantum mechanics. The principle has bedeviled quantum physicists for nearly a century, until recently, when researchers demonstrated the ability to directly measure the disturbance caused by measuring a property of something, and confirm that Heisenberg was too pessimistic.

World record set for highest surface area material

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:51 AM PDT

The internal surface area of just one gram of the synthetic material NU-110 could cover one-and-a-half football fields. That extremely high surface area could make the material especially promising for natural gas storage applications.

Rust never sleeps: Observations of electron hopping in iron oxide hold consequences for environment and energy

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 06:58 AM PDT

A multi-institutional team has directly observed electron hopping in iron oxide particles, a phenomenon that holds huge significance for a broad range of environment- and energy-related applications.

Towards computing with water droplets: Superhydrophobic droplet logic

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 05:20 AM PDT

Researchers in Finland have developed a new concept for computing, using water droplets as bits of digital information. This was enabled by the discovery that upon collision with each other on a highly water-repellent surface, two water droplets rebound like billiard balls.

The pocket radar: Thumbtack-sized distance and motion sensor developed

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:23 AM PDT

Today's parking assistant systems enable drivers to safely park their cars even in the narrowest of gaps. Such sophisticated parking aids require millimeter precision control and rely on precise all-around radar distance measurement. Researchers have now succeeded in integrating the necessary radar technology into millimeter-sized chip housings.

Needle beam could eliminate signal loss in on-chip optics

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:23 AM PDT

An international team of researchers has demonstrated a new type of light beam that propagates without spreading outwards, remaining very narrow and controlled along an unprecedented distance. This "needle beam," as the team calls it, could greatly reduce signal loss for on-chip optical systems and may eventually assist the development of a more powerful class of microprocessors.

Toronto Update: Patrick Wilson and Alec Baldwin Buddy Up; Industry Buzzes eOne/Alliance Merger; Selena Gomez on Raunchy Role; 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' Review; THR Launches Festival App

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September 08, 2012
LATEST FESTIVAL NEWS
Patrick Wilson, Alec Baldwin Teaming on 'Caught Stealing'
Myriad Pictures is handling worldwide rights and shopping the project to foreign buyers at the Toronto Film Festival.

Industry Optimistic in Wake of eOne-Alliance Films Merger Announcement

Those polled by THR are split over whether the loss of another big buyer means less competition or leaves a vacuum for midsize distribution players to step up.

Going Raunchy in 'Spring Breakers' Has Selena Gomez Stressed
"It's hard for people to take me seriously that way, because of the brand that I've been given," the Disney star told a festival press conference Friday.

Robert Pattinson's 'The Rover' Gets Gobbled Up in Key Territories
The David Michod-helmed drama sells to eOne in the United Kingdom, Canada and Benelux, among other markets.

The Hollywood Reporter Launches New Festivals App
Free and available through iTunes, the app provides THR's coverage - including breaking news, photos, reviews, party coverage, video and screening schedules - at the start of the Toronto International Film Festival.

LATEST FESTIVAL REVIEWS

The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Toronto Review
Emma Watson co-stars in Stephen Chbosky's adaptation of his popular 1999 novel.

Reincarnated: Toronto Review
Vice magazine editor Andy Capper's documentary sits in on the recording in Jamaica of the newly rechristened Snoop Lion's upcoming reggae album.

A Liar's Autobiography: Toronto Review
An unorthodox retelling of the life of the late Monty Python member that features the voices of John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, plus Cameron Diaz as Freud.

Hotel Transylvania: Toronto Review
Genndy Tartakovsky's animated Dracula tale features the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez.


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