Posts Tagged ‘research’

8 great Google Earth scientific discoveries

Thursday, August 28, 2008 13:56 3 Comments

I think everyone has used Google Earth once or more. The first destination? Our home. Job, Friends’ homes, international Landscapes etc are the next stops.
Some of us use Google Earth for more serious reasons and some others have accidentally stumbled upon great discoveries,
While searching for this post i realized that Google Earth could be [...]

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Will Octopus Solve Rubic’s Cube?

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 16:46 No Comments

Scientists don’t expect an octopus to solve the Rubic’s cube but they did gave it a shot! Twenty five octopuses were given the famous puzzle not to solve it but to show marine biologists which one of the 8 arms is their favourite to use. In this research 23 European centers are participating, handing out [...]

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CAPTCHA or Asirra (Dog-Cat)?

Sunday, March 16, 2008 1:25 No Comments

Microsoft Research Center started a very promising project, about a year ago. The project name is Asirra (Animal Species Image Recognition for Restricting Access), and it is a HIP (Human Interactive Proof), a way to prove that you are a human and not a bot, something like CAPTCHA)

As we can read in the project’s page

Today, [...]

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What To Do For A Bit Of Sex

Thursday, February 28, 2008 23:51 No Comments

[photo josef stuefer]
University research sometimes do have some interest and can make some useful conclusions regarding human behavior. Few days ago researchers from Aarhus University studied and came to the following conclusion.
According to the research, male spiders can do a lot of things in order to attract their mate. One of those things is free [...]

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SEX Or A 50 Inch TV

Monday, February 11, 2008 21:27 No Comments

[photo katietegtmeyer]
Comet, UK, conducted a research/poll (2,000 British citizens) and asked “what are you willing to quit in exchange for a 50″ TV”. And the result? 47% of men chose to quit sex for 6 months in exchange for the Plasma TV. In the same research only 35% of women made this choice. των γυναικών [...]

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Mini CAT: The Car That Runs On Air!

Sunday, January 6, 2008 16:01 No Comments

 

After 14 years of research Guy Negre managed to design an engine that will bring the biggest revolution in the car industry. This engine works with ?Compressed Air Technology¨and at the moment it is the most economic and ecological solution for our transportation.
Indian car manufacturer Tata has already started their production and these cars are [...]

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