Posts Tagged ‘university’

Magnetic Movie From Berkeley University

Monday, June 2, 2008 15:45 No Comments

In the NASA Space Laboratories in Berkeley University, they managed to make magnetic fields visible and film them! The result is surely unique and besides the small video sample below you can watch the entire movie here.

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Testicles That React With Human Touch

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 18:10 1 Comment

Jason Krugman, Stella Kim and Ben Chao have created a set of huge testicles, hung from the ceiling, that react to human touch. The Teste Touch, as it is called, has a built-in temperature sensor that responds to heat as real testicles do. When it comes in contact with something cold the “balls” shrink [...]

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The Human Race Nearly Extinct 70,000 Years Ago

Sunday, April 27, 2008 15:00 2 Comments

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70,000 years ago humans came close to extinction as a result of climate change (drought) as scientists speculate. This was revealed from a genetic survey which showed that we were down to just 2,000 people.
Paleontology Professor Meave Leakey from Stony Brook University said:

Who would have thought that as recently as 70,000 years ago, extremes [...]

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University Of Sussex In Second Life

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 13:03 No Comments

The Sussex University found a nice way to introduce its self to prospective students around the world and also to give a chance to old students to remember the good old days.
The Web Team of Sussex created with in Second Life the Campus with the outmost detail. Visitors can meet in the e-campus, go to [...]

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What To Do For A Bit Of Sex

Thursday, February 28, 2008 23:51 No Comments

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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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Earthquake Prediction Techniques for Greece and the World

Friday, February 15, 2008 13:00 2 Comments

Greece has been shaking up recently by earthquake after earthquake. Yesterday the 4th earthquake within 1.5 months (see previous 1, 2, 3), of a 6.5 magnitude had an epicenter south of the city of Kalamata.

This seismic activity has been scientifically predicted by the V.A.N team of Professor P. A. Varotsos of the University of Athens, [...]

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