More on scientific fraud

post from Top stories on 02 October 2012 01:44:29 PM. © Top stories

A new study finds that an increasing number of scientific papers are having to be retracted because of possible fraud.

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Solar cell consisting of a single molecule

post from Top stories on 02 October 2012 01:31:39 PM. © Top stories

A team of scientists, led by Joachim Reichert, Johannes Barth, and Alexander Holleitner (Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Clusters of Excellence MAP and NIM), and Itai Carmeli (Tel Aviv University) developed a method to measure photocurrents of a single functionalized photosynthetic protein system. The scientists could demonstrate that such a system can be integrated and selectively addressed in artificial photovoltaic device architectures while retaining their biomolecular functional properties.

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Q&BA: How do we know some meteorites come from
Mars

post from Bad Astronomy on 02 October 2012 12:34:19 PM. © Bad Astronomy

This Q&BA video’s a bit longer than usual, but what the heck. It’s a fun topic! First: every now again when I have time I do an interactive live video chat on Google+ where people can ask me questions about space and astronomy. I call it[...]

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Visions Of The Future: Carl Rinsch Creates Robot
Dogs Remotely Controlled By Humans

post from Singularity Hub on 02 October 2012 12:12:44 PM. © Singularity Hub

What do you get when you mix Lady Gaga-esque/Steampunk fashion, Thriller-inspired dance music, a futuristic interface for controlling racing robotic greyhounds, and heavy product placement for vodka? Just the latest work by Carl Erik Rinsch, a commercial director who has mastered the art of storytelling with strong images, minimal use of [...]

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iles-technologys-rise-and-future-through-commercial-work/

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Specialty contact lenses may lead to
nearsightedness cure

post from Top stories on 02 October 2012 11:45:28 AM. © Top stories

Nearsightedness, or myopia, affects more than 40 percent of people in the U.S. and up to 90 percent of children in some parts of Asia. The problem begins in childhood and often progresses with age. Standard prescription lenses can correct the defocus but do not cure nearsightedness, and do not slow progression rates as children grow.

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Health & Medicine

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Brusspup Goes Viral With Dazzling Optical
Illusions

post from Singularity Hub on 02 October 2012 11:37:13 AM. © Singularity Hub

Like optical illusions? You?re going to love these. And the best part of it is, you can recreate them in your own home. A YouTube user who goes by the name of brusspup has garnered quite a following by creating videos of dazzling optical illusions of his own making. The [...]

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Bacterial creates 24-karat gold

post from Top stories on 02 October 2012 11:35:29 AM. © Top stories

At a time when the value of gold has reached an all-time high, Michigan State University researchers have discovered a bacterium's ability to withstand incredible amounts of toxicity is key to creating 24-karat gold.

"Microbial alchemy is what we're doing ? transforming gold from something that has no value into a solid, precious metal that's valuable," said Kazem Kashefi, assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics.

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Biology & Aging

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Is intelligence in the genes

You can thank your parents for your smarts?or at least some of them. Psychologists have long known that intelligence, like most other traits, is partly genetic. But a new study led by psychological scientist Christopher Chabris reveals the surprising fact that most of the specific genes long thought to be linked to intelligence probably have no bearing on one's IQ. And it may be some time before researchers can identify intelligence's specific genetic roots.

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Genetics

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Matt Hegartys Periodic Table Song

Surely, there can be no simpler way to learn the entire Periodic Table of the Chemical Elements than with a song. No, not the Tom Lehrer elements song, this new(ish) song by Matt Hegarty, which is closer to being a proper mnemonic. Nathan Magee Always Sits Patiently… Someone should do something similar, but going down [...]

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TED: Robert Gupta: Between music and medicine -
Robert Gupta (2012)

When Robert Gupta was caught between a career as a doctor and as a violinist, he realized his place was in the middle, with a bow in his hand and a sense of social justice in his heart. He tells a moving story of society?s marginalized and the power of music therapy, which can succeed where conventional medicine fails.

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_music_and_medicine.html

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