Ford Gyron Model to Cross the Auction Block

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 02 October 2012 11:00:00 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

While scale models from Detroit's automakers offer significant historic glimpses into the automobile development process and seldom come up for public auction, they rarely warrant headlines by themselves. Exceptions can be made, however, particularly for models that represent the last physic

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Disruptions: Your Brain on E-Books and Smartphone
Apps

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 02 October 2012 09:54:52 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From NYT > Technology: Modern technology can do strange things to your brain. Just ask the man who tried to turn a magazine page with a finger swipe. Read the whole article

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You Are Getting Sleeeeeeepy.....

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 02 October 2012 09:51:29 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From Discover Magazine | rsslist: Ikeguchi Laboratories has posted one of the most fantastic "physics in action" videos I've seen in a long time. The concept is simple - 32 metronomes on a table, all set to the same tempo, but started at slightly different times. But here's the fun bit -

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Scientists Develop Transparent Soil to Shed Light
on the Mysterious World of Plant Roots

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 02 October 2012 09:42:10 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From INHABITAT: The "rhizoshpere" is the world of plant roots - a region of soil located just below the surface of the earth. It sounds like a fantastical realm, full of secrets and mystery - and to botanists and agronomists concerned with the issues of food security and climate change,

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Designers, Where Do You Start

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 02 October 2012 09:35:14 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From Design News:: Talk about preference. I asked a question this month that could have gotten just as many responses as people responding. The question was "When you sit down to start a brand new design, what's the first thing you do?" Of course, the answer has a lot to do with what

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Colliers: Gorgeous Art, Breathtaking Ideas

post from Centauri Dreams on 02 October 2012 09:31:42 AM. © Centauri Dreams

In the course of an enjoyable dinner with Douglas Yazell, Shen Ge and Al Jackson (this was in Houston at the 100 Year Starship Symposium), I learned that the Houston section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics was in the process of[...]

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Mammalian neocortex found in bird brain

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A seemingly unique part of the human and mammalian brain is the neocortex, a layered structure on the outer surface of the organ where most higher-order processing is thought to occur. But new research at the University of Chicago has found the cells similar to those of the mammalian neocortex in the brains of birds, sitting in a vastly different anatomical structure.

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Incredible surreal volcanic riverscapes

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The profound effect of volcanoes on their surroundings is sometimes difficult to grasp. Of course there are the obvious consequences of the aftermath of an eruption: the rock, the ash, the lava, the destruction of the landscape. But more than that, they[...]

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Alzheimers disease in men linked to low levels of
IGF-1 hormone

Low serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) are associated with Alzheimer?s Disease in men, but not women, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society?s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

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Sleep apnea plays dual role in stroke

Improvements to the diagnosis and screening of sleep apnea are critical to stroke prevention, according to new stroke care guidelines released today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.

Obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder where the flow of air to the brain pauses or decreases during sleep, is both a risk factor for stroke and a complication following stroke, according to the Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care.