Archive for the ‘Science’ Category

Scientists Close to Reconstructing First Living Cell

June 12, 2008

Bacteria make major evolutionary shift in the lab

June 10, 2008

Hints of structure beyond the visible universe

June 10, 2008

Quantum mechanics might be wrong

May 26, 2008

Nuclear power (part 3)

April 15, 2008

As I said before, twice, Germany needs to revert its stance on nuclear power. A lot of progress has been made and nuclear fission is getting more and more viable as an energy source.
We cannot presently rely on wind turbines or solar plants since the sun doesn’t shine at night and there’s often not enough or too much wind to use wind turbines.
The only solution we have right now is nuclear power. It is the only cheap, reliable and efficient source of electricity that does not fuel the green house effect almost everybody is concerned about. It is probably the only power source that can sustain the world’s energy needs until we finally figure out how to make an economic fusion power plant. German funds are needed to allow researchers to study new power plant designs that would iron out some of the issues nuclear power presents. Germany should also allow reprocessing plants to be built.

10 emerging technologies of 2008

March 13, 2008

Technology Review article

Interesting read.

Searching for God in the Brain

October 8, 2007

Article

A very interesting article on which I just have one comment. It concludes by stating that God cannot be proved or disproved by this research and he is right. However, if we are able to create such emotions on our own, it would show that it isn’t God who provokes these feelings.

Diluting the scientific method: Ars looks at homeopathy

September 12, 2007

Diluting the scientific method: Ars looks at homeopathy

This article provides a good overview about why scientists do not consider homeopathy a science and why it is completely legitimate not to do so.  It cites articles from the pseudo-science journal “Homeopathy” and explains how many of the claims made in favor of homeopathy have no basis in reality and how studies that supposedly proof its effectiveness are flawed from a scientific point of view.
I hope it convinces some of the readers that homeopathic practices are questionable at best.

IBM Brings Single-Atom Data Storage, Molecular Computers Closer to Reality

August 31, 2007

Physorg.com article
This is an Interesting discovery, I hope they can make use of it in the near future.

Experiment Attempts to Recreate Out-of-Body Experience

August 28, 2007

Finally a study that  demystifies the out of body experiences that are often claimed to have religious backgrounds.

I think it is quite interesting, actually. I’d love to experience the sensation that is created in this study.