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Free Play For Everyone (2)

January 6, 2014January 6, 2014 Wa'd Abuzurayk

A child’s main occupation in life is PLAY, which puts it high up the ladder of priorities in the world of child care. As promised earlier, this article is dedicated to parents who are looking for simple affordable ideas to boost their children’s play skills as well as overall development through play. When it comes to purposeful play, simplicity works just fine. It doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive at all. All you need to do is introduce simple themes and play tasks in a way that captures your…

Like Nose Lungs Has A Sense For Smelling Too

January 6, 2014January 6, 2014 Neha Shukla

Most of us believe that nose is the only organ, which can perceive smell but now this perception won’t hold for long. In a recent research, smell receptors have been found located in lungs as-well. These newly found olfactory receptors are termed as pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (PNECs).

Dogs Likes Their Toilet Along North South Axis

January 4, 2014January 5, 2014 Neha Shukla

We have seen dogs going about in circles before answering to the nature’s call. Though this might seem meaningless to us, a recent study has revealed that the dogs actually align themselves to the earth magnetic field before relieving themselves.

Mars One Aims To Develop Human Habitat On The Red Planet

January 3, 2014 Neha Shukla

Humans are always curious about universe, whether there is life like us on any other planet or whether can we thrive on any other planets, both interests us equally. Till now visit to outer space for few months has been achieved, but nobody so far has thought of living on one such planet permanently. In one such mission, Mars One is planning to send selected individuals by 2023 on the red planet Mars (with no return voyage) to become the first ever persons to settle down permanently.

Rise Of The Lizard Bots: Gecko Robot Might Go For Spacewalk Soon

January 3, 2014March 27, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

What would be the field of robotics without biomimicry, I guess, nothing. After Cheetah bot and the Big Dog, researchers have come up with lizard-bot, to which they call gecko robot. Fabricated by a research team in Canada, the gecko robot can easily cross through a vertical surface. This mechanism (of sticking) is brought about by means of dry microscopic toe hair called the setae. Christened as Abigaille, the bot weighs around 240 gram. The six-legged climbing bot project is indeed inspired from the way lizards glue and walk effortlessly…

Sleeping Can Prevent Brain Tissue Damages

January 2, 2014May 31, 2014 Neha Shukla

In one of the article we have discussed how during sleep human brain cleans itself from toxins which if not removed can cause certain brain disorders. In a recent study, researchers have found that a healthy person deprived of sleep for just one night shows increase in molecules like NSE and S-100B in the blood concentration. These molecules are exclusively found in the brain and an increase accumulation of these in blood indicates that insufficient sleep results in brain tissue damage.

Vigo, The Technology’s Answer To Energy Drinks

January 1, 2014January 1, 2014 Neha Shukla

Across the globe, every single day there are road accidents occurring due to drowsy driving. Sleepiness is the major contributor causing fatal road accidents and is generally overlooked by the drivers. Similar to alcohol, drowsiness reduces reflex time, alertness and hampers our decision- making ability. To combat this problem a kickstarter program has come up with a device known as Vigo. The sole aim of the device is to wake you up whenever you are low on energy and show sign of drowsiness and low alertness. In short, Vigo gauges…

Infant Boys Prefer Dolls Over Other Mechanical Toys

December 30, 2013March 16, 2014 Neha Shukla

We all firmly believe that girls like to play with dolls and boy prefer car, truck, gun and so on. But in a recent study it was found that infant boys like dolls over other mechanical toys like cars. The researchers from the University of Western Sydney conducted the study using a technology known as state-of-the-art eye-tracker. The study revealed that the infant baby of 5 months stared at the dolls for longer duration than the trucks and showed an inclination towards playing with dolls over cars or boy like…

Eat Cranberries For A Longer Life Span

December 29, 2013 Neha Shukla

We all love eating cranberries, but I was not aware that they have antioxidant properties which helps in having a longer & healthy life. Researchers from the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore conducted the study on a fruit fly called Drosophila.

Einstein, The Life and Times by Ronald W. Clark

December 29, 2013February 16, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

One of the best biographies, I have read so far, although I had to re-read some of Einstein’s concepts to make myself clear for the next move. The progression from one part to the other is like moving a higher level with respect to Einstein’s journey and getting to know more of him at personal level. Before reading this book, I have always wondered had Einstein not discovered the theory of relativity, what would have happened to physics. But the answer wasn’t too difficult to find, there would have been…

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

December 28, 2013February 16, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus. Society where we are brought up determines our thought process and hence instills the foundations of rights and wrongs in our life. But there are people although very few in numbers who are not conditioned by the society. They have their own rules and dictate their life accordingly. They believe in doing their work and are not affected by what others have to say. And these are termed as ‘Prime Movers’. World cannot move ahead with prime movers yet it treats them cruelly.…

First Artificial Leg That Reads Brain Signal To Walk

December 28, 2013December 27, 2013 Pooja Kashyap

Groundbreaking research conducted at RIC has found a way of controlling an artificial leg via brain. Researchers have come up with first of its own kind bionic, mind controlled leg, taking bionics to the next level. This advancement in medical field is still in its testing phase. Although, mind controlled bionic arm has already been available to amputees so far. As per Zac Vawter, 32, who in a bike accident lost his leg 4 years back says, there’s nothing special that he had to learn like giving some tugs or…

Video Games Helps In Boosting Grey Matter Of The Brain

December 27, 2013May 31, 2014 Neha Shukla

There is good news for all the folks who are addicted to video games and find it difficult to leave it. Researchers in a recent study found that playing video games could actually help in boosting the performance of the brain. They found that the person playing video games on an average of 30 minutes daily for 2 months have shown an increase in the grey matter of the brain areas involved in controlling the spatial consciousness, memory, and critical thinking.

Sun Does Not Influence The Climate Change

December 26, 2013 Neha Shukla

Sun is an enormous source of energy and was considered the prime factor impacting the temperature of our planet Earth. Conventionally, cold and warm climate were considered to be the direct outcome of changes in the solar activity. However, researchers have denied this theory rather claim that the fluctuation in heat from sun does not drastically influence the climate of earth.

Women Require Longer Hour Of Sleep Than Men

December 25, 2013 Neha Shukla

Recent research by Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina, revealed women require more sleep than men do. Previous studies on the topic suggests women deprived of ample sleep is more likely to show sign of anger, aggressiveness and may suffer from heart disease, psychological problems, depression, strokes and inflammation within the body.