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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.

Mars Acting Like An Enormous Gas Pump

December 25, 2013December 24, 2013 Pooja Kashyap

Recent research claims that planet Mars might act as an enormous gas pump with its low atmospheric pressure and porous soil making the assertion strong enough to prove the hypothesis. Space scientists have already advocated the constant activity that is going on the surface like dust storms and drifting dunes. And now, the new study holds the certainty of having a similar kind of motion underneath the surface as well. With this assertion, the planet becomes the solar system’s first such body in which continuous pumping on a massive scale…

Understanding The Reason Behind Zebra Stripes

December 24, 2013 Neha Shukla

Since the time of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, researchers were always curious to find out why the zebra evolved to have coat with such stripes, which does not help to camouflage in the environment like the stripes of other animals do. There are many theories supporting the function like signaling during social communication or disguising during the dawn or dusk time in tall grasses. The most convincing reason of all, supporting the stripes of the zebra says it was evolved to dazzle the big predators as well as…

An Element Of Aging In Mice Can Be Reversed: A Research

December 23, 2013 Neha Shukla

Today various beauty treatments and products are available, which claims to slow down the effect of aging and thus prolonging youthfulness. Recently a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School, the National Institute on Aging and the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia has discovered an element of aging, which can be reversed at molecular level.

Silver Birch Trees Found Trapping Environmental Particulate Matter

December 22, 2013 Neha Shukla

Trees play an important role in earthly habitation like providing oxygen, giving food, shade, conserving water, preserving soil from erosion and the list goes on. Recently scientists have found one more equally significant role to add in the existing list. In a recent observation, silver birch tree was found absorbing the harmful particulate matter of various sizes present in the air, which can also be inhaled by us. The trees are competent in absorbing about 50% of the tiny particulate matter generated by the automobiles. These particulate matters originate from…

Computer Noises Now A Gateway To RSA Key Extraction

December 21, 2013December 20, 2013 Pooja Kashyap

Since the inception of RSA public-key encryption in 1977, it has acted as a sentinel guarding online privacy and verified authenticity across the globe while using computers, gadgets and web browsers. But now it seems, like any other product cycle, this one too has reached the platform and soon enough it might require a revamp. A team of three researchers in Israel has claimed their ability to crack 4096-bit RSA encryption keys by listening to internal computer components that produces shrilling noises. Researchers said that they studied the noises produced…

Inkjet Technology To Print Eye Cell

December 20, 2013 Neha Shukla

For the first time a team of scientists from UK has pioneered in printing the eye cell taken from the adult eye using the new inkjet printing technology. Earlier scientists were able to print embryonic stem cells but could not create the delicate adult cells. Using the technology scientists now hope to fabricate tissue grafts made up of different cells taken from the retina of adult human eye to cure blindness or to create any replacement for damaged part or organ.

Trephination: Cranial Surgery Started With Hand Drilling In Neolithic times

December 20, 2013December 20, 2013 Pooja Kashyap

Twenty first century is an epitome of progress and technological advancement. With the coming of stem cells, humanity has totally revolutionized medicine, an effort that was started in 1998. Stem cells are the all purpose cells, these cells have an entity of immature cells but have a huge potential of developing into many different kinds of cells. But amongst all these progression, cranial surgery is still a risky business. If we talk about the external factors employed today, surgeons are always endowed with aseptic environment, specialized surgical instruments and other…

Herbivorous Spiders: Pollen Consuming Orb Weavers

December 19, 2013 Neha Shukla

Spiders have been known to spun web to trap insects, which they can feed on. However, in a recent study it was found that part of spider’s diet also includes pollens in addition to the insects. The spider’s web traps not just insects but pollen, spores of fungus and other plankton’s.

Beginning Of A New Communication Paradigm For Graphene

December 19, 2013August 7, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

Graphene, I am sure, is one of the most sought after materials for researchers across the world today. Just two months back we shed light on how graphene will be replacing silicon in the chips creating revolution in the field of semiconductors and then we talked about the new annealing treatment that might take graphene to the next level. Still curious for more, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology claim that they have devised a mechanism through which they can extent the capability of nanoscale antennas fabricated from graphene…

Free Play For Everyone (1)

December 18, 2013December 18, 2013 Wa'd Abuzurayk

As promised in my last article, today I start a new series of posts to direct parents on how to spend what I like to call “smart times” with their little ones, and play games that will support a healthy development. In order to play right, a parent must know the types of play and the normal development of play in a child. This will give parents an opportunity to target the different types of play during their shared quality time. The main types of play are acquired throughout the…

Crocodiles And Alligators Uses Sticks To Lure Birds In Its Trap

December 18, 2013December 18, 2013 Neha Shukla

We know alligators and crocodiles have successfully inhabited the earth for some millions of years. Both the species are known to ambush their prey by lying unmoved under the water waiting for the right time to attack. However, recently scientists have found a new predating method in these reptiles. The Mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris in India) and American alligators( Alligator mississippiensis in the USA) have been seen lying partially submerged in water, placing sticks on their snout to lure the birds close enough to be attacked.