Monday, March 16, 2015

The Untold History of Women in Science and Technology - The White House


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Edheads - Virtual Hip Replacement Surgery - Interactive


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New Ebola Cases Are Declining: Why That's Bad News For A Cure


Dr. Francis Kateh receives an experimental Ebola vaccine as part of a clinical trial that began in Liberia in February 2015. With the number of new cases falling, some experts say it may be too late to gather useful scientific data about potential Ebola drugs and vaccines. 
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Researchers May Have Solved Origin-of-Life Conundrum


The crash of meteors on early Earth likely generated hydrogen cyanide, which could have kick-started the production of biomolecules needed to make the first cells.
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Scientists Confirm 'Greenhouse' Effect of Human's CO2


Earth's atmosphere, here in light blue, acts like the window on a glass greenhouse. Some gases - such as CO2 - trap certain wavelengths of light (here shown in red). That trapped energy, or heat, warms our planet.
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How to Pick Up Messages After They're Gone


Today, astronomers read the history of the universe by looking at the light emitted by hot, distance objects. Sometimes, however, those light sources give out - and their light disappears. Good news: A new technique might be able to still read the information that had been carried in that long-gone light.
DIEDRE HUNTER (LOWELL OBS.) ET AL., HST, NASA

Blind Man Now Able To See Shapes Thanks To Bionic Eye

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Breakthrough in Energy Harvesting Could Power Life on Mars


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Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are - TED Talk Video

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