Science literacy at risk of extinction
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:41:16 -0700
Did humans live at the same time as dinosaurs? The answer is of course no, but about a third of Australians got it wrong in a recent survey.
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Regulation for Nanotech an Absolute Must
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:47:51 -0700
Nanotechnology is rapidly becoming pervasive reality in New Zealand, but where are the checks and balances to protect consumers, workers and the environment, asks the Sustainability Council.
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IBM Simulates Monkey Brains as Researchers Seek Breakthrough for Revenue
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:53:59 -0700
In a small, windowless room in the basement of International Business Machines Corp. ’s Almaden lab in Silicon Valley, Dharmendra Modha is building a simulated monkey brain using images projected on flat-screen TVs.
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