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Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Postcard of the Interwebs - 17 Sept 2014

Steam Power from the Sun: A new process, from MIT, converts 85% of the sun's energy into steam, made up of carbon foam with graphine flakes would be useful not only to generate power. Its also for generating clean water or making freash water from the salty kind. Its also cheap!

Giant Viruses may give new Insight into Life: The pandoravirus, a very large virus, has a much larger genome sequence and what makes it different may give clues into how varied life is.

Ancient Mayan City Rediscovered: Like the board game Tikal, there are still excellent archeological sites waiting to be discovered.

Quantum Vibrations in the Brain equate to Consciousness: Imagine if the cells structure can accept vibrations and it is these vibrations that are made by the brain to store information about what makes you...you. Now imagine if these vibrations can be changed to make the injured or bad parts of you better. This is the concept of Orchestrated Objective Reduction. This theory is highly critisised but a discovery of warm temperature microtubules in Japan had added credence to the theory.

Part of Brain for Excersisce Motivation Discovered: What if the area of the brain that makes you happy when you excersise or do activites could be stimulated? A great aid for depression is what this article surmises.

Best and Worst Times to have your Case Reviewed by a Judge: Spoilers...see them after they eat.

Wafer thin metal absorbs Sound to Generate Electricity: This drum shaped membrane flexes and moves as sound is absorbed. Lots of uses at concerts, airports or any facility that has lots of sound.

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