Postcard of the Interwebs - 24 July 2013

Blocking overactive receptor in Alzheimer recovers memory loss: AT McGill university in Montreal, they have blocked the B1R receptor responsible for inflammation in the brain and in all persons with Alzheimer's. By doing so in mice they have seen significant cognitive improvements. This research can also help other who suffer swelling in the brain and the disorders that are affected by it.

Useless Box: Great ingenuity!

How Cancer Spreads: This article explains the new findings for how metastasis (how cancer spreads) works. The healthy cells move away from the cancer cells. In the "running" they give off a trail that the cancer cells use. In effect the healthy cells spread the cancer. Now all they need is a way for the healthy cells to ignore the cancer cells until the cancer cells can be dealt with. Science begins with small steps to a solution.

Spider-man house: This building is built around optical illusions and mirrors to make it seem that you are doing impossible things. Designed by Leandro Erlich. Cool!

Cheaper and easier to install Carbon scrubbers: Researchers at MIT have designed a system that can be cheaply and easily retrofitted to existing power plants. It uses amines that bind to CO2. It uses less power than current systems and captures 90% of the emissions.

Canada builds human powered helicopter: Propose a problem and ask people to solve it. What better way to stimulate thinking! University of Toronto students, alumni and volunteers helped to bring this achievment from concept to fruition.

Camera attached to stick. Introduce dog: Let the fun begin!