Archive for November, 2009

SLEEP REPLACEMENT NASAL SPRAY BEING DEVELOPED

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

Scientists have discovered a naturally occuring brain hormone called orexin, which when administered nasally, has reversed the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys, allowing them to perform like well rested monkeys in cognitive tests. The drug’s first application may be for the severe sleep disorder narcolepsy, but the drug performs the job of increasing alertness, […]

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NEW GEL HELPS GROW CARTILAGE IN KNEES

Posted on November 29, 2009 by

Ordinarily, knee cartilage can’t regenerate because it has no oxygen supply so damage is permanent. Now, scientists at The University of Colorado have developed a gel which enables cartilage to restore itself and may obviate the need for knee replacements. The hydrogel has been successfully tested in goats and clinical studies are under way. The […]

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EVOLUTION TECHNOLOGY IN VIDEO GAMES–IMMERSION!

Posted on November 28, 2009 by

The video game industry is about to launch an evolved technology of augmented reality, use of holographs and an alteration of the controller so that the player’s whole body becomes the controller. Microsoft, maker of the x-box 360 is preparing a full body gaming experience with total immersion and motion and touch sensors, allowing the […]

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2012 film review

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

 2012, the apocalyptic tome now on screen is, as it would be expected, strong on visuals and sound effects, grossly weak on plot, devoid of characterization and repleat with the worst dialogue ever concocted. I tried mightily to suspend my disbelief but was successful for about 30 minutes out of the nearly three hours of […]

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LEONARD COHEN’S PRESCIENT SONG ON THE FUTURE

Posted on November 26, 2009 by

Leonard Cohen’s song THE FUTURE best describes my own view of where the world is heading and the theme of this site.      For four decades, Leonard Cohen has been one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time, a figure whose body of work achieves greater depths of mystery and meaning […]

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SCIENTISTS DEVELOPING INSTERSTELLAR STARSHIP

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

Scientists are now conceiving of new ways to power space ships that will be powerful enough to take us to the nearest sun, 200 MILLION times the distance of our own sun. In August, New York University Physicist Jia Liu unveiled his concept for the design of a spacecraft powered by dark matter. Dark matter […]

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BOOK: TREATMENTS BRINGING THE DEAD TO LIFE

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

Sanjay Gupta M.D., the super nueorsurgeon and CNN correspondent has penned an interesting book which talks about the line between life and death and how new medical techniques are retrieving those who have died and brought them to life again. New medical advances pose an interesting future in this controversial area. Cold is now used […]

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AVATAR TO TEST USE OF 3D IN MAJOR FILMS–OPENS DEC 16

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

Avatar, the ambitious sci-fi fantasy film by Titanic director James Cameron will test the acceptability of 3-D in a major film come opening day December 16. The film deals with an epic conflict on a far away planet called Pandora where humans and the native species the Na’vi, engage in war over the planet’s resources […]

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TWILIGHT SEQUEL NEW MOON SHOWS INCREASING INTEREST IN SCI-FI

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

The financial success of the new release of the Twilight sequel NEW MOON is further evidence of popular interest in science fiction in its many forms. The film is based on the romance novel, one of four by author Stephanie Meyer. It is about the life of Isabella Swan, a teenager who moves to Forks […]

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THINGS THE MOBILE PHONE WILL MAKE OBSOLETE

Posted on November 22, 2009 by

Recombu.com had an interesting article about ten items the mobile phone will make obsolete. Some are obvious: a) Phone booths; b) wrist watches; c)landline phones; d) alarm clocks; e) compact digital cameras; f) handheld game consoles;g) paper; h) mp3 players. What about the not so obvious like Kindles; Blackberries; handheld gps devices; radios; paper calendars […]

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