Science & Discovery of 21st Century
Start discussion — Yessi Pratiwi on July 25th, 2008
Research on adult stem cells has recently generated a great deal of excitement. Scientists have found adult stem cells in many more tissues than they once thought possible.
An adult stem cell is an undifferentiated cell found among differentiated cells in a tissue or organ, can renew itself, and can differentiate to yield the major […]
One reply — Yessi Pratiwi on July 7th, 2008
Recently, a team of UC San Diego scientists have isolated more than two dozen promising and novel compounds from which new “designer drugs” might be developed to combat this disease. In some cases, the compounds appeared to be equal or stronger inhibitors than currently available anti-flu remedies.
Rommie Amaro, a postdoctoral fellow in chemistry […]
Start discussion — Yessi Pratiwi on June 29th, 2008
A new technology to reduce contamination of dangerous bacteria on food has been developed by the researchers at University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc,. For years, foodborne pathogens known to be responsible for 76 million illnesses every year (ScienceDaily).
The technology has been patented by U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as antimicrobial that […]
Start discussion — Yessi Pratiwi on June 17th, 2008
In modern life, drinking coffee has become a lifestyle. It is now playing an important role to our life.
Recently, a new study find that regular coffee drinking (up to 6 cups per day) is not associated with increased deaths in either men or women. In fact, both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption is associated with […]
One reply — Yessi Pratiwi on June 12th, 2008
It was revealed in Science Daily that, an IBM’s labs, the researchers are about creating a design that promises to extend Moore’s Law into the next decade and significantly reduce the energy consumed by data centers.
How could it be ?
The scientist unveiled a powerful and efficient technique to cool 3-D chip stacks with […]
One reply — Yessi Pratiwi on June 8th, 2008
Electro-gravitics research seeking the nature of gravity and its control has reached a stage where profound implications for the entire human race have emerged. Perhaps the most startling and immediate involve aircraft, guided missiles, atmospheric and deep space flights.
If only one line of research achieves the goal and it now seems plausible that this […]
Start discussion — Yessi Pratiwi on June 1st, 2008
It was revealed in NewScientist that finding the wreckage might explain why the mission of NASA’s Mars Polar Lander failed in 1999.
Alfred McEwen of the University of Arizona in Tucson, US, said that if they can find the Mars Polar Lander and be convinced they understand what they’re looking at, it might provide some clues […]
Start discussion — Yessi Pratiwi on May 28th, 2008
Lorenz Studer of the Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York, US, led the research of therapeutic cloning in mice, found that all six mice that had been given grafts of neurons derived from their own skin cells got significantly better, scoring well on tests of movement.
The mice used in the research were back to health after […]
Start discussion — Yessi Pratiwi on May 20th, 2008
Do you think that ghost imaging is impossible? Well, US researchers have shown that the “ghost imaging” technique could help satellites take snapshots through clouds or smoke.
Some researchers from University of Maryland, US Army Research Laboratory, have now taken the first ghost images of an opaque object - a toy soldier (see image, […]
Start discussion — Yessi Pratiwi on May 15th, 2008
It was reported in the ScienceDaily that the world’s largest software maker—Microsoft–launched a free software application called WorldWide Telescope on Monday that will allow everyone from space novices to astronomy professors to easily explore galaxies, star systems and distant planets.
It stitches together 12 terabytes, allowing users to zoom in and out of galaxies that are […]
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