Telepathy with Robot

Scientists have created a way to control a robot using telepathy. The robot can only pick up objects and move to specific locations, but this is just proof of concept. Don't believe me? Read the following article!

Torch that can light fire

Here is a torchlight powerful enough, so that it can light up the substance on which it flashes!

One Laptop per child

This is a project being developed by a group of people, who aim to provide a laptop for a very low cost ($100), which will be durable, power-efficient and responsive and fit well as a learning tool for kids of poorer countries.

Old Earth

Google Earth can now display the world as ancient cartographers plotted it. You can view this tribute to history on your latest version (4.0.2416 onwards) of Google Earth by choosing Layers -> Featured Content -> Rumsey Historical Maps.

Start looking for new grounds

Stephen Hawking (author of Brief History of Time) urges that we move to another planet in another star-system to save humanity from being wiped out by an unfortunate calamity. In his words, "the human race must move to a star outside the solar system to save the future of the species."

The end of sea fish is near

According to this article in BBC, in 50 years from now there will be hardly any sea fish left. Bad news for sea food lovers... and that also probably explains why the prices on sea foods are outrageous!

"Color of the Cross" portrayes Jesus as black

The movie Color of the Cross (October 27, 2006), which deals with last 48 hours in the life of Jesus, is the first movie that diverts from the popular image of Jesus and depicts Jesus as a black person.
Is it at all possible, that despite the popular belief, despite the fact that he is always shown as a white man with blond hair and blue eyes, Jesus was actually black? The answer comes from a branch of science, called forensic anthropology. Click here to find out what scientists think Jesus might have looked like.

Hebrew University devices cure for Malignant Brain Tumor

A group of researchers in Hebrew University of Jerusalem develop a way to cure the most lethal Brain Tumor - mode of application being through an injection. They have effectively developed a vaccine containing double stranded RNA, which will be absorbed by the tumor and finally cause the tumorous cells to "commit suicide". They have observed 100% success rate on mice on which human tumors were grown. The therapy also has potential for applying to cancer patients.

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Teacher sets young minds on fire

This chemistry teacher shows that sometimes the safety limits should be broken to ignite the minds of the young people. I only wish I had a teacher like him!
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