Weekly Science Picks
It’s Sunday again. Time for some science-y goodness from around the globe!! Mouse eats scorpion,
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Reddit: Google’s Semantic Data-Mining Opportunity
Look at this perfectly looped image sequence. It’s link building, chain making, Futurama, factory… it’s
European Patent Convention celebrates 40th anniversary
At a celebration attended by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, the European Patent
Gravitational waves “know” how black holes grow
A paper in recent issue of the journal Science [18 October] pits the front-running ideas
3D printed horseshoe to improve racing performance
CSIRO scientists have custom made and 3D printed a set of titanium shoes for one
Weekly Science Picks
I’m loath to begin a weekly roundup on a low note, and I’m truly sorry
Brain Control Interfaces – The Future of Computing
Twenty years ago we could never imagine using computers as extensively in our daily lives
Herbicide runoff reduced by 90 per cent in Great Barrier Reef sugarcane crops
An innovative new approach to sugarcane plantation weed management trialled in select Great Barrier Reef
Australia and India to collaborate on clean fuel production
In a time when Australia’s liquid transport fuel supplies are declining and our transport needs
What Can Happen if You Say NO, Thank You And You Are a Science Writer?
This weekend happened something that attracted our attention. Namely, Danielle N. Lee, Ph.D, the Urban
Weekly Science Picks
Welcome to this edition of Weekly Science Picks! Here’s a great little story
Study Finds That Reading Tolstoy & Other Great Novelists Can Increase Your Emotional Intelligence
A new study published this month in Science concludes that you may get something unexpected from reading great
The Podcast Project: a tool for fun and sustainable language learning
A bad night´s sleep, a nervous stomach and sweaty hands. This scenario that students typically
Peter Higgs awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
King’s College London is celebrating the award of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Physics to