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Oct 07, 2012 09:45 AM EDT

Researchers Train Computer to Predict Human Brain

One of the biggest challenges in developing computers that can think and see in the same way as humans is to understand how human brain categorizes information through signs and language. The researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology train a computer using fMRI datasets to train a computer...

Oct 07, 2012 09:34 AM EDT

Weather-Making High-Pressure Systems Play an Important Role in Shaping Climate

According to a study led by Duke University, high pressure systems over oceans are likely to intensify this century. These high pressure systems determine the tracks of tropical cyclones and hydrological extremes in northern hemisphere.

Oct 04, 2012 05:07 AM EDT

New Device to Record Volcanic Activity

The Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) based on a technique called interferometry to detect and measure very subtle deformations in Earth's surface has been installed in a pod under the plane's fuselage.

Largest and Powerful Solid Rocket Booster for NASA's Space Launch System

Oct 03, 2012 07:26 AM EDT

Cost Effective and Powerful Rocket Booster on Assembly Line

Similar to the solid rocket boosters that helped power the space shuttle to orbit, the largest and powerful solid rocket booster built for flight is being assembled for NASA's Space Launch System at ATK Space Systems in Brigham City, Utah.

Miniature Medical Analytic Device Created That Uses Acoustic Waves

Oct 03, 2012 05:01 AM EDT

Science Fiction in the Making: Miniature Medical Device Based on Sound Tech

Very soon a miniature medical diagnostic device will be created based on acoustic waves technique to sort cells on a chip. This device uses two beams of acoustic or sound waves.

Oct 03, 2012 04:58 AM EDT

Metal Bacteria Create Gold from Massive Concentrations of Gold Chloride

Scientists have revealed a new ability of bacterium that can withstand incredible amount of toxicity and that is the key to creating 24 karat gold.

Oct 03, 2012 04:56 AM EDT

Cold Atmosphere in Venus Can Convert Carbon Dioxide to Ice or Snow

Noted for being the brightest object in the sky besides the sun and moon, Venus is the only planet that is referred to Earth's Twin due to their similar size, mass, density, composition and gravity.

Oct 02, 2012 05:39 AM EDT

Artificial Honey Bee Brain Soon

In an attempt to understand the 'Artificial Intelligence (AI)' and how the animals think, the scientists from the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex are working towards creating the first accurate computer models of a honey bee brain.

Sep 29, 2012 04:41 AM EDT

NASA Tech Spinoff to Save Trapped Miners

A technology that was actually designed for the use of astronauts in the hazardous environment of space can now be used as a lifesaver in dangerous occupation such as coal mining.

Sep 29, 2012 04:39 AM EDT

A Chance to be Part of Space Station Experiment

Good News!!! NASA provides you with a golden opportunity to be a part of the International Space Station research. The academia, industry and government agencies can now develop and carry out research and technology demonstrations on the space station using the newly installed Space Communications a...

Sep 29, 2012 04:37 AM EDT

Venus Transit Images Reveal Parallax Effects and Measure of Distance to Sun

Six hours of observational video and 5000 individual images of the transit of Venus June 6, 2012, taken by optical and solar telescopes from two different locations on Earth and they clearly show the parallax effects that have made Venus transits so important historically.

Sep 29, 2012 04:33 AM EDT

Nanoparticles Switch On Light Inside Thick Layer of Human Tissue

There is new way to look at tissues under the skin. An international team of researchers from the University at Buffalo and other institutions in the U.S., China, South Korea and Sweden have designed a unique photoluminescent nanoparticle for deep tissue imaging.