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Scientists Studied What Psychedelics Do to the Brain, And It’s Not What You’ve Been Told. Buddhist singing bowls could inspire highly efficient solar cells. While the unique shape of Buddhist singing bowls is vital to the creation of their signature sound, a researcher from Australia National University (ANU) has used their design as the inspiration for a new breed of solar cells.

Buddhist singing bowls could inspire highly efficient solar cells

In completing his PhD at the University of Cambridge, Dr Niraj Lal found that just as the bowls cause sound to resonate, miniaturized versions can be made to interact with light in much the same way, inspiring solar cells better able to capture sunlight. Previous research has established that light behaves differently when working at the nanoscale. Downsizing his bowl-inspired cells to this level, Lal, now working at ANU, was able to demonstrate a device with the ability to capture significantly more light and convert it to electricity. "Current standard solar panels lose a large amount of light-energy as it hits the surface, making the panels’ generation of electricity inefficient," says Niraj. Unexpected stem cell factories found inside teeth. Development is typically thought to be a one-way street.

Unexpected stem cell factories found inside teeth

Stem cells produce cells that mature into specific types, such as the neurons and glia that compose nervous systems, but the reverse isn’t supposed to happen. Yet researchers have now discovered nervous system cells transforming back into stem cells in a very surprising place: inside teeth. This unexpected source of stem cells potentially offers scientists a new starting point from which to grow human tissues for therapeutic or research purposes without using embryos. “More than just applications within dentistry, this finding can have very broad implications,” says developmental biologist Igor Adameyko of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, who led the new work.

“These stem cells could be used for regenerating cartilage and bone as well.” New magnetic material could boost electronics. 4 March 2014Last updated at 07:02 ET By James Morgan Science reporter, BBC News, Denver Computer hard drives are just one possible application of the new material A highly sensitive magnetic material that could transform computer hard drives and energy storage devices has been discovered.

New magnetic material could boost electronics

The metal bilayer needs only a small shift in temperature to dramatically alter its magnetism - a tremendously useful property in electronic engineering. "No other material known to man can do this. It's a huge effect. He presented his findings at the American Physical Society meeting in Denver. Scientists Claim That Quantum Theory Proves Consciousness Moves To Another Universe At Death. Learning Mind| A book titled “Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness Are the Keys to Understanding the Nature of the Universe“ has stirred up the Internet, because it contained a notion that life does not end when the body dies, and it can last forever.

Scientists Claim That Quantum Theory Proves Consciousness Moves To Another Universe At Death

The author of this publication, scientist Dr. Robert Lanza who was voted the 3rd most important scientist alive by the NY Times, has no doubts that this is possible. Beyond time and space Lanza is an expert in regenerative medicine and scientific director of Advanced Cell Technology Company. Before he has been known for his extensive research which dealt with stem cells, he was also famous for several successful experiments on cloning endangered animal species. But not so long ago, the scientist became involved with physics, quantum mechanics and astrophysics. New evidence that plants get their energy using quantum entanglement. The fact that biological systems can exploit quantum effects is quite astounding.

New evidence that plants get their energy using quantum entanglement

No it is not, not even remotely.There is literally no possible way that photosynthesis could take place without involving quantum physics. This particular exploit is really neat, of course, but far too much as been made of how mystical or ungraspable quantum physics is. Basic chemistry is defined by quantum physics. Every interaction of two particles or two molecules is the result of the laws of quantum physics. Scientists Suspend Objects in Midair with Sound Waves. Against the flow - What’s behind the decline in blood transfusions? - 2013 SPRING. One day in 2011, an ambulance pulled up to the Stanford emergency room and paramedics unloaded a man in his 30s who had crashed his motorcycle.

Against the flow - What’s behind the decline in blood transfusions? - 2013 SPRING

He was in critical condition: Tests showed dangerously low blood pressure, indicating that around 40 percent of his blood was lost. And an ultrasound revealed that the blood was collecting in his belly, suggesting that one or more of his abdominal organs was the source of the blood loss. Paul Maggio, MD, a trauma surgeon and co-director of critical care medicine at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, sped the patient into the operating room. Entangled diamonds vibrate together. A pair of diamond crystals has been linked by quantum entanglement.

Entangled diamonds vibrate together

This means that a vibration in the crystals could not be meaningfully assigned to one or other of them: both crystals were simultaneously vibrating and not vibrating. Quantum entanglement — interdependence of quantum states between particles not in physical contact — has been well established between quantum particles such as atoms at ultra-cold temperatures. But like most quantum effects, it doesn't tend to survive either at room temperature or in objects large enough to see with the naked eye. Something from Nothing? A Vacuum Can Yield Flashes of Light.

A vacuum might seem like empty space, but scientists have discovered a new way to seemingly get something from that nothingness, such as light.

Something from Nothing? A Vacuum Can Yield Flashes of Light

And the finding could ultimately help scientists build incredibly powerful quantum computers or shed light on the earliest moments in the universe's history. Simulations back up theory that Universe is a hologram. Artist's impression by Markus Gann/Shutterstock At a black hole, Albert Einstein's theory of gravity apparently clashes with quantum physics, but that conflict could be solved if the Universe were a holographic projection.

Simulations back up theory that Universe is a hologram

A team of physicists has provided some of the clearest evidence yet that our Universe could be just one big projection. In 1997, theoretical physicist Juan Maldacena proposed1 that an audacious model of the Universe in which gravity arises from infinitesimally thin, vibrating strings could be reinterpreted in terms of well-established physics. This flame is made of pure water. The energy required for the separation would be offset the energy produced.

This flame is made of pure water

Just use the electricity and you are done. No need to split the water. This is about making things safer. Major biological discovery…inside the Chernobyl reactor?? The abandoned town of Pripyat, the Chernobyl reactor in the background. There has been an exciting new biological discovery inside the tomb of the Chernobyl reactor. Like out of some B-grade sci fi movie, a robot sent into the reactor discovered a thick coat of black slime growing on the walls. Since it is highly radioactive in there, scientists didn’t expect to find anything living, let alone thriving. The robot was instructed to obtain samples of the slime, which it did, and upon examination…the slime was even more amazing than was thought at first glance. Accidental Discovery Dramatically Improves Electrical Conductivity -

First Posted: Nov 17, 2013 11:43 AM EST Accidental discovery dramatically improves electrical conductivity Credit:Didier Descouens Quite by accident, Washington State University researchers have achieved a 400-fold increase in the electrical conductivity of a crystal simply by exposing it to light. The effect, which lasted for days after the light was turned off, could dramatically improve the performance of devices like computer chips. Wireless Device Converts “Lost” Energy into Electric Power. A microwave metamaterial with integrated power harvesting functionality. Why Hot Water Freezes Faster Than Cold—Physicists Solve the Mpemba Effect — Editor's Picks. Water may be one of the most abundant compounds on Earth, but it is also one of more mysterious. For example, like most liquids it becomes denser as it cools.

Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab. 7 October 2013Last updated at 17:25 ET By Paul Rincon Science Editor, BBC News website The achievement is the first of its kind anywhere in the world Researchers at a US lab have passed a crucial milestone on the way to their ultimate goal of achieving self-sustaining nuclear fusion. Harnessing fusion - the process that powers the Sun - could provide an unlimited and cheap source of energy.

But to be viable, fusion power plants would have to produce more energy than they consume, which has proven elusive. Liquid Magnet: Stirred, not Shaken. You are what you drink: St Pete scientists crack Chinese Olympic secret — RT Sport. Silver makes antibiotics thousands of times more effective. Shape of a room 'heard' by acoustic echoes. 18 June 2013Last updated at 05:50 ET By Melissa Hogenboom Science reporter, BBC News. How Removing Trees Can Kill You. 'Mach c'? Scientists observe sound traveling faster than the speed of light. Fighting fire with blasts of electricity. Charge your mobile phone with formic acid? May 27, 2013 — Surprisingly the answer is yes.

With the technology of today it is possible to use environmental friendly formic acid in fuel cell powering your mobile phone or laptop. First-ever high-resolution images of a molecule as it breaks and reforms chemical bonds. Infinite-capacity wireless vortex beams carry 2.5 terabits per second. Beautiful physics: Tying knots in light. New research published today seeks to push the discovery that light can be tied in knots to the next level. Dr Anton Desyatnikov from the Nonlinear Physics Centre at The Australian National University is part of an international team of scientists who are designing knots in light, with potential applications in advanced modern optics, laser beams and even quantum computing.

Student science experiment finds plants won't grow near Wi-Fi router. New Discovery: NASA Study Proves Carbon Dioxide Cools Atmosphere. New method for producing clean hydrogen. Science Confirms Turmeric As Effective As 14 Drugs. Your Body's Best Time for Everything. Vitamin C Slays TB Bacteria. Live Wires. Physicists twist water into knots. Investigating the fundamentals of spin dynamics using resonance phenomena. Scientists snap a picture of DNA’s double helix for the very first time. An Arbor Embolism? Why Trees Die In Drought. Surface structure controls liquid spreading. A new probe for spintronics. Taming mavericks: Researchers use synthetic magnetism to control light. Scientists Uncover Invisible Motion in Video. The Sharp Shape of Frozen Water.

New phase of water could dominate the interiors of Uranus and Neptune. Finally, a Mathematically Accurate Way to Predict the Behavior of ... Bubbles - Megan Garber. Sperm Captured in 3D for the First Time Reveals Corkscrew Swimming Patterns. Ask Nature - the Biomimicry Design Portal: biomimetics, architecture, biology, innovation inspired by nature, industrial design - Ask Nature - the Biomimicry Design Portal: biomimetics, architecture, biology, innovation inspired by nature, industrial desi. Beyond 'absolute zero' temperatures get hotter. Oil and water: An icy interaction when oil chains are short, but steamy when chains are long.

Solar power without solar cells: A hidden magnetic effect of light could make it possible. Fit brass fixtures to cut superbugs, say scientists. Owls' ability to fly in acoustic stealth provides clues to mitigating conventional aircraft noise. Is dark energy static or dynamic? Screen Daily reviews “The Believers” The Believers. The 48th Chicago International Film Festival announces the winners of its competitions. Exclusive: The scientists who turned fresh air into petrol - Home News - UK. Cover Photo — 19 October 2012, 338 (6105) A thermodynamic model of sliding friction.

109, 154302 (2012): Electric-Field-Induced Friction Reduction and Control. Negative friction surprises researchers. New experimental findings challenge theory of electromagnetism. One material, two types of magnetism. Database of Periodic Tables. Atomic bond types discernible in single-molecule images. The seat of meta-consciousness in the brain. Why Music Gives You The Chills. Enlightenment: Is Science Ready to Take it Seriously? by Jeff WarrenPsychology Tomorrow Magazine.

Big Bang Was Actually a Phase Change: New Theory.