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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> <div class="summary_item noback"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-discovers-new-bacteria/17147/">NASA announces discovery of radical new life form - on Earth</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>12:27 December 2, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20101202211430im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-discovers-new-bacteria/17147/picture/125595/">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-discovers-new-bacteria/17147/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nasabacteria.jpg" title="The GFAJ-1 bacteria, grown on arsenic" alt="The GFAJ-1 bacteria, grown on arsenic"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>In a press conference held today (Dec. 2), scientists working with NASA announced the discovery of a new microorganism right here on Earth, that employs a survival strategy never seen before in any other life form. Found in Northern California’s highly-saline Mono Lake, the GFAJ-1 bacteria exists in an environment that has very little phosphorous, an element that had previously been considered essential for all living things in order to build DNA. To cope with this problem, the bacteria is able to substitute highly-toxic arsenic for phosphorous, in its cell components. The fact that a microbe is able to survive in such a fashion opens up the possibilities for where life could exist on other planets, and will require a rethink on NASA’s part regarding its search for extraterrestrial life forms. <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-discovers-new-bacteria/17147/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/rubber-device-mimics-bird-song/17035/">Rubber device mimics bird song</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>15:42 November 24, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20101202211430im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/rubber-device-mimics-bird-song/17035/picture/124933/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/rubber-device-mimics-bird-song/17035/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/birddevice.jpg" title="Physicists have created a mechanical bird song-replicating device, in an effort to underst..." alt="Physicists have created a mechanical bird song-replicating device, in an effort to underst..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Zebra finches, beware! That tweeting noise you’re responding to might not be coming from another finch at all, but from a rubber tube-based bird-call-imitating device. The gizmo was devised by a team of physicists at Harvard University in an effort to understand the physics of bird song. <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/rubber-device-mimics-bird-song/17035/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-body-tissue-for-vets/17026/">Vet students learn surgery on ‘fake’ animal tissue</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jeff-salton/">Jeff Salton</a></p> <p><em>22:29 November 22, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20101202211430im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-body-tissue-for-vets/17026/picture/124879/">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-body-tissue-for-vets/17026/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/artificialanimaltissue.jpg" title="A stitch in time ... artificial animal body tissue is helping veterinarian students gain c..." alt="A stitch in time ... artificial animal body tissue is helping veterinarian students gain c..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>It’s vital that surgeons, whether operating on humans or animals, are familiar with how body tissue feels and reacts before conducting their inaugural operation. However, until recently, many veterinarian students were practicing basic surgical and suturing procedures on carpet pads and pig’s feet before moving on to their first “live” patient. But an invention by Colorado State University (CSU) veterinarians has provided students with a substrate that is infinitely closer to the real thing by developing artificial body parts that closely resemble real skin, muscles and vessels – they can even bleed! Of course the real benefit is that no animals (or humans) are hurt in the procedures. <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-body-tissue-for-vets/17026/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/making-graphene-from-table-sugar/16953/">Sweet way to make graphene – just add table sugar</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>17:51 November 15, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20101202211430im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/making-graphene-from-table-sugar/16953/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/making-graphene-from-table-sugar/16953/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/graphenestructure.jpg" title="The hexagonal grid structure of graphene (Image: AlexanderAlUS via Wikipedia)" alt="The hexagonal grid structure of graphene (Image: AlexanderAlUS via Wikipedia)"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>There’s no doubt that the discovery of graphene is one sweet breakthrough. The remarkable material offers everything from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/graphene-computer-chips/11399/" target="_blank">faster</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/heat-conducting-graphene-could-cool-electronics/15309/" target="_blank">cooler</a> electronics and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/adding-graphene-to-titanium-dioxide/12917/" target="_blank">cheaper lithium-ion batteries</a> to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/graphene-rapid-dna-sequencing/16360/" target="_blank">faster DNA sequencing</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/single-atom-transistor-quantum-computing/13524/" target="_blank">single-atom transistors</a>. Researchers at Rice University have made graphene even sweeter by developing a way to make pristine sheets of the one-atom-thick form of carbon from plain table sugar and other carbon-based substances. In another plus, the one-step process takes place at temperatures low enough to make the wonder material easy to manufacture. <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/making-graphene-from-table-sugar/16953/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/infrared-camera-detects-blood-stains/16934/">Save your luminol – new CSI camera detects bloodstains</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>14:59 November 14, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20101202211430im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/infrared-camera-detects-blood-stains/16934/picture/124372/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/infrared-camera-detects-blood-stains/16934/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/luminol.jpg" title="A new type of camera can detect invisible bloodstains, with none of the drawbacks of the t..." alt="A new type of camera can detect invisible bloodstains, with none of the drawbacks of the t..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Watch even one episode of the various <em>CSI</em> shows or any of its imitators, and you’re likely to see a crime scene investigator whip out their bottle of luminol. The chemical product is commonly used for detecting invisible residual blood, as it glows when combined with an oxidizing agent and exposed to the iron in hemoglobin. It does, however, have some drawbacks – luminol is potentially toxic, it sometimes dilutes blood evidence to the point that DNA can’t be detected, it can smear blood spatter patterns, and it sometimes provides false positives. Now, researchers from the University of South Carolina have developed a blood-detecting camera that reportedly does none of those things. <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/infrared-camera-detects-blood-stains/16934/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/deep-impact-probe-flyby-hartley2-comet/16898/">NASA's Deep Impact studies Hartley 2 comet close-up</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/author/tannith -cattermole/">Tannith Cattermole</a></p> <p><em>09:48 November 10, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/deep-impact-probe-flyby-hartley2-comet/16898/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hartley2.jpg" title="The peanut-shaped Hartley 2 comet is only the fifth comet to be studied at such close rang..." alt="The peanut-shaped Hartley 2 comet is only the fifth comet to be studied at such close rang..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Mission controllers from the University of Maryland-led EPOXI mission celebrated last week as NASA's Deep Impact space probe flew close by the Hartley 2 comet, sending back rare and valuable data about the comet. This is only the fifth time that a comet core has been viewed from such a near distance by a space probe, and it is hoped that by understanding comets better we can learn more about the origin and history of our solar system. <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/deep-impact-probe-flyby-hartley2-comet/16898/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/kno-single-and-dual-screen-digital-textbooks-pre-order-confirmed/16897/">The Kno digital textbook now available for pre-order</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>05:03 November 10, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20101202211430im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/kno-single-and-dual-screen-digital-textbooks-pre-order-confirmed/16897/#comments">4 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20101202211430im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/kno-single-and-dual-screen-digital-textbooks-pre-order-confirmed/16897/picture/124216/">5 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/kno-single-and-dual-screen-digital-textbooks-pre-order-confirmed/16897/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/knopreorder.jpg" title="The developers of the Kno have announced pricing and shipping for the dual-screen (and now..." alt="The developers of the Kno have announced pricing and shipping for the dual-screen (and now..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Remember the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/kno-digital-textbook-announced/15390/" target="_blank">Kno digital textbook</a> for students? After much development and student input, the devices are now ready for shipping. In addition to the 14.1-inch dual-screen version, the developers have also created a single screen edition that offers similar functionality to its bigger cousin but in a now familiar tablet format. Students can now also browse through an online textbook store, which is to include tens of thousands of titles from top publishers. <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/kno-single-and-dual-screen-digital-textbooks-pre-order-confirmed/16897/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/software-indentifies-emotions-in-human-speech/16895/">Software indentifies emotions in human speech</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>23:10 November 9, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211430/http://www.gizmag.com/software-indentifies-emotions-in-human-speech/16895/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211430im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/rfuzzy-1.jpg" title="Newly-developed software allows computers to identify emotions in human speech (Image: Dde..." alt="Newly-developed software allows computers to identify emotions in human speech (Image: Dde..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Getting a computer to understand what a person is saying is one thing, but getting it to understand <em>how</em> they’re saying it is another. If we’re ever to see a system that truly comprehends the meaning behind the words – and not just the words themselves – then such systems will need to be able to put the words in context. 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