By John D. Sutter Here’s a new way of looking at oil spill clean-up: Forget the big ships, massive work crews and hefty price tags. Instead, just deploy an army of autonomous, oil-scrubbing robots. They can find the oil on their own. And when they reach the site of an oil spill, they talkRead More
Month: August 2010
Constant Back Pain Under Left Rib Cage
Back pain under the left rib cage is a dilemma for all patients suffering from it. Any constant pain is viewed by doctors as a very serious disorder or disease and requires immediate attention and cure. The rib cage is a formation that is composed by the thoracic vertebrae and ribs, sternum-breastbone, andRead More
How to Cure White Spots on Skin
The medical term for white spots on skin is vitiligo or leucoderma. It’s a skin disease in which the skin loses its color due to some genetic or environmental causes. The white spots appear as patches of white skin without pigment. White spots on skin are common in people who suffer from autoimmuneRead More
How To Effectively Reduce Belly Fat
Jelly Belly. Love Handles. Dunlap Disease. Whatever you want to call it, the excess fat around your midsection that wiggles and jiggles in all the wrong places just isn’t pretty. Not only is belly fat unattractive, it can be downright dangerous to your health. Extra fat carried around your abdomen can increase yourRead More
Natural Tips for Fair Complexion
Few very good masks to lighten the skin tone and add a glow to the complexion. continue to care your skin is always important to maintain your skin and look fresh all the time. Mix 1 table spoon of milk powder, 1 table spoon of honey, 1 table spoon of lemon juice, and ½Read More
11 Easy Ways to Lose Weight in 2 Weeks
Easy Ways to Lose Weight in 2 Weeks 1. Beware scale obsession – weight should come off slowly – a half pound to one pound a week – as a result of cutting junk calories while fueling your body properly for the next workout and recovery. Think of your body as a highRead More
Baby Bottle Sterilizer Reviews
Trying to bottle feed a newborn baby will require many baby bottles and the ability to sterilize both the bottles and nippers so as to ensure they remain bacteria free. Baby bottle sterilizers are a great inexpensive way to sterilize and clean baby bottles at the same time. These days, parents have theRead More
How to Treat Gum Disease Get Healthy Teeth
Gum disease is an infection of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth. It is often described as a sneaky disease because you may have it and not be aware of it. Gum Disease is a major cause of tooth loss in adults. The two stages of gum disease are called gingivitis andRead More
5 Natural Teeth Whitening Tricks You Probably Didn’t Know
Throughout the day it’s inevitable that you’ll come into contact with foods and drinks that stain teeth at some point or another. And while that can’t really be avoided you can do things after to limit the staining damage they’ll cause. In this article you’ll learn some tricks you can use to help whitenRead More
Jaw Pain, Ear Aches?
Sometimes, you will hear people or doctors refer to TMJ, which is the acronym for the temporomandibular joint, itself. The jaw joint, in front of the ear, is a ball and socket joint where the lower jaw (mandible) connects with the temporal bone of the skull. Between the two bones is a cartilageRead More
Improve Blood Circulation
However it is really obvious that whatever other factors are at play in our life, just about every illness, mental acuity, sexual performance, mood and the quality of life itself depends on our blood circulation. In an age where we have poisoned ourselves by allowing scientists and greedy corporations to refine our food,Read More
Dispatch From the Gulf Oil Spill: When Apologies Are Not Enough
Alexandra and Philippe Cousteau inspect tarballs that have washed up on a beach in Alabama. Image courtesy of Philippe Cousteau I got word last night on the way to Alabama that Larry King is doing a two-hour special telethon and that they want me to be a special field correspondent to film andRead More
Fish Oil-Circulation Problems Removed with Fish Oil? How?
Fish Oil-Circulation Problems Removed with Fish Oil? How? How can fish oil remove cholesterol problems? This article will answer that question along with what is good and bad cholesterol? What is the best health approach? Dietary & Lifestyle Changes One of the first recommendations that most doctors make is to reduce your intakeRead More
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How to Install Flash on your iPhone (The Easy Way)
An enterprising iPhone hacker has figured out how to get Adobe Flash working on the iPhone, despite Steve Jobs’ banishment of the third-party plugin from all iDevices for reasons detailed in his long-winded “Thoughts on Flash” memo posted to Apple.com back in April. Why do you need Flash on the iPhone? To see bannerRead More
Real-Time Hackers Foil Two-Factor Security
One-time passwords are vulnerable to new hacking techniques. In mid-July, an account manager at Ferma, a construction firm in Mountain View, CA, logged in to the company’s bank account to pay bills, using a one-time password to make the transactions more secure. Yet the manager’s computer had a hitchhiker. A forensic analysis performedRead More
Flaw Opens ATMs to Hackers
A conference presentation would have exposed flaws in some cash machines. Barnaby Jack, a security researcher at the computer networking giant Juniper, had planned to hack into an automatic teller machine (ATM) live onstage at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas later this month. But his presentation, designed to demonstrate the insecurityRead More
Wireless Car Sensors Vulnerable to Hackers
Researchers figure out how to hijack sensor communications. Wireless kit: The equipment used to hijack a car’s tire sensors included a laptop, a programmable radio transceiver, and a custom circuit board, which, taken together, cost around $1,500. Credit: University of South Carolina/ Rutgers University Hackers could “hijack” the wireless pressure sensors built intoRead More
Hyundai Bets on Lithium-Ion Batteries
The 2011 Sonata Hybrid will be the first mass-market car to use the battery technology. Charging ahead: Hyundai’s hybrid sedan, which it will start selling in December, will feature a lithium-ion battery–a technology that Toyota has said isn’t ready for mass-market cars. Credit: Hyundai In December, Hyundai will launch the 2011 Sonata Hybrid,Read More
Converting Gas-Guzzlers into Hybrids
Companies hope to turn aging trucks, vans, and taxis into more efficient hybrids. The startup Alt-e replaced the V-8 in a Ford F-150 pickup truck with a small, 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine and electric motor, the top of which is shown here. Credit: Alt-e A handful of companies hope to carve a new nicheRead More
Dual Antennas Would Boost Cell-Phone Signals
New design would mean fewer dropped calls, longer battery life. The recent furor over the iPhone 4’s antenna has made consumers aware of the constraints designers face when trying to build sleek, compact gadgets that also get a good connection. Researchers at Rice University have come up with a design that could makeRead More
Nano Ink Boost for Silicon Solar
Ink-jet-printed silicon increases solar-cell efficiency. Inkjet solar: The inkjet printing process allows Innovalight to make silicon wafers that are thin enough to bend. A California company is using silicon ink patterned on top of silicon wafers to boost the efficiency of solar cells. The Sunnyvale, CA, firm Innovation says that the inkjet process is aRead More
A Sticker Makes Solar Panels Work Better
A startup’s polymer sticker increases power output by 10 percent, and can be applied to panels that are already installed. The power output of solar panels can be boosted by 10 percent just by applying a big transparent sticker to the front. Developed by a small startup called Genie Lens Technologies, the sticker isRead More
Solar Cell Maker Gets a $400-Million Boost
A thin-film solar firm spun out of Colorado State University says it has developed a way to make cadmium-telluride photovoltaic modules that could be cheaper than processes used by other makers of such solar cells. Abound Solar of Loveland, CO, has received a conditional $400-million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy. TheRead More
A New Way to Use the Sun’s Energy
Bright heat: Nicholas Melosh has developed a device for simultaneously converting the sun’s light and heat into electricity. Melosh makes and tests the device in this vacuum chamber in his lab at Stanford University. Researchers have demonstrated a new mechanism for converting both sunlight and heat into electricity. A new type of deviceRead More
The Magic of Thinking Big
Note: This post is the first edition of a weekly series where PickTheBrain will review a book or product relevant to self improvement. This review represents the honest opinion of the author, but we would like to disclose that we receive a small referral commission on orders. A wise man is the masterRead More
Magic and the Brain: Teller Reveals the Neuroscience of Illusion
One of the first tricks in Penn and Teller’s Las Vegas show begins when Teller—the short, quiet one—strolls onstage with a lit cigarette, inhales, drops it to the floor, and stamps it out. Then he takes another cigarette from his suit pocket and lights it. No magic there, right? But then Teller pivots soRead More
Magic and the Brain: How Magicians “Trick” the Mind
Magicians have been testing and exploiting the limits of cognition and attention for hundreds of years. Neuroscientists are just beginning to catch up By Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik he spotlight shines on the magician’s assistant. The woman in the tiny white dress is a luminous beacon of beauty radiating from the stage to theRead More
China’s ‘3D Fast Bus’ Straddles the Road So Cars Can Drive Under
China\’s \’3D Fast Bus\’ Straddles the Road So Cars Can Drive Under watch now Too Expensive to Go Under? Go Over… What if there was a way to get most of the benefits of a subway, but without the costs of digging up all those tunnels? The Chinese company Shenzhen Hashi Future ParkingRead More
New Battery-Testing Technique Could Mean Faster Electric Car R&D
Not Sexy But Useful Some of the most important scientific and technological breakthroughs are the invention of tools that allow you to make better tools, or to do research faster. The general public never sees these things, but it still reaps the benefits. A new technique to test electric car and hybrid carRead More
Automotive X Prize Finalists Race to Top 100 MPGe
After a series of eliminations at Michigan International Speedway over the past several weeks, the original 136 vehicles that qualified to enter the Automotive X Prize were narrowed down to nine final survivors. In this ‘revolution through competition,’ the vehicles aimed for the best super-fuel efficiency — 100 mpg or its equivalent – in hopesRead More
3D Optical Finger Mouse
Ever thought of using your finger as a mouse for your PC? We are not talking about any touch enabled functions, but a 3D optical tool. This gadget, which can we worn around your index finger, enables your finger to be used as a mouse. Just put this on and align your fingertipRead More
How to Clean a Logitech Optical Mouse
An optical mouse uses a diode to emit light and capture movements on the surface below the mouse. This has many advantages over a mechanical, or ball, mouse. The Logitech optical mouse can work on almost any surface. Since the mouse does not have many moveable parts, it will not gum up withRead More
Solar powered Laptop
Check out this solar-powered laptop concept that relies 100% on the sun’s rays to keep it going. I don’t know about this idea – laptops are notorious for their high power consumption, and they won’t be able to last too long without being hooked up to a power outlet. After all, you wouldn’tRead More
Plextor PX-B120U External USB Blu-ray Reader
Plextor has released the PX-B120U external USB Blu-ray drive, which plays BD discs at speeds up to 4x. The travel-friendly PX-B120U is powered via the USB cable so it doesn’t require a separate power source. Plextor’s drive also supports “multiple media formats including DVD+ /- R, DVD +/-RW, DVD +/- R DL, DVD-RAM andRead More
Sunshine Solar Briefcase Charger Amorphous 13 Watt
We’ve been eyeballing this handy solar bag for some time. It comes with battery packs to store energy, holding enough for a full laptop battery charge. It is also large enough to hold a 17” laptop inside. Power: This is on the more powerful end, generating up to 15 watts. It takes about aRead More
Solar Rolls Laptop Charger
This charger has proven itself a favorite among the outdoor types for backpacking and camping excursions. Power: The SolarRoll comes in three sizes, depending on the output need. The roll that is powerful enough to charge a laptop has an output of 14 watts. It provides a trickle charge, or can provide aRead More
7 Portable Solar Laptop Chargers Worth Considering
Portable solar laptops chargers have been around for a little while now, and they offer a great way to extend the battery life of your laptop using renewable, clean energy. While we typically can’t run our laptops solely on a portable solar charger the way we can when we plug into a wall outlet,Read More
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Cloned cow milk claim investigated
An unnamed British dairy farmer said he used milk from a cow produced from a cloned parent, the New York Times has reported. Foodstuffs produced from cloned animals must get approval before being sold, according to the Food Standards Agency. The FSA said it had not approved the milk, labelled a “novel food”,Read More
Calcium pills increase risk of heart attack
Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows. The study, in the British Medical Journal, said people who took supplements were 30% more likely to have a heart attack. Data from 11 trials also suggested the medicines were not very effective at preventingRead More
What is the best thing to drink for your health?
WHAT ARE MY DAILY WATER NEED? Common effects of physical dehydration What happens if you don’t drink enough water? Well, if you drink too little water it is called dehydration and can cause tiredness, poor concentration, a lower level of alertness, regular headaches and mood swings. It can also effect your digestion and leadRead More
Chocolate nutrition facts and health benefits
Nutritious chocolate is made of cocoa paste, cocoa butter, and sugar. The seeds of the fruit of the cacao tree (native to Central and South America) produce the cocoa paste and cocoa butter. The cacao seeds are fermented, roasted, and ground into a paste. The basis for all chocolate and cocoa products is nonalcoholic chocolateRead More
THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHOCOLATE
Chocolate which is high in cocoa solids (70% or more) is now recognised as having many qualities that are beneficial to health, Chocolate contains essential trace elements and nutrients such as iron, calcium and potassium, and vitamins A. B1, C, D, and E. Cocoa is also the highest natural source for Magnesium. MagnesiumRead More
Chocolate has health benefits
Eating dark chocolate could help control diabetes and blood pressure, Italian experts say. Researchers found eating 100g of dark chocolate each day for 15 days lowered blood pressure in the 15 person-study. The University of L’Aquila team also found the body’s ability to metabolise sugar – a problem for people with diabetes –Read More
Speed Up Your PC With Your Pendrive
A trick that you would not like to miss. Use pendrive to give your PC an extra cache of memory to help increase speed by using theWindows ReadyBoost feature. Spare USB flash drive. >> Windows Vista-operated PC Steps: Plug your drive into any USB 2.0 port of your pc. Right click your driveRead More
How to Buy Hard Drive
Hard drive is one of the most critical component of your computer that stores your operating system, programs, and data. Buying the most appropriate Hard Drive for your system is an important decision. Before shopping for a hard drive, you must first know why do you need a hard drive and how wouldRead More
Buying a Hard Drive – Rotational Speed
How to buy hard drive? Typical drives spin at 5400rpm (rpm = rotations per minute); better ones spin at 7200rpm ; the fastest drives spin at 10000rpm. However, drives that spin at 7200rpm come with up to 1TB(1000GB) of storage capacity, but drives that spin at 10000rpm come with only up to 150GB.Read More
How to solve the error for USB device.
When you plug your Universal Serial Bus (USB) device into your computer and find it can’t access. At the same time, the computer shows“This device cannot start (code 10)”. Here are some basic troubleshooting steps to help you to solve the problem. First, you need to find out all the posible problems forRead More
How to Run Disk Cleanup Utility for Windows 7, Vista and XP
4 reasons why you have to perform Disk Cleanup for your PC regularly To Remove Temporary Internet Files Any time you surf the net and visit a website, your computer will automatically download all the texts, images and objects such as videos and audios so that they can be displayed to you. ToRead More