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Mathematical model of simple circuit in chicken brain raises fundament
Neural microcircuits consisting of a few neurons and their interconnections are small enough to be understood more completely than larger neural structures, whose complexity quickly becomes overwhelming. Researchers recently tackled a simple circuit in the visual processing area of a chicken's brain that detects motion in its field of view -- with surprising results. Undergraduate Engineers Devise Basketball System For The Blind
Three engineering undergraduates -- two of them starters on the Johns Hopkins women's basketball team -- have designed and built a system that uses sound emitters in the ball and on the backboard to enable blind people to play basketball. The Top 10 Heartbreaking Gadgets of 2007
In a year full of new-fangled goodness, a hit list of duds stands out. Wired News picks the promising technology that became the year’s biggest letdowns. Elephants Avoid Costly Mountaineering
Using global-positioning system data corresponding to the movements of elephants across the African savannah, researchers have found that elephants exhibit strong tendencies to avoid significantly sloped terrain, and that such land features likely represent a key influence on elephant movements and land use. Innovative Fountain Pen Writes On The Nanoscale
The first practical fountain pen was invented in 1884 by Lewis Waterman who solved the problem of ink leaks by inventing the capillary feed which produced even ink flow. Now fountain pen history is repeating itself in the world of nanoscale writing. Northwestern University researchers have developed an atomic force microscope probe chip with an integrated microfluidic system for capillary feeding of molecular ink and have demonstrated writing at the sub-100 nanometer scale in fountain-pen fashion. All Choked Up
Read up on artichokes, Thanksgiving, redistricting, tort reform, Pompeii, harvests, heraldic devices, home and travel safety, RFID and libraries, winter driving in Washington state, and goings-on at Google. Also see a vivid map-based view of libraries affected by Hurricane Katrina. Bon appetit and happy Veteran's Day from the LII Team, Karen, Wendy, Pat, Maria, Jennifer, Tom, and Charlotte. A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Web Site
Find links to "the best and most interesting and useful sites and articles about home education on the web."Features homeschooling laws, lesson plans, advice on homeschooling teens, support group and community networking resources, distance learning programs, ideas for field trips, and much more. Maintained by a parent with homeschooling experience. Eternal Egypt/L'Egypte Eternelle
This site features "high-resolution images, three-dimensional reconstructions of Egyptian monuments and antiquities, as well as virtually-reconstructed environments, panoramic images, and panoramic views of present-day Egypt captured by robotic cameras located from the top of Karnak Temple to the streets of Old Cairo."Access images and information about Egyptian artifacts and architecture using a map, timeline, topics, or related methods. Includes a glossary. Searchable. In English, French, and Arabic. From IBM and the Egyptian government. Pricey but Perfect: Cloning Peter Gabriel's 'Studio in a Shed'
A cool quarter million bucks will land you a stand-alone recording studio modeled on the musician's backyard hideaway. Obesity Strongly Linked To Pulmonary Embolism And Deep Venous Thrombos
In an extensive study published in the September issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers analyzed over 20 years of patient records compiled by the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) to investigate the potential risk of obesity in venous thromboembolism. The investigators concluded that obesity is an independent risk factor for venous thromboembolic disease in men as well as women, particularly those under age 40.
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