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Warped Fingerprints Identified At Warp Speed
Researchers have devised a means of identifying partial, distorted, scratched, smudged or otherwise warped fingerprints in just a few seconds. The unwarping technique is so effective that it also for the first time allows comparison of the position of individual sweat pores on a finger print. Urban Agriculture Notes by City Farmer
Reports on worm composting, waterwise gardening, sprouting, community gardens, and more. Topics include regions around the world, community gardens, gardening with children, hydroponics, insects, livestock, and water. This site is lengthy and disorganized, but searchable. Some information is specific to the Vancouver and larger British Columbia regions of Canada. City Farmer, "Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture,"is a nonprofit organization. 'Twinkle After Effect'Can Help Retinal Patients Detect Vision Loss Qui
Scientists have discovered a simple and inexpensive way for patients with retinal and other eye disease to keep track of changes in their vision loss. They demonstrate that a compelling visual illusion known as the induced twinkle after-effect can accurately identify the location and breadth of actual blind spots in people with retinal disease. Fire-extinguishing grenades and laser remotes
 A fire-extinguishing “grenade”, a “laser finger” remote control for quadriplegic individuals, and a pocket-sized water purifier. A stack of cutting-edge innovations that have not come from a hi-tech thinktank but from teams of high school students in the US.
Twenty InvenTeamsrecently showcased these and other inventions at the 2007 Odyssey event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The teams are set to receive grants of up to $10,000 in October to help them develop an invention prototype. Among the other amazing creations are: - Solar-powered biodiesel processor
- Driver Awake dozing driver waking system
- Underground locator and communicator
Organising spokesperson Sarah Piperato told me that, “These high schoolers’ inventions show great innovation. This is what ambitious American teens are accomplishing with science and technology.” Now, these truly are winning scienceprojectswinning science projects that put things like squeezing a boiled egg into a bottleto shame. That said, not everyone can be a Faraday, Edison, or a Lovelace.  National Weather Service: Climate Prediction Center: Climate Assessmen
A collection of material providing a "technical review of global climate variations and their global impacts on seasonal and annual time scales."Includes topics such as north Atlantic hurricane seasons (NOAA forecasted "a 95%to 100%chance of an above-normal 2005 Atlantic hurricane season,"in August 2005), West and Midwest flooding, and heat and dryness in Europe. Also includes seasonal monitoring information. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). BioBasics: Biomining
Background information about biomining, which is "the use of microorganisms to extract metals and minerals from ores in the mining process."Discusses bioleaching (used to extract copper) and biooxidation (mainly used in gold mining), and specific research and applications of biomining. Includes a brief bibliography. From the Government of Canada. Saved by the Bell
The zombies are closing in and I'm scared. No, really. If I blow it here, and get eaten, I'll have to start the game over again from the beginning. Commentary by Clive Thompson. Kids With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder Bullied More Than Others, Stud
More than one-quarter of the children with OCD who researchers studied reported chronic bullying as a problem, according to University of Florida researchers. The name-slinging could cause symptoms of OCD to worsen. Celebrating Wildflowers Coloring Books
Offers coloring pages featuring plants and wild flowers from the northwestern United States and the Texas hill country. Drawings are indexed by scientific name and common name. Also includes an online gallery where children exhibit their work, information about the illustrators, a list of botanical coloring books, wildflower resources for teachers, and information about scientific names, common names, and noxious weeds. From the Plant Conservation Alliance. Brainy pictures
It always surprises me what visitors to the site are searching for when they hit these pages. A common search this month is for brain pictures. Now, from the search keywords it’s not possible to tell whether it’s a photo of the brain, an MRI scan, or a schematic that the searchers are looking for. [...]
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