Posted by Michael Bradbury in Health and Medicine, New Inventions, Podcast, SciClips on 04 30th, 2007 | No Comments

Smart Glasses

Smart Glasses
Courtesty of Chunye Xu, University of Washington Sunglasses of the future will offer a lot more flexibility in color and tint. Using a chemical process wearers will be able to adjust their lenses for bright sun or low light. Researchers at University of Washington are leading the charge to create...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Geology, Podcast, SciClips on 04 27th, 2007 | No Comments

Super Rock

Super Rock
courtesty of Natural History Museum, London A new rock bearing a striking similarity to the chemical composition of a Warner Bros. movie mineral is blurring the line between science fiction and fact. The 2006 movie Superman Returns includes a scene where the rock that will kill the man of steel is...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Podcast, SciClips, Space on 04 26th, 2007 | 2 Comments

Party Planet

Party Planet
New Earth-like planet means hope for alien enthusiasts everywhere. It’s too far away to visit but may have the right combination of temperature to sustain life. Most planets astronomers discover face a Goldilocks problem–too hot or too cold. The new one may be just right. Party Planet pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_2258', {src:...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Diseases, Health and Medicine, Podcast, SciClips on 04 25th, 2007 | No Comments

Killer Flu

Killer Flu
New research is coughing up some interesting results about the deadly 1918 flu that spread across the world, cutting down 50 million people in the prime of life. A U.S-Canadian partnership has discovered why so many people died. This new information will be helpful in preventing something similar from...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Podcast, SciClips, Space on 04 24th, 2007 | No Comments

Solar Storm

Solar Storm
Our 3-D Sun The sun is far from a stable yellow ball in our solar system. Every day it sends huge blasts of particles and radiation into space. Sometimes, Earth gets in the way. Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory or STEREO is a new NASA program that is already learning more about the sun and its...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Endangered Species, Geology, Podcast, SciClips on 04 23rd, 2007 | No Comments

Clever Worms

Clever Worms
Are worms an endangered species? After 20 years of evading scientists a rare giant reared its segmented body and is casting doubt on the dire extinction talk. Sure, the European earthworm is the most abundant and has displaced many native species but perhaps worms are just smart enough to escape discovery...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Books, Podcast on 04 20th, 2007 | No Comments

Science Writer Beth Geiger

Science Writer Beth Geiger
A Seattle freelance science writer talks to Real Science about winning a coveted American Association for the Advancement of Science journalism award while her young son Jacob adds his own soundtrack. Beth Geiger pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_2262', {src: 'http://www.realscience.us/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/FlowPlayerClassic.swf',...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Health and Medicine, Podcast, SciClips on 04 20th, 2007 | No Comments

Heart Bot

heartlander4_chmodel_trials13_23.mp4 Heart surgery may get a little less invasive in the future. A team of researchers have created a robot catepillar that can repair damaged hearts without all the cutting. Call it the 21st Century leech. Heart Bot pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_2263', {src: 'http://www.realscience.us/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/FlowPlayerClassic.swf',...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Environment, Global Warming, Podcast, SciClips on 04 19th, 2007 | No Comments

Dark Plumes Rising

Dark Plumes Rising
The invisible pollution plumes from Asia are beginning to have an effect on air quality in the form of smog. On some days up to 25 percent of the particlate matter in Los Angeles skies comes from Asia. During one particular week in 2003 a whopping 50 percent of small particulate matter over Mt. Rainier...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Geology, Podcast, SciClips on 04 18th, 2007 | No Comments

Dirty Secrets

Dirty Secrets
It may be a dry subject, but dirt is actually pretty important. A new book shows how civilizations have been treating the land…like dirt. Dirty Secrets pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_2265', {src: 'http://www.realscience.us/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/FlowPlayerClassic.swf', width:...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Podcast, SciClips on 04 17th, 2007 | No Comments

Bee Ware

Is the constant buzzing of cell phones interfering with the highly developed bee navigation system which allows them to find their way back to the hive? The answer is probably, yes. As more and more dangers about cell phone handset use surface, bees may be the latest casualty. The honey industry is...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Nanotechnology, Podcast on 04 16th, 2007 | No Comments

Nano Blind

Nano Blind
NanoBucky Clay Model It’s hard to grasp nanotechnology largely because we can’t directly see let alone touch what goes on at the nano scale. One scientist is taking this dark matter and lighting the way for the blind to develop an interest in science. Nano Blind pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_2267', {src:...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Environment, Geology, Marine Science, Podcast on 04 13th, 2007 | No Comments

Coral Quake

Coral Quake
Courtesy of Wildlife Conservation Society People aren’t the only ones who can die in earthquakes. Animals are at risk, too. One of the largest recorded coral die-offs came after a large Indonesian earthquake in 2005.Coral Quake pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_2268', {src: 'http://www.realscience.us/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/FlowPlayerClassic.swf',...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Podcast on 04 12th, 2007 | No Comments

Therapeutic Cabbage

Therapeutic Cabbage
From field to scientific fixture, the common cress is getting a lot of attention as one of a few model plant species. It might now hold some key information to new cancer therapies.Therapeutic Cabbage pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_2269', {src: 'http://www.realscience.us/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/FlowPlayerClassic.swf',...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Marine Science, Podcast on 04 11th, 2007 | No Comments

Dimming Proteins

Dimming Proteins
Singling out particular proteins in a cell just got a whole lot easier. Now scientists can turn on and off certain proteins used to observe behavior in a cell. Zapping green fluorescent sea anemone proteins with a laser after inserting a single oxygen atom gives scientists the ability to power down...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Physics and Chemistry, Podcast on 04 10th, 2007 | 2 Comments

Light Sleepers

Light Sleepers
Light Sleepers A physicist at Washington State University has figured out how to get more out of his molecules by letting them rest. After a good night’s sleep (or eight hours) they are ready to absorb more light. These self-healing molecules could hold the key to longer lasting electronic devices. pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_2271', {src:...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Podcast on 04 9th, 2007 | No Comments

Seeds of Discord

Seeds of Discord
Doomsday Seed Vault High in the Arctic on the Norwegian island of Svalbard, a bunker is under contruction. Deep within a craggy mountain three million seeds–representing each species of food crop–will lie in wait hoping to never see the light of day. The brainchild of the Global Crop Diversity...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Podcast, Science of... on 04 3rd, 2007 | No Comments

Real Science on iTunes (at long last)

REAL Science is going live on iTunes! REAL Science is available at iTunes. Because we are new and have little ranking, you must search by name to subscribe. Thanks to all of you intrepid subscribers who continually send e-mail asking when this will happen. We are so excited to be listed among the 60...
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