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Submission + - Man Invents Machine To Turn Water Into Fire

Submitted by littleZee
littleZee writes: Man Invents Machine To Turn Water Into Fire. A Florida man may have accidentally invented a machine that could solve the gasoline and energy crisis plaguing the U.S. — Sanibel Island resident John Kanzius is a former broadcast executive from Pennsylvania who wondered if his background in physics and radio could come in handy in treating the disease from which he suffers: cancer. Kanzius, 63, invented a machine that emits radio waves in an attempt to kill cancerous cells while leaving normal cells intact. While testing his machine, he noticed that his invention had other unexpected abilities.
Space

Submission + - New images of deep Martian caves

Submitted by untree
untree writes: The Astronomy Picture of the Day today is an image recently taken by the HiRISE instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. More information is available on the Planetary Society blog, including a description of the paper (pdf) that describes this series of caves.

From the image description:

"Black spots have been discovered on Mars that are so dark that nothing inside can be seen. Quite possibly, the spots are entrances to deep underground caves capable of protecting Martian life, were it to exist."


And for fans of traditional units of measure, this cave entrance is about the size of a football field.
Security

Submission + - More on bulletproof vests

Submitted by el_flynn
el_flynn writes: You thought that polythylene was cool? The Star Malaysia is reporting on a bulletproof vest made out of coconut husk and fibreglass! The invention, which bagged a gold at the 35th Geneva International Exhibitions of Inventions, New Techniques and Products last April, had taken two years to invent, and claims to be able to stop a 9mm bullet at a 5m range. The extra benefits are its weight and cost — it claims to be up to 5 or 6 kilograms lighter than conventional, Kevlar-based jackets, and can be produced at a fraction of the cost.
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - The World's Biggest Garbage Dump & The BDA

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: It operates completely under the assumption that it holds the keys to vast arrays of information and knowledge, but in reality is the biggest known polluter on the planet. It's not destroying the ozone layer or even causing millions of species to go extinct. However, its contribution of billions of virtual ads and blogspam is contributing greatly to its own unsustainable girth. At this rate, it is almost assuring its own destruction by its own hand. However, it is actually responsible for the creation of one new specie: the basement-dwelling albino, or BDA, seen here in this rare photo of it in its natural habitat:
Biotech

Submission + - Closing Accidental Colonoscopy Wounds

Submitted by
hairygenes
hairygenes writes: "One out of every 1,000 to 2,000 colonoscopies, doctors inadvertently perforate — or puncture — the colon. Most of these patients need urgent surgery to close the wound and spend 10 days in the hospital. One in 10 dies, usually because delays in closing perforations allow colon contents to leak into the abdominal cavity, causing deadly conditions such as peritonitis and sepsis. Now, however, in a series of animal studies, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) have developed a technique for closing perforations promptly after they are recognized...(read on)"
Handhelds

Submission + - Viagara may "lift" effects of lag and shif

Submitted by SafetyGuy
SafetyGuy writes: From today's UK Telegraph — with thanks to Roger Highfield (author, science editor and guy that got "lift" and "Viagara" in the same headline) — Viagra may help lift the spirits of flagging international travellers and shift workers as well as amorous males, claims a study published today. The drug, known as sildenafil, has so far been used by more than 27 million men to treat impotence. Now it seems that it can also help to counteract the effects of jet lag by restoring normal function if the body clock is shifted forward by six hours, as occurs when flying from some American destinations to Britain. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/ne ws/2007/05/22/nhealth422.xml
Quickies

Submission + - New and unknown species from the Deep

Submitted by mlimber
mlimber writes: The New York Times's science section has a review of a new book of photos and essays about unearthly creatures from some of the deepest underwater trenches on earth. The accompanying slideshow offers glimpses of some of these jaw-droppingly strange creatures.
Puzzle Games (Games)

Submission + - Checkers has been Solved

Submitted by
r55man
r55man writes: "The Chinook project recently announced that checkers has been solved. Perfect play from both sides results in a draw. From their website:

On May 8, 2007, we were pleased to announce that checkers is now solved. From the standard starting position, Black (who moves first) is guaranteed a draw with perfect play. White (moving second) is also guaranteed a draw, regardless of what Black plays as the opening move. Checkers is the largest game that has been solved to date.
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Biotech

Submission + - SPAM: Cure for Hepatitis C announced!

Submitted by
FiReaNGeL
FiReaNGeL writes: "The use of peginterferon alone, or in combination with ribavirin, points to a cure for hepatitis C, the leading cause of cirrhosis, liver cancer and the need for liver transplant, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher said today. Nearly all — 99 percent — of patients with hepatitis C who were treated successfully with peginterferon alone, or in combination with ribavirin, had no detectable virus up to seven years later. Researchers say this data validates the use of the word "cure" when describing hepatitis C treatment as successful treatment is defined as having undetectable hepatitis C virus in the blood six months following treatment."
Education

Submission + - Anti-evolutionist heads for NASBE post

Submitted by
Lucas123
Lucas123 writes: "The sole candidate for a top National Association of State Boards of Education post is a Kansas Republican who is also opposed to teaching evolution in schools, according to an article in ScienceDaily. The NASBE directly impacts the nation's education policies. '"We are in a nationwide struggle for the integrity of science education, and any situation that provides an opportunity for the opponents of science education to advance their agenda is a matter of concern," said Kenneth R. Miller, a Brown University professor and evolution proponent.'"
Robotics

Submission + - Robotic submarine maps worlds deepest sinkhole

Submitted by holy_calamity
holy_calamity writes: The world's deepest water-filled sinkhole has finally been mapped — by a robotic submarine who's descendants may swim on one of Jupiter's moons. The last attempt to find the bottom yielded the SCUBA diving depth record and the death of a diving legend. The sub's SONAR found that the divers were about 10m from the floor, and that the sinkhole which is over 300m deep could be connected to even deeper caves.
Space

Submission + - Google Flips the Moon

Submitted by
proxima1
proxima1 writes: "Not only does Google think it can change the earth, it apparently has the power to change the orientation of the moon. Google's very own Lunar Phase widget that comes with their desktop presents us with a moon that is tilted 90 degrees clockwise, with the lunar "west" pole pointed up. Unless there has been a major astronomical event the NASA boys are not letting us in on, someone at the Big G was asleep in their astronomy classes. Google's arch rival Yahoo got it right however.

For Google's take on the earth's only satellite go here: http://www.distantsuns.com/images/google_moon.jpg.

But to see the way it should be: http://www.distantsuns.com/images/yahoo_moon.jpg"
Announcements

Submission + - Did a Comet Kill American Cavemen?

Submitted by Lensman003
Lensman003 writes: Scientists cite evidence from widespread diamond fragments to support a theory that a large comet fragmented and caused widespread firestorms in the northern hemisphere about 12,900 years ago. They theorize that cavemen and mammoths, among others, were wiped out in this fiery cataclysm. Full story at The Raw Story.

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