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Brain doesn't need vision at all in order to 'read' material

The portion of the brain responsible for visual reading doesn't require vision at all, according to a new study by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and France.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Why Sensory Perception Changes When the Brain Rests

Even when our eyes are closed, the visual centers in our brain are humming with activity. Weizmann Institute scientists and others have shown in the last few years that the magnitude of sense-related activity in a brain that’s ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2




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New NASA App 2.0 Released For iPhone, iPod Touch

NASA released Monday an updated version of the free NASA App for iPhone and iPod touch. The NASA App 2.0 includes several new features and a completely redesigned user interface that improves the way people can explore and ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

UC students design a better pill bottle for the blind and visually impaired

It’s easy to see that University of Cincinnati design students Alex Broerman and Ashley Ma are on to something with their new design and prototype for a prescription-medicine pill bottle that better serves ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Solar eclipse this weekend

Something strange is about to happen to the shadows beneath your feet.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Sony patent seeks to correct autostereoscopic blur

(Phys.org) -- Sony has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for a glasses-free 3-D display that will adjust the picture so that the user gets an optimal view no matter how far or close to the screen. In its application, “Stereoscopic Image Proces ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

The Sun's crowning glory

(Phys.org) -- Those who experience a total solar eclipse are overwhelmed as they look at the circle of light that surrounds our Sun. Laypeople may find it enchanting, but researchers have been racking their ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Beamed-up lemon shark shows research promise (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- Not everyone is game enough to fit a laser beam on to a shark’s head and live to tell the tale intact, but not everyone is a marine biologist, either. Last month, marine biologist Luke Tipple, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 06, 2012 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Science fair winner publishes new study on butterfly foraging behavior

University of Florida lepidopterist Andrei Sourakov has spent his life's work studying moths and butterflies. But it was his teenage daughter, Alexandra, who led research on how color impacts butterflies' feeding patterns.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Space shuttle arrives in NYC; crowds watch in awe (Update)

(AP) -- In a city understandably wary of low-flying aircraft, New Yorkers and tourists alike watched with joy and excitement Friday as space shuttle Enterprise sailed over the skyline on its final flight ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

The ultimate babysitter? iPads for infants stir debate

Twenty-two-month-old George sits on a tiny blue chair, at a baby-sized desk, playing with a grown-up toy -- an iPad, sign of a powerful trend that has set alarm bells ringing among child development experts.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6

Space shuttle Enterprise to arrive in NY on Friday

(AP) -- Any new arrival to New York City wants to visit the sights - and the space shuttle Enterprise is no different.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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