It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases. Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage... [read more]

(Feb. 11, 2008) — Taking a page out of a science fiction story, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, Mass.) have successfully flown the first environmentally powered robotic vehicle through the ocean. The new robotic "glider" harvests heat energy from the ocean to propel itself across thousands of kilometers... [read more]

 (Feb. 25, 2008) — Cardiff University researchers are exploring how waste heat from car exhausts could provide a new greener power supply for vehicles. Professor Mike Rowe's long term research interest at the Cardiff School of Engineering has been in thermoelectric generation - employing thermocouples to convert heat into electricity. The conversion technology is used... [read more]

New 3-D Camera Will Have 12,616 Lenses The testing platform for the multi-aperture image sensor chip. (Credit: L.A. Cicero)  (Mar. 22, 2008) — The camera you own has one main lens and produces a flat, two-dimensional photograph, whether you hold it in your hand or view it on your computer screen. On the other hand, a camera with two lenses (or two cameras placed... [read more]

New Scientist|Space|Technology|Environment|New Scientist Jobs|Subscribe to New Scientist  Solar-power paint lets you generate as you decorate 13:59 07 March 2008 Michael Marshall Dr Dave Worsley (right) and Dr Trystan Watson of Swansea University, investigating the efficiency of new... [read more]

Contact: James E. Rickman jamesr@lanl.gov 505-665-9203 DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Language of a fly proves surprising Insect's sensory data tells a new story about neural networks LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 10, 2008—A group of researchers has developed a novel way to view the world through the eyes of a common fly and partially decode the insect’s reactions to changes... [read more]

Contact: David Bricker brickerd@indiana.edu 812-856-9035 Indiana University Uncharged organic molecule can bind negatively charged ions This complex organic molecule is capable of binding a negatively charged ion (chloride). The versatile, easy-to-make molecule may represent a new family of binding agents for... [read more]

Contact: Dr. Cesario V. Borlongan cborlongan@mail.mcg.edu 706-733-0188 Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair Blueberry and green tea containing supplement protects against stroke damage Tampa, Florida (March 4, 2008) " A unique dietary supplement called NutraStem " has been shown to have beneficial effects following experimental stroke. A nutritional supplement... [read more]

Contact: Joke Comijn info@vib.be 329-244-6611 VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) Secrets of cooperation between trees and fungi revealed Gent, Belgium ‘ Trees and fungi have constructed a close relationship with the passing of the ages. Fungi like to grow between the roots of trees and the arrangement is beneficial to both partners. Their delicate balance is now being... [read more]

Nanoswitches Toggled by LightUltrafast electron microscopy reveals switchable nanochannels in materialsContact: Ahmed H. Zewail, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (USA) Registered journalists may download the original article here: Controlled Nanoscale Mechanical Phenomena Discovered with Ultrafast Electron MicroscopyMicroscopic fissures in a tiny crystal open and close—on command. Researchers... [read more]

Public release date: 5-Mar-2008 Contact: Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala zkotala@mail.ucf.edu 407-823-6120 University of Central Florida Future 'quantum computers' will offer increased efficiency... and risks UCF Professor makes unique discovery, may revolutionize encryption technology An unusual observation in a University of Central Florida physics lab may lead to a new generation... [read more]