Posted Aug 27, 2008 at 08:18PM by Mabie A. Listed in: Archaeology Tags: Israel, Jerusalem
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Dead Sea Scrolls - Image 1 The Dead Sea Scrolls are coming back to life with the restoration project being commenced by Israel's Antiquities Authority. Using high-tech cameras, they will photograph each fragment of the scrolls, and the best part is it will be made available for public viewing over the Internet.

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Posted Aug 25, 2008 at 09:43PM by Mabie A. Listed in: Environmental Campaigns, Engineering, Alternative Energy
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Modern-day Ziggurat - Image 1Ziggurat may be ancient, but its concept lives on. Timelinks, a Dubai-based company, is looking into the future with a sustainable all-natural habitat for up to a million folks, and yes, it is using the ancient Mesopotamian temple towers as its inspiration.

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Posted Aug 22, 2008 at 10:03PM by Mabie A. Listed in: Space Exploration Tags: Mars, ESA, Europe, Webcam, Beagle
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Mars Express - Image 1The viewcam's gone on to reach the stars, folks. And the best part is it's taking you along for the ride. ESA's Mars Express Visual Monitoring Camera is now up for public viewing and now you can quite literally see the red planet within your reach.

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Posted Aug 21, 2008 at 08:58PM by Mabie A. Listed in: Plants and Agriculture, Alternative Energy Tags: Solazyme
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Solazyme logo - Image 1There's a company that's taking the fast track to developing algae fuel. How soon can they deliver the goods, and how are they doing it? Details after the jump.

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 at 09:56PM by Mabie A. Listed in: Computer Science, Engineering, Medical Devices Tags: cathode, MIT, Paris, National Academy of Sciences, Paris Hilton
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minibatteries out of viruses - Image 1Everything's mini now, it goes to follow that they run on minibatteries as well. But there's no such thing as minibatteries... right? Wrong. MIT researchers have just created this breakthrough technology, and they used viruses for it.

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Posted Aug 18, 2008 at 07:06PM by Mabie A. Listed in: News, Spacecraft
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Satellite Rocket - Image 1Never mind that Iran is under sanctions from the international government organizations. Despite this crippling embargo because of their suspected nuclear technology activity, Iran still managed to launch their very own home-built satellite rocket on Sunday. Welcome to space, folks.

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Posted Aug 14, 2008 at 09:45PM by Mabie A. Listed in: Oceans Tags: New Zealand, Sweden, Virginia
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dead algae: ocean killer - Image 1There sure are a lot of things threatening the survival of our oceans. From over-fishing to sunscreens, it really does seem as if there's a lot of rehabilitation to be done for our oceans. But did you know that even a dead algae can cause problems for the waters? Yes, that's what a recent study have revealed: dead algae causes low oxygenation in our oceans. And we know how important oxygen is for all that is living in our planet -- whether on land or underwater.

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Posted Aug 13, 2008 at 10:39PM by Mabie A. Listed in: Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy Tags: recycling, Solar Energy, infrared, nanotechnology
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Nano - Image 1There just might be another way for us to harvest solar energy and infrared radiation for us to be able to transform it into viable energy. Yes, as in we can use it for electricity - charge our iPods with it, make our cars run on it. This technology is the nanoantenna and the scientists from the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory thinks this just might be it.

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Posted Aug 11, 2008 at 08:04PM by Mabie A. Listed in: Engineering, Nanotechnology Tags: University of California, California
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Harry Potter's famed invisibility cloak - Image 1Yes, it's another development on the quest for that Harry Potter fashion must-have: the invisibility cloak. Scientists at the University of California in Berkeley has had some major progress, having found a method that could create the effect of light-bending, which then allows light to "go around" the object, thereby making it seem invisible. Interested? For sure you are. You know the drill. More geekgasms after the jump.

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Posted Jun 26, 2008 at 05:04PM by Mabie A. Listed in: NASA, Space Exploration Tags: Mars, NASA, ecosystem, UC Berkeley, Antarctica
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Rain clouds over desert - Image 1There used to be water on Mars, we know as much. Just last week, NASA's Phoenix Spacecraft discovered of ice underground. This week, a group of UC Berkeley researchers posited that Mars' atmosphere can be likened to deserts we have here on Earth, and that it even rained in the red planet. How was this possible? Learn more after the jump.

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