Science Apr 08 Using ‘gooey’ caps and Bluetooth to keep Parkinson’s patients moving For Parkinson’s sufferers, the connection between the brain and the body breaks down. The disease causes nerve cells to die, which leads to rigid movement and tremors. With the help of computer technology and the brain’s ability to rewire itself,…
Nation Mar 21 Americans feel the burn as FDA waits to approve new sunscreen ingredients U.S. sunblocks are over a decade out of date and the advocates are pushing the FDA to approve new UV-ray blocking ingredients.
Science Mar 18 Watch atoms as they ‘hula hoop’ inside a molecule Have you ever seen molecules bond, break or hula hoop? Chemist Ara Apkarian has. He and his team at the University of California Irvine are developing the chemiscope, a laser-powered device to record images at a molecular level. The lasers…
Science Mar 18 ‘Ripples’ of the Big Bang reveal the beginning of the universe Update, 10:52 a.m. Mar. 18 EDT: Video by Stanford University shows Professor Andrei Linde and his wife’s surprise when they are told for the first time there is evidence supporting cosmic inflation theory. “It just overwhelms,” Mr. Linde said.
Science Mar 17 Scientists find ‘smoking gun’ evidence from the creation of the universe Scientists believe that less than a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang, the universe began to rapidly expand as fast as the speed of light. With a radio telescope at the South Pole, scientists followed gravitational waves which…
Nation Mar 13 Californians could shell out more money to fix water system Water in California is critically underfunded, according to a new study from the Public Policy Institute of California. The 81-page report estimates that plugging the leaks in the state’s water system could cost an extra $150 to $230 a…