Science 'n Shtein

[General_Failure]

Scientists Have Found the Ancient Secret of Indestructible Concrete

Concrete, while often not exactly pretty, is a super important tool of city-building today. We've been using Portland cement (an ingredient in concrete) as a binder for nearly 200 years as a building block of modern architecture, but it just can't hold a candle to that old Roman stuff. There are concrete harbors in Italy that are still doing pretty damn well after thousands of years. Meanwhile, a modern-day Portland cement structure is lucky to last 50 years when exposed to saltwater.

Keep checking ConcreteField for all your ConcreteNews.

[ice grillin you]

http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/18/19012073-photographer-documents-subway-construction-nine-stories-below-manhattan?lite

[Diomedes]

What a great life, getting a work on that job.

[hbionic]

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/curiosity-reveals-mars-losing-atmosphere/storynew?id=19701439

Isotope enrichment. That's something new for me.

[ice grillin you]

[hbionic]

That's awesome.

I just rubbed one out to that.

[Sgt PSN]

To all of it, or just Uranus? 

[Seabiscuit36]

Probably just when he said Betelgeuse three times in a row

[General_Failure]

Scientists at the Smithsonian in Washington announced Thursday the discovery of a new species of mammal called the olinguito (pronounced oh-lin-GHEE-toe).

This animal had been seen before by humans, Helgen said, but it had been "a case of mistaken identity."

"It was in museums, it's been in zoos, and its DNA had even been sequenced, but no one had connected the pieces and looked close enough to realize, basically, the significance of this remarkable and this beautiful animal," Helgen said.

Previously, scientists had assumed that olinguitos were members of their sister species, the olingos, Helgen said. Olingos are larger, less furry and have longer faces than the newly discovered species.

[Diomedes]

And they'll be extinct in how long, 20, 25 years? 

Cut down the rainforests!  [/SD]

[Rome]

Forests have it coming. [/KochBrothers]

[Eagaholic]

dayyum



http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/09/25/doctors-grow-nose-on-mans-forehead/

[PhillyPhreak54]

Ummm...no.

He should walk around picking it all day

[General_Failure]

How video gaming can be beneficial for the brain

In comparison to the control group the video gaming group showed increases of grey matter, in which the cell bodies of the nerve cells of the brain are situated. These plasticity effects were observed in the right hippocampus, right prefrontal cortex and the cerebellum. These brain regions are involved in functions such as spatial navigation, memory formation, strategic planning and fine motor skills of the hands. Most interestingly, these changes were more pronounced the more desire the participants reported to play the video game.

[General_Failure]

Strap-on robotic Titan Arm wins £30,000 Dyson award

The arm allows the user to lift an additional 18 kilos and is designed to reduce the incidents of back injuries caused by heavy lifting, and allow people with injuries to rebuild and retrain their muscles.

Weighing around 9kg and worn like a backpack, the arm is powered by an on-board battery and uses cables to control a robotic elbow joint.