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Study Of Coral May Lead To Sunburn Pill

luapo | September 10, 2011

The research team hope within the next two years to test a compound based on one which shields coral against harmful ultraviolet rays.

“We already knew that coral and some algae can protect themselves from the harsh UV rays in tropical climates by producing their own sunscreens but, until now, we didn?t know how,” said Dr Paul Long, head of the team.

“What we have found is that the algae living within the coral makes a compound that we think is transported to the coral, which then modifies it into a sunscreen for the benefit of both the coral and the algae.

Play video games + mow lawn at the same time! – Robomower

luapo | September 10, 2011

Buying a house seemed like such a great idea… until you realized that hours of your precious weekend video game time would have to be spent mowing a lawn. Putting on your crappy sneakers, starting up the cranky motor, pushing it around your yard. Edging. UGH. It’s enough to make us go back to apartment life, it is.

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Marauder- Top Gear finds world’s most unstoppable vehicle

luapo | September 10, 2011

Tested on Top Gear by Clarkson’s co-presenter Richard Hammond, the Marauder is a ten-ton military vehicle that the public can buy – if you have $500,000 spare.

To prove its credentials on the battlefield, Hammond conducted a series of tests to show just what it can do. Most staggeringly of all, the presenter placed seven pounds of plastic explosive under the vehicle to see what damage it caused.

The answer was very little. In fact the car barely even had a scratch, with just a flat rear tire and damage to a piece of trim. In contrast a Hummer – another military vehicle – was blown to pieces by the same amount of explosive during the test.

Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time

luapo | September 9, 2011

“Time” is the most used noun in the English language, yet it remains a mystery. We’ve just completed an amazingly intense and rewarding multidisciplinary conference on the nature of time, and my brain is swimming with ideas and new questions. Rather than trying a summary (the talks will be online soon), here’s my stab at a top ten list partly inspired by our discussions: the things everyone should know about time.