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Scientists Successfully Make an Object Invisible; Make Way for Invisible Armies (maybe)

Scientists have developed a technique which can make objects invisible. So what use can it be put to - apart from, of course, hiding from teachers in Hogwarts? Read more

Paperblog Pick in Science

Strange Forgotten Space Station Concepts That Never Flew

image credit Astronauts living and working in space rely on the International Space Station as their port of call. The iconic ISS is a modern engineering triumph, zipping around... Read more

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

The God Particle

by ConroyPart of the 17-mile-long LHC particle acceleratorLate last year there was breathless excitement within the physicscommunity as several experiments... Read more

The 20 January 2012 by Conroy
Culture, Physics, Society
A Scientific Look At The Dangers Of High Heels

image credit How shoes affect human gait is a controversial topic these days. The popularity of barefoot running, for instance, has grown in large part... Read more

The 26 January 2012 by Gerard
Fashion, Health, Lifestyle,
Brain Scans and Addiction Research: The Early Years

X-ray specs for drug effects. The science of addiction and the technology of brain scans have both developed exponentially in the past two decades. The... Read more

The 09 January 2012 by Dirkh
Health, Medicine, Psychology,
The Most Incredible Space Imagery

image credit Beautiful pictures of stars and galaxies. They are all the more spectacular if you consider how far their light had to travel to reach us: millions... Read more

The 24 January 2012 by Gerard
Astronomy,
Most Important Scientific Study Ever: What About Farting Astronauts?

image credit Humans produce two flammable gases: hydrogen and methane. Flammable gases accumulate in an enclosed space and can ignite. Astronauts are humans wh... Read more

The 16 January 2012 by Gerard
Chemistry, Humor, Random,
Animal Tickle Tests Shed Light On The Origins Of Laughter

It is perhaps the most curious of involuntary bodily responses, that is, to giggle and guffaw with reckless abandon when our feet, armpits, and ribs are... Read more

The 07 January 2012 by Gerard
Humor,
Reward and Punish: Say Hello to Dopamine’s Leetle Friend

Dopamine recruits a helper to track drug rewards. Ah, dopamine. Whenever it seems like researchers have finally gotten a bead on how that tricky... Read more

The 31 January 2012 by Dirkh
Health, Psychology,
How Your Genes Can Affect Your Response to Religion

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, a chemical that carries a signal across nerve junctions. You might know of it because of its links to Parkinson's disease, but... Read more

The 09 January 2012 by Tomrees8
Debate, Religion, Society, Spirituality
Sleeping Super-Volcano In Germany Is Showing Signs Of Waking Up

It's 2012 and according to the Mayan calendar we're all going to die in December. But for me that could happen even earlier. A sleeping super-volcano in... Read more

The 03 January 2012 by Gerard
Environment, Society
Everything You Wanted To Know About The Moon

image credit Everything you wanted to know about the moon. Its environment, its creation, our exploration and why it's one of a kind (at least in our solar... Read more

The 05 January 2012 by Gerard
Astronomy,