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- sted1
Study shows how taking short breaks may help our brains learn new skills
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/News-E…
"The researchers found that during rest the volunteers’ brains rapidly and repeatedly replayed faster versions of the activity seen while they practiced typing a code."
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- shapesalad3
How does an MRI scan work?
Most of the human body is made up of water molecules, which consist of hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
At the centre of each hydrogen atom is an even smaller particle called a proton. Protons are like tiny magnets and are very sensitive to magnetic fields.
When you lie under the powerful scanner magnets, the protons in your body line up in the same direction, in the same way that a magnet can pull the needle of a compass.
Short bursts of radio waves are then sent to certain areas of the body, knocking the protons out of alignment.
When the radio waves are turned off, the protons realign. This sends out radio signals, which are picked up by receivers.
These signals provide information about the exact location of the protons in the body.
They also help to distinguish between the various types of tissue in the body, because the protons in different types of tissue realign at different speeds and produce distinct signals.
In the same way that millions of pixels on a computer screen can create complex pictures, the signals from the millions of protons in the body are combined to create a detailed image of the inside of the body.
- sted3
- Our science museum has a version of this. As a kid I’d park myself next to it and stare at it until it was time to go. It was the only exhibit I visitedGnash
- When I Grow Up I'm going to build one of these. I've wanted to for years, since I first learnt about them...Nairn
- ..then, just last week, I favourited this:
https://scoollab.web…Nairn - My fantasy was (is) to have a large-door sized one that sat vertically like some kind of fizzing monolith.Nairn
- ^ Fuck, that would be awesome!Gnash
- sted1
- whatthefunk2
pr2: "yo, why are these idiots living in fear?"
- sted4
here is a good search for people like pr2
"mandatory vaccines worldwide -covid"
+ here is an other one:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/to…
- PioneerDJ3030
Hundreds of three-eyed 'dinosaur shrimp' emerge after Arizona monsoon
https://www.livescience.com/dino…- Hundreds, you say?Nairn
- You can buy and raise ‘em like sea monkeys. I had a kit when i was little https://pethelpful.c…scarabin
- Life Finds a Wayutopian
- damnGuyFawkes
- sted4
Chilean scientist plans to clean up mining with 'metal eating' bacteria
- uan13
Official results show that Exlterra’s revolutionary technology can neutralize radioactivity from Chernobyl:
- Exlterra announced today that radioactive pollution in the soil and air decreased by an average of 37% and 46% respectively one year after the installation of the NSPS (Nucleus Separation Passive System) technology.
- A total remediation of the area is thus seriously conceivable within four years thanks to this revolutionary technology, which is sustainable, without moving earth and without any chemicals.
-This success opens up promising prospects, particularly for the treatment of radioactive waste, in the context of the current energy debate.
- We could witness the decontamination of Chernobyl in our life times. Maybe in the next 4 years!
They are trying to work on the Fukushima plant also.uan - Interesting!Nairn
- Very interesting. 'Underground Technology' is quite vague though. How the fuck does it work?Ianbolton
- promising.utopian
- they install plastic rods in a grid and it works by itself. they showed the rods at a press conference:
https://i.imgur.com/…uan - the 'technology' is the form of the 3D printed plastic rods and the distances at which the grid is placed.uan
- they didn't disclose the science on how it works, because it's their asset and they want to make money of it.uan
- CEO said it would cost around 100Mio to decontaminate Chernobyl.
https://www.youtube.…uan - Clearly not a Russian company********
- They do elsewhere - they emit positrons that speed up the decay of radioisotopes.Nairn
- Actually, sorry, I read that elesewhere: https://www.dbusines…Nairn
- CEO said the science behind it would be worth a nobel price for Andrew Niemczyk, the CTO of the company, because it was very 'deep' science.uan
- He's clearly on the spectrum. 'Interesting' 'interview' with him down the page here.. https://detroitbookf…Nairn
- here is how it works:
https://pressclub.ch…sted - My Gosh. That sounds like so much bullshit. I mean, who am I and wtf do I know? but.. that really does stink of pseudo science. I hope it actually works! :)Nairn
- Same here Nairn. It sounds too good to be true...and on the other side of the spectrum I really hope someone throws those 100Mio at them and let them try.uan
- If true, New of the century... Hope it's true!OBBTKN
- "...details how Niemczyk used 100 percent of his brain’s capacity to develop technologies that safely clean radiation-scarred sites like Chernobyl"... red flag!Centigrade
- Why doesn't he give it 110%?palimpsest
- the next theranos in the pipleline,, and bitcoiners build a city in salvador on a vulcano... the bravado of pseudo..neverscared
- exactly palimp ... make that shit 110% anti - radioactive...neverscared
- We could witness the decontamination of Chernobyl in our life times. Maybe in the next 4 years!
- uan2
- neverscared4
MIT SCIENTISTS SAY THEY’VE INVENTED A TREATMENT THAT REVERSES HEARING LOSS
REVERSING HEARING LOSS COULD SOON BECOME "SIMILAR TO LASIK SURGERY, WHERE YOU’RE IN AND OUT IN AN HOUR OR TWO."- is the treatment writing in all caps? because we can 'hear' you just fine in lower case.sarahfailin
- I HEAR YOU SARAHutopian
- YOU SAID WHAT?NBQ00
- REVERSES HAIR LOSS?NBQ00
- SARAH SAID WHAT?sted
- LOOKS LIKE GREAT NEWS, I HOPE
IT HELPS THOSE WHO HAVE SNHL.sted - what i sarah saying i cant hear her...neverscared
- isneverscared
- They want you to say the blessingmisterhow
- grafician-1
"The Large Hadron Collider restarted Friday after a three-year break for upgrades that will allow it to smash protons together at even greater speeds, in the hope of making new ground-breaking discoveries"
- Every-time the Hadron is mentioned in news etc, I think of this https://www.youtube.…shapesalad
- neverscared1
HOORAY! SCIENTISTS SAY THEY CAN REVERSE SIGNS OF AGING USING POOP TRANSPLANTS
Forget blood showers, putting snail slime on your face, or bathing in antler blood to regain that youthful glow.
The next big age-defying trend? According to scientists, it might just be poop transplants.
A new study published in the journal Microbiome this week claims to have found improvements in gut health in mice following transplants from younger to older mice of fecal microbiota. According to a press relase about the research, the Quadram Institute researchers found that the older mice experienced fewer problems with their eyes, gut and brain function following the procedure.
