June 2008 in science
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Events in science and technology
June 27, 2008 (Friday)
June 26, 2008 (Thursday)
June 25, 2008 (Wednesday)
- New studies of Mars have theorized that the Northern hemisphere is lower than the South could be explained may have resulted from an impact by an Earth moon sized asteroid. (BBC)
- Take-Two Interactive is offering to pay $30,000 to settle the 2,676 filed claims in the Hot Coffee lawsuit and will donate $860,000 to charity. The offer is pending the approval of a federal judge. (NYTimes)
- Dual-display e-book's are demonstrated, allowing book like behaviors such as flipping pages. (NewScientist)
June 24, 2008 (Tuesday)
June 23, 2008 (Monday)
- There are now more than 1 billion computers operating in the world, with 2 billion expected by 2014, largely driven by growth in the developing world. (CNet)
June 21, 2008 (Saturday)
June 20, 2008 (Friday)
- After white patches uncovered by digging from the Phoenix lander are found to have sublimated by the lander's cameras, NASA believes it has found water ice on Mars. (NASA)
- Toshiba unveils the next generation CT scanner called Aquilion ONE. It can produce high resolution dynamic scans of organs in 0,35 seconds ; removing the need for expensive and time consuming tests for organ diagnostics. Having the ability to cover a 16 cm region of the body with only a single rotation at 0,5 mm slice thickness, Aquilion ONE is now addressed as the Dynamic Volume Scanner with the ability to decrease radiation dose significantly. (PopSci)
June 19, 2008 (Thursday)
June 17, 2008 (Tuesday)
June 16, 2008 (Monday)
- After the first analysis of Mars soil, Phoenix scientists have not yet found water. It is unknown if the white substance under the soil is ice or salt. (AP)
- By adding ozone defects in carbon nanotubes researchers have created cheaper solar cell catalysts with fewer layers with better performance. (Physorg)
June 15, 2008 (Sunday)
June 13, 2008 (Friday)
- A new electron microscope design small enough to fit on a finger tip will use 100 times less power and has the potential to be even more precise than current microscopes. (NewScientist)
June 12, 2008 (Thursday)
June 11, 2008 (Wednesday)
June 9, 2008 (Monday)
June 8, 2008 (Sunday)
- Research indicates two waves of increased sophistication in synapses (nerve junctions) played a key role in brain complexity prior to increased size. (Physorg)
June 7, 2008 (Saturday)
- The first attempt at analyzing Mars soil by the Phoenix has encountered a problem. The soil appears to be too clumpy to fall through the 1 millimeter screen which protects against clogging. (BBC)
June 6, 2008 (Friday)
June 4, 2008 (Wednesday)
- Low doses of resveratrol mimicked the benefits of caloric restriction (extended lifespan and reduced effects of aging) in a mice study, lending support to it as an explanation for the French paradox. (EurekAlert)
- A yeast with synthetic genes might produce enough artemisinin (a key malaria drug) for the world in as little as three years. This would replace the relatively expensive process of extracting it from the Artemisia annua shrub. (NewScientist)
- New research shows weight-loss drugs designed to increase serotonin levels not only decrease appetite, but also increases the metabolism and the effect varies between individuals. The findings may help to explain how people with similar diets and activity levels will have different body types. (SciAm)
June 3, 2008 (Tuesday)
June 2, 2008 (Monday)
June 1, 2008 (Sunday)
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