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[1 May 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Sleep Better to Live Longer

Do you enjoy your sleep? Well, we are not really sure if we enjoy our sleep but at least we are now sure about the fact that the quality of sleep can directly affect your lifestyle and also determine how long you will survive. As per the research done by American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) the quality of sleep is very important if you want to live longer and healthier. To support their sleep quality theory AASM did a survey and a research along with Sleep Research Society where …

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[29 Apr 2010 | No Comment | ]
Detecting Tumors with Fluorescent Compounds

Most of the complicated tumors in the medical world are a problem because they cannot be detected easily by the gadgets that we have available today, but with this new innovative experiment doctors will be able to detect tumors at an early stage so that they can immediately start working on it and prevent any casualties that occur if the tumor has grown in size. Researchers at the Vanderbilt University have now come up with new fluorescent compounds that can light up inside the body when they come in contact …

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[21 Mar 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Precariously Balanced Heart-Shaped Stone

For those who frequently go to the beach must know the fact that beach stones may at first seem free of imperfections. This has been resulted by years of continual tumbling and scouring by surf and sand have rounded off any rough edges. With a commitment of time, these almost invisible surface features can be used to entice even the largest boulder to a point of blissful equilibrium. This balanced heart-shaped stone has been spotted and photo snapped at Southern California (coordinate: 33.460039, -117.712664) on December 27, 2008 by Joe …

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[13 Dec 2009 | 6 Comments | ]
10 Dangerous Foods to Eat While Driving

Have you ever thought how dangerous it might be to have to concentrate on opening a candy bar while you are driving? Or, have you ever been sitting at a stoplight and watched the dad in the minivan next to you unwrap six junior cheeseburgers for the kids in the car seats behind him?…

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[2 Dec 2009 | 5 Comments | ]
How to Prevent Mosquitoes Lay Eggs?

This post is to help those people who reside in tropical countries. I want to introduce you, “How to prevent mosquitoes lay eggs and what is the cheapest way of preventing survival of mosquitoes“. We cannot stop mosquitoes lay eggs at any stagnant water in drains/ponds or water collected in waste pails, tanks, tins, used tyres etc. etc. Of course if you have fish inside the tanks/containers then there should be no problem.

Do you know that there is a very simple and very economical way to destroy …

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[20 Nov 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Forget 2012, Jakarta Will Sink in 2030 Anyway!

It is good if we can always anticipate whether any predictions are true, so that we can avoid the worst things that could happen. When it was too late, not much we can do. This post is a warning to the citizens of Jakarta and the surrounding areas – as well as the world.

Capital city of Jakarta in Indonesia is predictably will be going down in the year 2030. This scary prediction made by the Executive Director of Friends of the Earth Indonesia (WALHI) Ubaidillah. “This prophecy could be …

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[8 Nov 2009 | 117 Comments | ]
How Ants Make Their Nest?

Ants are very industrious insects in which many people in the world expressed ants’ attitude and behavior in proverbs and pithy words. In fact, in al-Quran (muslim book) itself there was already a devoted one chapter which is called an ant (an-Naml in arabic). Being a small creature with only 2 stomachs and 3 eyes, they can lift the burden of double of their weight. Let us see why the ants are very heralded by many people and cultures. This experiment has been carried out by the investigation unit at …

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[26 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
Recycling Guava Pulps Waste to Useful Food Ingredients

More amazing research findings are being made in research centers of the Malaysia’s local universities. The PECIPTA 09 exhibition, which had been held from 8-10 October 2009, uncovers these new findings, which contribute towards a more progressive society. Among many amazing research presented, Associate Prof Dr Amin Ismail explains that his submission, “Guava Pulp Composition Moving from Industrial Waste to Useful Functional Food Ingredients”, processes guavas and their lycopene rich products for the food industry.

Guava pulp also has many health benefits and this method minimizes disposal problems in the …

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[19 Oct 2009 | 15 Comments | ]
Microwave-Separation Technology on Processing Coconut Oil

More amazing research findings are being made in research centers of the Malaysia’s local universities. The PECIPTA 09 exhibition, which had been held from 8-10 October 2009, uncovers these new findings, which contribute towards a more progressive society. Among many amazing research presented, in a project led by Prof Dr Kaida Khalid on “Processes for Production Virgin Coconut Oil, Coconut Cooking Oil and Raw Material for Coconut Biodiesel”, he proposed that the present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of virgin coconut oil, raw material for biodiesel …

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[15 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
Development of In-vessel Composter for Oil Palm Biomass, Organic and Municipal Waste

More amazing research findings are being made in research centers of the Malaysia’s local universities. The PECIPTA 09 exhibition, which had been held from 8-10 October 2009, uncovers these new findings, which contribute towards a more progressive society. Among many amazing research presented, Prof Dr Mohd Ali Hassan submitted his research on “Novel High Rate In-vessel Composter for Oil Palm Biomass, Organic and Municipal Wastes”.

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