Earth & Environment - Apr 17, 2009 9:08 - 1 Comment

A way to save trees? Knock on (fake) wood!

A new synthetic wood substitute made from biodegradable plastic could replace petrochemical plastics used in building materials and disposable water bottles

STANFORD (US)—Researchers have developed a synthetic wood substitute that may one day save trees, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and shrink landfills. The faux lumber is made from a new biodegradable plastic that could be used in a variety of building materials and perhaps replace the petrochemical plastics now used in billions of disposable water bottles. Continue…

Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2009 11:05 - 0 Comments

Memories, in the cells of your mind

Rudiger von der Heydt, Johns Hopkins professor at the Zanvyl Krieger Mind-Brain Institute

JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—As we look at the world around us, images flicker into our brains like so many disparate pixels on a computer screen that change every time our eyes move, which is several times a second. Yet we don’t perceive the world as a constantly flashing computer display.

Why not?
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