The Science Behind the “Old Books Smell”

That “old books smell” is hard to beat, isn’t it? That particular scent brings me back to my days as a student, when I would spend lots of time browsing the shelves of the library. As the case usually is with university libraries, a considerable part of their collection are old books. And yeah, that [...]

noemi on April 24, 2012 | Filed Under Science | Leave a Comment

Entorhinal Cortex: Remember That If You Want to Strengthen Your Memory

I have been called forgetful so many times that I do not remember how often it has happened. I have to admit that I do have my Dory1 moments. I am sure you have yours, too. How many times have you forgotten where you have put your keys? I bet you have forgotten where you [...]

noemi on February 9, 2012 | Filed Under Science | Leave a Comment

New Molecule Created By 10-Year-Old

This little girl is THE man! Clara Lazen, who is only 10 years old, has created a new molecule in science class, albeit accidentally. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri and created the new molecule by chance when her science teacher, Kenneth Boehr, handed out your run-of-the-mill balls and sticks. Boehr gave his students balls [...]

noemi on February 8, 2012 | Filed Under Science | 1 Comment

Need Electrical Juice? Walk More!

How often do you have to charge your smartphone? I think I mentioned some time ago that ever since I switched to the iPhone 4, I have had to charge my mobile phone every day. Comparing this to the every other day (sometimes every three days) charging I had to do with my Nokia E63, [...]

noemi on August 24, 2011 | Filed Under Science | Leave a Comment

New Discovery: Birds Tweet Using Grammar

That’s more than you can say for many of their human counterparts who tweet in the technological way, yes? All kidding aside, scientists have found signs that those cute little creatures with feathers have something that resembles grammar as we know. Based on a report published by New Scientist1, Bengal finches have their own syntax [...]

noemi on June 29, 2011 | Filed Under Science | Leave a Comment

HBOC201: “Unreal” Blood That Can Save Lives

HBOC201. It may remind you of the ubiquitous TV channel, but it has nothing at all to do with that. This is the name of a synthetic blood substitute that has saved an Australian woman’s life. Tamara Coakley had a really bad car accident and was barely alive when she got to the hospital. She [...]

noemi on May 10, 2011 | Filed Under Science | 1 Comment