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Army pays UCI to try to read people’s minds view story
1 vote- Submitted by grobbins
- 8 days ago
- (http://tinyurl.com/55bc7u)
Scientists will attempt to create device that transforms brain waves into computer-generated speech, aiding soldier's with neurological damage.
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Blue whale filmed diving off Dana Point view story
7 votes- Submitted by grobbins
- 12 days ago
- (http://sciencedude.freedombloggin...)
A large blue whale was videotaped blow water from its hole and going into a dive in the waters off Dana Point, California. Video by Sean Chamberlin, an oceanographer at Fullerton College.
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Public asked for help reconstructing recent Caliornia quake view story
7 votes- Submitted by grobbins
- 14 days ago
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USGS its getting great detail from its online "Did you feel it?" feature and wants more people to report how much shaking they felt during the 5.4 quake that hit Southern Caliornia on July 29.
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Great white’s bite dazzles scientists view story
3 votes- Submitted by grobbins
- 17 days ago
- (http://sciencedude.freedombloggin...)
New research says the largest of great white sharks can apply close to 4,000 pounds of force when they bite into something -- more than 700 pounds more than large African lions.
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Fiesty jumbo squid off Newport Beach view story
3 votes- Submitted by grobbins
- 20 days ago
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The ink-squirting creatures, some weighing up to 30 pounds, unexpectedly return to deep waters near Orange County shoreline. Sportfishermen go ga-ga.
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Little known fault caused Tuesday’s Southern California earthquake view story
3 votes- Submitted by grobbins
- 20 days ago
- (http://sciencedude.freedombloggin...)
The little known Yorba Linda trend seismic zone caused the 5.4 quake that jolted Southern California on Tuesday. Caltech says the system could produce a much larger event, and there's evidence that it intersects three other significant faults.
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Dying scientist’s “Last Lecture” inspires O.C. - Sciencedude - OCRegister.com view story
3 votes- Submitted by grobbins
- 20 days ago
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Dying scientist's 'Last Lecture' inspires fellow scholars. The story of Carnegie Mellon's Randy Pausch continues to resonate a week after his death.
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Famed seismologist says California's seismic lull may be over view story
2 votes- Submitted by grobbins
- 21 days ago
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Lucy Jones of the U.S. Geological Survey says Tuesday's 5.4 quake in the Chino Hills could represent the start of a cycle of larger quakes in a region where it has been unusually quiet.
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Surgeon who turns toes into fingers joins UC Irvine view story
3 votes- Submitted by grobbins
- 26 days ago
- (http://tinyurl.com/5qa97h)
Neil Jones recruited from UCLA, where he'll create a hand center.
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Big advance in renewable energy unveiled in California view story
3 votes- Submitted by grobbins
- 26 days ago
- (http://tinyurl.com/5nm8jt)
Caltech's Harry Gray finds way to make creation of hydrogen for cars more efficient.

