'Mind-reading' software could record your dreams - tech - 12 December 2008 - New Scientist

'Mind-reading' software could record your dreams - tech - 12 December 2008 - New Scientist: "Pictures you are observing can now be recreated with software that uses nothing but scans of your brain. It is the first 'mind reading' technology to create such images from scratch, rather than picking them out from a pool of possible images."

Scientists extract images directly from brain ::: Pink Tentacle

Scientists extract images directly from brain ::: Pink Tentacle: "Researchers from Japan’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have developed new brain analysis technology that can reconstruct the images inside a person’s mind and display them on a computer monitor, it was announced on December 11. According to the researchers, further development of the technology may soon make it possible to view other people’s dreams while they sleep."

Iraq and China Sign $3 Billion Oil Contract - washingtonpost.com

Iraq and China Sign $3 Billion Oil Contract - washingtonpost.com: "BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 -- Iraq and China signed a $3 billion deal this week to develop a large Iraqi oil field, the first major commercial oil contract here with a foreign company since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion."

California stop-smoking campaign saved $86 billion: report

California stop-smoking campaign saved $86 billion: report: "CHICAGO (Reuters) - California's large-scale tobacco control campaign has saved $86 billion in health care costs in its first 15 years, U.S. researchers said on Monday."

South Ossetia conflict: Russia seeks Chinese support as West warns of new dangers - Telegraph

South Ossetia conflict: Russia seeks Chinese support as West warns of new dangers - Telegraph: "Russia sought to bolster its diplomatic position in its stand off with the West over Georgia today by dispatching President Dmitry Medvedev to meet his Chinese counterpart."

Russian general says Poland open to nuclear strike - Times Online

Russian general says Poland open to nuclear strike - Times Online: "A senior Russian general warned Poland today that it was leaving itself open to retaliation - and possibly even a nuclear strike - by agreeing to host a US missile base."

Army tests James Bond style tank that is 'invisible' | Mail Online

Army tests James Bond style tank that is 'invisible' | Mail Online: "New technology that can make tanks invisible has been unveiled by the Ministry of Defence.

In secret trials last week, the Army said it had made a vehicle completely disappear and predicted that an invisible tank would be ready for service by 2012.

The new technology uses cameras and projectors to beam images of the surrounding landscape onto a tank."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pet dogs can 'catch' human yawns

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pet dogs can 'catch' human yawns: "Yawning is known to be contagious in humans but now scientists have shown that pet dogs can catch a yawn, too."

Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter: Scientific American

Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter: Scientific American: "Whether deciding to go to a particular college, accept a challenging job offer or propose to a future spouse, “sleeping on it” seems to provide the clarity we need to piece together life’s puzzles. But how does slumber present us with answers?"

Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News

Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News: "While the quest for the proverbial Fountain of Youth is endless and typically fruitless, one method known to extend the human lifespan by up to five years has quietly become accepted among leading researchers.

The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."

'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution - MIT News Office

'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution - MIT News Office: "In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine."

Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News

Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News: "While the quest for the proverbial Fountain of Youth is endless and typically fruitless, one method known to extend the human lifespan by up to five years has quietly become accepted among leading researchers.

The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."

Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News

Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News: "The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."

Rare Microorganism That Produces Hydrogen May Be Key To Tomorrow's Hydrogen Economy

Rare Microorganism That Produces Hydrogen May Be Key To Tomorrow's Hydrogen Economy

Hackers crack cash machine PIN codes to steal millions

Hackers crack cash machine PIN codes to steal millions

Are you Roman tonight? Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer | Mail Online

Are you Roman tonight? Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer | Mail Online: "With his dashing chiselled features, swept back hair and perky bouffant the resemblance is unmistakable.

But incredibly this carving of Elvis Presley was created around 1800 years before the King of Rock and Roll first warbled his first note."

BBC NEWS | Health | Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers'

BBC NEWS | Health | Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers': "A regular diet of even modest amounts of food containing soy may halve sperm concentrations, suggest scientists."

SCMP.com - the online edition of South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's premier English-language newspaper

SCMP.com - the online edition of South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's premier English-language newspaper: "Beijing authorities are secretly planning to ban black people and others it considers social undesirables from entering the city s bars during the Olympic Games a move that would contradict the official slogan 'One World One Dream'."

The World Health Organization Documents Failure of U.S. Drug Policies | DrugReporter | AlterNet

The World Health Organization Documents Failure of U.S. Drug Policies | DrugReporter | AlterNet

Watermelon May Have Viagra-effect

Watermelon May Have Viagra-effect