Our Neandertal Brethren: Genome sequencing has revealed our common humanity
I always suspected that Neandertals and anatomically modern humans interbred, based on a simple observation: humans are the most sexual of all the primates, willing and able to do it just about anywhere, anytime, with anyone (and even with other species if the Kinsey report is to be believed in its findings about farmhands and … Read more
Plastic Computer Memory Device That Utilizes Electron Spin to Read and Write Data
Researchers at Ohio State University have demonstrated the first plastic computer memory device that utilizes the spin of electrons to read and write data. An alternative to traditional microelectronics, so-called “spintronics” could store more data in less space, process data faster, and consume less power. In the August 2010 issue of the journal Nature Materials, … Read more