Daily Archives: February 25, 2012

Cancer Breath Test Enters Clinical Trials

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Deskarati

Someday soon a breath test could do more than just tell if you’ve been drinking. Metabolomx, a startup in Mountain View, California, recently completed a clinical trial that shows that its breath test can spot lung cancer with 83 percent … Continue reading →

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Why electrons remain separated from their beloved protons?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Deskarati

We all know the story. Electrons and protons are attracted to each other. That’s why a balloon rubbed on hair clings to clothes. The electrons it gained are crying out for protons and dragging the rest of the balloon along … Continue reading →

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Where has all the lithium-7 gone?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Deskarati

via Axions could explain dearth of lithium-7 in dark matter theory.

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Zeno of Elea

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Deskarati

Zeno shows the Doors to Truth and Falsity. Fresco in the Library of El Escorial, Madrid. Zeno of Elea (ca. 490 BC – ca. 430 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of southern Italy and a member of the Eleatic School … Continue reading →

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Georges Seurat

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Deskarati

The Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–1886, at The Art Institute of Chicago Georges Pierre Seurat 2 December 1859 – 29 March 1891) was a French Post-Impressionist painterand draftsman. He is noted for his innovative use of drawing media and for devising a technique … Continue reading →

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