Daily Archives: April 28, 2012

MALTA

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Deskarati

A personal appreciation by Alan Mason – Having visited the Maltese Archipelago on holiday, around twenty years ago in the nineties, I found the islands, the people, their history and culture fascinating for a number of reasons; that include the … Continue reading →

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History of the Gyroscope

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Deskarati

A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of angular momentum. In essence, a mechanical gyroscope is a spinning wheel or disk whose axle is free to take any orientation. The earliest known gyroscope-like instrument was made by German Johann … Continue reading →

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Maintain your brain: The secrets to aging success

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Deskarati

Aging may seem unavoidable, but that’s not necessarily so when it comes to the brain. So say researchers in the April 27th issue of the Cell Press journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences explaining that it is what you do in … Continue reading →

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