Daily Archives: November 2, 2012

World’s most dangerous job

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Deskarati
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Living walls and self-healing concrete are the future of architecture

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Deskarati

Concrete is the most widely used structural material on the planet, but it has a niggling habit of breaking down over time, giving rise to cracks, pits and holes that require expensive repairs or replacement. But what if concrete could … Continue reading →

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Internet rolls into Bangladesh villages on a bike

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Deskarati

Amina Begum had never seen a computer until a few years ago, but now she’s on Skype regularly with her husband. A woman on a bicycle brings the Internet to her. Dozens of “Info Ladies” bike into remote Bangladeshi villages … Continue reading →

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ENCODE study overturns theory of ‘junk DNA’ in genome

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Deskarati

Long stretches of DNA previously dismissed as “junk” are in fact crucial to the way our genome works, an international team of researchers said on Wednesday. It is the most significant shift in scientists’ understanding of the way our DNA operates … Continue reading →

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