SpotINFO: November 2012

Friday, November 16, 2012

Gone with the wind! The new odour-eating pants that promise to banish embarrassing smells

It's the nightmare scenario in any confined space - breaking wind,only to discover it smells rather more unpleasant than expected.
But these cringeworthy moments could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new brand of odour-eating underwear.

The Japanese textile company selling underpants claims they neutralise the smell of flatulence.

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It's the nightmare scenario in any confined space - breaking wind,only to discover it smells rather more unpleasant than expected.

Maternal vitamin C deficiency during pregnancy can have serious consequences for the fetal brain. And once brain damage has occurred, it cannot be reversed by vitamin C supplements after birth. This is shown through new research at the University of Copenhagen just published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.

At least one-third of the species that inhabit the world's oceans may remain completely unknown to science. That's despite the fact that more species have been described in the last decade than in any previous one, according to a report published online on November 15 in the Cell Press publication Current Biology that details the first comprehensive register of marine species of the world -- a massive collaborative undertaking by hundreds of experts around the globe.

ScienceDaily (Nov. 15, 2012) — Portions of Albert Einstein's brain have been found to be unlike those of most people and could be related to his extraordinary cognitive abilities, according to a new study led by Florida State University evolutionary anthropologist Dean Falk.

Federal officials are heading to West Texas to join investigators looking into why a freight train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans, killing four people and injuring 17 others.Witnesses described a harrowing scene Thursday afternoon as the Union Pacific locomotive bore down on the decorated flatbed truck as it tried to clear the rail crossing on its way to an honorary banquet.

Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil has reportedly crossed into the Gaza Strip amid an Israeli military campaign. Israel's army says it has begun calling up 16,000 reservists as the conflict entered its third day.

Great sunny day

Candidate for Most Distant Galaxy Discovered

By combining the power of NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes and one of nature's own natural "zoom lenses" in space, astronomers have set a new record for finding the most distant galaxy seen in the universe.

Grand Theft Auto V trailer reveals a trio of playable characters

GAMES COMPANY Rockstar has released the second trailer for its Grand Theft Auto V game, showing off a trio of colourful characters, some vehicles and some hair-raising stunts.

Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope have identified a body that is very probably a planet wandering through space without a parent star. This is the most exciting free-floating planet candidate so far and the closest such object to the Solar System at a distance of about 100 light-years. Its comparative proximity, and the absence of a bright star very close to it, has allowed the team to study its atmosphere in great detail. This object also gives astronomers a preview of the exoplanets that future instruments aim to image around stars other than the Sun.

Google Nexus 4 Sells Out In Less Than An Hour

As promised, Google’s Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 both went on sale this morning. Both devices have proven to be pretty popular, but the Nexus 4 may just be Google’s most popular device yet.
The Next Web reports that the Nexus 4 sold out on the Google Play store in about 50 minutes this morning. If you check the store, both the 8GB and 16GB variants are sold out. Customers who missed out can enter their email address so they’ll be the first to know when it’s back in stock.

Why do we get older? When do we die and why? Is there a life without aging? For centuries, science has been fascinated by these questions. Now researchers from Kiel (Germany) have examined why the polyp Hydra is immortal -- and unexpectedly discovered a link to aging in humans.

Things You Didn't Know About Sleep

Nokia redefines digital map landscape by introducing HERE as new brand for its location and mapping service

oday Nokia introduced HERE, the first location cloud to deliver the world's best maps and location experiences across multiple screens and operating systems. With the new brand, HERE, Nokia aims to inspire a new generation of location services and devices that make the mobile experience more personally significant for people everywhere.

If you are a man who has been cursed with a less than generous handout in the pants department you might want to look away now.

Monday, November 12, 2012

The Top Ways We Injure Our Genitals

Data just published in the Journal of Urology considers a decade of genitourinary injuries in American adults -- trauma that's "remarkable given its uniquely sensitive nature and possible reproductive consequences."

Surprisingly, the eponymous Salvatore’s Legacy does not come with your own private jet. Mixologist Salvatore Calabrese kinda dropped the ball on that one. But this $8850 product London’s Cocktail Week does have just about everything else:

Everything on earth is made up of combinations of different elements – all of which can be found on the periodic table. Considering that the periodic table contains 118 elements it seems a pity that organic life tends to feature only five or six of those elements in any vast quantities. The main one being carbon.

Greek parliament passes penny-pinching 2013 budget

Politicians in Athens have approved a 2013 austerity budget. It's the latest attempt to persuade international creditors to release the next tranche of loans for the cash-strapped country.

An ultrathin electrode spun from a single carbon fiber can record neurons in living animals.

The Restroom Cultural Park is billed as the world's first toilet theme park. It's a monument to the colorful former mayor of Suwon, a man known as Mr. Toilet.

(CBS News) Climate Change . . . fact, or fiction? It's one of the most vigorously debated questions of our time, given more urgency in the eyes of many by the destruction wrought by superstorm Sandy.

343 Industries today released the trailer for the upcoming second episode for Halo 4 Spartan Ops.

U.K. and German Astronomers announced this week that they have discovered a new “super Earth” planet that could, conceivably, have an Earth-like climate.

Windows Phone 8: All the Launch Details for AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon

After nearly six months of build-up, the big rebirth of Windows Phone is at hand.

An Army veteran who has run 26 miles a day for the past ten weeks to memorialize soldiers who have died in Afghanistan will end his memorable journey across the U.S. in Galveston, Tex., Sunday.

Scientists believe that prior to the advent of DNA as Earth's primary genetic material, early forms of life used RNA to encode genetic instructions. What sort of genetic molecules did life rely on before RNA?

Even before Laika set paw in Sputnik 2, Soviet researchers sent dogs into higher altitudes than any canine creature had traveled before. To help keep those dogs safe—and to test the equipment that would allow humans to eventually reach orbit—these scientists created high pressure suits, complete with helmets fitted to dogs' heads.

Nvidia posts a 17 percent increase in profits

CHIP DESIGNER Nvidia announced a nearly 13 percent increase in revenue and a 17 percent increase in profits for its fiscal third quarter, citing its Kepler GPUs as the reason for its success.

The first puppy in 2012 that was artificially made on purpose for the rich Chinese customer. Puppy “Titjan” is specially designed to remain for a lifetime (about 6 months) in the size of the newborn.

Remember TI-84 calculators? They're finally getting color screens

Color screens are an advancement that most graphing calculators have, inexplicably, forgone for ages. But finally, Texas Instruments is moving one of its old battleaxes to Technicolor: the company is due to release a color version of its TI-84 calculator, according to a post Friday at TechPoweredMath.

Hubble Spots a Colorful Lenticular Galaxy

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a beautiful galaxy that, with its reddish and yellow central area, looks rather like an explosion from a Hollywood movie.

Nigel Ackland, 53, a father who lost an arm in a work accident, had this bionic 'Terminator arm' fitted. He uses the new limb by sending signals from his brain and controling it with his upper arm.

NASA and the European Space Agency have tested out a prototype system that may one day help enable Internet-like communications between Earth and robots on another planet.

As part of the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival @ Queens in Belfast, Northern Ireland two dudes had a fight using electricity.

Microsoft Surface Touch Cover splits within days

Some early users of the Touch Cover of Microsoft's Surface tablet say one of the edges splits to expose a wire just days after they starting using it.

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