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Formula for Making Teeth Will Soon Be Found, Research...
By Escape The Illusion on March 15, 2010 | No Comments
Each cusp of our teeth is regulated by genes which carefully control the development. A similar genetic puzzle also regulates the differentiation of our other organs and of all living organisms. A team of researchers at the Institute of Biotechnology of the University of Helsinki has developed a com... -
Texas A&M University Exposes Algae’s Secret Fo...By Escape The Illusion on March 14, 2010 | No Comments
In the search for a high efficiency algae biofuel, a team of researchers lead by Texas A&M University has been delving into the inner workings of the Botryococcus braunii green algae, and they have discovered a direct connection between the algae and deposits of petroleum and coal. The discov... -
Trapping Sunlight With Silicon NanowiresBy Escape The Illusion on March 7, 2010 | No Comments
Solar cells made from silicon are projected to be a prominent factor in future renewable green energy equations, but so far the promise has far exceeded the reality. While there are now silicon photovoltaics that can convert sunlight into electricity at impressive 20 percent efficiencies, the cost o... -
Phoenix lights UFO 13th anniversary is March 13By Escape The Illusion on March 7, 2010 | 2 Comments
The 13th anniversary of the so-called “Phoenix lights” UFO incident is next Saturday, March 13. As usual at this time each year, the case is revisited by many researchers, writers and interested people. In addition, the National Geographic Channel is airing an episode of its new show ... -
Organs on Demand? New Machine Holds Key to ‘Pri...By Escape The Illusion on March 6, 2010 | No Comments
How often do you think about that little notation on your driver’s license that offers your consent to donate your organs in the event of your death? Perhaps you never think of it, but plenty of researchers around the world do, and the reality is that the two biggest challenges of organ transp... -
How the DEA Scrubbed Thomas Jefferson’s Montice...By Escape The Illusion on March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment
Visitors to Monticello don’t learn how Jefferson cultivated poppies, and his personal opium use may as well never have happened. Thomas Jefferson was a drug criminal. But he managed to escape the terrible sword of justice by dying a century before the DEA was created. In 1987 agents from the D... -
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees, but Biofuel DoesBy Escape The Illusion on March 2, 2010 | 3 Comments
The poplar tree has entered the crowded field of sustainable biofuel crops, and now it seems that China, Israel and the U.S. are racing to tap into its potential. Poplars have a couple of big advantages over conventional biofuel crops, especially food crops like soy and corn. For one thing, raisin... -
Waste Could Generate Up to 7 Percent of Electricity i...By Escape The Illusion on February 25, 2010 | No Comments
Researchers from the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) have calculated the energy and economic potential of urban solid waste, sludge from water treatment plants and livestock slurry for generating electricity in Spain. These residues are alternative sources of renewable energy, which are more environ... -
Ultrasound Beams Could Destroy Stroke-Causing Blood C...By Escape The Illusion on February 19, 2010 | 2 Comments
Physicians usually rely on surgery or drugs to bust blood clots in the brain that might otherwise cause a stroke, but sound waves might provide a third noninvasive choice. U.S. researchers have begun testing an Israeli ultrasound device to see whether it may prove accurate enough to break up a clot ... -
Totally Corrupt TV: Corporate Lobbyists Pose as Disin...By Escape The Illusion on February 19, 2010 | 1 Comment
Covert corporate influence-peddling is taking over cable news. President Obama spent most of December 4 touring Allentown, Pennsylvania, meeting with local workers and discussing the economic crisis. A few hours later, the state’s former governor, Tom Ridge, was on MSNBC’s Hardball With...
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