Home | Start a blog | About Orble | FAQ | Sites | Writers | Advertise | My Orble | Login
 

Marie

L.A., California, UNITED STATES


Joined November 1st 2006

Number of Posts:
69

Number of Comments:
5

Karma:
2



I could be a science writer forever, lol.

Tags & Posts

Bookmark Tags



Popular Tags

Popular Posts

I mentor these bloggers

Learn more about the Orble Mentoring Program.


I do not mentor any bloggers.

Recent Posts

welcome back to me!

February 23rd 2007 09:23
Hello folks,

I realize I owe so much my readers since I've been gone for a long time. But I still own this domain and for that reason I ought to keep it going!

I've been blogging for several other topics (gadgets, real estate, etc.) that are not entirely science related, but let's see where they would all fit in here. But either way, it has dawned to me that Orble is such a powerful tool that blogging here alone does give you a good ranking on the search engines. All the while what I've done is a great deal of experimenting until I caught up with a whole lot of talk about nanotechnology, and thus I've discussed quite a good deal of those news here!

But since this is a demented world I guess I can post what I ought to. Thank you all for the support!

Marie
128
Vote
Comments (1)Comments (1) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: Marie - Category: No Category
   


How nanoparticles kill tumors in the brain

January 1st 2007 06:35
by Marie N.


nanoparicles

Brain cancer is rare. But other types of cancers are not. Doctors know what drug to use, but they don't know how to target the tumor so the rest of the healthy cells won't be destroyed.

Consider this: The researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a way to inject the drug Photofrin into nanoparticles, which in turn target the cancerous area -- a not too invasive process that resulted in the survival of brain cancer afflicted lab rats and extended their lifespans way longer than expected.

How does it happen? "Photofrin is drawn through the bloodstream to tumors. Doctors then use a special laser light to activate the drug, which collapses the blood vessels that feed the tumor. Without its blood supply, the tumor starves."

We have seen but the tip of the iceberg!


via:
Foresight.org
109
Vote
Comments (3)Comments (3) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: Marie - Category: No Category
   


2007: Year of the Robot?

December 31st 2006 06:35
by Marie N.


All throughout the world, robots are creating a buzz. South Korea plans to utilize the power of robotics to keep our homes spic and span. Microsoft dishes out a software developers' kit for general-purpose robots, so you may keep your Lego at bay. For the last quarter of 2007, expect driverless cars to roam 60 miles across urban streets in less than six hours as part of the DARPA Grand Challenge.

robot1

We're not missing anything. We're going to keep our ears perked up for news. According to the researchers at the Nanotech Institute at the University of Texas in Dallas, carbon nanotubes spun into a yarn-like structure may someday be used as "muscles" for the future robots, allowing them to carry material twice their own weight.

If high-tech robotics pushes on, we might actually share the right to cast votes with our metallic household pals. Legislative bodies today are discussing the merits of giving robots civil rights and privileges much like ours.

Duh!


via:
Technology Review
104
Vote
Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: Marie - Category: No Category
   


White dwarf holds key to the end of the world

December 30th 2006 06:35
by Marie N.


[ Click here to read more ]
112
Vote
Read MoreRead More Comments (2)Comments (2) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: Marie - Category: No Category
   


Who wants bananas anyway?

December 29th 2006 07:10
by Marie N.


[ Click here to read more ]
96
Vote
Read MoreRead More Comments (1)Comments (1) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: Marie - Category: No Category
   


Fingers and feet for sale?

December 28th 2006 06:35
by Marie N.


[ Click here to read more ]
94
Vote
Read MoreRead More Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: Marie - Category: No Category
   


Smart kids don't eat too many hotdogs!

December 26th 2006 12:13
by Marie N.

With the cattle and livestock industry experiencing bad publicity lately, I wonder how far it's going to take the brunt. Consider this: British researchers have just found out that people who ate more veggies in adulthood were smarter kids than their hotdog-munching friends.
[ Click here to read more ]
94
Vote
Read MoreRead More Comments (2)Comments (2) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: Marie - Category: No Category
   


Bacteria May Help Power Nano-robots

December 25th 2006 12:13
by Marie N.


[ Click here to read more ]
122
Vote
Read MoreRead More Comments (2)Comments (2) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: Marie - Category: No Category
   


Year 2026: Will You Want to Remember EVERYTHING?

December 24th 2006 12:13
by Marie N.

headache

[ Click here to read more ]
99
Vote
Read MoreRead More Comments (1)Comments (1) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: Marie - Category: No Category
   


Is a cancer-free world just around the corner?

December 23rd 2006 12:13
by Marie N.

Nanomedicine is one of the most-anticipated areas of nanotechnology development. Hopes are high that it may someday be able to counterattack, eliminate, and even detect genes predisposed to cancer even before a baby is born. The question remains, when will this technology be available and who will be able to afford it? Will it destroy all forms of cancer? Keep checking this blog for more updates as I post them.
[ Click here to read more ]
114
Vote
Read MoreRead More Comments (2)Comments (2) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: Marie - Category: No Category
   


  

Recent Comments

Comment by Marie
on Smart kids don't eat too many hotdogs!

December 27th 2006 03:19
But you never know how you'll end up in the future eating pig face, lol.

Comment by Marie
on Substance P: Breakthrough in Diabetes Treatment?

December 17th 2006 13:58
Sorry but there must be something wrong with Orble server, is it downtime?

Comment by Marie
on Substance P: Breakthrough in Diabetes Treatment?

December 17th 2006 13:57
Sorry it took me a week to catch up but this news is groundbreaking!

Comment by Marie
on RULES? WHAT RULES? Paul Maccabee's take on Creativity Part 2

November 27th 2006 10:32
Hi Deorre,

You're right, trying hard is what a starving mouse does when he's put inside a maze to find cheese. He becomes overmotivated that he keeps on bumping on all the walls. If he would just mosey around and let go of the pressure, he'd find the cheese in no time.

That's how our brain acts when it's trying too hard to think up of ideas.

Comment by Marie
on Are you the creative type?

November 27th 2006 10:23
Hi Jimbo,

Not wanting to stick to a routine is a sign of creativity, but it can also be a lack of self discipline. That's what makes creativity so deceptive. Lots of people think just because they're unpredictable they're also creative. It would be safe to say that if you were too creative, you'd be looked at as a loon, but if you were too uncreative, you'd be rigid as wood. Let's hope we're just in between.