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The scientific brainThe brain's main job, like that of a scientist, is to generate hypotheses about what is going on in the outside world, a Max Planck Institute for Brain Research study suggests. It takes less effort for the brain to register predictable than unpredictable images. (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research) More info: Max Planck Institute for Brain Research (Source: )

Solar power could provide 10% of US energy: reportThe U.S. could source 10 percent of its electricity from solar power by 2030, up from just 0.1 percent in 2008, according to a report produced by the independent environmental group Environment America. (Source: http://www.physorg.com/news187445269.html)

Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as CoalThe Electric Power Research Institute and the Department of Energy have identified grid-scale storage as a key need for the rapidly diversifying electricity system, and compressed-air energy storage looks like the cheapest option available. In the last four months, four compressed-air projects have gotten new funding. (Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/compressed-air-plants/)

Decision-makers betrayed by their wide eyesPupil dilation may be evidence of decision-making, Olivia Carter, a neuroscientist at the University of Melbourne in Australia, has found. That might make for a low-tech way of reaching out to people who cannot communicate due to brain damage or paralysis: responses to yes/no or multiple-choice questions could be inferred from pupil dilation. (Adam Hart-Davis/SPL) (Source: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527504.000-decisionmakers-betrayed-by-their-wide-eyes.html)

The Secret Lives Of Objects: StickyBits Turn Barcodes Into Personal Message BoardsStickybits, a new iPhone and Android app that lets you scan any barcode and attach a geo-tagged message to that physical object, has been launched by Stickybits. The barcode in a greeting card, for instance, could trigger a video message from the sender. One on a box of medical supplies could inventory what is inside. A business card with a code on it could link to a resume or LinkedIn profile. The app lets you follow people and see their object stream, or get notified whenever one of your objects is scanned, moved, or new bits are attached to them. Stickybits is similar to science-fiction author Bruce Sterling's concept of "Spimes." (Source: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/08/stickybits-barcodes-message-boards/)

Designer nano luggage to carry drugs to diseased cellsParticles derived from the Cowpea mosaic virus that can carry anti-cancer agents to cancer cells have been developed by researchers at Norwich BioScience Institutes. (Source: http://www.physorg.com/news187386357.html)

Need a translation? Google awaits your callGoogle Translate can now "listen" to speech and provide translations in a computerized voice for English, Mandarin and Japanese on phones that run Google's Android operating system. It can also translate text to and from more than 50 languages. (Source: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-google-translate10-2010mar10,0,3347088.story)

Exclusive: Colorado Doctors Skirt FDA Jurisdiction to Provide Stem Cell TherapiesRegenerative Sciences in Broomfield, Colorado provides its patients with the Regenexx procedure, an adult stem cell transplant that uses your own cells (autologous) to treat joint injuries and bone damage. Human stem cell therapies like this one aren't approved by the FDA. (Source: http://singularityhub.com/2010/03/09/colorado-doctors-skirt-fda-jurisdiction-to-provide-human-stem-cell-therapies-video/)

It's 2010 - finally my jet pack is here!Martin Aircraft in New Zealand has announced the first commercially-available jet pack, priced at $86,000 and due on the market in a year (training required). (Source: http://www.gizmag.com/first-commercially-available-jetpack/14423/)