10 must visit places around the world

1) Cape town, South Africa

2) Sydney, Australia

3) Machu Picchu, Peru

4) Paris, France

5) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

6) New York city, USA

7) Rome, Italy

8) London, UK

9) Barcelona, Spain

10) Hong Kong 

Alcohol consumption boosts memory

APPARENTLY, MODERATE DRINKING BOOSTS YOUR IQ

Alcohol ‘improves IQ’

The researchers, at the National Institute for Longevity Sciences in Aichi Prefecture, near Tokyo, tested the IQs of 2000 people between 40 and 79 years of age and discovered an IQ of 3.3 higher in those who drank 540ml of wine a day than those who did not. Women scored 2.5 more than teetotallers.

It is proposed that moderate drinking improves brain power according to the Japanese research. It is thought that an ingredient of alcoholic drinks may restrict the hardening of the arteries which could otherwise lessen the blood flow. However, there are other factors linked to moderate alcohol consumption which could also be linked to improved IQ..

Latest top science and technology inventions

The Stark Hand

John B. Carnett  /  Popular ScienceCreated by Mark Stark, The Stark Hand prototype provides an ingenious, comfortable, and very inexpensive alternative to the hook his friend Dave Vogt had worn all his life. With the new hand, Dave can now catch balls and grip wine glasses.

The BodyGuard

John B. Carnett  /  Popular ScienceDavid Brown designed The BodyGuard, a crime-fighting armored glove, as built-in self protection. The demo model has a camera, a wrist mounted stunner and lots of room for future improvements. The idea came to David while talking to his friend, Kevin Costner.

The PrintBrush

Jonathan Worth  /  Popular ScienceWeighing in at less than a pound, Alex Breton’s PrintBrush easily fits in a laptop bag and prints on any flat surface, from wood to fabric to plastic. Alex worked on the project for 11 years, but a version with a bonus built-in camera comes out early next year.

The Katal Landing Pad

Jussi Grznar  /  Popular ScienceAaron Coret and his friend Stephen Slen came up with the Katal Landing Pad after Aaron had a nasty snowboarding accident. The board, which was used during the 2010 Winter Olympics, provides a giant cushioned landing for snowboarders and helps make the sport safer.

Dynamic Eye Sunglasses

John B. Carnett  /  Popular ScienceUnlike regular sunglasses, Chris Mullin’s glasses block glare instantly with liquid crystal lenses that darken the most where the sun’s light is the brightest. A particularly sunny commute inspired Mullin’s invention.

The Bed Bug Detective

John B. Carnett  /  Popular Science

Built to imitate a dog’s nose, the Bed Bug Detective sniffs out bedbugs quickly. Chris Goggin plans to create a model that can detect other pests, too, including mice and cockroaches.

A Prenatal Marker to Screen for Pregnancy Complications

John B. Carnett  /  Popular ScienceDesigned by a college student and his classmates, the Prenatal Screening Kit, or safety pen, helps detect complications in pregnancies at an early stage. The pen will be quite cheap, costing only a third of a cent per use, making it a perfect tool for hospitals in developing nations.

 

The Zero Liquid Discharge

John B. Carnett  /  Popular ScienceWith a pleasant name for a gross procedure, the Zero Liquid Discharge, or ZLD, completely oxidizes and evaporates sewage from boats, airplanes and RVs. After flash evaporation, the waste leaves as a harmless, odorless aerosol.

Kymera Motorized Body Board

John B. Carnett  /  Popular ScienceThe lightweight Kymera Body Board is Jason Woods’s solution for a timeless problem (for lucky people): how to have fun at the lake without the hassle of lugging a boat around. The latest version of his motorized body board hits speeds of 25 mph.

The Medical Mirror

John B. Carnett  /  Popular ScienceWhile it can’t tell you if you’re the fairest of them all, the Medical Mirror can tell you your heart rate, which is probably more valuable in the long run anyway. A webcam behind the mirror captures variations in reflected light on your face, and an algorithm translates that into heartbeats.

Child prodigies in Physics

 Mikaela Fudolig

 (born 1991), finished college at 16 years old with a degree in physics, summa cum laude and class valedictorian (Class of 2007), at the University of the Philippines. She entered the university at 11 years old. Currently, she is studying physics at the same university for the Master’s degree.

Christopher Hirata (born 1982) Youngest American (at 13) to win a gold medal in the International Physics Olympiad (1996).

Entered Caltech at the age of 14, earned PhD in Physics from Princetonat age 22.

Abdus Salam (1926–1996) At the age of fourteen, Salam scored the highest marks ever recorded for the Matriculation Examination at the Punjab University. A Nobel laureate in Physics for his work in Electro-Weak Theory, Salam holds the distinction of being the first Pakistani and Muslim Nobel Laureate to receive the prize in the Physical Sciences.

Wolfgang Pauli (1900–1958) had an understanding of advanced mathematics by the age of 13 and graduated with a PhD in Physics at the age of 21.

Tathagat Avatar Tulsi (born 1987) received an undergraduate degree at 10 years old, got a Ph.D. at 21 & was offered a position of assistant professor at IIT B at 22.

Kim Ung-Yong (born March 8, 1962) graduated with a Ph.D. in physics at the age of 15.

Memory boosting foods

The road to a good health are good practices such rich diet and exercises. Diet is the most important aspect in our everyday life as in this context is those which can boost our memories besides other functions. Good memory has been a boon any numbers in the population. Nutrients rich foods are the only way to make your believe.

It is more than a food you eat every day, It contains

numerous micronutrients that regulate the normal cell function and as whole human body. It is wise to at least include of them in your everyday life, such as, food which boosts your memory. The following are the common ones

1) Apples- Thanks to its abundance and affordability, first of all. It contain an antioxidant, quercetin most of which is found in the cover of it than its flesh. Studies has been shown apple to be anti Alzheimer’s disease. A saying “Apple a day keeps the doctor away “is very much true.

2) Spinach- Experimental studies performed on rats have shown that the spinach prevented and even reversed the memory loss which could partly explained by its folic acid content.

3) Onions-contains anthocyanin and quercetin

4) Blue berries- number of studies showed blueberries as a memory booster as it contains memory boosting phytochemicals known as anthocyanin and even more.

5) Red beets- contains anthocyanin and folic acid

6) Eggplant- contains anthocyanin and nasunin, which guards the lipd cell membranes

7) Rosemary- studies discovered a neuroprotective carnosic acid in rosemary

8)Cherries- good source of anthocyan

9) Fish- n-3 fats found in it are best for brains

10) Broccoli- contains quercetin as apples and folic acid as spanich do.

11) Honey- It has been found by the researchers that foods sweetened with honey allay anxiety and improve memory.

12) Grapes- contain quercetin and anthocyanin, which is why a moderate grape wine consumption a day boosts memory.

13) Tea- nevertheless our daily tea has a place under this category as it can be backed because of its antioxidant and caffeine content.

A good health is a wealth

Reasons to fear 2012 doomsday prediction

Mayan calender predictions are known to come true. With still one pending prediction to come late in December 2012 it worth a time to spend knowing about. Here are the popular predictions from Mayam Calender that came partly or wholly true.

In the past one year we were warned by predictions that the world might come to its culmination which has provoked immense anxiety in certain subsets of population. Although 2012 is nearing its end and till this point there has not been a single signs to show that it really might come true as predicted on 21st December 2012. Maya predictions have been all till today precise as predicted. Some of the popular predictions are;

Firstly, in 8th century AD, Mayan Calendar predicted that white skin bearded god would come across the sea on 15th March 1519 which came as arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the new world on the day prediction, surprisingly.
Secondly, what we call today “black hole” in our galaxy was long before predicted by Maya. They called it “HUNAB KU”, meaning central and the creator of all.

Thirdly, a total solar eclipse which darkened the world in 11th August 1999 was also coincided their prediction.

Fourthly, another worthy prediction of an eruption of cosmic energy rays from the back hole dated on year 1992 is now realised as the increasing temperature that might be generated by the cosmic energy as a result of pollution. The cosmic energy rays were witnessed and confirmed in 2004.

The fifth Mayan Calendar prediction was a change of dominance from left-brain to right-brain execution at the same time frame as above which is very much true according to the studies conducted.

Since one of the predictions for 21st December 2012 doomsday rooted from ancient Mayan Calendar which it does make a little sense to know about it even if it doesn’t come true.

Were Mayan calendar predictions so great to lead all of them to truth or it all happened because of one word “coincidence”? We will wait for the truth to come on 21st December 2012.

Kindle eBook reader

In this article I will give the review of one of the most sold eBook reader, Kindle Touch screen 3G. What is Kindle eBook reader? What are the specifications? And most importantly Why it is wise to purchase Kindle eBook reader, especially for passionate readers? You will have to pry it up to know, why?
Kindle, an eBook reader is one the most sold products around the world and thanks to technology for giving us a new means to read books instead of old traditional thick books, and more importantly the friend to have gifted me with a Kindle eBook reader. 

Specifications of Kindle eBook reader

It has been barely a year ago from now when I started using Kindle eBook reader and I was waiting just for a platform like this to share about it. Particularly to me I found it a lot easier to use, lighter, and reader friendly, not enough to cause any discomfort to the eyes and of course I was stunned by its mind-blowing battery storage capacity which goes more than two months even when used almost every hour of the day, i.e. not including night time. Above all, questions about its portability is beyond truth, it proves itself being one to be made one and only for being a portable book for passionate readers. With this you can download thousand of ebooks for reasonable price, store three thousands of them in it, and read many thousands in your life time which is nothing compared to the price paid, which is 100 Dollars per Kindle. 
In other words you can read books everywhere, anywhere starting from a lavatory to an office. This way you can make it possible to read even while walking.Once you have a Kindle reader you can just make it like your own text books such as, underlining the text, editing, and striking if necessary. The only thing you need to worry is to catch a Wi-fi spot and coolly take advantage of what is called 3G service in it, in more than 100 countries around the world. That’s pretty extensive, right?

Even newspapers and magazines can be read here.It is very much true to be bored by reading, even with this ebook reader but this products is kept bold to fight your boredom with MP3 player ready to play your favourite songs enough to recreate yourself.

Kindle Touch Screen 3G

4 GB internal memory
Weighs 220 grams 
Measures 6.8″ by4.7′by 0.4″
Warranted for one year from the date of purchase
Price: 100 Dollars

Kindle eBook reader is worth purchasing and I strongly recommend this gadget.