Popular Science News | Making You Forget

Popular Science News | it started with researchers making mice forget that if they entered a particular chamber in an experimental cage they would receive a mild electric shock. This is brought about by deactivating the ‘memory gene.’ This process, it is believed, will also work for humans.

Now, of course, the idea is […]

Popular Science News | Invisibility Cloak

Popular Science News | the idea of an invisibility cloak has been around for a long time but usually only in fiction. Early successes were in 2-dimensions so that the cloak’s background was projected on the front of the cloak and a view from the side dispelled the illusion. Not until now, that is.

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Popular Science News | Why Tomatoes Have No Taste

Popular Science News – the simple reason that tomatoes have no taste is that in the search for a consistent red colour, taste and aroma were the accidental victims. 70 years ago breeders discovered a variety with a clear red colour that showed the tomato was ripe so it could be picked at exactly […]