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Tuesday, August 13, 2002Today is ...1918: Birth of Frederick Sanger, biochemist and twice recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Source of universe's gamma rays found"Scientists at Columbia University and Barnard College have found that the majority of the gamma rays outside of our galaxy are likely emitted by galaxy clusters and other massive structures. This may resolve a 30-year-old mystery as to the origin of the Universe's gamma-ray background." Roller-turtleA turtle that had one leg shot off by a stray bullet was given a pair of wheels to replace it... When physicists envy biologists...Gareth Cook reports in the Boston Globe today about a meeting of physicists looking at ways in which their field interacts with biology. He quotes John Hopfield of Princeton saying, "'The whole problem is that we are living in the 21st century with these 19th century guilds.'' More women playing computer gamesDr. T.L. Taylor, assistant professor of communication at North Carolina State University, says recent trends show increasing numbers of girls and women enjoying games on their computers. 30-second earthquake warningResearchers at the University of Southern California have found a way to reliably and accurately give a 30-second warning before some major earthquakes. This would be enough to shut down critical systems such as gas lines or public transport and avoid damage. Meanwhile, researchers at the University of Toronto have found a way to make buildings more earthquake-proof by reinforcing them with glass or carbon fibre instead of steel.
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