http://www.netcatalogue.org/science-technology Enjoy all the latest Scientific and Technology News. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:20:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you're going to order some bits from online electronic component suppliers then the chances are you already know what you are looking for. But if you're new to the world of electronic components, then you may find yourself feeling like a rabbit in the headlights, dwarfed by the intimidating list ... http://www.netcatalogue.org/science-technology/common-electrical-component-acronyms/ Experts at Aston University in Birmingham, England, have created an artificial brain, which is a first in the history of mankind. The researchers started the project on the premise that the dreaded disease Alzheimer could be cured by developing an artificial brain. Now after the completion of the project, those ... http://www.netcatalogue.org/science-technology/artificial-brain-developed-for-the-first-time/ NASA has recently concluded nearly two weeks in November-December testing of equipment and lunar concepts on Hawaii's volcanic soil. The agency's In Situ Resource Utilization Project, which studies ways astronauts can use resources found at landing sites, demonstrated how people might prospect for resources on the moon and make their ... http://www.netcatalogue.org/science-technology/nasa-gears-up-for-manned-lunar-outpost/ Evidence of Microbial activity in a rock glacier high above tree line in the rocky mountains, a barren environment previously thought to be devoid of life has been discovered by a team from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Found in an intermittent stream draining from the glacier, the evidence  includes ... http://www.netcatalogue.org/science-technology/life-in-rock-glaciers/