Lightest Material on Earth! Posted on DOGO News by Meera Dolasia

Being comprised of 99.99 percent air and small metallic tubes with a width of an 1000th of a human hair, this is the lightest material on earth. Not to mention the cross design gives it the ability to bounce back to 98% of it's original form after being crushed to over half of its size.

Also, the tubes are designed to absorb energy on impact. The design also means that it can be used as a great insulator, a great pressure pad, a great cushion (depending on if you put a cover on it or not) and just about any thing! (Apart from clothes, light fixtures, walls, potato sacks, sound systems....)

And, it's so light, you could put a cm by inch on a dandelion and not crush it! (...televisions, columbs, and missiles. Though, missiles are destructive and you don't really need to make them in the first place)

But imagine what we could do!

Cat Animal Predator V.S Prey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIXLi4sxojY&feature=plcp&context=C2bf13UDOEgsToPDskJi3qgsm4peM3x581GUMWwe
Preadator V.S Prey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSWRchuWsP8&NR=1&feature=endscreen
Preadator Fallen Asleep

Please watch, I would like more views!

Athlete Fabric Power! Posted By Meera Dolasia On DOGO News

Technology is everywhere. Around you, over you, on your feet, EVERYWHERE. And its about to join the clothes isle again.

Combing minerals with synthetic polymer fibers, we have made Celliant. Celliant keeps oxygen levels at a moderate rate, and keeps blood oxygenated. The Celliant is said to even help cure arthiritis and other chronic illnesses. However, despite being tested by the makers for a decade now, we still aren't sure if it works. But, it is just starting to get into the selling industry with Nike and others.

Maybe, in the future, matresses and pillows, toys and more will all have Celliant and we will live happy, healthy lives

Funny Octopi Use Tools Posted by Meera Dolasia on DOGO news

Octopi are smart creatures, we can't deny that. From knowing who will win the world cup to opening jars of jam, they have fascinated us with their intelligence. However, recently they have taken another step into intelligence: Mobile homes and armour. Using coconut shells from mollusk shells makes a lighter, effective defence that can be used as a home that can be moved around with ease. However, it does make them look awkward due to the fact that the coconuts are slightly bigger than them. Still, you can't help wonder what they will do next. Maybe create tools to help them hunt? Traps? We still don't know, but we can guess and hope that it won't make octopi the second smartest creatures on Earth and take over.

"DIRT" The Movie

In the movie, I was surprised to find that dirt is so important to our ecosystems and our lives, not to mention the one million, twelve thousand, nine hundred and eighty two species of animals and four million eight thousand and seventy two species of plant that cover the earth (The two large numbers are estimates). I am also surprised that dirt is filled with life and that without it non of us would be here today.

However, like Tatijana said, the movie was based on itself too much and didn't play the full devil's advocate. So, the movie did cause some major discussion around the class. Tatijana and I were in a deep discussion over which side was right. In the end, both sides of the coin decided that the case depended on a point of view, and so we both congratulated each other on their debating skills.

One Man's Quest For The Earth Posted on DOGO News by Meera Dolasia

When diving into the waters of Florida Keys at age of 13, Ken Nedimyer loved the coral and the waters of it. However, when in 1977 a cold rush of water killed most of the coral and then a disease came along, almost all of the coral was killed. The coral that wasn't killed was severely weakened.

When the coral was starting to recover, hurricanes hit the coast and killed so much coral that most was put on the endangered species list.

When Ken Nedimyer saw how much destruction had been placed on the innocent coral reef, he didn't know what to do. However, when some Staghorn coral grew in a fake underwater rock farm, he had an idea.

First, his daughter and he artificially cultivated the coral for a high school project. When this was a success, he decided to start growing some coral at the reefs. This was also a success, and now many coral "fields" have grown to make another ecosystem of the reef.

http://dogonews.com/2011/10/24/one-mans-quest-helps-restore-floridas-coral-reef

Black Nights, Blue Seas? Posted on DOGO news by Meera Dolasia

Over the last few weeks, San Diego's ocean has been bioluminescent over the last few weeks as The Red Tides dominated the area. For all those who don't know what The Red Tides are, it is when phytoplankton dominates the sea/ocean and turns the sea/ocean a red/purple/brown colour due to the amount of numbers. The phytoplankton seem to be turning bioluminescent whenever something hits it. Toxic? I think not!

These little fellas aren't toxic, and probably evolved for some reason. Whatever it is, its COOL!