Yes, it's another development on the quest for that Harry Potter fashion must-have: the invisibility cloak. Scientists at the University of California in Berkeley has had some major progress, having found a method that could create the effect of light-bending, which then allows light to "go around" the object, thereby making it seem invisible. Interested? For sure you are. You know the drill. More geekgasms after the jump.

You don't have to wait for that lucky break to get into the gaming industry. In fact, Blizzard is coming after individuals straight out of college with talent, skills, and passion to create games together with the masterminds behind the World of Warcraft phenomenon and StarCraft craze. If you're around California and willing to learn, head over to the full article for Blizzard's schedule of events.

Many people use web translation tools to make heads or tails about reading materails written in other languages. Is it possible in the near future that we'll be able to see an option to decode alien language using...Babelfish, perhaps? According to linguist Terrence Deacon, yes it's possible, and just in time when we get to meet our outer space neighbors. Read about it in the full article.

A mouse's skin has been found to play a role in sensing oxygen levels around its environment. Knowing how pivotal rats are in the study of human diseases, these findings have positive implications once again for man. Head over the full article for more details.

Imagine what it would like to have telepathic powers with which to probe people minds. Well, Jack Gallant and his fellow scientists at the University of California don't have any telepathic abilities, but they do have a way of decoding brain activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging. For more details, kindly refer to the full article after the jump...but you probably knew we were going to say that, didn't you?

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers smoking as the single, most preventable cause of premature death. Considering that it has caused the majority of lung cancer deaths it's hard not to believe them. Fortunately for those who've picked up this habit, some scientists from California have finally been able to isolate the cancer causing substances in cigarette smoke; a discovery which may eventually lead to safer cigarettes. Check out the full article for more.

Love, the prevalent emotion during Valentine's Day which just passed, is still very mysterious to some. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) conducted a study to find out if love is really blind, and the results say yes. Check out the full article to learn more.

Apparently, researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, found out that there's a fifty percent probability that Lake Mead could fully dry up in the year 2021 due to climate change and water usage by humans. Details in the full article.

Despite being under fire for some time now, the idea of dark matter holding the stars in a galaxy together is still the generally accepted one by the scientific community.

However, a team of astrophysicists has found a galaxy which exhibits no dark matter at all. The name of the galaxy is NGC 4736 and the find is currently puzzling astronomers. The full story can be found after the jump.

Animal lovers, rejoice! Professor Jonathan Dordik has been able to find an alternative to animal testing. A small, rectangular glass chip was designed to mimic human reactions to potentially toxic chemical substance. It seems that our furry little friends won't have to be locked up in cages and endure experiments any longer. Details of his new-found alternative in the full article.