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Parasites ‘Talk’ to Each Other
May 17, 2013 | by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute | Comments
Malaria parasites can “talk” to each other– a social behavior to ensure the parasite’s survival and improve its chances of being transmitted to other humans.
Hand Gestures Design Printable 3D Shapes
May 16, 2013 7:00 am | by Purdue Univ. | Comments
A new design tool interprets hand gestures, enabling designers and artists to create and modify...
Crowd-Sourcing Helps Map Global Emissions
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by Arizona State Univ. | Comments
Scientists launched an online “game” to better understand the sources of global warming gases....
Sun Lets Off First X-Class Flare of 2013
May 14, 2013 8:19 am | by NASA | Comments
This week the sun emitted the first X-class solar flare of 2013. "X-class" denotes the...
Telescopes Help Study Atmospheres of Far-Off Worlds
May 13, 2013 8:21 am | by NASA | CommentsA breakthrough for direct imaging of exoplanets: ground-based telescopes have begun taking infrared pictures of the planets posing near their stars in family portraits.
Math Explains How Bubbles Pop
May 10, 2013 7:00 am | by UC Berkeley | CommentsResearchers have described mathematically the successive stages in the complex evolution and disappearance of foamy bubbles.
Experiment Begins with 3,200-Mile Move of Electromagnet
May 9, 2013 7:00 am | by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory | CommentsScientists are planning a new experiment that could open the doors to new realms of particle physics. But first, they have to move a complex electromagnet that spans 50 feet in diameter 3,200 miles.
Metamaterial Doubles up on Invisibility
May 8, 2013 8:07 am | by Stanford Univ. | CommentsA new material's artificial "atoms" are designed to work with a broad range of light frequencies. With adjustments, the researchers believe it could lead to perfect microscope lenses or invisibility cloaks.
Researchers Make Flexible Large Scale Integrated Circuits
May 7, 2013 7:00 am | by KAIST | CommentsA team has developed in vivo silicon-based flexible large scale integrated circuits for bio-medical wireless communication.
Baboons Shed Light on Ability to Understand Numbers
May 6, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of Rochester | CommentsA troop of zoo baboons and lots of peanuts shows that man and his primate cousins share the ability to understand numbers.
Spring Constellations Yield Science Targets
May 3, 2013 7:00 am | by NASA | CommentsMay is a great month to see a lovely collection of constellations with your own eyes and view objects studied by NASA spacecraft and telescopes.
Seahorse's Armor Inspires Better Robotic Designs
May 2, 2013 7:00 am | by Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego | CommentsThe tail of a seahorse can be compressed to about half its size before permanent damage occurs. Researchers are hoping to use a similar structure to create a flexible robotic arm equipped with muscles made out of polymers.
Sensitive Robot Arm Reaches Through Clutter
May 1, 2013 7:00 am | by Georgia Tech | CommentsRobots are now able to intelligently maneuver within clutter, gently making contact with objects while accomplishing a task.
Fusion Reactor Experiments Reveal Details of Cooling Process
April 30, 2013 7:00 am | by MIT, David Chandler | CommentsNew experiments in a tokamak fusion reactor revealed details of a cooling process, potentially bringing practical fusion closer.
Robots Help Autistic Kids Learn, Communicate
April 29, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of Connecticut | CommentsA new robot is designed to help children with learning delays— like those on the autism spectrum— improve their social and communication skills.
The Smithsonian IDs Alexander Graham Bell's Voice
April 26, 2013 7:00 am | by The Smithsonian | CommentsThe inventions of Alexander Graham Bell have allowed people to hear each other’s voices for more than 130 years. Now researchers have identified Bell’s voice for the first time.
Sea Turtle-Inspired Robot Uses Flippers to Move
April 25, 2013 7:00 am | by Institute of Physics | CommentsA sea turtle-inspired robot has been created by a group of researchers to help understand the mechanics of walking and crawling on complex surfaces.
Metrohm's NIR System at Pittcon 2013
April 23, 2013 1:17 pm | by Metrohm USA | CommentsMetrohm USA showcased its NIRS DS2500 analyzer at Pittcon 2013. The most significant advantage for laboratory NIR analysis is the elimination of sample handling and manipulation. Analyses can be performed rapidly and reproducibly by a number of analysts in QC, R&D, and plant laboratories.
Researchers Watch Nanoparticles Form Structures in Real-Time
April 23, 2013 7:00 am | by Argonne National Laboratory | CommentsResearchers have— for the first time— seen the self-assembly of nanoparticle chains in situ as it occurs in real-time.
