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- Scents that are sent: oPhone delivers aromas
- No clowning around: Juggling sheds light on how we run
- Apollo reflectors performance: Source of 'full moon curse' revealed by eclipse
- Blinded by speed, tiger beetles use antennae to 'see' while running
- Urban bees using plastic to build hives
- First 3-D movies of living sperm help doctors select best for IVF
- Is an earthquake behind the Shroud of Turin image? Radiation from earthquake could have led to 'wrong' 1988 dating
| Scents that are sent: oPhone delivers aromas Posted: 11 Feb 2014 01:25 PM PST A technological breakthrough is on the horizon: a new kind of smart phone that sends scents. Scientists have created the oPhone, which will allow odors -- oNotes -- to be sent, via Bluetooth and smartphone attachments, to oPhones across the state, country or ocean, where the recipient can enjoy American Beauties or any other variety of rose. |
| No clowning around: Juggling sheds light on how we run Posted: 11 Feb 2014 10:30 AM PST Juggling may seem like mere entertainment, but a study led by engineers used this circus skill to gather critical clues about how vision and the sense of touch help control the way humans and animals move their limbs in a repetitive way, such as in running. The findings eventually may aid in the treatment of people with neurological diseases and could lead to prosthetic limbs and robots that move more efficiently. |
| Apollo reflectors performance: Source of 'full moon curse' revealed by eclipse Posted: 11 Feb 2014 09:18 AM PST Signals bounced off reflectors on the lunar surface return surprisingly faint echoes on full moon nights. Scientists think it's the result of uneven heating of the reflective lenses, which would alter their refractive index, dispersing the return beam, and they found compelling evidence for this explanation during an eclipse as Earth's shadow passed over each reflector in turn. |
| Blinded by speed, tiger beetles use antennae to 'see' while running Posted: 11 Feb 2014 08:37 AM PST Speed is blinding. Just ask the tiger beetle: This predatory insect has excellent sight, but when it chases prey, it runs so fast it can no longer see where it's going. |
| Urban bees using plastic to build hives Posted: 11 Feb 2014 07:33 AM PST Once the snow melts, bees will be back in business -- pollinating, making honey and keeping busy doing bee things. For at least two urban bee species, that means making nests out of plastic waste. A new study reveals that some bees use bits of plastic bags and plastic building materials to construct their nests. |
| First 3-D movies of living sperm help doctors select best for IVF Posted: 11 Feb 2014 07:33 AM PST Doctors may soon have a new technique to help them sort the good sperm cells from the less viable ones: a tracking system that takes 3-D movies of living sperm. In addition to showing the sperm's movement and behavior in real time, the novel method simultaneously provides detailed 3-D imaging of the sperm's form and structure to detect potential infertility-causing anomalies. |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2014 05:40 AM PST Neutron radiation caused by 33 A.D. earthquake could have led to "wrong" 1988 radiocarbon dating of Shroud, suggest researchers. An earthquake in Old Jerusalem might be behind the famous image of the Shroud of Turin, says a group of researchers. They believe that neutron radiation caused by an earthquake could have induced the image of a crucified man - which many people believe to be that of Jesus - onto the length of linen cloth, and caused carbon-14 dating done on it in 1988 to be wrong. |
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