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• Don't underestimate your mind's eye: Objects don't need to be seen to impact decision-making
• First water-based nuclear battery can be used to generate electrical energy
• Scientists twist radio beams to send data: Transmissions reach speeds of 32 gigibits per second
• Reducing pesticides, adding sound vibrations and boosting harvests
• Forgotten ghost ships off Golden Gate revealed
• Can consumers use an easy trick to extend wonderful experiences, shorten bad ones?
• Do ads showing sexy women make male consumers less charitable?
• Bacterial communication: And so they beat on, flagella against the cantilever
• Judging a fish by its color: For female bluefin killifish, love is a yellow mate
• 'Squid skin' metamaterials project yields vivid color display
• Concept of time may predict impulsive behavior, research finds

Don't underestimate your mind's eye: Objects don't need to be seen to impact decision-making Posted: 16 Sep 2014 11:28 AM PDT Objects in our visual environment needn't be seen in order to impact decision making, according to new research. Take a look around, and what do you see? Much more than you think you do, thanks to your finely tuned mind's eye, which processes images without your even knowing.

First water-based nuclear battery can be used to generate electrical energy Posted: 16 Sep 2014 10:25 AM PDT For the first time using a water-based solution, researchers have created a long-lasting and more efficient nuclear battery that could be used for many applications such as a reliable energy source in automobiles and also in complicated applications such as space flight.

Scientists twist radio beams to send data: Transmissions reach speeds of 32 gigibits per second Posted: 16 Sep 2014 10:25 AM PDT Researchers twist four radio beams together to achieve high data transmission speeds. The researchers reached data transmission rates of 32 gigabits per second across 2.5 meters of free space in a basement lab. For reference, 32 gigabits per second is fast enough to transmit more than 10 hour-and-a-half-long HD movies in one second and is 30 times faster than LTE wireless.

Reducing pesticides, adding sound vibrations and boosting harvests Posted: 16 Sep 2014 09:29 AM PDT Scientists are experimenting with sound vibrations to replace pesticides. Adapting different eco-friendly methods they are able to boost harvests and open up a new chapter in sustainable farming.

Forgotten ghost ships off Golden Gate revealed Posted: 16 Sep 2014 08:22 AM PDT Researchers confirmed the discovery just outside San Francisco's Golden Gate strait of the 1910 shipwreck SS Selja and an unidentified early steam tugboat wreck tagged the 'mystery wreck.' The researchers also located the 1863 wreck of the clipper ship Noonday, currently obscured by mud and silt on the ocean floor.

Can consumers use an easy trick to extend wonderful experiences, shorten bad ones? Posted: 16 Sep 2014 08:19 AM PDT Many experiences rarely seem to last the right amount of time. Vacations feel too short, meetings seem too long, and bad dates never seem to end. A new study finds that simply categorizing experiences can help consumers extend good experiences and shorten the bad ones.

Do ads showing sexy women make male consumers less charitable? Posted: 16 Sep 2014 08:18 AM PDT What happens when you use images of sexy women to attract men's attention? According to a new study, male consumers who are shown images of sexy women feel less connected to other people and are less likely to purchase products advertised as benefiting others or make charitable contributions.

Bacterial communication: And so they beat on, flagella against the cantilever Posted: 16 Sep 2014 08:17 AM PDT Researchers have developed a new model to study the motion patterns of bacteria in real time and to determine how these motions relate to communication within a bacterial colony. They chemically attached colonies of E. coli bacteria to a microcantilever, coupling its motion to that of the bacteria. As the cantilever itself isn't doesn't generate any vibrations, or 'noise,' this allowed the researchers to monitor the colony's reactions to various stimuli in real time.

Judging a fish by its color: For female bluefin killifish, love is a yellow mate Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:19 AM PDT Researchers used male replicas of bluefin killifish and controlled their movement with robotic arms to improve repeatability in experiments designed to determine how fertile female fish would respond to male courtship. The surprising result: The females preferred males with yellow fins, contrary to existing research that indicated a preference to blue and red.

'Squid skin' metamaterials project yields vivid color display Posted: 15 Sep 2014 01:52 PM PDT The quest to create artificial 'squid skin' -- camouflaging metamaterials that can 'see' colors and automatically blend into the background -- is one step closer to reality, thanks to a breakthrough color-display technology just unveiled.

Concept of time may predict impulsive behavior, research finds Posted: 15 Sep 2014 07:19 AM PDT Individuals with impulsive behaviors have poor timing abilities, a study finds. Researchers hope this finding will lead to behavioral interventions for clinical disorders like substance abuse and obesity that are linked to impulsive behavior.

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