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- What did the first snakes look like?
- People with similar views closely mirror each other’s speech patterns
- Bloom preservation with urine chemical and acids?
- A virtual twin: Can virtual drivers resembling the user increase trust in smart cars?
- How will astronauts keep in shape for extended periods?
- Giant panda gut bacteria can't efficiently digest bamboo
- Nanobionics supercharge photosynthesis
- Missing molecule prevents puberty and ability to smell
- Researchers develop liquid-crystal-based compound lenses that work like insect eyes
| What did the first snakes look like? Posted: 19 May 2015 06:02 PM PDT The original snake ancestor was a nocturnal, stealth-hunting predator that had tiny hindlimbs with ankles and toes, according to new research. Snakes show incredible diversity, with over 3,400 living species found in a wide range of habitats, such as land, water and in trees. But little is known about where and when they evolved, and how their original ancestor looked and behaved.  |
| People with similar views closely mirror each other’s speech patterns Posted: 19 May 2015 01:48 PM PDT As social creatures, we tend to mimic each other's posture, laughter, and other behaviors, including how we speak. Now a new study shows that people with similar views tend to more closely mirror, or align, each other's speech patterns. In addition, people who are better at compromising align more closely.  |
| Bloom preservation with urine chemical and acids? Posted: 19 May 2015 10:28 AM PDT If you want your cut gerberas to last longer in the vase, you could try a flower food made from acids and urea.  |
| A virtual twin: Can virtual drivers resembling the user increase trust in smart cars? Posted: 19 May 2015 10:27 AM PDT Can the use of a virtual drivers programmed to resemble humans increase the level of trust and acceptance in smart cars?  |
| How will astronauts keep in shape for extended periods? Posted: 19 May 2015 10:27 AM PDT Run far or run fast? That is one of the questions NASA is trying to answer with one of its latest studies -- and the answers may help keep us in shape on Earth, as well as in space. Even with regular exercise, astronauts who spend an extended period of time in space experience muscle weakening, bone loss, and decreased cardiovascular conditioning.  |
| Giant panda gut bacteria can't efficiently digest bamboo Posted: 19 May 2015 07:57 AM PDT It's no wonder that giant pandas are always chewing and eating, say Chinese researchers: their gut bacteria are not the type for efficiently digesting bamboo. The bamboo-eating giant panda actually harbors a carnivore-like gut microbiota predominated by bacteria such as Escherichia/Shigella and Streptococcus, according to new research. Giant pandas evolved from bears that ate both plants and meat, researchers said, and started eating bamboo exclusively about two million years ago.  |
| Nanobionics supercharge photosynthesis Posted: 19 May 2015 05:33 AM PDT A new process has been developed for spontaneously incorporating and assembling carbon nanotubes and oxygen-scavenging nanoparticles into chloroplasts, the part of plant cells that conduct photosynthesis. Incorporation enhanced electron flow associated with photosynthesis. When these nanocomposites were incorporated into leaf chloroplasts of living plants, the electron flow associated with photosynthesis was enhanced by 30%.  |
| Missing molecule prevents puberty and ability to smell Posted: 18 May 2015 02:34 PM PDT A molecule important in blood vessel formation and brain wiring is also essential for the onset of puberty, finds new research led by UCL.The researchers found a genetic fault that prevented this molecule, called SEMA3E, from being working correctly in two brothers with Kallman syndrome, an inherited condition that prevents people from undergoing puberty or being able to smell. They then studied mice without SEMA3E to see how its loss affected their development.  |
| Researchers develop liquid-crystal-based compound lenses that work like insect eyes Posted: 18 May 2015 08:20 AM PDT Researchers have shown how liquid crystals can be employed to create compound lenses similar to those found in nature. Taking advantage of the geometry in which these liquid crystals like to arrange themselves, the researchers are able to grow compound lenses with controllable sizes.  |
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