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- Eyeing up Earth-like planets
- Brain circuit in fruit fly that detects anti-aphrodisiac uncovered
- Omnidirectional free space wireless charging of multiple wireless devices
- Engineers give invisibility cloaks a slimmer design
| Posted: 07 Jul 2015 06:32 PM PDT Almost 2000 exoplanets have been discovered to date, ranging from rocky Earth-like planets to hot-Jupiters, and orbiting every type of star. But how many of these distant worlds are habitable? Today's technology means that we currently have very little information about what exoplanets are like beyond their presence, size and distance from star. With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope we may have our first glimpses into atmospheres of Earth-like exoplanets.  |
| Brain circuit in fruit fly that detects anti-aphrodisiac uncovered Posted: 07 Jul 2015 10:42 AM PDT New research has identified the neural circuit in the brain of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) that is responsible for detecting a taste pheromone, which controls the decision of male flies to mate with females.  |
| Omnidirectional free space wireless charging of multiple wireless devices Posted: 07 Jul 2015 09:00 AM PDT Scientists have made great strides in wireless-power transfer development. A new WPT system is capable of charging multiple mobile devices concurrently and with unprecedented freedom in any direction, even while holding the devices in midair or a half meter away from the power source, which is a transmitter.  |
| Engineers give invisibility cloaks a slimmer design Posted: 07 Jul 2015 06:33 AM PDT Researchers have designed a new cloaking device that overcomes some of the limitations of existing 'invisibility cloaks.' In a new study, electrical engineers have designed a cloaking device that is both thin and does not alter the brightness of light around a hidden object. The technology behind this cloak will have more applications than invisibility, such as concentrating solar energy and increasing signal speed in optical communications.  |
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