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- Nanoscale 'drawbridges' open path to color displays
- Scientists develop 'Shazam for earthquakes'
- The self-catering houseboat
- Electric cars: Batteries with brains
- Neuroscientists now can read the mind of a fly
- Genetically modified mice reveal the secret to a painless life
- Curious 'inkblot' star outed for trolling the astronomers
- Researchers make thinnest plates that can be picked up by hand
- Rhythm and blues: Fly's heart beats to the pulse of a blue laser
- To kill a wolf spider: Further observation of a spider wasp larva growing on its host
| Nanoscale 'drawbridges' open path to color displays Posted: 04 Dec 2015 11:59 AM PST A new method for building 'drawbridges' between metal nanoparticles could open new paths for electronics makers who wish to build full-color displays from opto-electric components. |
| Scientists develop 'Shazam for earthquakes' Posted: 04 Dec 2015 11:59 AM PST A new algorithm designed to find matching seismic signals in large earthquake databases could find previously missed microquakes. |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2015 06:45 AM PST A life away from traffic noise and exhaust fumes – more and more people are drawn to water. Energy self-sufficient floating homes not only fulfill the criterion for this new lifestyle, they can also boost economy. |
| Electric cars: Batteries with brains Posted: 04 Dec 2015 06:45 AM PST The battery is the heart of the electric car. Researchers have developed an energy storage device which is significantly more cost-effective over the entire life cycle in comparison with previous models. If one of the more than one hundred battery cells is defective, it can be replaced easily. Until now, the entire battery had to be replaced. |
| Neuroscientists now can read the mind of a fly Posted: 04 Dec 2015 06:00 AM PST Neuroscientists now can read the mind of a fly. In a study focused on three of the fruit fly's sensory systems, the researchers developed a new tool that uses fluorescent molecules of different colors to tag neurons in the brain to see which connections, or synapses, were active during a sensory experience that happened hours earlier. Mapping the pattern of individual neural connections could provide insights into the computational processes that underlie the workings of the human brain. |
| Genetically modified mice reveal the secret to a painless life Posted: 04 Dec 2015 06:00 AM PST People born with a rare genetic mutation are unable to feel pain, but previous attempts to recreate this effect with drugs have had surprisingly little success. Using mice modified to carry the same mutation, researchers have now discovered the recipe for painlessness. |
| Curious 'inkblot' star outed for trolling the astronomers Posted: 03 Dec 2015 05:36 PM PST New images of an intriguing red giant star, known as CW Leo, have turned the usual astronomy narrative on its head, with scrutiny focussed not only on the stars but also on the astronomers who study them. In just a couple of years, the 400 light year distant CW Leo has changed its appearance completely, meaning a whole set of carefully constructed models have been abandoned. |
| Researchers make thinnest plates that can be picked up by hand Posted: 03 Dec 2015 05:36 PM PST Despite being thousands of times thinner than a sheet of paper and hundreds of times thinner than household cling wrap or aluminum foil, newly developed corrugated plates of aluminum oxide spring back to their original shape after being bent and twisted. |
| Rhythm and blues: Fly's heart beats to the pulse of a blue laser Posted: 03 Dec 2015 01:03 PM PST It's called optogenetics and it refers to the use of light to regulate cells. In this case, researchers engineered fruit flies that carry light-sensitive proteins in their hearts. When hit by a blue laser, the proteins open channels that cause a flow of ions or charged particles that cause the heart to beat. |
| To kill a wolf spider: Further observation of a spider wasp larva growing on its host Posted: 01 Dec 2015 08:50 AM PST Having been attacked, paralysed and implanted with a wasp egg to its belly, a wolf spider carries on with its ordinary life. At least, until it is time for the larva to reach out for its first solid meal at a certain development stage. The present study follows the entire cycle of larval development from the egg laying through the formation of a full-grown wasp. |
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