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• Astrophysicists find triple star system with 'hot Jupiter'
• Origin of life: An artificial comet holds the missing piece
• Scientists invent robotic 'artist' that spray paints giant murals
• Methods used to create textiles also could help manufacture human tissues
• Light and sound waves used to control electron states
• From IT to black holes: Nano-control of light pioneers new paths
• First transistors made entirely of nanocrystal 'inks'
• Modern men lack Y chromosome genes from Neanderthals
• Scientists store digital images in DNA, and retrieves them perfectly
• Planet 9 takes shape: Newfound planet in our outer solar system simulated
• Zoologists shed new light on origins of titi monkey
• Sensation-seeking may be linked to brain anatomy
• Quantum effects at work in the world's smelliest superconductor

Astrophysicists find triple star system with 'hot Jupiter' Posted: 07 Apr 2016 07:17 PM PDT Crisp, clear images of a "hot Jupiter" system captured by a physicist were vital in determining that a newly found planet inhabits a three-star system, a phenomenon documented only a few times before.

Origin of life: An artificial comet holds the missing piece Posted: 07 Apr 2016 12:56 PM PDT Researchers have for the first time shown that ribose, a sugar that is one of the building blocks of genetic material in living organisms, may have formed in cometary ices. They propose the first realistic scenario for the formation of this key compound, which had never been detected in meteorites or cometary ices until now. Their findings shed new light on the emergence of life on Earth.

Scientists invent robotic 'artist' that spray paints giant murals Posted: 07 Apr 2016 12:56 PM PDT Robots do many things formerly done only by humans - from bartending and farming to driving cars -- but a researchers have now invented a 'smart' paint spray can that robotically reproduces photographs as large-scale murals.

Methods used to create textiles also could help manufacture human tissues Posted: 07 Apr 2016 12:07 PM PDT Tissue engineering is a process that uses novel biomaterials seeded with stem cells to grow and replace missing tissues. When certain types of materials are used, the 'scaffold' that are created to hold stem cells eventually degrade, leaving natural tissue in its place. Scientists have recently tested new methods to make the process of tissue engineering more cost effective and producible in larger quantities.

Light and sound waves used to control electron states Posted: 07 Apr 2016 12:06 PM PDT Physicists have combined light and sound to control electron states in an atom-like system, providing a new tool in efforts to move toward quantum-computing systems.

From IT to black holes: Nano-control of light pioneers new paths Posted: 07 Apr 2016 12:06 PM PDT A research team has achieved unparalleled levels of control over the angular momentum (AM) of light in an integrated nanophotonic chip. The work leads the way for compact on-chip AM applications like ultra-high definition display, ultra-high capacity optical communication and ultra-secure optical encryption, and could also be used to help scientists better understand the evolution and nature of black holes.

First transistors made entirely of nanocrystal 'inks' Posted: 07 Apr 2016 12:06 PM PDT Engineers have shown a new approach for making transistors and other electrical devices: sequentially depositing their components in the form of liquid nanocrystal 'inks.'

Modern men lack Y chromosome genes from Neanderthals Posted: 07 Apr 2016 10:23 AM PDT The Neanderthal counterpart of the human Y chromosome, or male sex chromosome, appears to have died out. Why this happened is up for debate.

Scientists store digital images in DNA, and retrieves them perfectly Posted: 07 Apr 2016 09:14 AM PDT Researchers have developed one of the first complete systems to store digital data in DNA -- allowing companies to store data that today would fill a big box store supercenter in a space the size of a sugar cube.

Planet 9 takes shape: Newfound planet in our outer solar system simulated Posted: 07 Apr 2016 06:29 AM PDT Astrophysicists have modeled the evolution of the putative planet in the outer solar system. They estimate that the object has a present-day radius equal to 3.7 Earth radii and a temperature of minus 226 degrees Celsius.

Zoologists shed new light on origins of titi monkey Posted: 06 Apr 2016 07:05 AM PDT Scientists have shed new light on the evolution of one of the world's most diverse primate groups – the titi monkey.

Sensation-seeking may be linked to brain anatomy Posted: 05 Apr 2016 03:29 PM PDT People prone to seeking stimulation and acting impulsively may have differences in the structure of their brains.

Quantum effects at work in the world's smelliest superconductor Posted: 28 Mar 2016 08:46 AM PDT Quantum effects are the reason that hydrogen sulphide -- which has the distinct smell of rotten eggs -- behaves as a superconductor at record-breaking temperatures, which may aid in the search for room temperature superconductors, researchers have found.

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