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- Humans artificially drive evolution of new species
- Engineers to use cyborg insects as biorobotic sensing machines
- 'Squishy' motors and wheels give soft robots a new ride
- Clandestine black hole may represent new population
- Lost hormone is found in starfish
| Humans artificially drive evolution of new species Posted: 28 Jun 2016 07:17 PM PDT Species across the world are rapidly going extinct due to human activities, but humans are also causing rapid evolution and the emergence of new species. A new study summarizes the causes of humanmade speciation, and discusses why newly evolved species cannot simply replace extinct wild species. |
| Engineers to use cyborg insects as biorobotic sensing machines Posted: 28 Jun 2016 11:14 AM PDT A team of engineers is looking to capitalize on the sense of smell in locusts to create new biorobotic sensing systems that could be used in homeland security applications. |
| 'Squishy' motors and wheels give soft robots a new ride Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:28 AM PDT A small, squishy vehicle equipped with soft wheels rolls over rough terrain and runs under water. Future versions of the versatile vehicle might be suitable for search and rescue missions after disasters, deep space and planet exploration, and manipulating objects during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to its creators. Their most important innovation is a soft motor that provides torque without bending or extending its housing. |
| Clandestine black hole may represent new population Posted: 28 Jun 2016 04:22 AM PDT Astronomers have concluded that a peculiar source of radio waves thought to be a distant galaxy is actually a nearby binary star system containing a low-mass star and a black hole. This identification suggests there may be a vast number of black holes in our Galaxy that have gone unnoticed until now. |
| Lost hormone is found in starfish Posted: 28 Jun 2016 04:20 AM PDT Biologists have discovered that the evolutionary history of a hormone responsible for sexual maturity in humans is written in the genes of the humble starfish. |
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