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• New way to make yeast hybrids may inspire new brews, biofuels
• Color affects ethical judgments of brands, research suggests
• Elastic gastric device aims to expand options for diagnosis, monitoring, and drug delivery

New way to make yeast hybrids may inspire new brews, biofuels Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:36 PM PST Thanks to a new method for making interspecies yeast hybrids in the lab, the makers of beer, wine, biofuels and other products that depend on yeasts may soon have many more strains of the microorganism to work with.

Color affects ethical judgments of brands, research suggests Posted: 03 Dec 2015 11:00 AM PST Researchers have found that everyday shoppers make assumptions about brands that use green colors. The findings hold ethical implications for environmentally friendly branding.

Elastic gastric device aims to expand options for diagnosis, monitoring, and drug delivery Posted: 02 Dec 2015 01:02 PM PST Researchers have developed a swallowable device engineered for stability in the stomach, allowing for potential extended drug release or physiological monitoring and subsequent degradation in the small intestine for safe passage out of the body.

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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.

The self-catering houseboat 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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• Stretchable, wearable sensor made with chewing gum
• Faintest galaxy from the early universe, 400 million years after the big bang
• Storing electricity in paper
• Tuning chocolate flavor through yeast research
• Superflare: Sun could release flares 1000x greater than previously recorded
• Guardian ants: How far does the protection of a plant-ant species to its specific host go?
• Trap-jaw ants exhibit previously unseen jumping behavior
• Whisper gallery modes in silicon nanocones intensify luminescence

Stretchable, wearable sensor made with chewing gum Posted: 03 Dec 2015 01:03 PM PST Body sensors, which were once restricted to doctors' offices, have come a long way. They now allow any wearer to easily track heart rate, steps and sleep cycles around the clock. Soon, they could become even more versatile -- with the help of chewing gum. Scientists report a unique sensing device made of gum and carbon nanotubes that can move with your most bendable parts and track your breathing.

Faintest galaxy from the early universe, 400 million years after the big bang Posted: 03 Dec 2015 11:24 AM PST Astronomers have detected a very compact and faint early galaxy that was forming 400 million years after the big bang.

Storing electricity in paper Posted: 03 Dec 2015 08:13 AM PST Researchers have developed power paper -- a new material with an outstanding ability to store energy. The material consists of nanocellulose and a conductive polymer.

Tuning chocolate flavor through yeast research Posted: 03 Dec 2015 08:12 AM PST The yeasts used to ferment cocoa during chocolate production can modify the aroma of the resulting chocolate, research shows. The investigators noted striking differences in aroma among the chocolates made from fermentations using different robust yeasts.

Superflare: Sun could release flares 1000x greater than previously recorded Posted: 03 Dec 2015 05:17 AM PST The Sun demonstrates the potential to superflare, new research into stellar flaring suggests. New research has found a stellar superflare on a star observed by NASA's Kepler space telescope with wave patterns similar to those that have been observed in solar flares. Superflares are thousands of times more powerful than those ever recorded on the Sun, and are frequently observed on some stars.

Guardian ants: How far does the protection of a plant-ant species to its specific host go? Posted: 02 Dec 2015 09:42 AM PST Seemingly helpless against their much more lively natural enemies, plants have actually come up with a wide range of defenses. In a new study, researchers looked at the mutualistic relationship developed between a specific knotweed and an ant species. During a series of ant-exclusion experiments the scientists observed and subsequently reported an aggressive and highly protective behavior.

Trap-jaw ants exhibit previously unseen jumping behavior Posted: 01 Dec 2015 06:34 AM PST A species of trap-jaw ant has been found to exhibit a previously unseen jumping behavior, using its legs rather than its powerful jaws. The discovery makes this species, Odontomachus rixosus, the only species of ant that can jump with either its legs or its mandibles.

Whisper gallery modes in silicon nanocones intensify luminescence Posted: 30 Nov 2015 08:11 AM PST Silicon reveals new talents when reduced to nanoscopic dimensions. Silicon nanocones generate 200 times as much infrared luminescence as comparably sized nanocolumns when excited by visible light. Modelling and experimental results show that due to their geometry, cones are able to sustain what is referred to as whispering gallery modes at infrared wavelengths which can intensify the silicon luminescence. New applications are conceivable, including silicon-based nanolasers.

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• The cosmic web: Seeing what makes up the universe
• Astronomers closer to explaining mysterious radio pulses from outer space
• Distracted walking: A serious issue for you, not me
• Money affects children's behavior, even if they don't understand its value
• Students build electric-powered personal flying machine
• Camouflaged cuttlefish employ electrical stealth

The cosmic web: Seeing what makes up the universe Posted: 02 Dec 2015 10:29 AM PST Matter known as ordinary, which makes up everything we know, corresponds to only 5% of the Universe. Approximately half of this percentage still eluded detection. Numerical simulations made it possible to predict that the rest of this ordinary matter should be located in the large-scale structures that form the "cosmic web" at temperatures between 100,000 and 10 million degrees. A team led by a researcher observed this phenomenon directly. The research shows that the majority of the missing ordinary matter is found in the form of a very hot gas associated with intergalactic filaments.

Astronomers closer to explaining mysterious radio pulses from outer space Posted: 02 Dec 2015 10:29 AM PST Astronomers have tied the origin of a Fast Radio Burst to a highly magnetized, gas-filled region of space, providing a new hint in the decade-long quest to explain the mysterious radio pulses.

Distracted walking: A serious issue for you, not me Posted: 02 Dec 2015 10:27 AM PST A new study on distracted walking finds that more than three quarters (78 percent) of US adults believe that distracted walking is a 'serious' issue; however, 74 percent of Americans say 'other people' are usually or always walking while distracted, while only 29 percent say the same about themselves.

Money affects children's behavior, even if they don't understand its value Posted: 02 Dec 2015 10:26 AM PST The act of handling money makes young children work harder and give less, according to new research. The effect was observed in children who lacked concrete knowledge of money's purpose, and persisted despite the denomination of the money.

Students build electric-powered personal flying machine Posted: 02 Dec 2015 06:54 AM PST Engineering students have successfully built Singapore's first personal flying machine, dubbed Snowstorm, which they envision as a clean and simple way to realize our dreams of flying.

Camouflaged cuttlefish employ electrical stealth Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:08 PM PST In addition to its visual camouflage, the Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) has a stealth technology to protect itself from predators that might detect it in the electrical spectrum. The 'bioelectric fields' it masks aren't anything like the 500 volts an electric eel produces, they're just a tiny electrical artifact of the ion exchanges caused by the animal's metabolic processes, 75,000 times weaker than the voltage of an AAA battery.

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• Nano-walkers take speedy leap forward with first rolling DNA-based motor
• System boosts resolution of commercial depth sensors 1,000-fold
• Eat a paleo peach: First fossil peaches discovered in southwest China
• Roboticists learn to teach robots from babies
• Theory of 'smart' plants may explain the evolution of global ecosystems
• Fossil dinosaur tracks give insight into lives of prehistoric giants
• Watching eyes prevent littering

Nano-walkers take speedy leap forward with first rolling DNA-based motor Posted: 01 Dec 2015 12:23 PM PST A rolling DNA-based motor that's 1,000 times faster than any other synthetic DNA motor has been devised by physical chemists, giving it potential for real-world applications, such as disease diagnostics.

System boosts resolution of commercial depth sensors 1,000-fold Posted: 01 Dec 2015 11:12 AM PST Researchers have shown that by exploiting the polarization of light -- the physical phenomenon behind polarized sunglasses and most 3-D movie systems -- they can increase the resolution of conventional 3-D imaging devices as much as 1,000 times.

Eat a paleo peach: First fossil peaches discovered in southwest China Posted: 01 Dec 2015 11:12 AM PST The sweet, juicy peaches we love today might have been a popular snack long before modern humans arrived on the scene.

Roboticists learn to teach robots from babies Posted: 01 Dec 2015 10:17 AM PST A collaboration between developmental psychologists and computer scientists has demonstrated that robots can "learn" much like babies - by experiencing the world and eventually imitating humans.

Theory of 'smart' plants may explain the evolution of global ecosystems Posted: 01 Dec 2015 10:00 AM PST In a new global theory of land-biome evolution, researchers suggest that plants are not passive features of their environments, but may instead actively behave in ways that determine the productivity and composition of their ecosystems.

Fossil dinosaur tracks give insight into lives of prehistoric giants Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:57 AM PST A newly discovered collection of rare dinosaur tracks is helping scientists shed light on some of the biggest animals ever to live on land.

Watching eyes prevent littering Posted: 01 Dec 2015 06:35 AM PST People are less likely to drop litter if it has printed eyes on it, researchers. In an experiment that could help tackle anti-social behavior, researchers printed two leaflets, one featuring a prominent image of watching eyes and the same leaflet with the eyes obscured. Even with no mention of littering, the simple image of the eyes deterred people from dropping the litter.

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• What's behind a tarantula's blue hue?
• Rare fossil of a horned dinosaur found from 'lost continent'
• How funny is this word? The 'snunkoople' effect
• Simulating the jet streams and anticyclones of Jupiter and Saturn
• Missing link found between turbulence in collapsing star and hypernova, gamma-ray burst
• Could fish have consciousness? 'Emotional fever' experiment suggests they might
• Risk-takers are smarter, according to a new study
• Unexpected activity on the Moon
• Wearable equipment supports human motion where and when needed: Easier, faster, stronger, and more enjoyable

What's behind a tarantula's blue hue? Posted: 30 Nov 2015 03:22 PM PST Researchers have found that many species of tarantulas have independently evolved the ability to grow blue hair using nanostructures in their exoskeletons, rather than pigments. The study is the first to show that individual species evolved separately to make the same shade of a non-iridescent color, one that doesn't change when viewed at different angles.

Rare fossil of a horned dinosaur found from 'lost continent' Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:50 AM PST A rare fossil from eastern North America of a dog-sized horned dinosaur has been identified by a scientist. The fossil provides evidence of an east-west divide in North American dinosaur evolution.

How funny is this word? The 'snunkoople' effect Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:18 AM PST How do you quantify something as complex and personal as humor? Mathematicians have now developed a mathematical method of doing just that -- and it might not be quite as personal as we think.

Simulating the jet streams and anticyclones of Jupiter and Saturn Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:52 AM PST A researcher has successfully generated 3-D simulations of deep jet streams and storms on Jupiter and Saturn, helping to satiate our eternal quest for knowledge of planetary dynamics. The results facilitate a deeper understanding of planetary weather and provide clues to the dynamics of Earth's weather patterns evidenced in jet streams and ocean currents.

Missing link found between turbulence in collapsing star and hypernova, gamma-ray burst Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:52 AM PST Extremely bright supernovas, called hypernovae, have been linked to gamma-ray bursts, but theorists have struggled to explain how a collapsing massive star could produce a magnetic field a million billion times greater than that of the sun, which is necessary to blow off the outer portions of the star and accelerate charged particles to speeds needed to produce gamma rays. A new supercomputer simulation shows how this happens.

Could fish have consciousness? 'Emotional fever' experiment suggests they might Posted: 30 Nov 2015 08:35 AM PST Researchers have observed an increase in body temperature of between two and four degrees in zebrafish, when these are subjected to stressful situations. This phenomenon is known as 'emotional fever,' as it is related to what animals feel in the face of an external stimulus.

Risk-takers are smarter, according to a new study Posted: 30 Nov 2015 08:35 AM PST Do you often take chances and yet still land on your feet? Then you probably have a well-developed brain.

Unexpected activity on the Moon Posted: 30 Nov 2015 05:46 AM PST The lunar space environment is much more active than previously assumed. The solar wind is reflected from the surface and crustal magnetic fields of the moon which has effects on for instance lunar water levels.

Wearable equipment supports human motion where and when needed: Easier, faster, stronger, and more enjoyable Posted: 30 Nov 2015 05:45 AM PST A new model of pneumatic muscle and an active type of assistive equipment incorporating this pneumatic muscle has been developed. This wearable equipment, called the Unplugged Powered Suit (UPS), supports human movement without requiring any electronic devices and tanks because it employs a newly developed pneumatic muscle named Pneumatic Gel Muscle (PGM) as an actuator. The UPS improves the quality of life of not only elderly individuals but also healthy people who enjoy sports activities.

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