
Human-Like Opponents Lead to More Aggression in Video Game Players
Video games that pit players
against human-looking
characters may be more
likely to provoke violent
thoughts and words than
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Non-Wetting Fabric That Drains Sweat Invented
Waterproof fabrics that
whisk away sweat could be
the latest application of
microfluidic technology
developed by bioengineers. ... > full story

Ant Study Could Help Future Robot Teams Work Underground
Future teams of subterranean
search and rescue robots may
owe their success to the
lowly fire ant, a
much-despised insect whose
painful bites and extensive
... > full story

Fastest Measurements Ever Made of Ion Channel Proteins
Engineers have used
miniaturized electronics to
measure the activity of
individual ion-channel
proteins with temporal
resolution as fine as one
... > full story
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Iron-Platinum Alloys Could Be New-Generation Hard Drives
May 20, 2013 Researchers have found a convenient way to make layered iron-platinum alloys and tailor their properties, a promising material for a potential new generation of data storage ... > full story -
Opening Doors to Foldable Electronics With Inkjet-Printed Graphene
May 20, 2013 Imagine a bendable tablet computer or an electronic newspaper that could fold to fit in a pocket. The technology for these devices may not be so far off, thanks to new ... > full story -
Coming Into Existence: Lab Sets a New Record for Creating Heralded Photons
May 20, 2013 A new experiment establishes a heralding efficiency that might allow loopholes to be eliminated in the validation of spooky action-at-a-distance in quantum ... > full story -
Nanoantennas Improve Infrared Sensing
May 20, 2013 Engineers have used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action, opening the door to more sensitive infrared cameras and more compact ... > full story -
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Not Just Blowing in the Wind: Compressing Air for Renewable Energy Storage
May 20, 2013 A comprehensive study into the potential for compressed air energy storage in the Pacific Northwest has identified two locations in Washington state that could store enough Northwest wind energy ... > full story -
Advance in Nanotech Gene Sequencing Technique
May 20, 2013 The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical ... > full story -
Competition in the Quantum World
May 19, 2013 Physicists have gained a deep insight into the nature of quantum mechanical phase transitions. Scientists have simulated the competition between two rival dynamical processes at a novel type of ... > full story -
Bacteria Use Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide to Produce Electricity
May 19, 2013 Researchers have engineered a strain of electricity-producing bacteria that can grow using hydrogen gas as its sole electron donor and carbon dioxide as its sole source of ... > full story -
Kinks and Curves at the Nanoscale: New Research Shows 'Perfect Twin Boundaries' Are Not So Perfect
May 19, 2013 Since 2004, materials scientists and nanotechnology experts have been excited about a special of arrangement of atoms called a "coherent twin boundary" that can add enormous strength to metals like ... > full story -
Computational Tool Translates Complex Data Into Simplified Two-Dimensional Images
May 19, 2013 Researchers have developed a computational method that enables scientists to visualize and interpret "high-dimensional" data produced by single-cell measurement technologies such as mass cytometry. ... > full story
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