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  Acoustic Monitoring of Atlantic Cod Reveals Clues to Spawning Behavior

  March 23, 2013 — For decades researchers have recorded sounds from whales and other marine mammals, using a variety of methods including passive acoustic monitoring to better understand how these animals use sound to ... > full story
• Acoustics
  Petroleum
  Technology
  Space Telescopes
  Electronics
  Spintronics
   
  

  Cooled Integrated Circuit Amplifies With Lowest Noise So Far

  March 22, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated an integrated amplifier with the lowest noise performance so far. The amplifier offers new possibilities for detecting the faintest electromagnetic radiation, for ... > full story
• Perception
  Computer Science
  Artificial Intelligence
  Communications
  Language Acquisition
  Information Technology
   
  

  Face of the Future Rears Its Head: Digital Talking Head Expresses Human Emotions on Demand

  March 19, 2013 — Meet Zoe: a digital talking head which can express human emotions on demand with "unprecedented realism" and could herald a new era of human-computer ... > full story
• Spintronics
  Spintronics Research
  Physics
  Quantum Computers
  Quantum Physics
  Graphene
   
  

  Smallest Vibration Sensor in the Quantum World

  March 15, 2013 — Carbon nanotubes and magnetic molecules are considered building blocks of future nanoelectronic systems. Their electric and mechanical properties play an important role. Researchers have now found a ... > full story
• Memory
  Intelligence
  Neuroscience
  Psychology
  Educational Psychology
   
  

  Chewing Gum Helps You Concentrate for Longer, Study Suggests

  March 8, 2013 — Chewing gum can help you stay focused for longer on tasks that require continuous monitoring. Previous research has shown that chewing gum can improve concentration in visual memory tasks. This study ... > full story
• Fish
  Fisheries
  Drought Research
  Wild Animals
  Ecosystems
  Biochemistry Research
   

  Stocking Florida Bass in Texas Reservoirs May Alter Stream Systems Connected to Stocked Reservoirs

  March 7, 2013 — A genetic analysis by biologists suggests that the stocking of Florida bass in Texas reservoirs impacts bass populations far beyond the actual stocking ... > full story
• Language Acquisition
  Intelligence
  Perception
  Neuroscience
  Brain Tumor
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Solving the 'Cocktail Party Problem': How We Can Focus on One Speaker in Noisy Crowds

  March 6, 2013 — In the din of a crowded room, paying attention to just one speaker's voice can be challenging. Research demonstrates how the brain homes in on one speaker to solve this "Cocktail Party Problem." ... > full story
• Hearing Loss
  Disability
  Acoustics
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
  Workplace Health
   
  

  Putting HiFi Into Cochlear Implants

  March 5, 2013 — Scientists have developed a way to reprogram cochlear implants that dramatically improves the quality and clarity of users’ ... > full story
• Neuroscience
  Brain Injury
  Language Acquisition
  Intelligence
  Psychology
  Mice
   
  

  Songbirds’ Brains Coordinate Singing With Intricate Timing

  February 27, 2013 — As a bird sings, some neurons in its brain prepare to make the next sounds while others are synchronized with the current notes—a coordination of physical actions and brain activity that is ... > full story
• Dolphins and Whales
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Invasive Species
  Veterinary Medicine
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Ship Noise Makes Crabs Get Crabby

  February 26, 2013 — A new study found that ship noise affects crab metabolism, with the largest crabs faring the worst, and found little evidence that crabs acclimatize to noise over ... > full story

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