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Horses Don't Get Stage Fright -- But Their Riders Do
February 19, 2013 It is well known that horses show symptoms of stress when ridden but relatively little attention has been paid to the effects on their riders. This is surprising, as equestrian sports rely on the ... > full story -
Engineering 'Ghost' Objects: Breakthrough in Scattering Illusion
February 19, 2013 Researchers have come out with an optical device to "engineer" ghosts. Their research has opened up a completely new avenue for cognitive deception through light-matter behavior control. This would ... > full story -
Bone Marrow Cells Used in Bladder Regeneration
February 18, 2013 A new approach to bladder regeneration uses bone marrow cells to recreate the organ's smooth muscle, vasculature and nerve ... > full story -
Pollution Doesn't Change the Rate of Droplet Formation
February 18, 2013 When it comes to forming the droplets that make up clouds, a little oily and viscous organic material apparently doesn’t matter that much. And that’s good news for reducing the ... > full story -
Exploring Supercapacitors to Improve Their Structure
February 18, 2013 No matter how intimidating their name, supercapacitors are part of our daily lives. Take buses for example: supercapacitors are charged during braking and supply electricity to open the doors when ... > full story -
Stem Cell-Based Bioartificial Tissues and Organs
February 18, 2013 Surgeons have successfully transplanting bioengineered stem cell-based trachea, composed of both artificial and biological material. Now they plan to use the technique to recreate more complex ... > full story -
Blood Is Thicker Than Water – And Blood Plasma Is, Too
February 18, 2013 Blood flows differently than water. Anyone who has ever cut themselves knows that blood flows viscously and rather erratically. The similarity between blood and ketchup is something not only ... > full story -
Dopants Dramatically Alter Electronic Structure of Superconductor
February 17, 2013 Doping dramatically alters the atomic-scale electronic structure of the parent of a high-temperature superconductor, with important consequences for the behavior of the current-carrying electrons, ... > full story -
Forging a New Periodic Table Using Nanostructures: Artificial Atoms and Bonds Provide a New Set of Building Blocks for Future Materials
February 17, 2013 Scientists have developed a new set of building blocks based on nanoparticles and DNA. Using these tools, scientists will be able to build -- from the bottom up, just as nature does -- new and useful ... > full story -
Organic Electronics: How to Make Contact Between Carbon Compounds and Metal
February 17, 2013 Organic electronics has already hit the market in smart-phone displays and holds great promise for future applications like flexible electroluminescent foils (a potential replacement for conventional ... > full story
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