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Symbiotic Bacteria Program Circadian-Like Rhythms in Squid Using Light and Chemicals
April 2, 2013 Glowing bacteria inside squid use light and chemical signals to control circadian-like rhythms in the animals, according to a new study. The results of the study show that, in addition to acting as a ... > full story -
Surveying Roads at 100 Km/h
April 2, 2013 Germany's road network has a hard time dealing with wind and weather, tires and steel. Until now, however, surveying the damage caused to asphalt and concrete was laborious and expensive. A new laser ... > full story -
Supernova Remnant 1987A Continues to Reveal Its Secrets
April 1, 2013 A team of astronomers has succeeded in observing the death throes of a giant star in unprecedented detail. In February of 1987, astronomers observing the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf ... > full story -
After Newtown: A New Use for a Weapons-Detecting Radar?
April 1, 2013 In the aftermath of the Newtown school shooting, an engineering professor envisions a new use for a weapons-detecting radar system he's been developing for the past few ... > full story -
Quantum Dot Commands Light: A Solid State Ultrafast Logic Gate on a Photon
April 1, 2013 If you could peek at the inner workings of a computer processor you would see billions of transistors switching back and forth between two states. In optical communications, information from the ... > full story -
'OK' Contact Lenses: New Technique Shows Promise in Restoring Near Vision Without Glasses
April 1, 2013 By middle age, most people have age-related declines in near vision requiring bifocals or reading glasses. An emerging technique called hyperopic orthokeratology may provide a new alternative for ... > full story -
Radar Advance: Acoustic Time Delay Device Could Reduce Size and Cost of Phased Array Systems
March 29, 2013 Researchers have developed an ultra-compact passive true time delay device that could help reduce the size, complexity, power requirements and cost of phased array designs. The device uses the ... > full story -
Robotic Ants Successfully Mimic Real Colony Behavior
March 29, 2013 Scientists have successfully replicated the behavior of a colony of ants on the move with the use of miniature ... > full story -
Light May Recast Copper as Chemical Industry 'Holy Grail'
March 28, 2013 Wouldn't it be convenient if you could reverse the rusting of your car by shining a bright light on it? It turns out that this concept works for undoing oxidation on copper nanoparticles, and it ... > full story -
Sprial Galaxy: Hidden Depths of Messier 77 Revealed
March 28, 2013 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of spiral galaxy Messier 77, one of the most famous and well-studied galaxies in the sky. The patches of red across this image ... > full story
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