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  Helping Robots Become More Touchy-Feely, Literally: Paper-Thin E-Skin Responds to Touch by Lighting Up

  July 21, 2013 — Engineers have created a new e-skin that responds to touch by instantly lighting up. The more intense the pressure, the brighter the light it emits. The material is the first sensor network on ... > full story
• Life Sciences
  Biology
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Solar Energy
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  Movement Without Muscles Study in Insects Could Inspire Robot and Prosthetic Limb Developments

  July 18, 2013 — Neurobiologists have shown that insect limbs can move without muscles -- a finding that may provide engineers with new ways to improve the control of robotic and prosthetic ... > full story
• Water
  Hormone Disorders
  Diseases and Conditions
  Drought Research
  Environmental Issues
  Human Biology
   
  

  BPA and Chlorine Means Bad News: Modified Forms of Bisphenol A Found to Alter Hormone Signaling in New, Disturbing Ways

  July 17, 2013 — The ubiquity of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A led researchers to ask what it might be doing in publicly supplied, chlorinated drinking water. The answer: Chlorinated BPA has ... > full story
• Intelligence
  Neuroscience
  Birds
  Psychology
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  Psychology Research
   
  

  Bird Brain? Birds and Humans Have Similar Brain Wiring

  July 17, 2013 — You may have more in common with a pigeon than you realize, according to ... > full story
• Organic Chemistry
  Cell Biology
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  Genetics
  Biology
  Extreme Survival
   

  Artificial Organelles Transform Free Radicals Into Water and Oxygen

  July 16, 2013 — Researchers have successfully developed artificial organelles that are able to support the reduction of toxic oxygen compounds. This opens up new ways in the development of novel drugs that can ... > full story
• Artificial Intelligence
  Intelligence
  Computer Science
  Computer Modeling
  Robotics
  Child Psychology
   
  

  Computer as Smart as a 4-Year-Old? Researchers IQ Test New Artificial Intelligence System

  July 15, 2013 — Artificial and natural knowledge researchers IQ-tested one of the best available artificial intelligence systems and learned that it's about as smart as the average ... > full story
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Mating and Breeding
  Acoustics
  Evolutionary Biology
  Biology
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Share Robotic Frogs Help Turn a Boring Mating Call Into a Serenade

  July 15, 2013 — With the help of a robotic frog, biologists have discovered that two wrong mating calls can make a right for female túngara frogs. The "rather bizarre" result may provide insight into how ... > full story
• Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  Biochemistry
  Biotechnology
  Biology
  Genetics
  Materials Science
   

  Artificial Cells to Study Molecular Crowding and Gene Expression Created

  July 14, 2013 — Scientists have approximated molecular crowding in an artificial cellular system and found that tight quarters help the process of gene expression, especially when other conditions are less than ... > full story
• Immune System
  Lymphoma
  Diseases and Conditions
  Infectious Diseases
  Lupus
  Human Biology
   
  

  On the Trail of Bacteria: Infrared Light Allows Characterization of Pathogens

  July 12, 2013 — Scientists are hot on the trail of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. The researchers have developed a technique for the rapid and reliable distinction between strains that can cause chronic ... > full story
• Educational Policy
  Consumer Behavior
  Educational Psychology
  Intelligence
  Psychology
  Behavior
   

  Intelligence Agents May Be Prone to Irrational Decision Making

  July 10, 2013 — U.S. intelligence agents may be more prone to irrational inconsistencies in decision making compared to college students and post-college adults, according to a new ... > full story

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