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'Dressed' Laser Aimed at Clouds May Be Key to Inducing Rain, Lightning
Apr. 18, 2014 — The adage 'Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it,' may one day be obsolete if researchers further develop a new technique to aim a high-energy laser beam ... full story -
Gecko-Like Adhesives Now Useful for Real World Surfaces
Apr. 18, 2014 — The ability to stick objects to a wide range of surfaces such as drywall, wood, metal and glass with a single adhesive has been the elusive goal of many research teams across the world, but now a ... full story -
Impact Glass Stores Biodata for Millions of Years
Apr. 18, 2014 — Bits of plant life encapsulated in molten glass by asteroid and comet impacts millions of years ago give geologists information about climate and life forms on the ancient Earth. Scientists exploring ... full story -
Bright Points in Sun's Atmosphere Mark Patterns Deep in Its Interior
Apr. 17, 2014 — Like a balloon bobbing along in the air while tied to a child's hand, a tracer has been found in the sun's atmosphere to help track the flow of material coursing underneath the sun's ... full story -
Vitamin B3 Might Have Been Made in Space, Delivered to Earth by Meteorites
Apr. 17, 2014 — Ancient Earth might have had an extraterrestrial supply of vitamin B3 delivered by carbon-rich meteorites, according to a new analysis. The result supports a theory that the origin of life may have ... full story -
Tracking Flu Levels With Wikipedia
Apr. 17, 2014 — Can monitoring Wikipedia hits show how many people have the flu? Researchers have developed a method of estimating levels of influenza-like illness in the American population by analyzing Internet ... full story -
Fear of the Cuckoo Mafia: In Fear of Retaliation, Birds Accept and Raise Brood Parasites' Young
Apr. 17, 2014 — If a restaurant owner fails to pay the 'protection money' demanded of him by the mob, he can expect his premises to be trashed. Warnings like these are seldom required, however, as fear of ... full story -
In Sex-Reversed Cave Insects, Females Have the Penises
Apr. 17, 2014 — Little-known cave insects with rather novel sex lives have been discovered by researchers. The Brazilian insects, which represent four distinct but related species in the genus Neotrogla, are the ... full story -
Simplicity Is Key to Co-Operative Robots
Apr. 16, 2014 — A way of making hundreds -- or even thousands -- of tiny robots cluster to carry out tasks without using any memory or processing power has been developed. Engineers have programmed extremely simple ... full story -
Chess Robots to Cause Judgment Day?
Apr. 16, 2014 — Next time you play a computer at chess, think about the implications if you beat it. It could be a very sore loser! A new study reflects upon the growing need for autonomous technology, and suggests ... full story -
Changing Where a Baby Is Held Immediately After Birth Could Lead to Improved Uptake of Procedure That Reduces Infant Iron Deficiency
Apr. 16, 2014 — Changing where a newborn baby is held before its umbilical cord is clamped could lead to improved uptake in hospitals of delayed cord clamping, leading to a decreased risk of iron deficiency in ... full story -
Chimpanzees Prefer Firm, Stable Beds
Apr. 16, 2014 — Chimpanzees may select a certain type of wood, Ugandan ironwood, over other options for its firm, stable, and resilient properties to make their bed. Chimpanzees use tree branches to build beds or ... full story -
Residing in High Altitude Military Facilities Protects Service Members from Obesity
Apr. 16, 2014 — Overweight U.S. service members are 41 percent less likely to transition to clinical obesity when stationed at military facilities located at high altitude, according to a new study. The ... full story -
Information Storage for the Next Generation of Plastic Computers: Efficient Conversion from Magnetic Storage to Light Is Key
Apr. 16, 2014 — Inexpensive computers, cell phones and other systems that substitute flexible plastic for silicon chips may be one step closer to reality, thanks to new research. Scientists have made a new proposal ... full story -
Eavesdropping on Brain Cell Chatter
Apr. 16, 2014 — Everything we do -- all of our movements, thoughts and feelings -- are the result of neurons talking with one another, and recent studies have suggested that some of the conversations might not be ... full story -
How Smells Stick to Your Memories: Your Nose Can Be a Pathfinder
Apr. 16, 2014 — Waves in your brain make smells stick to your memories and inner maps. Researchers have recently discovered the process behind this phenomenon. The brain, it turns out, connects smells to memories ... full story -
Searching for Dark Energy With Neutrons: With Neutrons, Scientists Can Now Look for Dark Energy in the Lab
Apr. 16, 2014 — It does not always take a huge accelerator to do particle physics: First results from a low energy, table top alternative takes validity of Newtonian gravity down by five orders of magnitude and ... full story -
Using Video Surveillance to Measure Peoples' Hand Washing Habits
Apr. 16, 2014 — Use of video surveillance to better understand essential hygiene behavior has been pioneered by researchers. Still, despite years of global public awareness campaigns, hand washing rates remain low. ... full story -
Ant Colonies Help Evacuees in Disaster Zones
Apr. 16, 2014 — An escape route mapping system based on the behavior of ant colonies could give evacuees a better chance of reaching safe harbor after a natural disaster or terrorist attack by building a map showing ... full story -
Augmented Reality: Bringing History and the Future to Life
Apr. 16, 2014 — Have you ever wished you had a virtual time machine that could show you how your street looked last century? Or have you wanted to see how your new furniture might look, before you’ve even bought ... full story
- 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning
- Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces
- Impact glass stores biodata for millions of years
- Bright points in sun's atmosphere mark patterns deep in its interior
- Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites
- Tracking flu levels with Wikipedia
- Fear of the cuckoo mafia: In fear of retaliation, birds accept and raise brood parasites' young
- In sex-reversed cave insects, females have the penises
- Simplicity is key to co-operative robots
- Chess robots to cause Judgment Day?
- Changing where a baby is held immediately after birth could lead to improved uptake of procedure that reduces infant iron deficiency
- Chimpanzees prefer firm, stable beds
- Residing in high altitude military facilities protects service members from obesity
- Information storage for the next generation of plastic computers: Efficient conversion from magnetic storage to light is key
- Eavesdropping on brain cell chatter
- How smells stick to your memories: Your nose can be a pathfinder
- Searching for dark energy with neutrons: With neutrons, scientists can now look for dark energy in the lab
- Using video surveillance to measure peoples' hand washing habits
- Ant colonies help evacuees in disaster zones
- Augmented reality: Bringing history and the future to life
- Computer software analyzing facial expressions accurately predicts student test performance
- Fish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioral changes
- Potential use of Google Glass in surgical settings
- Masculine boys, feminine girls more likely to engage in cancer risk behaviors, study finds
- Lemurs match scent of a friend to sound of her voice
- Research reveals what your sleeping position says about your relationship
- Repeated self-healing now possible in composite materials
- Astronomers: 'Tilt-a-worlds' could harbor life
- Tiger beetle's chase highlights mechanical law
- Computerized counseling reduces HIV-1 viral load, sexual transmission risk
- Chew on this: How does food texture impact its perceived calorie content?
- Hair from infants gives clues about life in womb
- Bizarre parasite may provide cuttlefish clues
- Exams in cold auditoriums? Better memory at ideal temperature
- Everest trek shows how some people get type II diabetes
- Climate change likely culprit in coqui frog's altered calls, say biologists
- Faithful allies since the Cretaceous: Symbiosis between beewolves and protective bacteria originated millions of years ago
- Cosmic slurp: Supercomputers help astronomers understand and predict how black holes swallow stars
- Four new species of 'killer sponges' from the deep sea
- House windows that double as solar panels? Shiny quantum dots brighten future of solar cells
- SpaceX’s Dragon headed to space station to create astronaut farmers
- Surgeons develop personalized 3-D printed kidney to simulate surgery prior to cancer operation
- Wolves at the door: Study finds recent wolf-dog hybridization in Caucasus region
- Genetically modified tobacco plants as an alternative for producing bioethanol
- Does germ plasm accelerate evolution?
- Look who's evolving now: Using robots to study evolution
- How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies
- Ocean acidification robs reef fish of their fear of predators
- Computer rendering: Graduate student brings extinct plants 'back to life'
- What happens when we try to manipulate our voice to attract a mate? Her voice is hot, his is not
- How nerve cells flexibly adapt to acoustic signals
- Impact of the 1,000 mph supersonic car predicted
- Eye of the beholder: Improving the human-robot connection
- Appearance of night-shining clouds has increased
- Sharks contain more pollutants than polar bears
- The ATM strikes back: Researchers protect money with method borrowed from an aggressive beetle
- Scientists grow cartilage to reconstruct nose
- Sneak a peek through the mist to technology of the future
- Laboratory-grown vaginas implanted in patients
- Antennae help flies 'cruise' in gusty winds
- Forever clean? Metal–organic 'micromushrooms' repel all
- World ranking tracks evolutionary distinctness of birds
- 'Dinosaurs of the turtle world' at risk in Southeast U.S. rivers
- Fruit flies, fighter jets use similar nimble tactics when under attack
- Uncovering a new angle on mental distance: Feeling closer leads to poor judgement of space
- Thermoelectric generator on glass fabric for wearable electronic devices
- Ancient 'spider' images reveal eye-opening secrets
- Planaria deploy an ancient gene expression program in the course of organ regeneration
- Fruit flies have latent bioluminescence, study shows
- Lettuce rejoice! Scientists grow longer lasting salad
- Extinct carnivorous marsupial may have hunted prey larger than itself
- Breastfeeding and infant sleep: Are babies who wake to breastfeed at night trying to delay the birth of a sibling?
- Older people with faster decline in memory and thinking skills may have lower risk of cancer death
- Genetic circuits: Bacterial 'FM radio' created
- See what a child will look like using automated age-progression software
- Scientists reconstruct ancient impact that dwarfs dinosaur-extinction blast
- Recycling astronaut urine for energy and drinking water
- Images from NASA Mars rover include bright spots
- Sea otters can get the flu, too: Human H1N1 pandemic virus infected Washington State sea otters
- 'RoboClam' hits new depths as robotic digger
- Processing new information during sleep compromises memory
- Surprising truth about obsessive-compulsive thinking
- Logo color affects consumer emotion toward brands, study finds
- How coughs and sneezes float much farther than you think
- 3-D printing trials of unmanned aircraft broaden possibilities for this emergent technology
- Hybrid technology could make Star Trek-style medical tricorder a reality
- Why auditory pitch and spatial elevation get high together: Shape of human ear may have evolved to mirror acoustics in natural world
- Humans and Neandertals interbred, new method confirms
- Are Southern death-row inmates more polite?
- Antimicrobial from soaps promotes bacteria buildup in human noses
- From athletes to couch potatoes: Humans through 6,000 years of farming
- Faster eye responses in Chinese people not down to culture, study suggests
- Targeting sperm protection in mosquitoes could help combat malaria
- Trees go high-tech: Process turns cellulose into energy storage devices
- Personal touch signature makes mobile devices more secure
- 'I can haz blood?' The surprising world of pet blood transfusions
- Social circuits that track how we like people, ideas
- Rage-quitting: Feelings of failure, not violent content, foster aggression in video gamers
- Procrastination and impulsivity genetically linked: Exploring the genetics of 'I'll do it tomorrow'
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