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Thousands of Invisibility Cloaks Trap a Rainbow
Many people anticipating the
creation of an invisibility
cloak might be surprised to
learn that a group of
American researchers has
created 25,000 individual
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Gourmet Butterflies Speed North
A new study has shown how a
butterfly has changed its
diet, and consequently has
sped northwards in response
to climate change.
Researchers found that
warmer summers have allowed
... > full story
Device May Inject a Variety of Drugs Without Using Needles
A new device delivers a
tiny, high-pressure jet of
medicine through the skin
without the use of a
hypodermic needle. ... > full story
Beam Me Up: 'Tractor Beams' of Light Pull Small Objects Towards Them
‘Tractor beams’
of light that pull objects
towards them are no longer
science fiction. Scientists
have now demonstrated how a
... > full story
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Robots Will Quickly Recognize and Respond to Human Gestures, With New Algorithms
May 24, 2012 — New intelligent algorithms could help robots to quickly recognize and respond to human gestures. Researchers have created a computer program which recognizes human gestures quickly and accurately, ... > full story -
Nuisance Seaweed Found to Produce Compounds With Biomedical Potential
May 24, 2012 — A seaweed considered a threat to the healthy growth of coral reefs in Hawaii may possess the ability to produce substances that could one day treat human diseases, a new study has ... > full story -
Revolutionary Chipset for High-Speed Wireless Data Transfer
May 24, 2012 — Scientists have invented a revolutionary chipset for high-speed wireless data transfer, a new microchip that can transfer data the size of 80 MP3 song files (or 250 megabytes) wirelessly between ... > full story -
Synchronized Brains: Feeling Strong Emotions Makes People's Brains 'Tick Together'
May 24, 2012 — Human emotions are highly contagious. Seeing others' emotional expressions such as smiles triggers often the corresponding emotional response in the observer. Researchers have now found that feeling ... > full story -
Unusual Quantum Effect Discovered in Earliest Stages of Photosynthesis
May 24, 2012 — Quantum physics and plant biology seem like two branches of science that could not be more different, but surprisingly they may in fact be intimately tied. Scientists have discovered an unusual ... > full story -
Invasive Species Underwater: Deep Sea Animals Stowaway on Submarines and Reach New Territory
May 24, 2012 — Marine scientists studying life around deep-sea vents have discovered that some hardy species can survive the extreme change in pressure that occurs when a research submersible rises to the surface. ... > full story -
A Whale of a Discovery: New Sensory Organ Found in Rorqual Whales
May 23, 2012 — Scientists have discovered a sensory organ in rorqual whales that coordinates its signature lunge-feeding behavior -- and may help explain their enormous size. Rorquals are a subgroup of baleen ... > full story -
New Species Top 10 List: Underworld Worm, Walking Cactus Creature, Blue Tarantula, Sneezing Monkey, and More
May 23, 2012 — The top 10 new species list has just been released. It includes a teensy attack wasp, night-blooming orchid, underworld worm, ancient "walking cactus" creature, blue tarantula, Nepalese poppy, giant ... > full story -
Wind-Driven Mars Tumbleweed Rover to Roll Through Rocky Terrain?
May 23, 2012 — New research shows that a wind-driven "tumbleweed" Mars rover would be capable of moving across rocky Martian terrain -- findings that could also help with designing the best possible ... > full story -
Fire Beetles May Revolutionize Early-Warning Systems for Forest Fires
May 23, 2012 — Black fire beetles of the genus Melanophila possess unusual infrared sensors. It seems that they use these to detect forest fires, even from great distances, since their wood-eating larvae can only ... > full story
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