
First Ever Underwater University Lectures
Students at the University
of Essex have taken their
lectures to a whole new
level -- 18 metres under the
sea in remote Indonesia to
be precise. ... > full story

Skydiving Is Never 'Plane Sailing'
Skydivers show the same
level of physical stress
before every jump whether a
first-timer or experienced
jumper, say researchers. ... > full story

World's Smallest Liquid Droplets Ever Made in the Lab, Experiment Suggests
Physicists may have created
the smallest drops of liquid
ever made in the lab. That
possibility has been raised
by the results of a recent e ... > full story

New Method Proposed for Detecting Gravitational Waves from Ends of Universe
A new window into the nature
of the universe may be
possible with a device
proposed by scientists that
would detect elusive gravity
... > full story
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Brain Makes Call on Which Ear Is Used for Cell Phone
May 16, 2013 If you're a left-brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a newly published study. The study shows a strong correlation between ... > full story -
Through the Eyes of a Burglar: Study Provides Insights on Habits and Motivations, Importance of Security
May 16, 2013 One way to understand what motivates and deters burglars is to ask them. A researcher did just that. He led a research team that gathered survey responses from more than 400 convicted offenders that ... > full story -
Bach to the Blues, Our Emotions Match Music to Colors
May 16, 2013 Whether we're listening to Bach or the blues, our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make us feel, according to new research. For instance, Mozart's jaunty ... > full story -
Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting: First Fully Integrated Artificial Photosynthesis Nanosystem
May 16, 2013 Researchers have created the first fully integrated artificial photosynthesis nanosystem. While "artificial leaf" is the popular term for such a system, the key to this success was an "artificial ... > full story -
Beautiful 'Flowers' Self-Assemble in a Beaker
May 16, 2013 With the hand of nature trained on a beaker of chemical fluid, the most delicate flower structures have been formed in a laboratory -- and not at the scale of inches, but microns. These minuscule ... > full story -
DNA-Guided Assembly Yields Novel Ribbon-Like Nanostructures
May 16, 2013 DNA "linker" strands coax nano-sized rods to line up in way unlike any other spontaneous arrangement of rod-shaped objects. The arrangement -- with the rods forming "rungs" on ladder-like ribbons -- ... > full story -
Security Risks Found in Sensors for Heart Devices, Consumer Electronics
May 16, 2013 The type of sensors that pick up the rhythm of a beating heart in implanted cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are vulnerable to tampering, according to a new study conducted in controlled ... > full story -
Invasive 'Crazy Ants' Are Displacing Fire Ants in Areas Throughout Southeastern U.S.
May 16, 2013 Invasive "crazy ants" are displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern United States, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. It's the latest in a history of ant ... > full story -
Fast and Painless Way to Better Mental Arithmetic? Yes, There Might Actually Be a Way
May 16, 2013 In the future, if you want to improve your ability to manipulate numbers in your head, you might just plug yourself in. So say researchers who report on studies of a harmless form of brain ... > full story -
High-Testosterone Competitors More Likely to Choose Red
May 16, 2013 Why do so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the color red when they compete? A new study suggests that it may have to do with their testosterone ... > full story
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