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Cheetah-Cub: A Robot That Runs Like a Cat
June 17, 2013 — Thanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces feline morphology, a four-legged "cheetah-cub robot" has the same advantages as its model: it is small, light and fast. Still in its ... > full story -
Bioenergy Potential Unearthed in Leaf-Cutter Ant Communities
June 14, 2013 — As spring warms up Wisconsin, humans aren't the only ones tending their gardens. Colonies of leaf-cutter ants cultivate thriving communities of fungi and bacteria using freshly cut plant ... > full story -
Current Affairs Make Life Hard for Stickleback Dads
June 14, 2013 — This Father’s Day, spare a thought for three-spined stickleback fish – who may have been having a tough time this year, according to ... > full story -
Flare Star WX UMa Becomes 15 Times Brighter in Less Than 3 Minutes
June 14, 2013 — Astrophysicists have detected a star of low luminosity which within a matter of moments gave off a flare so strong that it became almost 15 times brighter. The star in question is the flare star WX ... > full story -
Odors from Human Skin Cells Can Be Used to Identify Melanoma
June 13, 2013 — Researchers identified odorants from human skin cells that can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition a nanotechnology-based sensor could reliably differentiate ... > full story -
Medieval Leprosy Genomes Shed Light on Disease's History
June 13, 2013 — Scientists have reconstructed a dozen medieval and modern leprosy genomes -- suggesting a European origin for the North American leprosy strains found in armadillos and humans, and a common ancestor ... > full story -
Light-Carved 'Nano-Volcanoes' Hold Promise for Drug Delivery
June 13, 2013 — Researchers have developed a method for creating "nano-volcanoes" by shining various colors of light through a nanoscale "crystal ball" made of a synthetic polymer. These nano-volcanoes can store ... > full story -
Gene Offers an Athlete's Heart Without the Exercise
June 13, 2013 — Researchers have found that a single gene poses a double threat to disease: Not only does it inhibit the growth and spread of breast tumors, but it also makes hearts ... > full story -
Smart Technology Makes Its Way Into Lighting
June 13, 2013 — The lighting systems of the future could be multi-purpose devices not dissimilar to smart phones. In the future, lighting will not just allow us to see but could also be used to survey surroundings, ... > full story -
Discovery of New Material State Counterintuitive to Laws of Physics
June 12, 2013 — When you squeeze something, it gets smaller -- unless you're among a group of scientists who have seemingly defied the laws of physics and found a way to apply pressure to make a material expand ... > full story
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