Male moths locate females by navigating along the latter’s pheromone (odor) plume. Two strategies are involved: males must find the outer envelope of the pheromone plume, and then head upwind. …read more Source:: Science
Month: May 2015
A patient’s budding cortex — in a dish?
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•Scientists have perfected mini cultured 3-D structures that grow and function much like the outer mantle — the key working tissue, or cortex — of the brain of the person …read more Source:: Science
Researchers engineer E. coli to produce new forms of popular antibiotic
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•In Science Advances, University at Buffalo researchers will report that they have managed to turn E. coli into tiny factories for producing new forms of the popular antibiotic erythromycin — …read more Source:: Science
New ‘designer carbon’ boosts battery performance
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•Scientists have created a new carbon material that significantly improves the performance of batteries and supercapacitors. …read more Source:: Science
Little-known quake, tsunami hazards lurk offshore of Southern California
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•While their attention may be inland on the San Andreas Fault, residents of coastal Southern California could be surprised by very large earthquakes — and even tsunamis — from several …read more Source:: Science
Parental smoking puts nearly half a million UK children into poverty
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•Smoking is not only bad for your health; it also puts 400,000 children in poverty in the UK alone. Smoking places a financial burden on low income families, suggesting that …read more Source:: Science
Trees are source for high-capacity, soft batteries
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•A method for making elastic high-capacity batteries from wood pulp has been developed. Using nanocellulose broken down from tree fibers, scientists have produced an elastic, foam-like battery material that can …read more Source:: Science
Zero Day Weekly: IRS blames Russia, a loose Moose, Megaupload malware
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•A collection of notable security news items for the week ending May 29, 2015. Covers enterprise, controversies, application and mobile security, malware, reports and more. …read more Source:: Linux
Temperature’s rising: expert says dinosaurs were warm-blooded
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dinosaurs, those bygone masters of the planet, were warm-blooded just like today’s mammals, according to a scientist who judged their metabolism using body mass and growth rates …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Even when we’re resting, our brains are preparing us to be social
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•Our brains are wired to prepare us, during quiet moments, to be socially connected to other people, neuroscientists report. Facebook is aligned with the state of our brains at rest …read more Source:: Science