Imagine a battery-powered plane that has 10 engines and can take off like a helicopter and fly efficiently like an aircraft. That is a concept being developed by NASA researchers …read more Source:: Science
Day: May 5, 2015
Popular electric brain stimulation method used to boost brainpower is detrimental to IQ scores
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•Using a weak electric current in an attempt to boost brainpower or treat conditions has become popular among scientists and do-it-yourselfers, but a new study shows that using the most …read more Source:: Science
Researchers observe the moment when a mind is changed
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•Researchers studying how the brain makes decisions have, for the first time, recorded the moment-by-moment fluctuations in brain signals that occur when a monkey making free choices has a change …read more Source:: Science
Astrophysicists offer proof that famous image shows forming planets
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•A recent and famous image from deep space marks the first time we’ve seen a forming planetary system, according to a study by astrophysicists. The team found that circular gaps …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers unveil farthest galaxy, more than 13 billion years in the past
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•Astronomers have pushed back the cosmic frontier of galaxy exploration to a time when the universe was only 5 percent of its present age. Age and distance are vitally connected …read more Source:: Science
Soft robot to shape itself and move with own internally generated power
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•What if a new material would allow for development of a ‘soft robot’ that could reconfigure its own shape and move using its own internally generated power? …read more Source:: Science
Just like humans, dolphins have complex social networks
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•They may not be on Facebook or Twitter, but dolphins do, in fact, form highly complex and dynamic networks of friends, according to a recent study. Dolphins are known for …read more Source:: Science
New centimeter-accurate GPS system could transform virtual reality and mobile devices
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•Scientists have built a low-cost centimeter-accurate GPS system that reduces location errors from the size of a large car to the size of a nickel — a more than 100 …read more Source:: Science
Researchers design new tiny QWERTY soft keyboards for wearable devices
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•There are a growing number of wearable devices featuring a touchscreen, such as smart watches, smart glasses or digital jewellery. These devices can receive notifications in many forms but usually …read more Source:: Science
Pocket-sized fingerprint scanner could solve healthcare bottleneck
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•British postgraduate students have devised a pocket-sized fingerprint scanner designed to help patients in the developing world get improved access to healthcare. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews