Researchers have created the world’s highest-performance single-molecule diode. Development of a functional single-molecule diode is a major pursuit of the electronics industry. …read more Source:: Science
Month: July 2015
Evolutionary link between diet, stomach acidity
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•An analysis of data on stomach acidity and diet in birds and mammals suggests that high levels of stomach acidity developed not to help animals break down food, but to …read more Source:: Science
‘Failed stars’ host powerful auroral displays
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•By observing a brown dwarf 20 light-years away using both radio and optical telescopes, astronomers have found that such so-called failed stars host powerful auroras near their magnetic poles — …read more Source:: Science
Tiny grains of rice hold big promise for greenhouse gas reductions, bioenergy
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•Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, but the paddies it’s grown in contributes up to 17 percent of global methane emissions — about …read more Source:: Science
Secrets of stars unlocked through aluminium
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•Physicists have revealed a new understanding of nucleosynthesis in stars, providing insight into the role massive stars play in the evolution of the Milky Way and the origins of the …read more Source:: Science
NASA tests new camera at a space station
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•NASA astronaut, Terry Virts, recently tested a new camera that seems to provide more detailed material from space. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Stressed out plants send animal-like signals
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•For the first time, research has shown that, despite not having a nervous system, plants use signals normally associated with animals when they encounter stress. …read more Source:: Science
First detection of lithium from an exploding star
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•The chemical element lithium has been found for the first time in material ejected by a nova. Observations of Nova Centauri 2013 made using telescopes at ESO’s La Silla Observatory, …read more Source:: Science
Omni-channel retail and the search for online talent
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•By editor@techworld.com (NetSuite) Huge shift to mobile has left the industry with a big skills gap, argues James Cronin, commerce general manager at NetSuite EMEA …read more Source:: Open Source
Research grasps how brain plans gripping motion
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•A new study significantly advances neuroscientists’ understanding of how a region of the brain formulates plans for the hand to grip an object. The findings could lead to direct application …read more Source:: Science