Researchers have analyzed the mechanical forces underpinning simple knots, and come up with a theory that describes how a knot’s topology determines its mechanical forces. …read more Source:: Science
Month: September 2015
New testing strategies are required for a connected world
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•By editor@techworld.com () Businesses need to overhaul testing processes as digital disruption takes hold, says Mindtree’s Manas Chakraborty …read more Source:: Open Source
Shouldering the burden of evolution
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•What the last common ancestor between humans and African apes looked like has remained unclear. A new study now shows that important clues lie in the shoulder. …read more Source:: Science
Robot mother builds and improves its own children
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•Scientists from the University of Cambridge have built a mother robot that independently builds its own children and then tests their performance to inform the design of the next generation. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Did grandmas make people pair up?
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•If you are in a special relationship with another person, thank grandma — not just yours, but all grandmothers since humans evolved. The grandma hypothesis holds that the key to …read more Source:: Science
‘Super Stonehenge’: Super circle of stones surround existing monument
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•The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project team has discovered evidence for a row of up to 90 standing stones, some of which may have originally measured up to 4.5 meters in …read more Source:: Science
Oldest fossil sea turtle discovered: fossilized turtle is at least 120 million years old
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•The world’s oldest fossil sea turtle known to date has been found by scientists. The fossilized reptile is at least 120 million years old — which makes it about 25 …read more Source:: Science
Is old rock really ‘as solid as a rock’? Deformed craton under North America
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•In the course of billions of years continents break up, drift apart, and are pushed back together again. The cores of continents are, however, geologically extremely stable and have survived …read more Source:: Science
Common molecular tool kit shared by organisms across the tree of life
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•Researchers have discovered the assembly instructions for nearly 1,000 protein complexes shared by most kinds of animals, revealing their deep evolutionary relationships. Those instructions offer a powerful new tool for …read more Source:: Science
Low emission biogas also produces fertilizer
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•TORONTO, CANADA (Reuters) – A Canadian chemical engineer has devised a product that transforms the waste generated by biogas production into fertilizer. Andrew White says his SulfaCHAR system eliminates chemical …read more Source:: UKScienceNews