During embryonic life, the emergence of body limbs is orchestrated by a family of architect genes, which are themselves regulated by two DNA structures. While the first presides over the …read more Source:: Science
Day: May 19, 2016
Using static electricity, microrobots can land and stick to surfaces
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Roboticists demonstrate that their flying microrobots, nicknamed the RoboBees, can now perch during flight to save energy – like bats, birds or butterflies. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists create ‘rewritable magnetic charge ice’
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Scientists have developed a new material, called ‘rewritable magnetic charge ice,’ that permits an unprecedented degree of control over local magnetic fields and could pave the way for new computing …read more Source:: Science
Hubble takes Mars portrait near close approach
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On May 12, 2016, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this striking image of Mars, when the planet was 50 million miles from Earth. The photo reveals details as …read more Source:: Science
Open source tool watches Linux systems, containers for suspicious activity
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By Serdar Yegulalp Sysdig, which makes monitoring solutions for containers, has released an open source project that watches containers — and the rest of a Linux system as well — …read more Source:: OpenSource
Ancient tsunami evidence on Mars reveals life potential
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The geologic shape of what were once shorelines through Mars’ northern plains convinces scientists that two large meteorites — hitting the planet millions of years apart — triggered a pair …read more Source:: Science
NASA’s Van Allen probes reveal long-term behavior of Earth’s ring current
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New findings have revealed that the ring current — an electrical current carried by energetic ions that encircles our planet — behaves in a much different way than previously understood. …read more Source:: Science
Genes for nose shape found
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Genes that drive the shape of human noses have now been identified. The four genes mainly affect the width and ‘pointiness’ of noses which vary greatly between different populations. The …read more Source:: Science
Linux containers vs. VMs: A security comparison
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By Jim Reno Developers love containers. They’re easy to use and fast to start. You can run a lot of them on even simple hardware. Startup overhead has always been a bane of …read more Source:: OpenSource
Immediate aspirin after mini-stroke substantially reduces risk of major stroke
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Using aspirin urgently could substantially reduce the risk of major strokes in patients who have minor ‘warning’ events. Medical researchers say that immediate self-treatment when patients experience stroke-like symptoms would …read more Source:: Science