Titan, the largest of Saturn’s more than 60 moons, has surprisingly intense rainstorms, according to research by a team of UCLA planetary scientists and geologists. Although the storms are relatively …read more Source:: Science
Day: October 12, 2017
Spotting the spin of the Majorana fermion under the microscope
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•Using a new twist on a technique for imaging atomic structures, researchers have detected a unique quantum property of the Majorana fermion, an elusive particle with the potential for use …read more Source:: Science
Baby talk in any language: Shifting the timbre of our voices
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•When talking with their young infants, parents instinctively use ‘baby talk,’ a unique form of speech including exaggerated pitch contours and short, repetitive phrases. Now, researchers have found another unique …read more Source:: Science
Genes responsible for diversity of human skin colors identified
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•A study of diverse African groups by geneticists has identified new genetic variants associated with skin pigmentation. The findings help explain the vast range of skin color on the African …read more Source:: Science
Engineers develop a programmable ‘camouflaging’ material inspired by octopus skin
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•Engineers have invented stretchable surfaces with programmable 3-D texture morphing, a synthetic ‘camouflaging skin’ inspired by studying and modeling the real thing in octopus and cuttlefish. …read more Source:: Science