When it comes to brainpower, humans aren’t as exceptional as we like to think. For years, scientists assumed that humans devote a larger share of calories to their brains than …read more Source:: Science
Month: October 2017
Uncomfortable sight from an ancient reflex of the eye
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•The eyes are for seeing, but they have other important biological functions, including automatic visual reflexes that go on without awareness. The reflexive system of the human eye also produces …read more Source:: Science
How to store information in your clothes invisibly, without electronics
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•Computer scientists have created fabrics and fashion accessories that can store data — from security codes to identification tags — without needing any on-board electronics or sensors. …read more Source:: Science
Microsoft says 40 percent of all VMs in Azure now are running Linux
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•A year ago, Microsoft officials said nearly a third of all the VMs on Azure were running Linux. Now it’s 40 percent. …read more Source:: Linux
Scientists elevate quantum dot solar cell world record
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•Researchers have established a new world efficiency record for quantum dot solar cells, at 13.4 percent. …read more Source:: Science
Right whales, already an endangered species, may face a dim future
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•Researchers show that right whales, already an endangered species, may face a dim future. …read more Source:: Science
Greenhouse gas concentrations surge to new record
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•Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere surged at a record-breaking speed in 2016 to the highest level in 800,000 years, according to a new report. The abrupt changes in …read more Source:: Science
Virtual reality reduces phantom pain in paraplegics
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•Virtual reality reduces phantom body pain in paraplegics and creates the illusion that they can feel their paralyzed legs being touched again. The results could one day translate into therapies …read more Source:: Science
How flu shot manufacturing forces influenza to mutate
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•The common practice of growing influenza vaccine components in chicken eggs disrupts the major antibody target site on the virus surface, rendering the flu vaccine less effective in humans. …read more Source:: Science
Mystery of raging black hole beams penetrated
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•They are nature’s very own Death Star beams – ultra-powerful jets of energy that shoot out from the vicinity of black holes like deadly rays from the Star Wars super-weapon. …read more Source:: Science