Engineers have found a way to make wood more than 10 times stronger and tougher than before, creating a natural substance that is stronger than many titanium alloys. …read more Source:: Science
Month: February 2018
Robotic fish can ‘see’ and mimic live fish
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•Researchers tapped advances in real-time tracking software and robotics to design and test the first closed-loop control system featuring a bioinspired robotic replica interacting in three dimensions with live zebrafish. …read more Source:: Science
Intense laser experiments provide first evidence that light can stop electrons
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•By hitting electrons with an ultra-intense laser, researchers have revealed dynamics that go beyond ‘classical’ physics and hint at quantum effects. This radiation reaction — demonstrated in the lab for …read more Source:: Science
Large-group living boosts magpie intelligence
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•Growing up in a large social group makes Australian magpies more intelligent, new research shows. …read more Source:: Science
No volcanic winter in East Africa from ancient Toba eruption
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•The Toba supereruption on the island of Sumatra about 74,000 years ago did not cause a six-year-long ‘volcanic winter’ in East Africa and thereby cause the human population in the …read more Source:: Science
One million Linux and open-source software classes taken
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•Getting an IT job today starts with taking Linux and open-source classes. …read more Source:: Linux
Sea ice algae blooms in the dark
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•Researchers have measured a new world record: Small ice algae on the underside of the Arctic sea ice live and grow at a light level corresponding to only 0.02 percent …read more Source:: Science
New CRISPR method efficiently corrects Duchenne muscular dystrophy defect in heart tissue
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•Scientists have developed a CRISPR gene-editing technique that can potentially correct a majority of the 3,000 mutations that cause Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by making a single cut at strategic …read more Source:: Science
Magnetic brain stimulation alters negative emotion perception
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•A new study reports that processing of negative emotion can be strengthened or weakened by tuning the excitability of the right frontal part of the brain. …read more Source:: Science
Reducing the footprint of a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide
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•Scientists have unlocked a new, more efficient pathway for converting one of our most potent greenhouse gases directly into basic chemicals for manufacturing plastics, agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. …read more Source:: Science