LONDON (Reuters) – Victims of childhood bullying are more likely to be overweight or obese as adults and have a higher risk of developing heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
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Open Source Software
Eye-tracking tech makes virtual reality hands-free
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An advanced virtual reality headset could be a game-changer for the entertainment industry and give people with certain disabilities new powers of communication and interaction, according to the developers. The …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Nanobionics supercharge photosynthesis
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A new process has been developed for spontaneously incorporating and assembling carbon nanotubes and oxygen-scavenging nanoparticles into chloroplasts, the part of plant cells that conduct photosynthesis. Incorporation enhanced electron flow …read more Source:: Science
​Canonical claims LXD crushes KVM
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Canonical, Ubuntu Linux’s parent company, claims its container-based hypervisor LXD is much better than KVM, Linux’s built-in virtual machine hypervisor. …read more Source:: Linux
How to build the universe from Lego, over a pint of beer
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LONDON (Reuters) – In a central London pub, a young bearded physicist is demonstrating how to build a model of the universe from plastic Lego bricks. Clue: you need a …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Maternal obesity compromises babies’ immune system at time of birth
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Maternal obesity is linked to several adverse health outcomes for the infant that can persist into adulthood. But when does the immune system of babies born to obese mothers get …read more Source:: Science
Agriculture, declining mobility drove humans’ shift to lighter bones
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Modern lifestyles have famously made humans heavier, but, in one particular way, noticeably lighter weight than our hunter-gatherer ancestors: in the bones. Now a new study of the bones of …read more Source:: Science
Researchers find brain area that integrates speech’s rhythms
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An area of the brain that is sensitive to the timing of speech has been discovered by researchers. The new study advances our understanding of how humans make sense of …read more Source:: Science
Exposure of US population to extreme heat could quadruple by mid-century
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US residents’ exposure to extreme heat could increase four- to six-fold by mid-century, due to both a warming climate and a population that’s growing especially fast in the hottest regions …read more Source:: Science
Jumping spiders are masters of miniature color vision
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Jumping spiders were already known to see in remarkably high resolution, especially considering that their bodies are less than a centimeter long. Now, researchers have figured out how spiders in …read more Source:: Science