Science & Technology
Science & Technology - Apr 24, 2013 9:45 - 0 Comments
‘Sports car’ galaxy burns gas into stars
MCGILL (CAN) — A newly discovered galaxy turns gas into stars with almost 100 percent efficiency—a rare phase of evolution that is the most extreme ever observed. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 22, 2013 16:32 - 0 Comments
Genome may show why platyfish get cancer
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — The decoded genome of a popular aquarium fish could help explain why they are prone to developing melanomas and how they evolved a set of complex behaviors. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 22, 2013 15:53 - 0 Comments
To find what’s lost, brain forms ‘search party’
UC BERKELEY (US) — When we’re looking for something specific, like a lost pet or a contact lens on the floor, the brain redirects various visual and non-visual regions to help. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 22, 2013 14:55 - 0 Comments
Test quickly detects if food is contaminated
U. MISSOURI (US) — Food safety and bioterrorism defense may benefit from an improved toxin detection test that researchers are hoping will boost the economy, too. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 22, 2013 12:00 - 0 Comments
Brain’s ‘GPS’ gets us from here to there
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Scientists have found that the brain can bring together unconnected memories about places, allowing us to mentally map out new routes to get us where we want to go. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 22, 2013 11:05 - 4 Comments
Super-Earth planets snug ‘in the zone’
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Astronomers have discovered perhaps the most Earth-like planet yet found outside our solar system. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 22, 2013 10:12 - 0 Comments
Hire this robot: It does windows
RICE (US) — A new robot is designed to automate the process of cleaning recessed windows in buildings that present problems for more traditional washers—both human and machine. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 19, 2013 11:19 - 3 Comments
Sleeping on it helps memories stick
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Rehearsing memories, during either sleep or waking, can affect what is remembered later, new research reveals. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 19, 2013 10:32 - 0 Comments
Stressed moms make baby squirrels grow faster
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — When the woods get crowded, pregnant squirrels improve their offspring’s odds of survival by ramping up hormones that help their babies grow. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 18, 2013 6:47 - 0 Comments
Massive star factory in early universe
CALTECH (US) — Astronomers have found a star-generating galaxy that existed billions of years earlier than expected possible, churning out 2,000 times more stars than the Milky Way. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 17, 2013 16:06 - 1 Comment
‘Smart skin’ can sense cracks in bridges
GEORGIA TECH (US) — New technology using low-cost wireless sensors could make it easier to monitor highway bridges and other structures for strain, stress, and early formation of cracks. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 17, 2013 12:20 - 0 Comments
Gamma-ray burst from whopper of a star
U. WARWICK (UK) — A new type of exceptionally powerful and long-lived cosmic explosion may come from the violent death throes of a supergiant star. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 16, 2013 16:41 - 2 Comments
Algorithm ‘learns’ to fix up grainy photos
U. TEXAS – AUSTIN (US) — A new, free website provides tools to “de-noise” photos, such as removing imperfections from low light, and to enlarge images without losing picture quality. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 16, 2013 12:17 - 3 Comments
‘ReadingMate’ reduces treadmill eye bobble
PURDUE (US) — New technology makes it easier for aspiring multi-taskers to read while they run on the treadmill. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 16, 2013 12:14 - 0 Comments
Don’t blame your brain for that bad decision
PRINCETON (US) — Researchers find that bad decisions are usually made because of errors or “noisy” information, not in the brain’s processing of information. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 15, 2013 12:51 - 0 Comments
Quantum computing: Speed tested in cloud of cold atoms
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Physicists are using clouds of ultra-cold atoms to establish the top speed at which a network of quantum computers could communicate. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 12, 2013 11:33 - 3 Comments
Animal ‘pharmacists’ treat the family, too
U. MICHIGAN / EMORY (US) — Self-medication among animals goes beyond chimpanzees and woolly bears, report researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 12, 2013 11:22 - 6 Comments
Why are insect and human brains so similar?
U. ARIZONA (US) / KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — Decision-making centers in the brains of insects and mammals share too many similarities to have evolved independently, a new study suggests. (more…)
