Science & Technology - Mar 5, 2012 11:17 - 0 Comments

Signal ‘remodels’ the body from larva to fly

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — New research helps explain how biochemical signals prompt the dramatic body changes in a fruit fly’s lifecycle. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2012 15:30 - 0 Comments

Schools of fish follow the robot leader

NYU (US) — With the right tail movements, a robotic fish becomes the leader in a group of live ones. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2012 14:46 - 0 Comments

Consumers can’t taste what wine buffs sense

PENN STATE (US) — Wine experts’ acute sense of taste may make their recommendations irrelevant to consumers not born with the same ability. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2012 13:56 - 0 Comments

Supernova fireworks when white dwarfs merge

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Once a century an explosion in the Milky Way is caused by the merger of double white dwarf supernovae, a finding that may help measure the distances of galaxies. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2012 13:05 - 0 Comments

‘Launch pad’ sites boost baby turtles’ odds

STANFORD (US) — Where leatherback turtles are born may be as important for their chances of survival as how good they are at dodging life’s obstacles. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 1, 2012 15:20 - 0 Comments

Medical chip offers cheaper way to test bitumen

U. TORONTO (CAN) — Researchers have developed cheaper way to test how bitumen, a type of petroleum, will react to carbon dioxide. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 29, 2012 15:51 - 1 Comment

Rare and hunted, drill monkeys face new threat

U. OREGON (US) — Mitochondrial DNA offers a glimpse into how climate warming may again threaten populations of endangered wild drills. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 29, 2012 14:18 - 0 Comments

Like tiny predators, ticks hunt wary prey

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Ticks hunt potential hosts like predators after prey, and those host animals are more wary of parasites than previously thought. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 29, 2012 10:57 - 1 Comment

Tongue stud device uses iPod to drive wheelchair

GEORGIA TECH (US) — Engineers are developing a wireless device that enables people with spinal cord injuries to operate a computer and maneuver a wheelchair simply by moving their tongues. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 28, 2012 18:26 - 0 Comments

Cold, 3-D model of Solar System’s start

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A new model assumes a cold, 3-D gas cloud collapsed and formed the Sun and planets at essentially the same time, with the planets contracting toward the Sun. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 28, 2012 17:54 - 1 Comment

Droplet size is key to liquids’ actions

PRINCETON (US) — New understanding of how liquid spreads along flexible fibers could have applications from hairspray to bird rescue after oil spills. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 28, 2012 11:50 - 0 Comments

How brain choreographs eye-arm moves

NYU (US) — A mechanism in the brain appears to coordinate the timing of eye and arm movements, a finding that could be key for rehab and prosthetics. (more…)