Maintaining astronaut bone and muscle health in microgravity is an ongoing concern for NASA, and now the agency is "forcing" the issue with a new investigation.
Space Exploration
May 28, 2014
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Nano- and micromotors are ultra-small devices designed to perform selected mechanical movements in response to specific stimuli. These movements include rotation, rolling, shuttling, delivery, contraction or collective behaviour, ...
Nanophysics
May 28, 2014
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Wildlife officials are trying to determine the cause of a fish die-off in a Northern California lake.
Ecology
May 28, 2014
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Health sensors and devices can get better if rival companies work together, Samsung executives said Wednesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 28, 2014
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Mobile security startup Lookout is turning smartphones and tablets against gadget thieves with a new feature that—when possible—will snap a picture of the culprit.
Software
May 28, 2014
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A treatment for dry eye—a burning, gritty condition that can impair vision and damage the cornea—could some day result from computer simulations that map the way tears move across the surface of the eye.
General Physics
May 28, 2014
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A surge in humpback whale strandings in Western Australia is believed to be linked to the poor nutrition of the animals, veterinary researchers said Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
May 28, 2014
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World Cup fans looking for that special souvenir from Brazil should know it is illegal to buy parrots, iguanas and other wildlife, authorities said Wednesday, releasing a list of environmental guidelines for tourists.
Ecology
May 28, 2014
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Astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly will take part in an unprecedented study of identical twins to better understand the effects of prolonged weightlessness by comparing the twin in space with the twin on the ground.
Space Exploration
May 28, 2014
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The global scientific society Institute of Physics recently announced that their editors selected a research article by a team from Chapman University's Institute for Quantum Studies "for inclusion in the exclusive 'Highlights ...
Optics & Photonics
May 28, 2014
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