Our ability to assess biological diversity, ecosystem health, ecological interactions, and a wide range of other important processes is largely dependent on accurately recognizing species. However, identifying ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 10, 2013 not rated yet 0

The storage of light-encoded messages on film and compact disks and as holograms is ubiquitous---grocery scanners, Netflix disks, credit-card images are just a few examples. And now light signals can be stored ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

May 29, 2012 4 / 5 (5) 4 |

An invisible quick response (QR) code has been created by researchers in an attempt to increase security on printed documents and reduce the possibility of counterfeiting, a problem which costs governments ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Sep 11, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Boarding passes for travel on airlines in the US (and many other countries) now include barcodes, but an aviation security researcher has now learned that these barcodes can be read by readily ...

Technology - Software

Oct 26, 2012 3.4 / 5 (5) 4 |

Much like the checkout clerk uses a machine that scans the barcodes on packages to identify what customers bought at the store, scientists use powerful microscopes and their own kinds of barcodes to help ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Sep 24, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

Research now reveals that fish can migrate to avoid the threat of being eaten. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that roach fish leave lakes and move into surrounding streams or wetlands, where ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 01, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0 |

(AP) -- Restaurants around the world will soon use new DNA technology to assure patrons they are being served the genuine fish fillet or caviar they ordered, rather than inferior substitutes, an expert in genetic identification ...

Biology - Other

Nov 27, 2011 4.1 / 5 (10) 14

Researchers at the University of Leeds are developing a way to 'barcode' viral diseases to rapidly test new outbreaks for potentially lethal mutations.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 13, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

A major South Korean retailer owned by British giant Tesco has opened a virtual store in a busy Seoul subway station, for increasingly sophisticated smartphone users to order groceries and more.

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Aug 31, 2011 3.8 / 5 (4) 0

PayPal, eBay's online payment service, announced a new service Wednesday that aims to make it easier to shop online by cutting down on the number of accounts consumers have to create with various Web retailers.

Technology - Internet

Oct 12, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 1

Take a second look at your iced or steaming tea. Guided by scientific experts, three New York City high school students using tabletop DNA technologies found several herbal brews and a few brands of tea contain ingredients ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jul 21, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 1 |

Things are not always what they seem when it comes to fish -- something scientists at the Smithsonian Institution and the Ocean Science Foundation are finding out. Using modern genetic analysis, combined with ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 04, 2011 4.3 / 5 (6) 0 |

New research showing that that mercury levels are higher in some species of tuna could help consumers minimize their consumption of the silvery metal in their sushi and provide a powerful new tool for regulatory ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 21, 2010 2.5 / 5 (4) 0 |

Two New York City high school students exploring their homes using the latest high-tech DNA analysis techniques were astonished to discover a veritable zoo of 95 animal species surrounding them, in everything ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Dec 28, 2009 4.6 / 5 (23) 7

Current methods of detecting microRNA (miRNA)—gene-regulating molecules implicated in the onset of various diseases—can be time-consuming and costly: The custom equipment used in such tests costs more than $100,000, and ...

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

Mar 29, 2013 3.5 / 5 (2) 0