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Light pollution transforming insect communities

(Phys.org) -- Street lighting is transforming communities of insects and other invertebrates, according to research by the University of Exeter. Published today in the journal Biology Letters, the study shows ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Repeat act: Parallel selection tweaks many of the same genes to make big and heavy mice

Organisms are adapted to their environment through their individual characteristics, like body size and body weight. Such complex traits are usually controlled by many genes. As a result, individuals show ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Untangling the mysteries of spider silk

Spiders weave a web even more tangled than originally thought – at least on the nanoscale level, according to a new study performed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.

Chemistry / Polymers

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The robot revolution is just beginning

When industrial robots were first introduced in the early 1960s — initially on automobile assembly lines — computers were still in their infancy, so the robots were designed to perform only the most ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Study shows developing organisms can identify and fix abnormalities in head and face

Developmental biologists at Tufts University have identified a "self-correcting" mechanism by which developing organisms recognize and repair head and facial abnormalities. This is the first time that such ...

Biology / Other

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New coating for hip implants could prevent premature failure

Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implants are designed to last many years, but in about 17 percent of patients who receive a total joint replacement, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Love is in the air for Britain's giant pandas

The clock is ticking, and the heat is on. A giant male panda loaned to Britain by China has just 36 hours to make his move on his female companion or he'll have to wait another year.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Micron, Oracle settle lawsuit over chip prices

(AP) -- Micron Technology Inc. has settled a lawsuit in which Oracle Corp. accused the Idaho memory chipmaker and other companies of artificially inflating prices for microchips.

Technology / Business

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calculating the cost of advanced manufacturing

For Tim Gutowski, advanced manufacturing is an opportunity not just to boost employment, but also to improve the environment.

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nerve cells grow on nanocellulose

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg have shown that nanocellulose stimulates the formation of neural networks. This is the first step toward creating a three-dimensional ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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