Optical fibres light the way for brain-like computing
Computers that function like the human brain could soon become a reality thanks to new research using optical fibres made of speciality glass.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 10, 2015
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Bio-inspired eye stabilizes robot's flight
Biorobotics researchers at the Institut des Sciences du Mouvement - Etienne-Jules Marey (CNRS/Aix-Marseille Université) have developed the first aerial robot able to fly over uneven terrain that is stabilized visually without ...
Robotics
Mar 10, 2015
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Tooth enamel provides clues on tsetse flies and the spread of herding in ancient Africa
One of the most important technological advances of our species happened for the first time only in the last 12,000 years: food production, including agriculture and animal husbandry. For nearly 7 million years prior, our ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2015
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Injection tests make a splash
On Saturday 7 March, two of the LHC experiments saw proton beams for the first time after a two-year stop. Beam 2 (anticlockwise) made it through LHCb at 10.30 and Beam 1 (clockwise) passed through ALICE at 17.00. The two ...
General Physics
Mar 10, 2015
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App AiMs to improve motivation based on clinical research
A new app created by Canterbury Christ Church University academics aims to help you improve motivation and achieve the things you want.
Software
Mar 10, 2015
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New book seeks to address child poverty
A new book by a professor of Public Policy at Victoria University and a University of Otago academic sends some clear messages around what can be done to alleviate child poverty in New Zealand.
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2015
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Take the pilots out and solar-powered aircraft get really exciting
An aircraft with a 72-metre wing-span – larger than a Boeing 747 – yet weighing only 2.3 tonnes, the Solar Impulse 2 has set off from Abu Dhabi on an attempt to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 10, 2015
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NREL tool finds effective behind-the-meter energy storage configurations
The Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has used the Battery Lifetime Analysis and Simulation Tool (BLAST) to confirm that energy storage for demand-charge management can deliver attractive ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 10, 2015
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Scientists find rare dwarf satellite galaxy candidates in Dark Energy Survey data
Scientists on two continents have independently discovered a set of celestial objects that seem to belong to the rare category of dwarf satellite galaxies orbiting our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
Astronomy
Mar 10, 2015
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Vets warn of paralysis ticks
Vets at the Murdoch Pet Emergency Centre (MPEC) are warning of potentially fatal toxicity in pets due to a sudden increase in paralysis tick cases.
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2015
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