Scientists unveil robot that makes plant grafting a snap
A machine with hands of steel has revolutionized the speed and efficiency of the once-tedious process of plant grafting.
Robotics
Mar 15, 2016
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Bacterial airborne signal encourages fungal growth critical in lung infections
Researchers in France have discovered that volatile compounds released by a bacterial pathogen stimulate the growth of a fungal pathogen found in lung infections in cystic fibrosis (CF). The findings, published this week ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 15, 2016
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Detecting radioactive material from a remote distance
In 2004 British national Dhiren Barot was arrested for conspiring to commit a public nuisance by the use of radioactive materials, among other charges. Authorities claimed that Barot had researched the production of "dirty ...
Plasma Physics
Mar 15, 2016
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Sharkskin actually increases drag
On an intuitive level, you'd expect a shark's skin to reduce drag. After all, the purpose of sharkskin-inspired riblets—the micro-grooved structures found in aircraft wings, wind turbine blades and Olympic-class swimsuits—is ...
Soft Matter
Mar 15, 2016
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UK's contentious online spying law passes test in Parliament (Update)
A proposed British law that gives police and spies unprecedented powers to look at the Internet browsing records of everyone in the country passed its first major vote in Parliament on Tuesday.
Security
Mar 15, 2016
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Human Go champ says machine not superior despite 1:4 defeat
Game not over? Human Go champion Lee Sedol says Google's Go-playing program AlphaGo is not yet superior to humans, despite its 4:1 victory in a match that ended Tuesday.
Computer Sciences
Mar 15, 2016
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Oil and natural gas boom causes methane emissions to increase
Like carbon dioxide, methane is one of the most important greenhouse gases. After a period of stagnation around 2000, atmospheric methane concentrations started to rise again in 2007. So far, the causes have been unknown. ...
Environment
Mar 15, 2016
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Similarities in fruit fly nervous systems transform view of metamorphosis
New research from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute transforms the current view that metamorphosis in fruit flies, whereby larvae change into adults, consists of two separate stages.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 15, 2016
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Fairy circles found in Australian outback
(Phys.org)—A small team of researchers from Germany, Israel and Australia has confirmed that fairy circles exist in a part of the Australian outback. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
Female frogs identify own offspring using inner GPS
The ability to recognize own offspring and provide preferential care is difficult for the poison frog Allobates femoralis. According to a study conducted by Vetmeduni Vienna, male and female frogs have different strategies ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 15, 2016
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