New camera system inspired by animal vision
Scientists have taken inspiration from how animals' eyes work to create a new way for computer-controlled cameras to 'see'.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 24, 2017
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Cassini mission revealed Saturn's secrets
Cassini is the most sophisticated space probe ever built. Launched in 1997 as a joint NASA/European Space Agency mission, it took seven years to journey to Saturn. It's been orbiting the sixth planet from the sun ever since, ...
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2017
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Anti-cancer nutrients in salad leaves increase during postharvest shelf life
Anti-cancer compounds in rocket salad leaves have been found to increase during postharvest shelf life, countering the idea that nutritional content decreases during commercial processing.
Other
Apr 24, 2017
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Revealing polymeric fluids behavior at the microscopic scale
An important concept in future healthcare is the development of devices called "lab on a chip." These "chips," not related to the electronic ones found in computers, are small devices in which biological fluids – blood ...
Soft Matter
Apr 24, 2017
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Solar cell design with over 50% energy-conversion efficiency
Solar cells convert the sun's energy into electricity by converting photons into electrons. A new solar cell design could raise the energy conversion efficiency to over 50% by absorbing the spectral components of longer wavelengths ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 24, 2017
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How punk and Thatcherism came together in the surreal ZX Spectrum Pimania craze
Listeners tuning in to Portsmouth's independent station Radio Victory, late at night in 1977, would have found themselves confronted with a mysterious electronic squeal. It sounded more like a transmitter malfunction or cat-like ...
Software
Apr 24, 2017
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Bayes' Theorem—the maths tool we probably use every day, but what is it?
Our world view and resultant actions are often driven by a simple theorem, devised in secret more than 150 years ago by a quiet English mathematician and theologian, Thomas Bayes, and only published after his death.
Mathematics
Apr 24, 2017
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Little Ice Age displaced the tropical rain belt
The tropical rain belt, also known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), is in a state of constant migration. It continuously changes position in response to the seasons and follows the sun's zenith, with a slight ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2017
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Genome sequence of fuel-producing alga announced
The genome of the fuel-producing green microalga Botryococcus braunii has been sequenced by a team of researchers led by a group at Texas A&M AgriLife Research.
Biotechnology
Apr 24, 2017
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Scientific survey shows highest-ever level of spawning-age female crabs
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission this week released the results of the 2017 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, which shows a 31 percent increase in adult female crabs and forecasts another year of improved harvests. ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2017
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