Researchers gauge quantum properties of nanotubes, essential for next-gen electronics
How do you get to know a material that you cannot see?
Nanomaterials
Jan 7, 2016
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Bug eyes: Tiny 3-D glasses confirm insect 3-D vision
Miniature glasses have proved that mantises use 3D vision - providing a new model to improve visual perception in robots.
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2016
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Neanderthal genes gave modern humans an immunity boost, allergies
When modern humans met Neanderthals in Europe and the two species began interbreeding many thousands of years ago, the exchange left humans with gene variations that have increased the ability of those who carry them to ward ...
Archaeology
Jan 7, 2016
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In Arctic winter, marine creatures migrate by the light of the moon
A few months ago, researchers reported the surprising discovery that marine creatures living in one Arctic fjord keep busy through the permanently dark and frigid winter months. Now, a report in the Cell Press journal Current ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2016
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Genetic traffic signal orchestrates early embryonic development
You are the product of metamorphosis. During the third week of your embryonic existence, fateful genetic choices were made that began to transform a tiny ball of identical stem cells into a complex organism of flesh and blood, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2016
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Tweak in gene expression may have helped humans walk upright, researchers say
Consider the engineering marvel that is your foot. Be it hairy or homely, without its solid support you'd be hard-pressed to walk or jump normally.
Biotechnology
Jan 7, 2016
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You can set up your smart home now—if you're tenacious
A fully automated home is still years away, but the building blocks are already here: the phone that turns on the coffee maker from the bedroom, the thermostat that controls the lights when you're away, the window shades ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 7, 2016
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Wild December pushes US weather in 2015 to near records
December's wild El Nino pushed 2015 in the United States to near-record levels for heat, moisture and downright extreme conditions, federal weather officials said Thursday.
Environment
Jan 7, 2016
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A better electrocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers working at the University of Science and Technology of China has developed a new and potentially better electrocatalyst for use in converting carbon dioxide into methanoic acid, which could ...
Love hertz
James Cook University researchers have found sex sells when it comes to luring male mosquitoes.
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2016
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