Dog's mood offers insight into owner's health
Monitoring a dog's behaviour could be used as an early warning sign that an older owner is struggling to cope or their health is deteriorating.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2013
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Minute traits and DNA link grass species from Old and New Worlds
The kinds of traits that show genealogical relationships between species are often minute and easily overlooked.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2013
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Researchers develop algorithm for rendering 3-D tactile features on touch surfaces
A person sliding a finger across a topographic map displayed on a touch screen can feel the bumps and curves of hills and valleys, despite the screen's smooth surface, with the aid of a novel algorithm created by Disney Research, ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 7, 2013
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UltraHaptics—it's magic in the air (w/ Video)
A system that allows users to experience multi-point haptic feedback above an interactive surface without having to touch or hold any device will be unveiled this week [Friday 11 October] at one of the world's most important ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 7, 2013
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Physicists find that entanglement concentration is irreversible, in contrast with previous research
(Phys.org) —Several different types of entangled states can be used in quantum information processes, and these states can be converted into one another using a variety of conversion processes. While previous research has ...
Disney researchers harvest energy from rubbing, tapping paper-like material
Electric current sufficient to light a string of LEDs, activate an e-paper display or even trigger action by a computer can be generated by tapping or rubbing simple, flexible generators made of paper, thin sheets of plastic ...
Engineering
Oct 7, 2013
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New theory suggests platybelodon had a separate trunk
(Phys.org) —Noted paleontologist William Sanders of the University of Michigan has suggested via email to Matt Simon of Wired Magazine, that earlier depictions of platybelodon with a gaping mouth are likely misrepresenting ...
Volkswagen XL1: 'World's most efficient car' makes its US debut
(Phys.org) —VW's XL1 hybrid car made its official debut in the United States this past week at this year's Annual Society of Environmental Journalists conference in Chattanooga Tennessee—home of one of VW's hi-tech manufacturing ...
The root of the matter: The role of nitric oxide in root branching
The structure and plasticity of root systems play an important role in determining the growth and yield of crop plants, and understanding how environmental and biological factors affect root structure is of key importance ...
Biotechnology
Oct 7, 2013
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Stroking could stress out your cat
A new study by an international team of animal behaviour specialists suggests that cats who reluctantly allow their owners to stroke them could be more stressed out than moggies who carefully avoid being petted.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2013
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