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Plants & Animals Jun 29, 2017

Collaboration produces surprising insights into the properties of butterfly wings

A collaboration between biologists and materials scientists at the University of Pennsylvania is yielding new insights into the wings of the "skipper butterfly" in the Costa Rican rainforest. What they learn could lead to ...

Internet Jun 28, 2017

As Spotify and Pandora struggle, Apple Music lowers its subscription prices

Apple's latest move to corner the music streaming market came quietly but is expected to reverberate quickly.

Plants & Animals Jun 26, 2017

Meet the dogs with OCD

Curiously, and perhaps eagerly, I am looking at a bull terrier named Sputnik, searching for a resemblance.

Consumer & Gadgets Jun 8, 2017

How to keep the pen mighty in the digital age

Of late, it has been looking as if the death of handwriting might be upon us, as a screen-obsessed society texts, tweets, and Instagrams its way through every situation. Old writing tools? Drying up in the pen-itentiary.

Internet Jun 8, 2017

Six things every consumer should know about the 'Internet of Things'

At least 40% of Australian households now have at least one home "Internet of Things" device. These are fridges, window blinds, locks and other devices that are connected to the internet.

Consumer & Gadgets Jun 5, 2017

Apple's developer's conference may highlight artificial intelligence

With iPhone sales slowing and the last new Apple product released two years ago, expectations are building for what the company will reveal next week at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.

Condensed Matter Jun 1, 2017

A material that can switch between multiple phases that have distinct electronic, optical and magnetic properties

(Phys.org)—A large team of researchers with members from China, the U.K., the U.S. and Japan has developed a material that can switch between multiple phases with distinct electronic, optical and magnetic properties. In their ...

Plants & Animals May 25, 2017

Scientists to probe dolphin intelligence using an interactive touchpad

Using optical technology specifically developed for this project, dolphins at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD, are at the center of research from an interdisciplinary team from Hunter College and Rockefeller University. ...

Energy & Green Tech May 22, 2017

Semi-transparent perovskite solar cells for solar windows

Scientists are exploring ways to develop transparent or semi-transparent solar cells as a substitute for glass walls in modern buildings with the aim of harnessing solar energy. But this has proven challenging, because transparency ...

Security May 21, 2017

Watch out in a world of connected objects, cyber specialists warn

The massive global cyber attack that wreaked havoc in computer systems earlier this month caused plenty of visible disruption, not least in Britain's National Health Service.

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