SpaceX debuts new crew capsule in crucial test flight
SpaceX closes in on human spaceflight with this weekend's debut of a new capsule designed for astronauts.
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Bat flight model can inspire smarter, nimbler drones
Bats are among nature's best flyers—able to fly for long periods of time, maneouvre in mid-air with pinpoint precision and get into some very tight spaces. However, scientists have not fully understood exactly how bats ...
Engineering
Feb 28, 2019
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Right-wing extremism in Norway—changes and challenges
As a researcher, I have followed various extreme right groups and movements in Norway and Scandinavia during the last 30 years. There have been some significant changes during this time – changes that have an impact on ...
Social Sciences
Feb 26, 2019
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Fruit fly wing research reshapes understanding of how organs form
How do fruit flies grow their wings? Rutgers scientists discovered a surprising answer that could one day help diagnose and treat human genetic diseases.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2019
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Biophotonics: In situ printing liquid superlenses to image butterfly wings and nanobiostructures
Nanostructures and natural patterns have long fascinated researchers in bioinspired materials engineering. Biological samples can be imaged and observed at the nanoscale using sophisticated analytical tools in materials science, ...
Researchers wing it in mimicking evolution to discover best shape for flight
A team of mathematicians has determined the ideal wing shape for fast flapping flight—a discovery that offers promise for better methods for harvesting energy from water as well as for enhancing air speed.
General Physics
Jan 29, 2019
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Study shows dangerous bee virus might be innocent bystander
Researchers at the University of Sydney have found that the relationship between the tissue-sucking Varroa mite and virulence of a virus of honey bees, has most likely been misunderstood.
Plants & Animals
Jan 29, 2019
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Chicken wing consumption Super Bowl Sunday expected to spike production, prices
The Super Bowl spike related to chicken wing consumption in the U.S. is an annual trend that stresses poultry production and inflates prices, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
Economics & Business
Jan 28, 2019
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How male dragonflies adapt wing color to temperature
New research from Case Western Reserve University in how dragonflies may adapt their wing color to temperature differences might explain color variation in other animals, from lions to birds.
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2019
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Phylogenomic analyses shows group of winged insects developed from terrestrial ancestor
An international team of researchers has found evidence that shows that many modern winged insects developed from a terrestrial ancestor, not from one that lived in the sea. In their paper published in Proceedings of the ...
