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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Team unearths what may be secret weapon against antibiotic resistance
A fungus living in the soils of Nova Scotia could offer new hope in the pressing battle against drug-resistant germs that kill tens of thousands of people every year, including one considered a serious global threat. via Team unearths what … Continue reading
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Hazing: How to hide in nearly plain sight | Student Science
A new invisibility cloak can hide objects in semi-plain sight — sometimes. Unlike earlier cloaking devices, this one can conceal things from light of any color and coming from any direction. But that flexibility comes at a price: This cloak … Continue reading
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3quarksdaily: Philosophy is a Bunch of Empty Ideas: Interview with Peter Unger
Philosophy: you either get it or you don’t. The field has its passionate defenders, but according to its critics, philosophy is irrelevant, unproductive, and right at the height of the ivory towers. And now, the philosophy-bashing camp can count a … Continue reading
Thirst for water moves and shakes California | Student Science
California’s thirst for water is creating unrest. During the dry season, tiny earthquakes rattle the state. And its mountains have begun creeping higher, bit by bit. Scientists have just linked the two phenomena to the heavy pumping of water from … Continue reading
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Digital displays get flexible | Student Science
Wrap-around smartphones and roll-up computer tablets could soon be coming to a store near you. A British electronics firm has created a plastic transistor. That could make possible a host of devices with flexible electronic displays. To illustrate the possibilities, … Continue reading
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The fuel cell for home – Research News June 2014 – Topic 2
It converts chemical energy directly into electrical energy. Still, there hadn’t been a market breakthrough for the fuel cell. The systems were too complex. Now, Fraunhofer and Vaillant have developed a simple device for home use. via The fuel cell … Continue reading
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Modernising Research Monitoring in Europe | Center for the Science of Science & Innovation Policy
The tracking of the use of research has become central to the measurement of research impact. While historically this tracking has meant using citations to published papers, the results are old, biased, and inaccessible – and stakeholders need current data … Continue reading
SERIOUS WONDER | The Future of Technology Isn’t Just a Rich Man’s Game – SERIOUS WONDER
I get that many believe that the amazing technologies of tomorrow will only be available to the rich and powerful, while the poor and working class suffer with nothing, but what I can’t comprehend anymore is why they believe that … Continue reading
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Message found in a gravity wave : Article : Nature Physics
Nature Physics offers a unique mix of news and reviews alongside top-quality research papers. Published monthly, in print and online, the journal reflects the entire spectrum of physics, pure and applied. Message found in a gravity wave : Article : … Continue reading
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Soon, decayed tooth may repair itself – The Times of India
British scientists have discovered a technique which can make a decayed tooth repair itself. The technique, developed at King’s College, London, effectively reverses decay by using electrical currents to boost the tooth’s natural repair process. Soon, decayed tooth may repair … Continue reading
The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains
A good story can make or break a presentation, article, or conversation. But why is that? When Buffer co-founder Leo Widrich started to market his product through stories instead of benefits and bullet points, sign-ups went through the roof. Here … Continue reading
Astronomers Find a New Type of Planet: The “Mega-Earth” | www.cfa.harvard.edu/
Astronomers announced today that they have discovered a new type of planet – a rocky world weighing 17 times as much as Earth. Theorists believed such a world couldn’t form because anything so hefty would grab hydrogen gas as it … Continue reading
Spiders know the meaning of web music | University of Oxford
Spider silk transmits vibrations across a wide range of frequencies so that, when plucked like a guitar string, its sound carries information about prey, mates, and even the structural integrity of a web.The discovery was made by researchers from the … Continue reading