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March 7, 2017

Singing Posters and Talking Shirts: Engineers Turn Objects Into FM Stations

Mar. 1, 2017 — A new technique enables 'singing' posters and 'smart' clothing to send audio or data directly to your car's radio or your smartphone by piggybacking on ambient FM radio ... read more

Astronomy: Dark Matter Mapped

Mar. 1, 2017 — One of the highest-resolution maps of dark matter ever created has now been revealed, offering a detailed case for the existence of cold dark matter -- sluggish particles that comprise the bulk of ... read more

Scars from the Big Bang: Galaxy Cluster and Cosmic Background

Mar. 1, 2017 — The events surrounding the Big Bang were so cataclysmic that they left an indelible imprint on the fabric of the cosmos. We can detect these scars today by observing the oldest light in the ... read more

How to Monitor Urine in Pools, by Testing Sweetness

Mar. 1, 2017 — Even though Olympic swimmers have admitted doing it, peeing in the pool is not a condoned practice. Urine contributes to the formation of compounds in pool water that can be harmful to people's ... read more

Do Cells Have Exotic Vibrational Properties?

Feb. 28, 2017 — A little-understood biological property that appears to allow cell components to store energy on their outer edges is the possible key to developing a new class of materials and devices to collect, ... read more

Laser-Altered Molecules Cast Alchemy in a Different Light

Feb. 28, 2017 — Researchers have taken a different approach to alchemists' ancient goal to transmute elements by making one material behave that another. Using computational methods, they demonstrate that any ... read more

Scientists Reach Back in Time to Discover Some of the Most Power-Packed Galaxies

Feb. 28, 2017 — When the universe was young, a supermassive black hole heaved out a jet of particle-infused energy that raced through space at nearly the speed of light. Billions of years later, scientists has ... read more

Volcanic Hydrogen Spurs Chances of Finding Exoplanet Life

Feb. 27, 2017 — Hunting for habitable exoplanets now may be easier: astronomers report that hydrogen pouring from volcanic sources on planets throughout the universe could improve the chances of locating life in the ... read more

Wires and Supercapacitors Constructed Inside Living Plants

Feb. 27, 2017 — A special structure for storing energy known as a supercapacitor has been constructed in a plant for the first time. The plant, a rose, can be charged and discharged hundreds of ... read more

First Evidence of Rocky Planet Formation in Tatooine-Like System

Feb. 27, 2017 — Evidence of planetary debris surrounding a double sun, 'Tatooine-like' system has been found for the first time, report ... read more

Do You Look Like Your Name? People Can Match Names to Faces of Strangers With Surprising Accuracy

Feb. 27, 2017 — If your name is Fred, do you look like a Fred? You might -- and others might think so, too. New research has found that people appear to be better than chance at correctly matching people's ... read more

New Software Allows for 'Decoding Digital Brain Data'

Feb. 24, 2017 — New software allows for 'decoding digital brain data' to reveal how neural activity gives rise to learning, memory and other cognitive functions. The software can be used in real time ... read more

Computer Bots Are More Like Humans Than You Might Think, Having Fights Lasting Years

Feb. 23, 2017 — Bots appear to behave differently in culturally distinct online environments. A new paper says the findings are a warning to those using artificial intelligence for building autonomous vehicles, ... read more

Computing With Biochemical Circuits Made Easy

Feb. 23, 2017 — A software tool and a systematic wet-lab procedure proven in practice are an advance in the design and construction of circuits made of ... read more

Paving the Way for Ionotronic Nanodevices

Feb. 23, 2017 — Ionotronic devices rely on charge effects based on ions, instead of electrons or in addition to electrons. These devices open new opportunities for creating electrically switchable memories. ... read more

Tiny Fibers Open New Windows Into the Brain

Feb. 22, 2017 — For the first time, a single multifunction flexible fiber no bigger than a human hair, has successfully delivered a combination of optical, electrical and chemical signals back and forth into the ... read more

Science Versus the 'Horatio Alger Myth'

Feb. 22, 2017 — In a new study scientists have taken a condensed matter physics concept usually applied to the way substances such as ice freeze, called 'frustration,' and applied it to a simple social ... read more

Surprising Dunes on Comet Chury

Feb. 22, 2017 — Surprising images from the Rosetta spacecraft show the presence of dune-like patterns on the surface of comet Chury. Researchers have studied the available images and modeled the outgassing of vapor ... read more

Possible Dark Matter Ties in Andromeda Galaxy

Feb. 22, 2017 — NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has found a signal at the center of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy that could indicate the presence of the mysterious stuff known as dark matter. The ... read more

Crowdsourcing Effort Helps Researchers Predict How a Molecule Will Smell

Feb. 21, 2017 — While it's possible to anticipate the color of light or the pitch of sound, odor defies prediction. New research has taken an important step toward decoding smell, by linking a scent back to a ... read more
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