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Amino Acids to Zinc: A Glossary of Nutritional Terms
Live Science - 31 Oct 2015 05:30
Anxious about antioxidants? Perplexed by polysaccharides? This guide will help you navigate the world of nutrition and health.
UW-Madison engineers reveal record-setting flexible phototransistor
e! Science News - 31 Oct 2015 20:33
Inspired by mammals' eyes, University of Wisconsin-Madison electrical engineers have created the fastest, most responsive flexible silicon phototransistor ever made.
This Week's Awesome Stories from Around the Web (Through Oct 31)
Singularity Hub - 31 Oct 2015 16:23
ROBOTICS: Robots Can Now Teach Each Other New Tricks Will Knight | Technology Review "The work is part of an effort to figure out how robots might share information in useful...
Facts About Raccoons
Live Science - 31 Oct 2015 06:45
The masked bandits of the animal kingdom they live in a wide range of climates and habitats.
Why Do Supermassive Black Holes Erupt?
Live Science - 31 Oct 2015 06:27
The powerful X-ray flares seen erupting from supermassive black holes are tied to the motion of these behemoths' surrounding "coronas," mysterious features that are sources of high-energy light, a new study suggests.
What Would an Alien Megastructure Look Like? Sci-Fi Authors Weigh In
Live Science - 31 Oct 2015 06:15
A star is dimming for reasons that astronomers can't explain. Is it an alien megastructure? What sort of alien megastructures would be possible?
Astrosat's Soft X-ray Telescope sees first light
EurekAlert! - 31 Oct 2015 06:00
(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) The Soft X-ray focusing Telescope (SXT) onboard Astrosat, India's first satellite dedicated to astronomical observations, saw its first light from an astronomical source in a dist...
New Health Warning Explained: How Processed Meat Is Linked to Cancer
Live Science - 31 Oct 2015 02:57
Monday was a rough day for bacon lovers: a new report announced that eating processed meat can cause colorectal cancer in people. Here's how the link may work.