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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...
Detecting diabetes in a saliva sample with a smart phone
Science Daily - 31 Oct 2015 14:35
A new device provides immediate results and will be used for diagnosis of diabetes within low-income populations.
Email, text or web portal? Study probes patients' preferences for receiving test results
Science Daily - 31 Oct 2015 14:35
The results of common medical tests are sometimes delivered to patients by email, letters or voice mail, but are these the most preferred methods? According to one of the first studies to look at this question, the answe...
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...
Sleep interruptions worse for mood than overall reduced amount of sleep, study finds
Science Daily - 31 Oct 2015 04:05
A new study suggests that awakening several times throughout the night is more detrimental to people's positive moods than getting the same shortened amount of sleep without interruption.
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.