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New Bionic Arm Blurs Line Between Self and Machine for Wearers
Singularity Hub - 4 Apr 2018 17:00
At 29 years old, Canadian firefighter Rob Anderson lost his left arm and left leg to a harrowing helicopter crash into the side of a mountain. Although fitted with "top of the line" prosthetics for the last 10 years, he ...
New 'NanoZymes' use light to kill bacteria
EurekAlert! - 4 Apr 2018 06:00
(RMIT University) Researchers from RMIT University have developed a new artificial enzyme that uses light to kill bacteria. The artificial enzymes could one day be used in the fight against infections, and to keep high-r...
'Frogs' and 'mushrooms' bubble up in quantum fluids
Phys.org - 4 Apr 2018 22:27
Quantum fluids may mix in very weird ways, according to new computer simulations of exotic states of matter known as Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs).
Neutrinos from the big bang influence where galaxies form today
New Scientist - 4 Apr 2018 22:20
Just after the big bang, waves of neutrinos and other matter raced across the cosmos. Those neutrinos reached forward in time to dictate where galaxies form now
Watching Brain Cells Interact in Real Time
Neuroscience News - 4 Apr 2018 22:04
Researchers have developed a new method that allows them to see how astrocytes influence neural communication in real time.
Behavioral Strategies More Effective Than Persuasion When Promoting Vaccinations
Neuroscience News - 4 Apr 2018 21:59
Researchers say vaccination campaigns focused on persuasion may not be effective. The study reports interventions focused on shaping patients' and parents' behavior may be more effective in promoting vaccinations.
Fragile X Imaging Study Reveals Differences in Infant Brains
Neuroscience News - 4 Apr 2018 21:54
A new neuroimaging study reveals babies with Fragile X syndrome have less developed white matter in the brain compared to children without the condition.
Eye implant improves vision in people with age-related blindness
New Scientist - 4 Apr 2018 21:00
A patch of cells implanted at the back of the eye has stabilised and in some cases improved the vision of four people with dry age-related macular degeneration
Physicists zoom in on mysterious 'missing' antimatter
Phys.org - 4 Apr 2018 20:20
When the Universe arose some 13.7 billion years ago, the Big Bang generated matter and antimatter particles in mirroring pairs. So the reigning physics theory goes.
Physicists Get to the Root of Randomness in Financial Markets
Physics Buzz - 4 Apr 2018 20:01
Unfortunately, no matter how much you know about a stock, you still can't know for sure how its price will change next. In the same way, no matter how much you know about a coin before it's flipped, you still can't predi...
Mind-reading headset lets you Google just with your thoughts
New Scientist - 4 Apr 2018 20:00
A mind-reading device can answer questions in your head. It works by picking up signals sent from your brain when you think about saying something
The centre of our galaxy may be swarming with 10,000 black holes
New Scientist - 4 Apr 2018 20:00
We knew that the centre of the Milky Way was home to a supermassive black hole. But now we've also spotted evidence of 10,000 smaller black holes flanking it
Our obsession with a 'free' internet led to Facebook data row
New Scientist - 4 Apr 2018 20:00
If you're not paying, you're the product, so the saying goes. It's time to re-evaluate our pact with the tech giants that has driven the market in our data
Congestion charge can cut childhood asthma attacks by half
New Scientist - 4 Apr 2018 19:00
A congestion charge in Stockholm not only cut levels of air pollution, it halved the number of children admitted to hospital with asthma attacks
Miniature human brains with their own blood vessels grown in lab
New Scientist - 4 Apr 2018 18:51
Mini brains with a blood supply have been made in the lab for the first time. They may lead to a better understanding of the brain, and new injury treatments
Simple Urine Test Could Measure How Much Our Body Has Aged
Neuroscience News - 4 Apr 2018 18:01
Researchers have developed a new urine test that could potentially measure how much our bodies have aged. The test measures a substance that indicates oxidative damage, which increases in urine as we age.
A Letter of the Alphabet We Can Read But Not Write?
Neuroscience News - 4 Apr 2018 17:39
Researchers say most people are not aware that two forms of the letter 'g' exist and, for those who are aware, most can not correctly identify or write the typeset version we usually see. The finding suggest the importan...
Robots won't take as many of our jobs as we feared, says report
New Scientist - 4 Apr 2018 17:15
New OECD report says that the risk of jobs being handed over to artificial intelligence is a lot lower than previously forecast
'Stingray' Spy Devices Are Eavesdropping in Washington, D.C.: Here's How
Live Science - 4 Apr 2018 17:04Suit that gives you electric shocks makes VR more realistic
New Scientist - 4 Apr 2018 16:42
The Teslasuit is fitted with components that produce electric shocks that make your muscles twitch and is designed to help you immerse yourself more deeply in virtual reality video games
An Innovator's City Guide to Tallinn, Estonia
Singularity Hub - 4 Apr 2018 16:00
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia, a country that has emerged over the last 20 years as one of the most advanced digital societies in the world. The birthplace of Skype, it has earned the nickname e-Estonia because of it...
Mechanical engineer's method to control growth of carbonate-based crystals featured in PNAS
Phys.org - 4 Apr 2018 15:32
Growing crystals just got a little easier thanks to work by an international team from Virginia Tech, Harvard University, and AMOLF, operated by the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter Institute AMOLF) in Nethe...