[ad_1] It’s no exaggeration to say that extendable sensors could change the way soft robots work and feel. In fact, they will be able to try quite a lot. Cornell researchers have created a fiber-optic sensor that combines low-cost LEDs and dyes, resulting in a stretchable “skin” that detects deformations …
Read More »The European Space Agency formally adopts Ariel, an exoplanet explorer
[ad_1] The European Space Agency (ESA) has formally adopted Ariel, the first mission dedicated to the study of the nature, formation and evolution of exoplanets. More than 50 institutes from 17 countries, including the University of Oxford, have worked over the past five years to develop the scientific objectives and …
Read More »The advanced atomic clock makes a better dark matter detector
[ad_1] Credit:N. Hanacek / NIST JILA researchers used a state-of-the-art atomic clock to narrow the search for elusive dark matter, an example of how continuous improvements in watches have value beyond timekeeping. Older atomic clocks operating at microwave frequencies have already searched for dark matter, but this is the first …
Read More »Birth of the magnetar from a colossal collision potentially seen for the first time
[ad_1] Long ago and throughout the universe, a huge explosion of gamma rays released more energy in half a second than the sun will produce during its 10 billion years of life. After examining the incredibly bright burst with optical, X-ray, near-infrared and radio wavelengths, an astrophysics team led by …
Read More »Evolution favors new diseases of “intermediate” severity
[ad_1] New epidemic diseases have an evolutionary advantage if they are of “intermediate” severity, the research shows. Scientists tested the theory that pathogens (pathogenic organisms) that inflict intermediate levels of damage on their host have the most evolutionary success. The study, led by the University of Exeter, Arizona State University …
Read More »Wyoming Doubles Up on Blockchain with University Center
[ad_2][ad_1] Wyoming is now home to a college-level blockchain center, another sign of the state’s deep investment in blockchain technology. The University of Wyoming (UW) announced the opening of its Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation earlier last week. As noted by a UW press release, only a few other …
Read More »Work on sugar: University of Michigan study found sugar remodels molecular memory in fruit flies
[ad_1] According to a University of Michigan study, a high-sugar diet reprograms the taste cells in fruit flies, blunting their sensitivity to sugar and leaving a “molecular memory” on their tongues. By examining fruit flies, researchers Monica Dus, Anoumid Vaziri and collaborators found that high-sugar diets completely remodeled the taste …
Read More »Atmospheric rivers help create huge holes in Antarctic sea ice
[ad_1] Rutgers University Hot, humid rivers of air can affect the entire continent and influence climate change A band of clouds in an atmospheric river extending from South America to the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone on September 16, 2017. Image: NASA Warm, humid rivers of air in Antarctica play a …
Read More »Ohio state study finds that playing brain games before surgery helps improve recovery
[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study by Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Ohio State University College of Medicine researchers finds that exercising the brain with “neurobics” before surgery may help prevent post-operative delirium. . Essentially, your brain can be prepared for surgery, just like the body can, …
Read More »UB participates in the sequencing of the genome of all birds around the world
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