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Computer uses light to control ‘cyborg’ bacteria

A computer automatically controls the growth of new “cyborg” bacteria, report researchers. Two interfaces link machine and organism: the computer communicates with red and green light, which the...

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Cell culture chip could replace some animal tests

A new cell culture method could let scientists forgo certain tests on animals in the future. A team led by scientists from the department of biosystems at ETH Zurich in Basel developed the cell culture...

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Thickness of new coating changes its color

New materials with a network-like structure create a full spectrum of intense colors and highly scratchproof coating for metals. The lower layer of the designer material is a metallic network...

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Why big data can’t predict the next armed conflict

The expectation that big data alone will be enough to predict armed conflict is unrealistic, according a recent Science essay coauthored by Lars-Erik Cederman, professor of international conflict...

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Birds don’t carry seeds far enough to save rainforest

In order to restore tropical rainforests, it is not enough to simply set up protected areas and leave them alone, research in an Indian rainforest shows. Leaving degraded and logged areas of tropical...

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Make ceramics with a press instead of a kiln

Making ceramic materials like cement, bricks, bathroom tile, and porcelain, normally requires lots of heat—kilns used to fire the materials get to temperatures well over 1800º F. A new method, by...

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Liquids in thin battery could cool stacks of computer chips

A newly designed “flow” battery could make it possible to stack computer chips like pancakes to save space and energy. The battery, only around 1.5 millimeters thick, uses two liquid electrolytes to...

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Watch 4D-printed object become a sturdy dome

A new construction principle makes it possible to print flat objects and to unfold them three-dimensionally later. 4D printing creates moveable and shape variable objects such as flat components that...

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Tourist pics and YouTube create 3D model of city

A new technology platform uses algorithms to create 3D city models from image and video data. The platform, known as “VarCity”, is so versatile that it can use, evaluate, and automatically combine all...

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Little daggers let bacteria live inside amoeba

New research reveals how a recently discovered bacterium survives—and thrives—inside predatory amoebae. Hungry amoebae hunt bacteria: they catch them with their pseudopodia and then absorb and digest...

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Team discovers how bacterium runs on methanol from leaves

New research identifies the genes that a bacterium needs to live on methanol. The work could offer chemists clues to making small carbon molecules into larger ones–something bacteria learned long ago....

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Breath sensor tells you when you’re burning fat

Scientists have developed a breath sensor that can detect when the body is burning fat. Experts advise anyone looking to shed extra pounds to eat less and exercise more. One way is with endurance...

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Hear the ‘minimalist’ way baby birds learn songs

Songbirds are minimalists when it comes to learning a new song, research shows. The birds’ learning strategy resembles the methods that computer scientists use for document comparison. For a songbird,...

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How do brains drain? Not how textbooks say

Scientists have disproved a decades-old orthodoxy: Cerebrospinal fluid does not leave the cranial cavity via blood vessels, but instead through the lymphatic system. This finding has far-reaching...

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How certain quantum dots shine so brightly

Researchers have found an explanation for why a certain class of quantum dots shines with such incredibly bright colors. The nanocrystals in question contain caesium lead halide compounds arranged in a...

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Liquids in thin battery could cool stacks of computer chips

A newly designed “flow” battery could make it possible to stack computer chips like pancakes to save space and energy. The battery, only around 1.5 millimeters thick, uses two liquid electrolytes to...

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Watch 4D-printed object become a sturdy dome

A new construction principle makes it possible to print flat objects and to unfold them three-dimensionally later. 4D printing creates moveable and shape variable objects such as flat components that...

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Tourist pics and YouTube create 3D model of city

A new technology platform uses algorithms to create 3D city models from image and video data. The platform, known as “VarCity”, is so versatile that it can use, evaluate, and automatically combine all...

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Little daggers let bacteria live inside amoeba

New research reveals how a recently discovered bacterium survives—and thrives—inside predatory amoebae. Hungry amoebae hunt bacteria: they catch them with their pseudopodia and then absorb and digest...

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Team discovers how bacterium runs on methanol from leaves

New research identifies the genes that a bacterium needs to live on methanol. The work could offer chemists clues to making small carbon molecules into larger ones–something bacteria learned long ago....

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