New 3-D printing method creates shape-shifting objects
A lattice created by a multi-material 3-D printer at Georgia Institute of Technology that can permanently expand to eight times its original width after...
Laser-based dermatological procedures could be revolutionized with new technique
Paul J.D. Whiteside demonstrates the sonoillumination waveguide device.
Credit: Ryan Owens, MU College of Engineering
The first laser treatments used to treat skin conditions such as...
‘Cold’ great spot discovered on Jupiter
The Great Cold Spot was first discovered on Jupiter using observations taken of Jupiter's auroral region by the CRIRES instrument on ESO's Very Large...
Norwegian women drink least while pregnant, British women drink most
The countries with the highest proportion of women who reported alcohol consumption during pregnancy were the UK (28.5 %), Russia (26.5 %) and Switzerland...
So you think you can secure your mobile phone with a fingerprint?
Smartphones typically capture a limited portion of the full fingerprint using small sensors. Multiple partial fingerprints are captured for the same finger during enrollment....
Palaeontologist reconstructs feathered dinosaurs in the flesh
This is the wing of the bird-like feathered dinosaur Anchiornis under laser-stimulated fluorescence. The folds of skin in front of the elbow and behind...
As fins evolve to help fish swim, so does the nervous system
This is a parrotfish, a common Labrid species.
Credit: Brett Aiello, University of Chicago
The sensory system in fish fins evolves in parallel to fin shape...
Wiring of the ‘little brain’ linked to multiple forms of mental illness
Duke researchers have linked specific differences in the brain's cerebellum (pink) and pons to increased risk for multiple forms of mental disorder.
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Brain stimulation influences honest behavior
Using brain stimulation researchers could increase honest behavior.
Credit: © christianchan / Fotolia
Honesty plays a key role in social and economic life. Without honesty, promises...
Humans and sponges share gene regulation
The study used Great Barrier Reef sponge Amphimedon queenslandica.
Credit: Courtesy The University of Queensland
Humans have a lot in common with the humble sea sponge,...
Mechanism that regulates acoustic habituation identified
Most people will startle when they hear an unexpected loud sound, at least the first time.
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Most people will startle when...
