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Thursday, December 22, 2011

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Paint-on solar cells developed

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 06:13 PM PST

Imagine if the next coat of paint you put on the outside of your home generates electricity from light -- electricity that can be used to power the appliances and equipment on the inside. Scientists have just created an inexpensive "solar paint" that uses semiconducting nanoparticles to produce energy.

Crucial advances in 'brain reading' demonstrated

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:07 AM PST

A new study demonstrates several crucial advances in "brain reading" or "brain decoding" using computerized machine learning methods. Researchers classified data taken from people being scanned while watching videos meant to induce nicotine cravings and detected whether people were watching and resisting cravings, indulging in them, or watching videos that were unrelated to smoking or cravings.

Quantum cats are hard to see: Researchers explain the difficulty of detecting quantum effects

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 12:03 PM PST

Researchers can explain why we don't usually see the physical effects of quantum mechanics.

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