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Friday, December 30, 2011

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Great apes make sophisticated decisions

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:16 AM PST

Chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans make decisions carefully. Great apes weigh their chances of success, based on what they know and the likelihood to succeed when guessing.

New system may one day steer microrobots through blood vessels for disease treatment

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 08:28 AM PST

Researchers use a magnetic field to generate both side-to-side and corkscrew-like motions of tiny robots.

Jumping droplets take a lot of heat

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 09:45 AM PST

Microscopic water droplets jumping from one surface to another may hold the key to a wide array of more energy efficient products.

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