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Monday, August 13, 2012

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Full color images at 100,000 dots-per-inch resolution, using metal-laced nano-structures

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:39 PM PDT

Inspired by colorful stained-glass windows, researchers from Singapore have demonstrated an innovative method for producing sharp, full-spectrum color images at 100,000 dpi which can be applicable in reflective color displays, anti-counterfeiting, and high-density optical data recording.

Rat and ant rescues 'don't show empathy'

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 01:08 PM PDT

Studies of how rats and ants rescue other members of their species do not prove that animals other than humans have empathy, according to biologists.

Smelling a skunk after a cold: Brain changes after a stuffed nose protect the sense of smell

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Once our nostrils clear after a cold, we take for granted that our sniffers will dependably rebound. That dependability is no accident. It turns out the brain is working behind the scenes to make sure the sense is just as sharp after the nose recovers. A new study shows that after the human nose has been blocked for a week, brain activity rapidly changes in the regions connected to the olfactory system.

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