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Monday, August 13, 2012

ScienceDaily: Top Science News

ScienceDaily: Top 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.

How stress and depression can shrink the brain

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Major depression or chronic stress can cause the loss of brain volume, a condition that contributes to both emotional and cognitive impairment. Now scientists have discovered one reason why this occurs -- a single genetic switch that triggers loss of brain connections in humans and depression in animal models.

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