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- Deconstructing a mystery: What caused Snowmaggedon?
- Obesity is associated with altered brain function
- Right hand or left? How the brain solves a perceptual puzzle
- Piranha vs. Arapaima: Engineers find inspiration for new materials in piranha-proof armor
- Fruit fly turn-on: A sexy, youthful smell may make up for advancing age
- Tiny primate is ultrasonic communicator
- Scientists make iron transparent: For first time, experiment shows that atomic nuclei can become transparent
- Carbonized coffee grounds remove foul smells
- Unusual alliances enable movement
| Deconstructing a mystery: What caused Snowmaggedon? Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:28 PM PST Scientists are using computer models to help unravel the mystery of a record-setting snowfall in the Washington, DC area in early 2010.  |
| Obesity is associated with altered brain function Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:14 AM PST Researchers have found new evidence for the role of the brain in obesity.  |
| Right hand or left? How the brain solves a perceptual puzzle Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:20 AM PST When you see a picture of a hand, how do you know whether it's a right or left hand? This "hand laterality" problem may seem obscure, but it reveals a lot about how the brain sorts out confusing perceptions. Now, a new study challenges the long-held consensus about how we solve this problem.  |
| Piranha vs. Arapaima: Engineers find inspiration for new materials in piranha-proof armor Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:18 AM PST It's a matchup worthy of a late-night cable movie: put a school of starving piranha and a 300-pound fish together, and who comes out the winner? The surprising answer -- given the notorious guillotine-like bite of the piranha -- is Brazil's massive Arapaima fish. The secret to Arapaima's success lie in its intricately designed scales, which could provide "bioinspiration" for engineers looking to develop flexible ceramics.  |
| Fruit fly turn-on: A sexy, youthful smell may make up for advancing age Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:14 AM PST Beauty is more than skin deep, at least for fruit flies studied in new research that demonstrates how age-related changes in pheromone production can reduce sexual attractiveness.  |
| Tiny primate is ultrasonic communicator Posted: 08 Feb 2012 07:02 PM PST Tarsiers' ultrasonic calls -- among the most extreme in the animal kingdom -- give them a "private channel" of communication, says an anthropologist.  |
| Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:23 AM PST At the high-brilliance synchrotron light source PETRA III, scientists have succeeded in making atomic nuclei transparent with the help of X-ray light. At the same time they have also discovered a new way to realize an optically controlled light switch that can be used to manipulate light with light, an important ingredient for efficient future quantum computers.  |
| Carbonized coffee grounds remove foul smells Posted: 08 Feb 2012 07:27 AM PST In research to develop a novel, eco-friendly filter to remove toxic gases from the air, scientists found that a material made from used coffee grounds can sop up hydrogen sulfide gas, the chemical that makes raw sewage stinky.  |
| Unusual alliances enable movement Posted: 08 Feb 2012 07:27 AM PST Some unusual alliances are necessary for you to wiggle your fingers, researchers report. Understanding those relationships should enable better treatment of neuromuscular diseases, such as myasthenia gravis, which prevent muscles from taking orders from your brain. Scientists have now solved one of the riddles.  |
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