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- Victory stance may be a universal gesture of triumph, not pride
- Force of nature: Defining the mechanical mechanisms in living cells
- Protein found in spider venom could treat muscular dystrophy
- Human eye inspires clog-free ink jet printer
- Carbon-based transistors ramp up speed and memory for mobile devices
- Engineering technology reveals eating habits of giant dinosaurs
- To extinguish a hot flame, scientists studied cold plasma
| Victory stance may be a universal gesture of triumph, not pride Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:23 PM PDT When Olympic athletes throw up their arms, clench their fists and grimace after a win, they are displaying triumph through a gesture that is the same across cultures, a new study suggests. New findings suggest this victory pose signals feelings of triumph, challenging previous research that labeled the expression pride.  |
| Force of nature: Defining the mechanical mechanisms in living cells Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:23 PM PDT Researchers measured mechanical tension at the nanoscale to explore how living cells produce and detect force. The research could lead to a better understanding of how tissues and tumors form and grow, and, ultimately, to how complex living organisms organize themselves.  |
| Protein found in spider venom could treat muscular dystrophy Posted: 16 Jul 2012 11:26 AM PDT When a stockbroker from the Buffalo suburbs discovered that his grandson had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, he turned to medical researchers for help in developing a treatment. He found a promising new therapy involving spider venom. The therapy is not a cure. But if it works in humans, it could extend lives for years -- maybe even decades.  |
| Human eye inspires clog-free ink jet printer Posted: 16 Jul 2012 09:50 AM PDT Clogged printer nozzles waste time and money while reducing print quality. Engineers recently invented a clog-preventing nozzle cover by mimicking the human eye.  |
| Carbon-based transistors ramp up speed and memory for mobile devices Posted: 16 Jul 2012 09:49 AM PDT By using carbon molecules called C60 to build a sophisticated new memory transistor, scientists have found a way to increase both speed and memory on mobile devices -- and the solution is ready to be produced at existing high-tech fabrication facilities.  |
| Engineering technology reveals eating habits of giant dinosaurs Posted: 16 Jul 2012 07:12 AM PDT High-tech technology, traditionally usually used to design racing cars and aeroplanes, has helped researchers to understand how plant-eating dinosaurs fed 150 million years ago. A team of international researchers used CT scans and biomechanical modelling to show that Diplodocus -- one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered -- had a skull adapted to strip leaves from tree branches.  |
| To extinguish a hot flame, scientists studied cold plasma Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:19 AM PDT DARPA theorized that by using physics techniques rather than combustion chemistry, it might be possible to manipulate and extinguish flames. To achieve this, new research was required to understand and quantify the interaction of electromagnetic and acoustic waves with the plasma in a flame.  |
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