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- Strategies for possible survival on Mars: Scientists found differences in core proteins from a microorganism that lives in a salty lake in Antarctica
- Creating indestructible self-healing circuits
- Astronomers conduct first remote reconnaissance of another planetary system
- Designing interlocking building blocks to create complex tissues
- Denied the chance to cheat or steal, people turn to violent video games
- Mummy CT scans show preindustrial hunter gatherers had clogged arteries
- Extreme work clothes for the Artic
- Cricket-hair sensor used in bio-inspired technology
- 'Superheated' water can corrode diamonds
- Does winning an Emmy, an election, or entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame mean you will live longer than those you beat?
| Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:39 PM PDT Research has revealed key features in proteins needed for life to function on Mars and other extreme environments. Scientists studied organisms that survive in the extreme conditions of Antarctica. They found differences between the core proteins in ordinary organisms and Haloarchaea, organisms that tolerate severe conditions such as high salinity, desiccation, and extreme temperatures. The research provides a window into how life could adapt to exist on Mars.  |
| Creating indestructible self-healing circuits Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:39 PM PDT Engineers, for the first time ever, have developed self-healing integrated chips.  |
| Astronomers conduct first remote reconnaissance of another planetary system Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:37 PM PDT Researchers have conducted a remote reconnaissance of a distant planetary system with a new telescope imaging system that sifts through the blinding light of stars. Using a suite of high-tech instrumentation and software called Project 1640, the scientists collected the first chemical fingerprints, or spectra, of this system's four red exoplanets, which orbit a star 128 light years away from Earth.  |
| Designing interlocking building blocks to create complex tissues Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:08 PM PDT A new "plug-and-play" method to assemble complex cell microenvironments is a scalable, highly precise way to fabricate tissues with any spatial organization or interest—like those found in the heart or skeleton or vasculature. The study reveals new ways to better mimic the enormous complexity of tissue development, regeneration, and disease.  |
| Denied the chance to cheat or steal, people turn to violent video games Posted: 11 Mar 2013 07:14 AM PDT When people are denied the chance to cheat or steal, they get frustrated -- and turn to violent video games for release.  |
| Mummy CT scans show preindustrial hunter gatherers had clogged arteries Posted: 11 Mar 2013 06:15 AM PDT Like nearly 4.6 million Americans, ancient hunter-gatherers also suffered from clogged arteries, revealing that the plaque build-up causing blood clots, heart attacks and strokes is not just a result of fatty diets or couch potato habits.  |
| Extreme work clothes for the Artic Posted: 11 Mar 2013 06:13 AM PDT Roughnecks working on oil and gas installations in the Arctic need clothes that monitor the health. Research scientists are developing a jacket with built-in sensors. It will monitor both body temperature and workers' activity, and may become a useful tool for supporting decision-making.  |
| Cricket-hair sensor used in bio-inspired technology Posted: 11 Mar 2013 06:11 AM PDT Crickets use sensitive hairs on their cerci (projections on the abdomen) to detect predators. For these insects, air currents carry information about the location of nearby predators and the direction in which they are moving. Researchers wondered whether they could use the same principle to create a new kind of "camera", capable of imaging entire flow patterns rather than measuring flows at a single point. They mimic the cricket hairs using microtechnology.  |
| 'Superheated' water can corrode diamonds Posted: 11 Mar 2013 06:07 AM PDT Novel discovery paves the way to improve waste degradation and laser-assisted etching of materials.  |
| Posted: 11 Mar 2013 06:07 AM PDT Research has long linked high socioeconomic status with better health and lower mortality. But what's remained unclear is whether this association has more to do with access to resources (education, wealth, career opportunity, etc.) or the glow of high social status relative to others.  |
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