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New species of dinosaur from Alberta
— 7 May 2013 18:48 | Geology and palaeontologyAcrotholus audeti, a new species of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur, was identified from recently discovered and historically collected fossils from Alberta, Canada. The article describing the new species was published today, 7 May, in the journal Nature Communications…
New device can extract human DNA very fast
— 6 May 2013 18:56 | TechnologyEngineers have created a device that can extract human DNA in a simpler and more efficient way than conventional methods. They designed microscopic probes that dip into a fluid sample and apply an electric field within the liquid. That draws particles to concentrate around the surface of the tiny probe. It takes 2 or 3 minutes to separate DNA using this technology…
New species of small theropod discovered in China
— 5 May 2013 19:17 | Geology and palaeontologyA new species of small fossil theropod have been discovered in northwestern China by a team of international researchers. In a paper published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, the authors explain recovering the skull, mandible and partial skeleton of the dinosaur…
A mid-level solar flare seen by NASA
— 4 May 2013 18:26 | AstronomyA mid-level solar flare, peaking on 3 May, was seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. This flare was classified as an M5.7-class flare. M-class flares are the weakest ones. They can cause some space weather effects near Earth…
A smarter way to make ultraviolet light beams
— 2 Dec 2011 10:56 | TechnologyExisting coherent ultraviolet light sources are power hungry, bulky and expensive. University of Michigan researchers have found a better way to build compact ultraviolet sources with low power consumption that could improve information storage, microscopy and chemical analysis…
Lava fingerprinting reveals differences between Hawaii's twin volcanoes
— 2 Dec 2011 10:53 | Geology and palaeontologyHawaii's main volcano chains - the Loa and Kea trends - have distinct sources of magma and unique plumbing systems connecting them to the Earth's deep mantle, according to UBC research published this week in Nature Geoscience, in conjunction with researchers at the universities of Hawaii and Massachusetts…
British butterfly is evolving to respond to climate change
— 2 Dec 2011 10:50 | BiologyAs global temperatures rise and climatic zones move polewards, species will need to find different environments to prevent extinction. New research, published today in the journal Molecular Ecology, has revealed that climate change is causing certain species to move and adapt to a range of new habitats…
Biocompatible graphene transistor array reads cellular signals
— 2 Dec 2011 10:47 | TechnologyResearchers have demonstrated, for the first time, a graphene-based transistor array that is compatible with living biological cells and capable of recording the electrical signals they generate. This proof-of-concept platform opens the way for further investigation of a promising new material. Graphene's distinctive combination of characteristics makes it a leading contender for future biomedical applications requiring a direct interface between microelectronic devices and nerve cells or other living tissue. A team of scientists from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen and the Juelich Research Centre published the results in the journal Advanced Materials…
Researchers find some smartphone models more vulnerable to attack
— 2 Dec 2011 10:44 | TechnologyNew research from North Carolina State University shows that some smartphones specifically designed to support the Android mobile platform have incorporated additional features that can be used by hackers to bypass Android's security features, making them more vulnerable to attack. Android has the largest share of the smartphone market in the U.S.…
Archaeologists find new evidence of animals being introduced to prehistoric Caribbean
— 2 Dec 2011 10:41 | BiologyAn archaeological research team from North Carolina State University, the University of Washington and University of Florida has found one of the most diverse collections of prehistoric non-native animal remains in the Caribbean, on the tiny island of Carriacou. The find contributes to our understanding of culture in the region before the arrival of Columbus, and suggests Carriacou may have been more important than previously thought…
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