Sunday, December 11, 2016

Super-flexible liquid crystal device for bendable and rollable displays

Super-flexible liquid crystal device for bendable and rollable displays: Patrick Bidwill in Miami liked this article. A super flexible liquid crystal (LC) device has been developed, in which two ultra-thin plastic substrates are firmly bonded by polymer wall spacers.

Saturday, November 26, 2016

First steps to neutralizing Zika: How highly potent antibody neutralizes Zika infection discovered

First steps to neutralizing Zika: How highly potent antibody neutralizes Zika infection discovered: As Zika spreads throughout the world, the call for rapid development of therapeutics to treat Zika rings loud and clear. Taking a step further in identifying a possible therapeutic candidate, a team of researchers has discovered the mechanism by which C10, a human antibody previously identified to react with the Dengue virus, prevents Zika infection at a cellular level. Patrick Bidwill likes this article.

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Your dog remembers what you did

Your dog remembers what you did: People have a remarkable ability to remember and recall events from the past, even when those events didn't hold any particular importance at the time they occurred. Now, researchers have evidence that dogs have that kind of 'episodic memory' too. Patrick Bidwill likes this article.

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Researchers put mouse embryos in suspended animation: Inhibition of molecular pathway lets mouse blastocysts survive for weeks in the lab

Researchers put mouse embryos in suspended animation: Inhibition of molecular pathway lets mouse blastocysts survive for weeks in the lab: Researchers have found a way to pause the development of early mouse embryos for up to a month in the lab, a finding with potential implications for assisted reproduction, regenerative medicine, aging and even cancer, the authors say. Patrick Bidwill likes this article.

Friday, November 4, 2016

Later start times better for high school students: Poor self-regulation in teens linked to circadian rhythms: Findings support later start times for middle schools and high schools

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Later start times better for high school students: Poor self-regulation in teens linked to circadian rhythms: Findings support later start times for middle schools and high schools: Chronic insufficient sleep is at epidemic levels in U.S. teens and has been associated with depression, substance use, accidents, and academic failure. Poor self-regulation or an inability to alter thinking, emotions, and behaviors to meet varying social demands is thought to be a key link between inadequate sleep in teens and poor health and school-related outcomes. However, a study has found that the number of hours teens sleep on school nights may not be the main problem.

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Pillars of cosmic destruction: Colorful Carina Nebula blasted by brilliant nearby stars



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Pillars of cosmic destruction: Colorful Carina Nebula blasted by brilliant nearby stars: Spectacular new observations of vast pillar-like structures within the Carina Nebula have been made using the MUSE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope. The different pillars analysed by an international team seem to be pillars of destruction -- in contrast to the name of the iconic Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula, which are of similar nature.

Monday, October 31, 2016

Gender gaps in math persist, with teachers underrating girls' math skills

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Gender gaps in math persist, with teachers underrating girls' math skills: Beginning in early elementary school, boys outperform girls in math – especially among the highest achievers – continuing a troubling pattern found in the late 1990s, finds a new analysis.

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Saturday, October 29, 2016

Placebo sweet spot for pain relief identified in brain

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Placebo sweet spot for pain relief identified in brain: Scientists have identified for the first time the region in the brain responsible for the 'placebo effect' in pain relief, when a fake treatment actually results in substantial reduction of pain, according to new research. Pinpointing the sweet spot of the pain killing placebo effect could result in the design of more personalized medicine for the 100 million Americans with chronic pain.

Article about Common Swifts

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Friday, October 28, 2016

Next-generation smartphone battery inspired by the gut

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Next-generation smartphone battery inspired by the gut: A new prototype of a lithium-sulphur battery -- which could have five times the energy density of a typical lithium-ion battery -- overcomes one of the key hurdles preventing their commercial development by mimicking the structure of the cells which allow us to absorb nutrients.