A newly-developed, “designer” dietary fiber with an added potential prebiotic effect may eliminate the side…
Month: January 2014
The way to a chimpanzee’s heart is through its stomach
Researchers measured the urinary oxytocin levels in wild chimpanzees after food sharing and found them…
Brain on autopilot
The structure of the human brain is complex, reminiscent of a circuit diagram with countless…
Increased mobility thanks to robotic rehab
After a stroke, patients often struggle with persistent paresis. Researchers examined whether robot-assisted therapy can…
Astronomers probe the primitive nature of a distant ‘space blob’
Himiko, a “space blob” named after a legendary queen from ancient Japan, is a simply…
Megafloods: What they leave behind
South-central Idaho and the surface of Mars have an interesting geological feature in common: amphitheater-headed…
Assessing others: Evaluating expertise of humans, computer algorithms
Researchers used fMRI technology to monitor the brain activity of volunteers as they interacted with…
Massive galaxy cluster verifies predictions of cosmological theory: First detection of kinetic SZ effect in an individual galaxy cluster
By observing a high-speed component of a massive galaxy cluster, scientists have detected for the…
Silver nanowire sensors hold promise for prosthetics, robotics
Researchers have used silver nanowires to develop wearable, multifunctional sensors that could be used in…
Researchers ‘detune’ a molecule: Scientists control the bonds between atoms in a buckyball
Scientists have found they can control the bonds between atoms in a molecule. The molecule…