Science X Newsletter Friday, Sep 12
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Here is your customized Phys.org Newsletter for September 12, 2014:
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Spotlight Stories Headlines
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HOW DID EVOLUTION OPTIMIZE CIRCADIAN CLOCKS?
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-evolution-optimize-circadian-clocks.html#nwlt
FLUID MECHANICS SUGGESTS ALTERNATIVE TO QUANTUM ORTHODOXY
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-fluid-mechanics-alternative-quantum-orthodoxy.html#nwlt
SMARTPHONE APP USED BY EXPERIMENTERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ASPECTS OF MORALITY
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-smartphone-app-experimenters-aspects-morality.html#nwlt
DEEP-SEA DIVER HAND OFFERS FREEDOM AND FEEDBACK
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-deep-sea-diver-freedom-feedback.html#nwlt
SLIPPED DISCS PROVIDE A WINDOW INTO HUMAN EVOLUTIONARY PAST
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-discs-window-human-evolutionary.html#nwlt
TAKING THE 'STING' OUT OF REPRODUCTION
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-reproduction.html#nwlt
BRAIN INFLAMMATION DRAMATICALLY DISRUPTS MEMORY RETRIEVAL NETWORKS, STUDY FINDS
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-brain-inflammation-disrupts-memory-networks.html#nwlt
MOVING SILICON ATOMS IN GRAPHENE WITH ATOMIC PRECISION
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-silicon-atoms-graphene-atomic-precision.html#nwlt
FIRST ELECTRIC CAR RACE TO ZOOM OFF ON SATURDAY
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-electric-car-saturday.html#nwlt
ROBOT BORIS LEARNING TO LOAD A DISHWASHER (W/ VIDEO)
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-robot-boris-dishwasher-video.html#nwlt
CORN SPOTS: STUDY FINDS IMPORTANT GENES IN DEFENSE RESPONSE
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-corn-important-genes-defense-response.html#nwlt
WORLDWIDE STUDY DEMONSTRATES ACCURACY OF GENETIC ANALYSES
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-worldwide-accuracy-genetic-analyses.html#nwlt
GAIA DISCOVERS ITS FIRST SUPERNOVA
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-gaia-supernova.html#nwlt
GRAY MATTER MATTERS WHEN MEASURING OUR TOLERANCE OF RISK
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-gray-tolerance.html#nwlt
FOSSIL RECORD REVEALS MICROBIAL LIFE FOLLOWING MASS EXTINCTIONS
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-fossil-reveals-microbial-life-mass.html#nwlt
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Latest News On TECHNOLOGY:
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DEEP-SEA DIVER HAND OFFERS FREEDOM AND FEEDBACK
Bodyskins and goggles are hardly the solution for divers who need to reach extreme depths. The Atmospheric Dive Suit (ADS) gives them the protection they need. Recently, The Economist detailed a technology advance that, for ADS-clad divers, will provide improved hand functions enabling better task performance than with prehensors. This is a remotely operated robotic hand, noted Popular Science, which, while resembling the human hand on the outside, is a complex arrangement of actuators and robotic mechanisms adapted to the pressures of the deep. The hand creators are Massachusetts-based Vishwa Robotics, which describes the Vishwa Extensor as an anthropomorphic robotic hand for deep-sea applications. The Extensor has two fingers and a thumb. How human-like are the Extensor's capabilities? The hand does more than open and shut. "The thumb can touch each of the fingertips, for example. Like the human hand, the Vishwa hand has four 'degrees of freedom' in each finger—it can !
move in
the three dimensions of space, and curl up—and five in the thumb, which can also rotate from a flat to a grasping position," said The Economist.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-deep-sea-diver-freedom-feedback.html#nwlt
MAKING DRONES MORE CUSTOMIZABLE
A first-ever standard "operating system" for drones, developed by a startup with MIT roots, could soon help manufacturers easily design and customize unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for multiple applications.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-drones-customizable.html#nwlt
SMALLER ARTIFICIAL MAGNETIC CONDUCTORS ALLOW FOR MORE COMPACT ANTENNA HARDWARE
Much smaller artificial magnetic conductors (AMCs) that can allow for more compact antenna hardware have been created by a team of researchers in the Netherlands and Spain. They have also developed a system to evaluate AMC miniaturisation approaches.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-smaller-artificial-magnetic-conductors-compact.html#nwlt
FIRST ELECTRIC CAR RACE TO ZOOM OFF ON SATURDAY
Formula E will be a laboratory for new technology, according to motor sport great Alain Prost, while Bruno Senna said drivers will face a "lottery" when electric car racing kicks off in Beijing Saturday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-electric-car-saturday.html#nwlt
ROBOT BORIS LEARNING TO LOAD A DISHWASHER (W/ VIDEO)
Researchers at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. have set themselves an ambitious goal: programming a robot in such a way as to allow it to collect dishes, cutlery, etc. from a dinner table, and put it in a dishwasher. While not quite there, the team recently held a demonstration at the British Science Festival meant to show how far along they've progressed.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-robot-boris-dishwasher-video.html#nwlt
WEARABLE 4MM JETPACK TESTED ON SPEED, AGILITY FOR RUNNERS (W/ VIDEO)
"Everybody has always wanted to fly. When people hear the word 'jetpack,' that's what they really think about," said Jason Kerestes at Arizona State University. He is one of the busy explorers at ASU trying to bridge gaps between man and machine. Kerestes has done something different with the jetpack concept. He and team have reduced the amount of force; their device does not enable a person to fly, "but we have instantaneous thrust and we can pretty much trigger it to allow for faster movement and agile motion." His jetpack, simply put, does not help you to fly but to run faster, and for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), his project's progress means a lot. Kerestes has built his prototype, which is now undergoing tests and refinements.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-wearable-4mm-jetpack-agility-runners.html#nwlt
FOOTBALL: RIO SLUM UNVEILS UNIQUE FLOODLIGHTS IN 'WORLD FIRST'
It may only be a modest patch of land, but a Rio slum is laying claim to having the first football pitch in the world with floodlights generated by player movement.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-football-rio-slum-unveils-unique.html#nwlt
US JUDGE FINES HP $59 MN FOR BRIBING RUSSIAN OFFICIALS (UPDATE)
A judge on Thursday ordered US computer giant Hewlett-Packard to pay $58.8 million for bribing Moscow government officials to win a big-money contract with Russia's prosecutor general's office.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-fines-hp-mn-bribing-russian.html#nwlt
HEWLETT-PACKARD BUYS CLOUD-COMPUTING FIRM EUCALYPTUS
Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced a deal to buy business cloud-computing specialty firm Eucalyptus.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-hewlett-packard-cloud-computing-firm-eucalyptus.html#nwlt
INDEX RANKS JAPAN ASIA'S MOST EFFICIENT INNOVATOR (UPDATE)
A new index ranks Japan as the most efficient among Asian countries in turning the building blocks of creativity into tangible innovations that benefit their economies and people while Myanmar, Pakistan and Cambodia are least efficient.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-index-japan-asia-efficient.html#nwlt
APPLE WATCH UNVEILING SHOWS CEO TIM COOK'S TIME HAS COME
When Tim Cook took to the stage to announce the "next chapter in Apple's story," he could have been talking about himself.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-apple-unveiling-ceo-tim-cook.html#nwlt
T-MOBILE SUES CHINESE TELECOM GIANT HUAWEI
T-Mobile USA claims Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies stole its software, specifications and other secrets for a cellphone-testing robot nicknamed "Tappy" - and it's not happy.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-t-mobile-sues-chinese-telecom-giant.html#nwlt
WHAT'S AT STAKE WITH WINDOWS 9?
When Microsoft presents its first public glimpse of Windows 9 - it's expected to happen late this month or early next - a lot more than just an operating system is at stake.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-stake-windows.html#nwlt
APPLE WATCH: BATTERY LIFE, IPHONE DEPENDENCE, OTHER TROUBLING ISSUES
The Apple Watch, which is to go on sale early next year with more than 20 different looks and a minimum price of $349, has its share of innovations: A screen made out of sapphire glass on some versions to increase its scratch-resistance. A "digital touch" feature that allows people to give their contacts physical taps on the wrist via the Internet. And an invention Apple compared to the iPod's click wheel - a watch crown that can be pressed or rotated to scroll, access Siri and return to the main screen.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-apple-battery-life-iphone-issues.html#nwlt
ENGINEERS DEVELOP FIRST INTELLIGENT, HEATED CLOTHING
Were you a little chilly last winter? So were Alex Huang and Jason Yakimovich. And they did something about it.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-intelligent.html#nwlt
AUTONOMY EXPERT LED TEAM IN DEVELOPING "SELF-FLYING PLANES"
Friends and colleagues were aware, at some level, that Nick Roy, a researcher in MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), had been using his sabbatical to take on some sort of robotics-related role at Google.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-autonomy-expert-team-self-flying-planes.html#nwlt
THE BIOMETHANE MARKET NEEDS CLEAR FRAME CONDITIONS FOR FURTHER GROWTH
Biomethane as a substitute for the fossil energy carrier natural gas offers a variety of options and applications for a sustainable energy supply. Nevertheless, a consequent market penetration is still pending because of a lack of standardized and transnational frame conditions. Scientists of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) and other Members of the IEA Task 37 (Energy from Biogas) and the Task 40 (Sustainable Bioenergy Trade) just summarized how the biomethane market developed in the IEA (International Energy Agency) member states and which factors are necessary for further growing.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-biomethane-conditions-growth.html#nwlt
THE KEYS MAY BE ON YOUR FINGERTIPS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN BIOMETRIC LOCKS CAN'T BE PICKED
How can we ensure that someone is who they say they are? How can be sure that the person in our system, both digitally speaking or physically in front of us, is who whom they claim to be?
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-keys-fingertips-doesnt-biometric.html#nwlt
MAPPING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIVERSE SETS OF DATA
What is a map? Most often, it's a visual tool used to demonstrate the relationship between multiple places in geographic space. They're useful because you can look at one and very quickly pick up on the general outlines of a place—California is close to Arizona and Oregon, but those latter two aren't very close to one another. That's easy to understand visually, but much harder to understand if you just had a list of which states bordered one another.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-diverse.html#nwlt
TEACHING COMPUTERS THE NUANCES OF HUMAN CONVERSATION
Computer scientists have successfully developed programs to recognize spoken language, as in automated phone systems that respond to voice prompts and voice-activated assistants like Apple's Siri.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-nuances-human-conversation.html#nwlt
GOT A SOFTWARE DESIGN PROBLEM? CALL A PHILOSOPHER!
A Canadian software company has used the expertise of a University of Nottingham philosopher to help design event calendar software.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-software-problem-philosopher.html#nwlt
FORD RECALLS HYBRID SUVS TO FIX STALLING PROBLEM
Ford is recalling about 74,000 older-model gas-electric hybrid SUVs in the U.S. and Canada to fix a stalling problem.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-ford-recalls-hybrid-suvs-stalling.html#nwlt
CHINESE TECH GIANT HUAWEI ON EUROPE RECRUITMENT DRIVE
Controversial Chinese technology giant Huawei—which has been condemned as a security risk in the US and Australia—is to recruit hundreds of research and development staff in Europe, the president of its French subsidiary said.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-chinese-tech-giant-huawei-europe.html#nwlt
BUYERS BITE BIG AT LARGER APPLE IPHONES
Apple's website was swamped Friday in what appeared to be a record-setting buying binge fueled by smartphone buyers' desire for large-screen iPhones.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-buyers-big-larger-apple-iphones.html#nwlt
'GRAND THEFT AUTO V' TO HIT PS4 AND XBOX ONE
Rockstar Games on Friday announced that the latest installment of its crime-themed blockbuster video game "Grand Theft Auto" will hit PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles in November.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-grand-theft-auto-ps4-xbox.html#nwlt
PROSECUTORS TARGET CREDIT CARD THIEVES OVERSEAS
Criminals from around the world buy and sell stolen credit card information with ease in today's digital age. But if they commit their crime entirely outside the United States, they may be hard to prosecute.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-prosecutors-credit-card-thieves-overseas.html#nwlt
NEVADA GOVERNOR ENACTS TESLA TAX BREAK PACKAGE
Calling it one of the most important pieces of legislation in Nevada history, Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed into law an unprecedented package of incentives to bring Tesla Motors' $5 billion battery factory to the state.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-nevada-governor-tesla-tax-package.html#nwlt
RESEARCH PROJECT ON ACCIDENT-AVOIDING VEHICLE CONCLUDED
PRORETA 3 is completed after three and a half years of research work: The comprehensive driver assistance and automated maneuver concept supports the driver in keeping the vehicle in a safe driving corridor- with the main aim of preventing accidents. Research results and research vehicle were presented to the public on Thursday (September 11).
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-accident-avoiding-vehicle.html#nwlt
CUTTING CONGESTION ON THE DATA NETWORK HIGHWAY
Perhaps no other consumer-driven technology has made such incredible advances in such a relatively short space of time as the mobile phone. Today's smartphones are used to stream videos, access social media and perform all manner of other functions. What is more, global mobile data traffic is expected to dramatically increase over the next decade, placing increasing pressure on existing network infrastructure.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-congestion-network-highway.html#nwlt
ERDOGAN PASSES LAW TIGHTENING TURKEY'S GRIP ON INTERNET
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved a bill giving telecoms authorities more power to monitor online users and block websites, the latest move tightening state control over the Internet.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-erdogan-law-tightening-turkey-internet.html#nwlt
CUTTING THE CLOUD COMPUTING CARBON COST
Cloud computing involves displacing data storage and processing from the user's computer on to remote servers. It can provide users with more storage space and computing power that they can then access from anywhere in the world rather than having to connect to a single desktop or other computer with its finite resources. However, some observers have raised concerns about the increased energy demands of sustaining distributed servers and having them up and running continuously, where an individual user's laptop might be shut down when it is not in use or the resources utilization of the server is less than the lower threshold , for instance.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-cloud-carbon.html#nwlt
AMANDA TODD SUSPECT LINKED TO DOZENS OF CASES
A prosecutor says a Dutch man suspected of possessing child pornography and blackmailing and harassing victims over the Internet with naked images of themselves may have victimized up to 40 people in the Netherlands and several dozen in other countries, including the United States and Britain.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-amanda-todd-linked-dozens-cases.html#nwlt
TURNING TWEETS TO TENNERS: LONDON FASHION GETS DIGITAL (UPDATE)
London Fashion Week opened on Friday with a new push for online sales, as designers seek to turn the democratisation of the catwalk through live streaming and Twitter into cold, hard cash.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-tweets-tenners-london-fashion-digital.html#nwlt
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