Science X Newsletter Monday, Sep 15
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Here is your customized Phys.org Newsletter for September 15, 2014:
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Spotlight Stories Headlines
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MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM MAKES IMPOSSIBLE SCREENING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS POSSIBLE
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-machine-algorithm-impossible-screening-advanced.html#nwlt
NEUTRINO TRIDENT PRODUCTION MAY OFFER POWERFUL PROBE OF NEW PHYSICS
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-neutrino-trident-production-powerful-probe.html#nwlt
BEST OF LAST WEEK – THE SOUND OF AN ATOM CAPTURED, SOLID LIGHT CREATED AND THE BANALITY OF EVIL
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-week-atom-captured-solid-banality.html#nwlt
STUDY SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON WHY BATTERIES GO BAD
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-batteries-bad.html#nwlt
TEAM FINDS ELUSIVE QUANTUM TRANSFORMATIONS NEAR ABSOLUTE ZERO
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-team-elusive-quantum-absolute.html#nwlt
'FEMME FATALE' EMERALD ASH BORER DECOY LURES AND KILLS MALES
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-femme-fatale-emerald-ash-borer.html#nwlt
INVISIBILITY CLOAKS CLOSER THANKS TO 'DIGITAL METAMATERIALS'
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-invisibility-cloaks-closer-digital-metamaterials.html#nwlt
MARTIAN METEORITE YIELDS MORE EVIDENCE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE ON MARS
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-martian-meteorite-yields-evidence-possibility.html#nwlt
'MOST FAMOUS WHEAT GENE' FOUND
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-famous-wheat-gene.html#nwlt
SCIENTISTS CONTROL SURFACE TENSION TO MANIPULATE LIQUID METALS (W/ VIDEO)
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-scientists-surface-tension-liquid-metals.html#nwlt
RESEARCHERS FIND ONE TYPE OF ALGAE ABLE TO ADAPT TO WARMING OCEANS
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-algae-oceans.html#nwlt
RESEARCHERS' ACID-FREE APPROACH LEADS TO STRONG CONDUCTIVE CARBON THREADS
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-acid-free-approach-strong-carbon-threads.html#nwlt
HOW AN ANCIENT VERTEBRATE USES FAMILIAR TOOLS TO BUILD A STRANGE-LOOKING HEAD
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-ancient-vertebrate-familiar-tools-strange-looking.html#nwlt
NEUROSCIENTISTS IDENTIFY KEY ROLE OF LANGUAGE GENE
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-neuroscientists-key-role-language-gene.html#nwlt
BLOOD-CLEANSING BIOSPLEEN DEVICE DEVELOPED FOR SEPSIS THERAPY
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-blood-cleansing-biospleen-device-sepsis-therapy.html#nwlt
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Latest News On TECHNOLOGY:
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WILL APPLE'S DIGITAL WALLET KILL THE CARD SWIPE?
Apple wants the plastic credit card to become as rare as the paper check.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-apple-digital-wallet-card-swipe.html#nwlt
SPARKS FLY AS DI GRASSI WINS FIRST ELECTRIC RACE
A spectacular crash at the last corner that ended leader Nicolas Prost's race and sent ex-F1 driver Nick Heidfeld flying into the fencing gave Brazil's Lucas di Grassi victory in the first ever Formula E electric race in Beijing Saturday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-di-grassi-electric.html#nwlt
TOYOTA, GRENOBLE SET STAGE FOR TEST IN RIDE-SHARING
Toyota is testing ride-sharing. As simple as that may sound, the experiment indicates an innovative model for the future of urban transportation. The Grenoble metro area could turn out to be the trial stage for a new city system in mobility. The model, which gets under way next month, calls for electric vehicles connected to a public transport system; the result is a weave of route planning, reservations and drop-offs. Five partners are sharing the vision: the City of Grenoble, the Metro Area, French electricity company EDF, Toyota, and local car-sharing operator, Cité lib. How it will work: 70 Toyota cars with 27 charging stations will be available for city trips. The stations will be operated by Sodetrel, an affiliate of EDF. Grenoble riders will be under a pricing plan called "3, 2, 1 euros." Users can pick-up one of the 70 vehicles and drop it off at any station near their destination without having to return it to the original pickup point. They will only be charged f!
or the
ride.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-toyota-grenoble-stage-ride-sharing.html#nwlt
A SPRAY-ON LIGHT SHOW ON FOUR WHEELS: DARKSIDE SCIENTIFIC
Darkside Scientific recently drew a lot of gazes its way in its video release of a car treated to the company's electroluminescent paint called LumiLor. Electroluminescence (EL) is a characteristic of a material that enables it to emit light in response to an electrical field. The company site said that at subatomic level, the process behind electroluminescence is radiative recombination, also known as spontaneous emission. In radiative recombination, phosphorescent substances emit photons (light particles) in response to alternating electrical current. As Geek.com noted, a custom deployment of this kind of paint with some custom electronics allows different sections of painted areas to light up independently. Seeing what the company did to the car, one can easily imagine marketing opportunities for this path to eye-grabbing showmanship.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-spray-on-wheels-darkside-scientific.html#nwlt
NEW ALGORITHM ENABLES MIT CHEETAH ROBOT TO RUN AND JUMP, UNTETHERED, ACROSS GRASS
Speed and agility are hallmarks of the cheetah: The big predator is the fastest land animal on Earth, able to accelerate to 60 mph in just a few seconds. As it ramps up to top speed, a cheetah pumps its legs in tandem, bounding until it reaches a full gallop.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-algorithm-enables-mit-cheetah-robot.html#nwlt
'MINECRAFT' COULD BOOST MICROSOFT'S MOBILE REACH (UPDATE)
Microsoft's decision to spend $2.5 billion for the creator of the hit game "Minecraft" could help the Xbox maker grab attention on mobile phones, a new priority for the company.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-microsoft-minecraft-maker-billion.html#nwlt
GOOGLE DEBUTS $105 ANDROID ONE SMARTPHONE IN INDIA
Google on Monday launched a $105 smartphone in India, taking aim at emerging markets as part of an initiative called Android One.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-google-debuts-android-smartphone-india.html#nwlt
NETFLIX SETS SIGHTS ON EUROPEAN SCREENS
US online streaming giant Netflix will launch the second phase of its European expansion plan on Monday as it sets about seducing French viewers with a "House of Cards"-style drama set in Marseille.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-netflix-sights-european-screens.html#nwlt
CHINA DEMAND TO FUEL HONG KONG IPHONE GREY MARKET
Wealthy mainland Chinese looking to buy the new iPhone 6 next week could expect to pay an eye-watering US$2,500 for the handsets in Hong Kong, following Apple's decision to delay the launch in China.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-china-demand-fuel-hong-kong.html#nwlt
APPLE A DECADE BEHIND JAPAN MOBILE PAYMENT CURVE
Apple's proud announcement that its new iPhone could be used to buy goods in a single swipe left customers non-plussed in Japan, where mobile contactless payments have been normal fare for a decade.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-apple-decade-japan-mobile-payment.html#nwlt
CHINA'S ALIBABA SETS NEW PATH WITH US IPO
With a possible record-breaking stock offering, Chinese online giant Alibaba is set to boost its role as a global company with a massive expansion potential.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-china-alibaba-path-ipo.html#nwlt
ALIBABA IPO GIVES FRESH LIFE TO YAHOO
China's Alibaba will star on Wall Street with its upcoming stock offering, but US-based Yahoo also gets a windfall, which may help the turnaround efforts of the fading Internet pioneer.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-alibaba-ipo-fresh-life-yahoo.html#nwlt
ALIBABA: CHINA'S GIANT ONLINE SHOPPING 'CROCODILE'
Alibaba has become by far the dominant e-commerce company in China, a country with the world's greatest number of Internet users, in only 15 years.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-alibaba-china-giant-online-crocodile.html#nwlt
IN VERMONT, A MILESTONE IN GREEN-ENERGY EFFORTS
Vermont's largest city has a new success to add to its list of socially conscious achievements: 100 percent of its electricity comes from renewable sources.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-vermont-milestone-green-energy-efforts.html#nwlt
SAMSUNG ACCUSES LG EXECS OF DAMAGING ITS PRODUCTS
Samsung Electronics Co. has accused senior executives from rival LG Electronics Inc. of vandalizing its washing machines at stores in Germany earlier this month and has asked for an official investigation.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-samsung-accuses-lg-execs-products.html#nwlt
ADVANCED BUOYS BRING VITAL DATA TO UNTAPPED ENERGY RESOURCE
Two massive, 20,000-pound buoys decked out with the latest in meteorological and oceanographic equipment will enable more accurate predictions of the power-producing potential of winds that blow off U.S. shores.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-advanced-buoys-vital-untapped-energy.html#nwlt
IMAGING FUEL INJECTORS WITH NEUTRONS
Blowing bubbles may be fun for kids, but for engineers, bubbles can disrupt fluid flow and damage metal.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-imaging-fuel-injectors-neutrons.html#nwlt
COGNIZANT BUYING TRIZETTO FOR $2.7 BILLION
Cognizant will buy the health care software company TriZetto for $2.7 billion in cash.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-cognizant-trizetto-billion.html#nwlt
NO, DIGITAL NATIVES ARE NOT CLUELESS ABOUT PROTECTING THEIR PRIVACY ONLINE
Standing on a stage in San Francisco in early 2010, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that as internet users had become more comfortable sharing their lives online, privacy was no longer a "social norm". He had an obvious commercial interest in relaxing norms surrounding online privacy, but this attitude has nevertheless been widely echoed in the popular media.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-digital-natives-clueless-privacy-online.html#nwlt
FACEBOOK VS. LONELINESS
Are people becoming lonelier even as they feel more connected online? Hayeon Song, an assistant professor of communication at UWM, explored this topic in recent research.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-facebook-loneliness.html#nwlt
WEARABLE COMPUTING AND PRIVACY INVASIONS YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT NOW
Are you being recorded? Thanks to the ubiquity of CCTV and camera phones, the answer is more than ever before likely to be "Yes". Add to this the growth of wearable technology such as Google Glass and people are increasingly exposed to devices that can monitor and record them, whether they realise it or not.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-wearable-privacy-invasions.html#nwlt
CHINESE CITY CREATES CELLPHONE SIDEWALK LANE
Taking a cue from an American TV program, the Chinese city of Chongqing has created a smartphone sidewalk lane, offering a path for those too engrossed in messaging and tweeting to watch where they're going.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-chinese-city-cellphone-sidewalk-lane.html#nwlt
APPLE SEES RECORD DEMAND FOR NEW IPHONES
Apple on Monday said it had received record pre-orders for its new iPhone models, and that some customers will have to wait for the larger-screen versions of the smartphones.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-apple-demand-iphones.html#nwlt
ONE MAN TRYING TO BRING BROADWAY INTO 21ST CENTURY
When John Travolta shocked theater fans by mangling the pronunciation of Idina Menzel's name at the Oscars, one person saw a gift in the slip—Damian Bazadona.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-broadway-21st-century.html#nwlt
YOUTUBE TO GO OFFLINE IN INDIA ON ANDROID PHONES
YouTube users in India will soon be able to save videos from the Google-owned service, making it possible to watch them offline, and the feature will eventually be available globally, the company said Monday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-youtube-offline-india-android.html#nwlt
NETFLIX GOES LIVE IN FRANCE AS PART OF EUROPE EXPANSION
Netflix launched its service in France on Monday, with the US online streaming giant also announcing a deal with a French cable operator as it began the second phase of its European expansion.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-netflix-france-europe-expansion.html#nwlt
GOVERNMENT DATA REQUESTS UP 150 PCT IN FIVE YEARS, GOOGLE SAYS
Google said Monday that worldwide government requests for user data rose 150 percent over five years, as the Internet giant renewed its call for reforms to allow for greater disclosure.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-pct-years-google.html#nwlt
KIM DOTCOM'S PARTY POISED TO WIN NEW ZEALAND SEATS (UPDATE)
At a recent political rally in Wellington, indicted Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom jokingly asked members of New Zealand's spy agency to raise their hands.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-kim-dotcom-party-poised-zealand.html#nwlt
GAMERS USE POLICE HOAX TO LASH OUT AT OPPONENTS
Authorities are increasingly concerned about a hoax in which video game players lash out at online opponents by making fake 911 calls that send SWAT teams to their homes.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-gamers-police-hoax-lash-opponents.html#nwlt
ALIBABA FOUNDER CONCILIATORY OVER MISSED HK LISTING
Alibaba founder Jack Ma struck a conciliatory note Monday over its failure to list in Hong Kong, as the Chinese e-commerce giant began an Asian roadshow before a possible record-breaking IPO in New York.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-alibaba-founder-conciliatory-hk.html#nwlt
DANISH TDC TO BUY NORWAY'S GET FOR $2.2 BILLION
Danish TDC telecom group says it plans to acquire Norway's leading cable TV company Get AS, in a deal valued at 13.8 billion kroner ($2.2 billion).
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-danish-tdc-norway-billion.html#nwlt
BETTER NON-FUNCTIONAL SECURITY TESTS FOR SOFTWARE
The integration of digital expert knowledge and automation of risk analyses can greatly improve software test procedures and make cloud computing more secure. This is shown by the latest results of a project by the Austrian Science Fund FWF on the quality assurance of security critical systems which has just been published. The results provide a platform for what are known as non-functional security tests. These attempt to identify weaknesses in software which do not arise directly from the execution of the program – and play an increasingly important role for cloud computing. The recently developed platform allows such tests to be automated further and made more user-friendly.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-non-functional-software.html#nwlt
AL-JAZEERA'S AJ+ EYES YOUNG VIEWERS ON 'SOCIAL STREAM'
Al-Jazeera launches its AJ+ online video service Monday, aiming to connect with young people who want to keep up with news without watching television or reading newspapers.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-al-jazeera-aj-eyes-young-viewers.html#nwlt
CORONER: BITCOIN EXCHANGE CEO COMMITTED SUICIDE
A Singapore Coroner's Court has found that the American CEO of a virtual currency exchange committed suicide earlier this year in Singapore because of work and personal issues.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-coroner-bitcoin-exchange-ceo-committed.html#nwlt
COMPUTER SCIENTISTS WIN A MAJOR GRANT TO NETWORK MOBILE DEVICES IN THE CLOUD
A team of computer scientists at NJIT has won a multi-year grant from the National Science Foundation to come up with a platform that would allow mobile devices to interact with each other with help from the cloud. The technology they are developing is designed to support collaborative applications in areas such as healthcare, safety, and social interaction, potentially benefiting millions of users.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-scientists-major-grant-network-mobile.html#nwlt
HABITUAL FACEBOOK USERS: SUCKERS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SCAMS?
A new study finds that habitual use of Facebook makes individuals susceptible to social media phishing attacks by criminals, likely because they automatically respond to requests without considering how they are connected with those sending the requests, how long they have known them, or who else is connected with them.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-habitual-facebook-users-suckers-social.html#nwlt
APP WOULD HELP WOMEN IN NYC FIND WOMEN CAB DRIVERS
Sometimes a woman can be hard to find—if you're looking for one behind the wheel of a taxi in New York City.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-app-women-nyc-cab-drivers.html#nwlt
COURT: TESLA MOTORS CAN SELL DIRECTLY TO BUYERS
The highest court in Massachusetts has thrown out a lawsuit aimed at blocking Tesla Motors from selling its electric cars directly to consumers.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-court-tesla-motors-buyers.html#nwlt
ALIBABA TO RAISE UP TO $25 BN WITH REVISED IPO PRICE
Chinese online giant Alibaba on Monday boosted the price range for what was already expected to be the biggest stock offering on record, to as much as $25.03 billion.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-alibaba-bn-ipo-price.html#nwlt
APPLE HELPS ITUNES USERS DELETE FREE U2 ALBUM
Apple on Monday began helping people boot U2 off their iTunes accounts after a cacophony of complaints about not wanting the automatically downloaded free album by the Irish rock band.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-apple-itunes-users-delete-free.html#nwlt
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