Science X Newsletter Thursday, Sep 25

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Here is your customized Phys.org Newsletter for September 25, 2014:


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WATER IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM PREDATES THE SUN
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-solar-predates-sun.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON QUANTUM INFORMATION
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-quantum_1.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
LIVE LONG AND PHOSPHOR: BLUE LED BREAKTHROUGH FOR EFFICIENT ELECTRONICS
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-phosphor-blue-breakthrough-efficient-electronics.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
THE ULTIMATE BIOFILAMENT: HAGFISH SLIME
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-ultimate-biofilament-hagfish-slime.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
NEW EVIDENCE OF ANCIENT MULTICELLULAR LIFE SETS EVOLUTIONARY TIMELINE BACK 60 MILLION YEARS
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-evidence-ancient-multicellular-life-evolutionary.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
INTERSTELLAR MOLECULES ARE BRANCHING OUT: DETECTION OF ISO-PROPYL CYANIDE WITH ALMA
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-interstellar-molecules-iso-propyl-cyanide-alma.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
STUDY SHOWS HUMAN IMPACT ON BIODIVERSITY ON ISLANDS BASED ON AMOUNT OF TRADE
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-human-impact-biodiversity-islands-based.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
HARVESTING HYDROGEN FUEL FROM THE SUN USING EARTH-ABUNDANT MATERIALS
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-harvesting-hydrogen-fuel-sun-earth-abundant.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
SOLAR CELL COMPOUND PROBED UNDER PRESSURE
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-solar-cell-compound-probed-pressure.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
UNLOCKING LONG-HIDDEN MECHANISMS OF PLANT CELL DIVISION
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-long-hidden-mechanisms-cell-division.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
MODIFIED VITAMIN D SHOWS PROMISE AS TREATMENT FOR PANCREATIC CANCER
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-vitamin-d-treatment-pancreatic-cancer.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
DINOSAUR FAMILY TREE GIVES FRESH INSIGHT INTO RAPID RISE OF BIRDS
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-dinosaur-family-tree-fresh-insight.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
STRATEGIC OR RANDOM? IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY, THE BRAIN CHOOSES RANDOMNESS AS THE BEST STRATEGY
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-strategic-random-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
SURPRISING DIVERSITY OF ANTIBODY FAMILY PROVIDES CLUES FOR HIV VACCINE DESIGN
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-diversity-antibody-family-clues-hiv.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
LARGE STUDY PINPOINTS SYNAPSE GENES WITH MAJOR ROLES IN SEVERE CHILDHOOD EPILEPSIES
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-large-synapse-genes-major-roles.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter


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LIVE LONG AND PHOSPHOR: BLUE LED BREAKTHROUGH FOR EFFICIENT ELECTRONICS
In a step that could lead to longer battery life in smartphones and lower power consumption for large-screen televisions, researchers at the University of Michigan have extended the lifetime of blue organic light emitting diodes by a factor of 10.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-phosphor-blue-breakthrough-efficient-electronics.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

ROBOT CHEERLEADING SQUAD SHOWCASES SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
A team of cheerleading robots made their dancing debut in Tokyo on Thursday as creator Murata Manufacturing demonstrated its cutting-edge sensor technology.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-robot-cheerleading-squad-showcases-sensor.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

ROBOT LAB'S SNAKE, COPTER COMBO RETHINKS SEARCH AND RESCUE (W/ VIDEO)
Think of search-and-rescue robots and what comes to mind are the little machines that muscle over rough terrain with brute force, said Science News, and they may run into difficulties in trying to access all the nooks and crannies in wreckage. The difficulty, said researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Modular Robotics Laboratory (ModLab), is in part due to small spaces and complex obstacles.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-robot-lab-snake-copter-combo.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

DEEP-LEARNING ALGORITHM CAN WEIGH UP A NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER THAN HUMANS
Human beings have a remarkable ability to make inferences based on their surroundings. Is this area safe? Where might I find a parking spot? Am I more likely to get to a gas station by taking a left or a right at this stoplight?
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-deep-learning-algorithm-neighborhood-humans.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

'BASH' COMPUTER BUG COULD HIT MILLIONS (UPDATE)
The US government and technology experts warned Thursday of a vulnerability in some computer-operating systems, including Apple's Mac OS, which could allow widespread and serious attacks by hackers.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-cyber-experts-bash-bug.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

GLOBAL SOLAR FLIGHT TO START, END IN ABU DHABI
A Swiss-made solar-powered aircraft is planned to start and finish its first round-the-world flight from the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi, a government-backed renewable energy company in the oil-rich Gulf federation said Thursday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-global-solar-flight-abu-dhabi.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

JAPANESE RAILWAY OFFERS TASTE OF 500KPH MAGLEV RIDE TO SELECTED AUDIENCE
Central Japan Railway Company recently offered select members of the public and press a ride on the driverless Lo series maglev train it is developing—riders got to experience land-speed travel at 500kph for a few moments on a 42.8-kilometer Yamanashi maglev test track, between the cities of Uenohara and Fuefuki. The train is to be part of a massive project undertaken by the railroad to carry passengers between Tokyo and Nagoya in just forty minutes—currently it takes a little under two hours.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-japanese-railway-500kph-maglev-audience.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

FLUTTERING FLAGS TO HARVEST POWER LOOKS PROMISING TO RESEARCHERS
"Flutter-driven triboelectrification for harvesting wind energy," published this week in Nature Communications, is a study of note for those interested in what researchers are exploring as sources of clean and sustainable energy. The authors have various affiliations with Samsung Institute of Technology (SAIT), Seoul National University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Samsung Electronics, Chonnam National University and Georgia Institute of Technology. Their generator uses contact electrification caused by the self-sustained oscillation of flags. The authors said that "flutter-driven triboelectric generation is a promising technology to drive electric devices in the outdoor environments in a sustainable manner." Translation: Power is obtained from the fluttering motion of a flag-like structure. Business Insider Australia's Chris Pash said, "The flutter-driven triboelectric generator is based on the principle of charge transfer when two materials !
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rubbed together, similar to when a balloon is rubbed against clothing and then sticks to a wall."
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-fluttering-flags-harvest-power.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

BLACKOUT? ROBOTS TO THE RESCUE
(Phys.org) —Big disasters almost always result in big power failures. Not only do they take down the TV and fridge, they also wreak havoc with key infrastructure like cell towers. That can delay search and rescue operations at a time when minutes count.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-blackout-robots.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

FAA EXPECTED TO APPROVE DRONES FOR MOVIEMAKING
The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce Thursday that it is granting permits to seven movie and television production companies to fly drones, an important step toward greater use of the technology by commercial operators, said attorneys and a company official familiar with the decision.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-faa-drones-moviemaking.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

JAPAN FIRM HAS 'THUMBS UP' SOLUTION FOR BIGGER SMARTPHONES
Human thumbs are just too stumpy to navigate bigger-than-ever smartphone screens, but a Japanese gadget maker has a solution: a thumb extender.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-japan-firm-thumbs-solution-bigger.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

HOME DEPOT HACK SHOWS ONLINE CARD FRAUD STILL AS EASY AS SHOOTING FISH IN A BARREL
Imagine if UK banks decided to send out new credit cards to all their customers, but they were all "lost in the post" and the details ended up for sale on some dubious website. The recently discovered hack at huge US firm Home Depot was of that sort of scale – at least 56m credit and debit card details could have been compromised from the company's entire chain of more than 2,000 stores across the US, and others in Canada, Guam, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-home-depot-hack-online-card.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

ANDROID ONE WON'T MAKE GOOGLE BIG BUCKS, SO WHY BOTHER WITH CHEAP SMARTPHONES?
Google launched its Android One initiative this summer, with the aim of bringing smartphones, apps and the whole mobile internet to the five billion people around the world who do not yet have access to a smartphone. The program targets worlds' most populous areas, especially in Asia, and the first devices have just recently been announced in India.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-android-wont-google-big-bucks.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

NEW TOOL PREDICTS ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF NATURAL GAS STATIONS
(Phys.org) —Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory announced a new tool today for analyzing the economic impacts of building new compressed natural gas fueling stations. Called JOBS NG, the tool is freely available to the public.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-tool-economic-impacts-natural-gas.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

OPTIMIZING LINK REINFORCEMENTS TO IMPROVE INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORKS
Internet protocols are a set of communication 'rules' which are followed in order to deliver data packets between computers. Nowadays, the amount of data that the internet carries is so vast that significant network congestion can occur.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-optimizing-link-internet-protocol-networks.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

ULTRA-LOW CONSUMPTION FOR THE FUTURE OF ELECTRONICS
The European project E2SWITCH is aiming to develop new electronic systems with ultra-low energy consumption. The nine partners, universities, research institutes and companies, are committed to making these 'circuits of tomorrow' more energy efficient.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-ultra-low-consumption-future-electronics.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

APPLE SORRY FOR SOFTWARE GLITCH, DEFENDS NEW IPHONES (UPDATE 2)
Apple made a rare apology Thursday for a software bug that has seen iPhone users lose service, while seeking to quell a storm over reports that its new handsets are susceptible to bending.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-apple-acknowledges-bug-iphone-software.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

APPLE STOCK FALLS AMID NEW IPHONE GLITCHES
Apple's stock fell nearly 3 percent on Thursday, after some customers complained that a software update interfered with voice calls on their new iPhones, while others noted that the larger iPhone model could be vulnerable to bending.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-apple-stock-falls-iphone-glitches.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

DRONES FOR MOVIEMAKING WIN US APPROVAL (UPDATE)
The U.S. government granted six movie and television production companies permission to use drones for filming, an important step toward greater use of the technology by commercial operators, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Thursday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-drones-moviemaking.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

ELECTION APPS BRING SMARTPHONE DEMOCRACY TO BRAZIL
Have you ever wanted to pelt a politician with a tomato? Or wished for that perfect candidate to come along and sweep you off your feet?
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-election-apps-smartphone-democracy-brazil.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

FBI CHIEF: APPLE, GOOGLE PHONE ENCRYPTION PERILOUS (UPDATE)
The FBI director on Thursday criticized the decision by Apple and Google to encrypt smartphones data so it can be inaccessible to law enforcement, even with a court order.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-fbi-chief-encryption.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

US TOPS INFORMATION REQUESTS IN LATEST YAHOO REPORT
A Yahoo transparency report released Thursday showed that the United States topped the list of countries demanding information about users in the first half of this year.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-tops-latest-yahoo.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

APPLE'S RESPONSE TO IPHONE GLITCHES IS KEY
Apple's response to a high-profile gaffe involving its iPhone software may be more important than the glitch itself.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-apple-response-iphone-glitches-key.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

Q&A: EXPERTS WARN OF BASH BUG, WHAT ARE THE RISKS? (UPDATE)
Internet security experts are warning that a new programming flaw known as the "Bash Bug" may pose a serious threat to millions of computers and other devices such as home Internet routers. Even the systems used to run factory floors and power plants could be affected.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-qa-experts-bash-bug.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

GOOGLE FIRES BACK AT RUPERT MURDOCH IN EUROPE
Google on Thursday fired back at media mogul Rupert Murdoch, disputing a News Corp. complaint in Europe that the Internet titan has veered from the path of doing no evil.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-google-rupert-murdoch-europe.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

SOCIAL MEDIA'S HOOTSUITE JOINS $1BN CLUB
Hootsuite, a Canada-based social media consulting and analytics firm, said Thursday it raised a fresh $60 million in investments, giving it a reported value of $1 billion.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-social-media-hootsuite-1bn-club.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

MANNING, WIKILEAKS MOLE, SUES US MILITARY SEEKING SEX CHANGE
A year after being sentenced to a 35-year prison term in the biggest confidential document leak in US history, Chelsea Manning is suing the military seeking a sex change.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-wikileaks-mole-sues-military-sex.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

SOLUTIONS FOR AN INTERNET OF ENERGY
In the EU-funded Artemis research project, Siemens has developed solutions for a future "Internet of Energy." This Internet of Energy is defined as the networking of relatively autonomous electricity producers and consumers, who determine and cover the energy demand among themselves. Such an infrastructure will become necessary when large numbers of electric vehicles have to be supplied with energy in the future. Siemens has, among other things, developed technologies that integrate electric vehicles into the energy management systems of large buildings. The results are being presented at the European Conference on Nanoelectronics and Embedded Systems for Electric Mobility ecoCity eMotion in Erlangen from September 22-26.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-solutions-internet-energy.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

LIFTING MECHANISM FOR MOUNTING HUGE ROTOR BLADES
Siemens has created a special mechanism for mounting its 75-meter-long rotor blades for offshore wind farms. The lifting system makes assembly work safer and lets construction take place at higher wind speeds than was previously the case. Until now, rotor blades had to be lifted by their hubs using long clamping tools attached to a crane on an installation ship. In this process, cables fasten the blade to the tool at two points. The assemblers have to attach and tighten these cables by hand. Depending on how many rotor blades are stacked on the ship, the assemblers have to work tens of meters above the deck, and do so even at night and in bad weather. The new mechanism fastens and tightens the cables fully automatically and is controlled safely from the ship's deck. Siemens developed the system for the series installation of its new D6 platform wind turbines.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-mechanism-mounting-huge-rotor-blades.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

NEW SUSTAINABLE, FLOOD-RESILIENT CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PUT TO THE TEST
Construction companies and academics can now test low carbon construction materials and systems in realistic open-air conditions. The HIVE, based at the University of Bath's Building Research Park, Swindon, is the first facility of its kind in the UK and will be officially opened by the University's Chancellor, HRH The Earl of Wessex today.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-sustainable-flood-resilient-materials.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AS MODELS FOR STUDYING HUMAN COMMUNICATION
Takayuki Nagai and Tetsuro Nishino share a dream of creating robots with human-like intelligence and, importantly, with "hearts and minds".
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-intelligent-robots-human.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

RESEARCHERS DEVELOPING SMALLER MICROMANIPULATORS
Micromanipulators are used for precision procedures such as medical surgery and cell manipulation, where a higher level of dexterity is required than is achievable with the human hand. The micromanipulator is often part of a robot or microscope, but these pieces of equipment are expensive and can be difficult to operate. Newer technology is being developed which allows handheld versions of the devices to be made, which may prove cheaper and easier to use.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-smaller-micromanipulators.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

MAN WHO RAISED $55K IS THROWING POTATO SALAD PARTY
An Ohio man who jokingly sought $10 from a crowdfunding website to pay for his first attempt at making potato salad and ended up raising $55,000 is making good on his promise to throw a huge party.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-55k-potato-salad-party.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter




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