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Science X Newsletter Wednesday, Sep 17

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Here is your customized Phys.org Newsletter for September 17, 2014:


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Spotlight Stories Headlines
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RESEARCHERS CREATE MATERIALS THAT REPRODUCE CEPHALOPODS' ABILITY TO QUICKLY CHANGE COLORS AND TEXTURES
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-materials-cephalopods-ability-quickly-textures.html#nwlt
NEW BRANCH ADDED TO EUROPEAN FAMILY TREE
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-added-european-family-tree.html#nwlt
SCIENTISTS REFINE FORMULA FOR NANOTUBE TYPES
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-scientists-refine-formula-nanotube.html#nwlt
RESEARCHERS USE LIQUID INKS TO CREATE BETTER SOLAR CELLS
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-liquid-inks-solar-cells.html#nwlt
A PROMISING LIGHT SOURCE FOR OPTOELECTRONIC CHIPS CAN BE TUNED TO DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-source-optoelectronic-chips-tuned-frequencies.html#nwlt
NASA'S MAVEN SPACECRAFT REACHES MARS THIS WEEKEND
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-nasa-maven-spacecraft-mars-weekend.html#nwlt
ARTIFICIAL 'BEAKS' THAT COLLECT WATER FROM FOG: A DROUGHT SOLUTION?
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-artificial-beaks-fog-drought-solution.html#nwlt
ABNORMAL PROPERTIES OF CANCER PROTEIN REVEALED IN FLY EYES
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-abnormal-properties-cancer-protein-revealed.html#nwlt
PLATE TECTONICS: WHAT SET THE EARTH'S PLATES IN MOTION?
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-plate-tectonics-earth-plates-motion.html#nwlt
RESEARCHERS USE IPS CELLS TO SHOW STATIN EFFECTS ON DISEASED BONE
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-ips-cells-statin-effects-diseased.html#nwlt
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS LINKED TO ABNORMAL GLUCOSE METABOLISM
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-artificial-sweeteners-linked-abnormal-glucose.html#nwlt
PHILIPS INTRODUCES BLUETOUCH, PULSERELIEF CONTROL FOR PAIN RELIEF
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-philips-bluetouch-pulserelief-pain-relief.html#nwlt
NATURAL BORN KILLERS: CHIMPANZEE VIOLENCE IS AN EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGY
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-natural-born-killers-chimpanzee-violence.html#nwlt
SMALLEST KNOWN GALAXY WITH A SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE FOUND
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-smallest-galaxy-supermassive-black-hole.html#nwlt
IN MICE, VACCINE STOPS URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS LINKED TO CATHETERS
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-mice-vaccine-urinary-tract-infections.html#nwlt


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Latest News On TECHNOLOGY:
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'SMART MATERIAL' CHIN STRAP HARVESTS ENERGY FROM CHEWING
A chin strap that can harvest energy from jaw movements has been created by a group of researchers in Canada.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-smart-material-chin-harvests-energy.html#nwlt

NUMBER OF WEBSITES EXPLODES PAST A BILLION (AND COUNTING)
The number of websites has burst above one billion and is growing apace, according to figures updated in real time by online tracker Internet Live Stats.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-websites-billion.html#nwlt

LG CHEM'S SUPER-EFFICIENT OLED LIGHTING HAS LIFE OF 40,000 HOURS
OLED light panels from LG Chemical will begin mass production from November this year, said Korea Bizwire on September 11. LG Chemical is talking about a life of 40,000 hours, up from 20,000 hours, and closer to that of LED lights of 50,000 hours.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-lg-chem-super-efficient-oled-life.html#nwlt

SOFTWARE CATCHES VULNERABILITIES ON WEBSITES BEFORE THEY'RE EXPLOITED
Hacking is often done with malicious intent. But the two MIT alumni who co-founded fast-growing startup Tinfoil Security have shown that hacking can be put to good use: improving security.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-software-vulnerabilities-websites-theyre-exploited.html#nwlt

RESEARCHERS FIND PARKING SPACE SOLUTION IN POCKETPARKER
Looking for a parking spot? Circling round and round in a lot, feeling the heat of no luck no matter where you look? Could smartphone-tracking movements be of any help? Caleb Garling in MIT Technology Review on Monday pointed to researchers who have come up with pocketsourcing as a process that could turn smartphones into passive sensors to track the location and movements of others who have installed the app.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-space-solution-pocketparker.html#nwlt

3-D PRINTING LEADS TO ANOTHER ADVANCE IN MAKE-IT-YOURSELF LAB EQUIPMENT
Furnishing a research lab can be pretty expensive. Now a team led by an engineer at Michigan Technological University has published an open-source library of designs that will let scientists slash the cost of one commonly used piece of equipment: the syringe pump.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-d-advance-make-it-yourself-lab-equipment.html#nwlt

ARTIFICIAL 'BEAKS' THAT COLLECT WATER FROM FOG: A DROUGHT SOLUTION?
From the most parched areas of Saudi Arabia to water-scarce areas of the western U.S., the idea of harvesting fog for water is catching on. Now, a novel approach to this process could help meet affected communities' needs for the life-essential resource. Scientists describe their new, highly efficient fog collector, inspired by a shorebird's beak, in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-artificial-beaks-fog-drought-solution.html#nwlt

PHILIPS INTRODUCES BLUETOUCH, PULSERELIEF CONTROL FOR PAIN RELIEF
Pain sufferers have a new way to manage their personal treatment to relieve pain, said Philips. Its introduction this month of BlueTouch and PulseRelief devices involve app-enabled tools managed by iPhones or iPads.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-philips-bluetouch-pulserelief-pain-relief.html#nwlt

NEW APPLE MOBILE SOFTWARE ARRIVES WEDNESDAY
New-generation Apple software for powering its coveted mobile devices is set for release on Wednesday, two days ahead of the arrival of its latest iPhones.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-apple-mobile-software-due.html#nwlt

ALIBABA POST-IPO STRUCTURE GIVES INSIDERS CONTROL
Control over Alibaba Group will stay in the hands of founder Jack Ma and other company veterans after the Chinese e-commerce giant goes public on the New York Stock Exchange in a record busting share sale.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-alibaba-post-ipo-insiders.html#nwlt

CONGRESS: SAFETY AGENCY MISHANDLED GM RECALL
Both houses of Congress scolded the U.S. highway safety agency Tuesday over its tardy handling of a deadly problem with General Motors cars, questioning whether it is competent to guarantee the safety of increasingly complex vehicles.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-congress-safety-agency-mishandled-gm.html#nwlt

EARLY REVIEWS HEAP PRAISE ON BIG-SCREEN IPHONES
Early reviews of Apple iPhone 6 models to be released on Friday sang praises of the large-screen handsets, proclaiming that bigger truly is better.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-early-big-screen-iphones.html#nwlt

SONY FORECASTS $2B LOSS AS SMARTPHONES LAG (UPDATE)
Sony expects its annual loss to swell to $2 billion and has canceled dividends for the first time in more than half a century after writing down the value of its troubled smartphone business.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-sony-billion-loss-cites-weak.html#nwlt

IS IT TOO LATE TO PROTECT PRIVACY? PESSIMISM REIGNS OVER BIG DATA AND THE LAW
Society may have already reached a point where protecting privacy has become impossible, and many legal experts are "united in pessimism" about the collection and use of big data, according to a communications surveillance-themed edition of the UNSW Law Journal.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-late-privacy-pessimism-big-law.html#nwlt

CAR HACKING: THE SECURITY THREAT FACING OUR VEHICLES
The car of the future will be safer, smarter and offer greater high-tech gadgets, but be warned without improved security the risk of car hacking is real, according to a QUT road safety expert.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-car-hacking-threat-vehicles.html#nwlt

FLYING ROBOTS WILL GO WHERE HUMANS CAN'T
There are many situations where it's impossible, complicated or too time-consuming for humans to enter and carry out operations. Think of contaminated areas following a nuclear accident, or the need to erect structures such as antennae on mountain tops. These are examples of where flying robots could be used.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-robots-humans.html#nwlt

FLY ASH BUILDS GREEN CEMENT MIXTURE
An eco-friendly cement, known as Alkali Pozzolan Cement (APC), containing a mixture of fly ash, dry lime powder and sodium sulphate under specific scaffolding conditions has been developed by Curtin University research.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-ash-green-cement-mixture.html#nwlt

NANOSCIENCE MAKES YOUR WINE BETTER
One sip of a perfectly poured glass of wine leads to an explosion of flavours in your mouth. Researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, have now developed a nanosensor that can mimic what happens in your mouth when you drink wine. The sensor measures how you experience the sensation of dryness in the wine.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-nanoscience-wine.html#nwlt

RESEARCHERS CONVERT CARBON DIOXIDE INTO A VALUABLE RESOURCE
Researchers at Aalto University have opened a pilot plant that converts CO2 and slag, the by-product of steel manufacturing, into a valuable mineral product. The product, Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC), is used in e.g. plastics, papers, rubbers and paints. The innovative plant represents the next stage prior commercialization of a new process that consumes CO2 in order to convert a low-value by-product into a highly valuable resource for industry.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-carbon-dioxide-valuable-resource.html#nwlt

SENATE: CHINA HACKED MILITARY CONTRACTOR NETWORKS (UPDATE)
China's military hacked into computer networks of civilian transportation companies hired by the Pentagon at least nine times, breaking into computers aboard a commercial ship, targeting logistics companies and uploading malicious software onto an airline's computers, Senate investigators said Wednesday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-senate-china-hacked-military-contractor.html#nwlt

YELP TO PAY US FINE FOR CHILD PRIVACY VIOLATION
Online ratings operator Yelp agreed to pay $450,000 to settle US charges that it illegally collected data on children, in violation of privacy laws, officials said Wednesday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-yelp-fine-child-privacy-violation.html#nwlt

SELF-STORAGE SITE SPACEWAYS EXPANDS TO FRANCE
A website aiming to shake up the self-storage market says it is expanding to Paris to take advantage of the French capital's notoriously small apartments.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-self-storage-site-spaceways-france.html#nwlt

SCOTS' INVENTIONS ARE FUEL FOR INDEPENDENCE DEBATE
What has Scotland ever done for us? Plenty, it turns out. The land that gave the world haggis and tartan has produced so much more, from golf and television to Dolly the Sheep and "Grand Theft Auto."
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-scots-fuel-independence-debate.html#nwlt

THE MOBILITY MODEL IS CLOSELY LINKED TO THE CITY'S CHARACTERISTICS
The massive use of motor vehicles leads to a whole host of problems, such as pollution, noise, accidents, occupation of space and others, which need to be tackled in two ways, according to the authors of this research: by improving the offer of public transport and properly managing the mobility demand.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-09-mobility-linked-city-characteristics.html#nwlt




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