Science X Newsletter Tuesday, Oct 21
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POLARBEAR DETECTS CURLS IN THE UNIVERSE'S OLDEST LIGHT
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-polarbear-universe-oldest.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
MEASURING ON ICE: RESEARCHERS CREATE 'SMART' ICE SKATING BLADE
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-ice-smart-skating-blade.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
PHYSICISTS SOLVE LONGSTANDING PUZZLE OF HOW MOTHS FIND DISTANT MATES
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-physicists-longstanding-puzzle-moths-distant.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
BIG BLACK HOLES CAN BLOCK NEW STARS
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-big-black-holes-block-stars.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ULTRACOLD ATOMIC SPINS ARE TRAPPED IN AN OPTICAL LATTICE STRUCTURE
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-ultracold-atomic-optical-lattice.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
SCIENTISTS MODEL MOLECULAR MOVEMENT WITHIN NARROW CHANNELS OF MESOPOROUS NANOPARTICLES
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-scientists-molecular-movement-narrow-channels.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
SUPER STABLE GARNET CERAMICS MAY BE IDEAL FOR HIGH-ENERGY LITHIUM BATTERIES
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-super-stable-garnet-ceramics-ideal.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
ANCIENT EUROPEANS INTOLERANT TO LACTOSE FOR 5,000 YEARS AFTER THEY ADOPTED AGRICULTURE
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-ancient-europeans-intolerant-lactose-years.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
BACKPACK PHYSICS: SMALLER HIKERS CARRY HEAVIER LOADS
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-backpack-physics-smaller-hikers-heavier.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
TRIPLET THREAT FROM THE SUN
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-triplet-threat-sun.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
'SHRINKING GOATS' ANOTHER INDICATOR THAT CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS ANIMAL SIZE
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-goats-indicator-climate-affects-animal.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
EXTREMELY HIGH-RESOLUTION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-extremely-high-resolution-magnetic-resonance-imaging.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
KUNG FU STEGOSAUR
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-kung-fu-stegosaur.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
STUDIES SUGGEST PARTICIPANTS IN GROUP CONFLICTS MISUNDERSTAND OPPONENT'S MOTIVES
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-group-conflicts-opponent.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
NASA WEBB'S HEART SURVIVES DEEP FREEZE TEST
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-nasa-webb-heart-survives-deep.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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MEASURING ON ICE: RESEARCHERS CREATE 'SMART' ICE SKATING BLADE
An ice skating blade that informs figure skaters of the stresses they are imposing on their joints has been developed by a group of researchers in the US.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-ice-smart-skating-blade.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
SAMSUNG SEEKS BOOST FROM REDESIGNED NOTE
The latest version of Samsung's popular big-screen Galaxy Note has gone on sale at a crucial time for the South Korean company as it suffers a rapid decline in profit from its global smartphone business.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-samsung-boost-redesigned.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
REVIEW: APPLE PAY IN ACTION
If there ever comes a day I can ditch my wallet and use my phone to pay for everything, I'll look back to my first purchase through Apple Pay: a Big Mac and medium fries for $5.44. That wallet-free day won't be coming for a while, if ever, but Apple's new payments system brings us much closer.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-apple-action.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
SKIN ICONS CAN TAP INTO PROMISE OF SMARTWATCH
You have heard it before: smartwatches are cool wearables but critics remind us of the fact that their small size makes many actions cumbersome and they question how many people will really have them on their shopping lists. A project at Carnegie Mellon could serve as an interesting lesson that with some imagination and skilled teamwork, the smartwatch-user interaction may not be as limited as one would think. Researchers there want to come up with approaches that expand the interactive envelope around smartwatches, allowing human input to surmount the physical confines of the device.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-skin-icons-smartwatch.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
WORLD RECORD IN DATA TRANSMISSION WITH SMART CIRCUITS
Fewer cords, smaller antennas and quicker video transmission. This may be the result of a new type of microwave circuit that was designed at Chalmers University of Technology. The research team behind the circuits currently holds an attention-grabbing record. Tomorrow the results will be presented at a conference in San Diego.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-world-transmission-smart-circuits.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
RESEARCHERS TAKE BIG-DATA APPROACH TO ESTIMATE RANGE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new software that estimates how much farther electric vehicles can drive before needing to recharge. The new technique requires drivers to plug in their destination and automatically pulls in data on a host of variables to predict energy use for the vehicle.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-big-data-approach-range-electric-vehicles.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
SUPER STABLE GARNET CERAMICS MAY BE IDEAL FOR HIGH-ENERGY LITHIUM BATTERIES
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered exceptional properties in a garnet material that could enable development of higher-energy battery designs.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-super-stable-garnet-ceramics-ideal.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
GOOGLE'S STREAMING MUSIC SERVICE ADDS MOOD TO MIX
Google's music-subscription service will try to anticipate its listeners' mood swings as it amplifies its competition with Pandora, Spotify and other popular services that play tunes over the Internet.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-google-streaming-music-mood.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
HENDERSONS INTRODUCE HOVERBOARD AND A FUTURE BEYOND WHEELS
Greg and Jill Henderson are behind a hoverboard that uses a magnetic field to generate lift, and they have turned to crowdfunding to put the finishing touches on their California-based Hendo Hoverboard. They said that "perfecting it will take a little more time and resources," and their target date is October 2015. Their plan is to procure parts from a number of overseas suppliers, with the final assembly in Los Gatos, California.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-hendersons-hoverboard-future-wheels.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
MICROSOFT'S NADELLA GETS $84M PAY PACKAGE
Microsoft has given its new CEO Satya Nadella a pay package worth $84.3 million, most of it in the form of long-term stock awards.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-microsoft-nadella-84m-package.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
WOMEN'S PAY REMARK TRAILS MICROSOFT CHIEF TO THE CLOUD
Even as Microsoft ramped up Internet "cloud" offerings for businesses, its chief continued to be dogged by a comment that women should not ask for pay raises.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-women-remark-trails-microsoft-chief.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
AMAZON, SIMON & SCHUSTER SIGN BOOK RETAIL DEAL
Amazon has reached a deal with American book publisher Simon & Schuster, the companies said, though the e-commerce giant remains at loggerheads with France's Hachette over e-book pricing.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-amazon-simon-schuster-retail.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
CHEWING TOO MUCH HASSLE? JAPAN'S GOT JUST THE THING
Are you worried that you're just not chewing enough to keep your mind and body in tip-top condition? Then never fear: Japan has invented something to help you count your bites.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-hassle-japan.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
SAMSUNG PHONES CLEARED FOR US GOVERNMENT USE
Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday some of its Galaxy mobile devices were approved by the National Security Agency for use with classified U.S. government networks and data, a boost to the company's efforts to expand in the security-conscious business market.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-samsung.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
JAPAN COURT ORDERS FACEBOOK TO REVEAL REVENGE PORN IP ADDRESSES
A Tokyo court has ordered Facebook to disclose the IP addresses used by fake accounts that were posting revenge porn, a lawyer said Tuesday, in the first such case in Japan.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-japan-court-facebook-reveal-revenge.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
FIRST DRIVERLESS VEHICLES FOR PUBLIC LAUNCHED IN SINGAPORE
For the first time, two SMART-NUS enhanced driverless buggies to ferry passengers, free-of-charge, around Chinese and Japanese Gardens, as part of the Smart and Connected Jurong Lake District (JLD) Pilots and Trials initiative.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-driverless-vehicles-singapore.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
RESEARCHERS DEVELOPING ALGORITHMS TO DETECT FAKE REVIEWS
Anyone who has conducted business online—from booking a hotel to buying a book to finding a new dentist or selling their wares—has come across reviews of said products and services. Chances are they've also encountered some that just don't seem legitimate. Researchers at the University of Kansas are developing algorithms and computational models to detect fake online reviews to improve commerce for consumers and businesses and to improve credibility of social media.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-algorithms-fake.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
NEW STUDY EXAMINES WEB-BASED BIOSURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS IN IDENTIFYING DISEASE OUTBREAKS
Little quantitative evidence exists to show that electronic event-based biosurveillance systems that gather near real-time information to identify infectious disease outbreaks have led to specific health policy actions, decisions or outcomes, according a new study published today in the peer-review journal, PLoS One.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-web-based-biosurveillance-disease-outbreaks.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
RETROFITTING OLD BUILDINGS TO MAKE THEM EARTHQUAKE SAFE
Non-ductile reinforced concrete buildings are among the most common structures in the United States. They are also among the most deadly.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-retrofitting-earthquake-safe.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
CYBER-ESPIONAGE IS MORE DIFFICULT TO PIN TO A STATE THAN SPYING IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD
Who's in your network, checking out your data? The latest invasive digital creature is Sandworm, a piece of malware discovered to be using a previously unknown Windows vulnerability to infiltrate government networks, spying on systems at NATO, the European Union, the Ukrainian government and others.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-cyber-espionage-difficult-pin-state-spying.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE SMARTPHONE IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING MARKET?
It should be no surprise to anyone that many smartphones may have been designed to last about 24 months – the length of a typical contract with a network service provider. After all, it is a fast-moving, high-turnover market and planned obsolescence is how it is kept moving.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-smartphone-rapidly.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
SWEEPING AIR DEVICES FOR GREENER PLANES
The large amount of jet fuel required to fly an airplane from point A to point B can have negative impacts on the environment and—as higher fuel costs contribute to rising ticket prices—a traveler's wallet. With funding from NASA and the Boeing Company, engineers from the Division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech and their collaborators from the University of Arizona have developed a device that lets planes fly with much smaller tails, reducing the planes' overall size and weight, thus increasing fuel efficiency.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-air-devices-greener-planes.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
VERIZON REPORTS HIGHER 3Q NET INCOME, REVENUE
Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday reported higher net income and revenue in its third quarter, helped by strong wireless subscriber growth and demand for its high-speed FiOS Internet services.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-verizon-higher-3q-net-income.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
STAPLES INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE DATA BREACH
Staples is looking into a potential credit card data breach and has been in touch with law enforcement officials about the issue.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-staples-breach.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
SOLAR ENERGY PRICES SEE DOUBLE-DIGIT DECLINES IN 2013, TREND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
Distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) system prices dropped by 12 - 19 percent nationwide in 2013, according to the third edition of a jointly written report on PV pricing trends from the Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). In addition, 2014 prices are expected to drop another 3 - 12 percent, depending on system location and market segment. Industry analysts expect this trend to continue over the next couple of years, keeping the nation on track to meet the DOE SunShot Initiative's 2020 targets.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-solar-energy-prices-double-digit-declines.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
MORE HACKERS TARGETING MOBILE PHONES TO GET BANK INFO, SURVEY SAYS
Hackers are increasingly targeting mobile phones to get into bank accounts of victims and steal money, security researchers said Tuesday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-hackers-mobile-bank-info-survey.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
APPLE SEES ICLOUD ATTACKS; CHINA HACK REPORTED
Apple said Tuesday its iCloud server has been the target of "intermittent" attacks, hours after a security blog said Chinese authorities had been trying to hack into the system.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-apple-icloud-china-hack.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
UMD RESEARCHERS FORMULATE CYBER PROTECTION FOR SUPPLY CHAINS
The supply chain is ground zero for several recent cyber breaches. Hackers, for example, prey on vendors that have remote access to a larger company's global IT systems, software and networks.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-umd-cyber-chains.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
YAHOO PROFIT SURGES ON ALIBABA DIVESTMENT, MOBILE
Yahoo said Tuesday its quarterly profit surged with its sale of shares in Chinese Internet powerhouse Alibaba, and also saw improving results from its mobile Internet initiatives.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-yahoo-profit-surges-alibaba-divestment.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
OUTBREAK IN AFRICA REVEALS A NEED FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ENGINEERS TO GLOBAL HEALTH
As Ebola continues to pose national and international risks, a role is envisioned for engineers, who are being called on to design devices and processes to help protect against the virus.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-outbreak-africa-reveals-contributions-global.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
ROBOTS RECOGNIZE HUMANS IN DISASTER ENVIRONMENTS
Through a computational algorithm, a team of researchers from the University of Guadalajara (UDG) in Mexico, developed a neural network that allows a small robot to detect different patterns, such as images, fingerprints, handwriting, faces, bodies, voice frequencies and DNA sequences.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-robots-humans-disaster-environments.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
FREESCALE INTRODUCES WORLD'S SMALLEST INTEGRATED TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM
Freescale Semiconductor today introduced the FXTH87 tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) family, which is the smallest integrated package TPMS solution available at an extremely light weight of 0.3 grams. The FXTH87 family is 50 percent smaller than competing products, helping designers reduce overall bill of materials costs. Freescale's newest TPMS system-in-package solution provides low power consumption combined with the highest level of functional integration in one package, featuring a dual-axis accelerometer architecture, pressure and temperature sensor, integrated MCU, RF transmitter and low frequency receiver.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-freescale-world-smallest-pressure.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
MAKING SMARTPHONE BROWSING 20% FASTER WHILE REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION BY 40%
Nokia Networks today announced that it has conducted the first live network trial of a software feature that improves smartphone performance on 3G networks. Nokia High Speed Cell FACH cuts smartphone-generated network signaling by up to 80%, boosts response time by up to 65% and achieves up to 20% faster browsing. Up to 40% power savings, contributing to longer smartphone battery life for subscribers, were also shown. The tests were run on the commercial 3G/HSPA network of a major European operator using test devices fitted with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors that support High Speed Cell FACH.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-smartphone-browsing-faster-power-consumption.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
TURNER CHANNELS REMOVED FROM DISH AMID PACT SPAT
Channels such as Cartoon Network and CNN are no longer part of Dish's programming lineup as a deadline has passed for the satellite TV provider and Turner Broadcasting to renew their distribution agreement.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-turner-channels-dish-pact-spat.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
HP SUPERCOMPUTER AT NREL GARNERS TOP HONOR
A supercomputer created by Hewlett-Packard (HP) and the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that uses warm water to cool its servers, and then re-uses that water to heat its building, has been honored as one of the top technological innovations of the year by R&D Magazine.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-10-hp-supercomputer-nrel-garners-honor.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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