2015年7月29日 星期三

2015-07-30 Australia Science


Science World Report
   
Spare a thought for your stressed-out sunflower - even plants have bad days   
Irish Independent
New research has revealed that plants display signs of stress in a very similar way to humans and animals. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Scientists have found that plants use the animal neurotransmitter ...

Plants send animal-like signals when under threat   Times of India
Bad news, vegetarians - plants feel stress just like human beings   Metro
Australian researchers have found that plants send out stress signals similar ...   Business Insider Australia
Science World Report   
Laboratory Equipment   
Mashable   
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ABC Science Online
   
Westerlies 'kick-started' Antarctic current   
ABC Science Online
Tassie trigger The strongest ocean current in the world only started flowing once Tasmania drifted north of the prevailing westerly winds 30 million years ago, say researchers. The findings come from reconstructions of ancient ocean circulation ...
Fossil fish teeth used to map currents   SBS

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The Daily Telegraph
   
Take a walk on the surface of 'Earth's cousin' - Kepler 452b   
The Daily Telegraph
What would it be like to walk on Kepler 452b? We don't know much — but what we know is enticing. This strange new word may be Earth-like, but it's still going to be very alien. Kepler 452b: What we know. Not a lot. But what we do know is enough to be ...

In One Month: A New Earth; Shots From Pluto and a Missing Sun   Huffington Post
Eyes of Texas are on Earth's new cousin   Cleburne Times-Review
The View from Kepler-452b   Washington Blade
Winston-Salem Journal   
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Aust needs to do more in space race   
9news.com.au
The first Australian, and first woman, to lead a NASA team to search for life on Mars has criticised the country's limited involvement in space exploration. Dr Abigail Allwood says Australia is losing some of its brightest minds because there isn't ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Will killer robots be the Kalashnikovs of tomorrow?   
Telegraph.co.uk
There is a visceral unease that autonomous weapons systems—'killer robots'—raise in both public and expert minds. In an open letter released today, a group of Artificial Intelligence experts have renewed calls for a ban on research and development ...
Rage against the machine – before it's too late   Sydney Morning Herald
Tech leaders warn over 'killer robots'   News24
Robot weapons strike fear in tech leaders   BDlive
Pulse   
The Market Mogul   
New York Times   
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International Business Times UK
   
To the Moon in Four Hours by Warp Drive   
The New Indian Express
Interplanetary travel could be a step closer after scientists confirmed that an electromagnetic propulsion drive, which is fast enough to get to the Moon in four hours, actually works. The EmDrive was developed by the British inventor Roger Shawyer ...
Space travel dreaming hits warp drive   Herald-Mail Media
'Impossible' rocket drive works and could get to Moon in four hours   Rapid News Network
Solar propulsion drive a gateway to the stars   Ledger Gazette
Press Examiner   
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ABC Online
   
X-rays reveal new component of hair   
ABC Online
Hair today The discovery of a new and surprising component of human hair will change the way we -- and cosmetic companies -- view our crowning glory. A team of US and Brazilian researchers presented their discovery at the annual meeting of the ...

X-Ray Reveals Mysterious Component of Human Hair   Discovery News
New Structural Features of Human Hair Discovered   Newswise (press release)

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Gizmag
   
CERN develops miniature linear accelerator for medical use   
Gizmag
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is where the miraculous meets the impractical. In addition to probing the secrets of the Universe at the subatomic level, it also has potential for a variety of medical applications. Unfortunately, with a ...
CERN: The gulf between machine learning and AI   Inquirer
How businesses are benefiting from the technology behind CERN's Large Hadron ...   Computing
Science teacher brings origins of universe into classroom   South Wales Guardian

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Mirror.co.uk
   
Ancient 550000-year-old human tooth dug up by team of teenage archaeologists   
Mirror.co.uk
A human tooth discovered by two young archaeologists is the oldest human fragment ever found in France - at 550,000 years old. The adult incisor was found last week by a pair of teenagers excavating at Tautavel, in the eastern French Pyrenees.
560000-year-old tooth found by student may be one of the oldest human remains ...   Ancient Origins
560000-Year-Old Human Tooth Discovered by Students   Science World Report
French Young Adults Excavate 560000-Year-Old Tooth in Arago Cave   Clapway
NY City News   
Times Gazette   
China Post   
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Gizmag
   
Researchers look to the boxfish for new body armor materials   
Gizmag
The carapace of a boxfish features a unique hexagonal scale structure (Credit: UCSD/Michael M. Porter/Clemson University). Image Gallery (2 images). Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) are taking inspiration from nature in ...
Materials for body armour and flexible electronics inspired by boxfish   Eureka
Boxfish shell inspires new materials for body armor and flexible electronics   ScienceBlog.com (blog)

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