PHYSorg.com: PHYSorg news tagged with: uv light http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Chocolate rich in flavanols may protect the skin from UV (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has discovered for the first time that dark chocolate rich in flavanols may provide significant protection from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light. http://www.physorg.com/news176712792.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:54:11 EST news176712792 Self-destructing messages: Light-reactive coatings make metal nanoparticles into inks for self-erasing paper (PhysOrg.com) -- Those who like to watch spy movies like `Mission Impossible` are familiar with the self-destructing messages that inform the secret agents of the details of their mission and then dissolve in a puff of smoke. In the real world, there is serious interest in materials that don't exactly destroy themselves, but that store texts or images for a predetermined amount of time. http://www.physorg.com/news170495261.html Nanotechnology Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:48:33 EST news170495261 There is more to bats' vision than meets the eye The eyes of nocturnal bats possess two spectral cone photoreceptor types for daylight and colour vision. Reporting in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt and the University of Oldenburg have detected cones and their visual pigments in two flower-visiting species of bat. http://www.physorg.com/news167978678.html Biology Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:45:21 EST news167978678 Presto! Fast color-changing material may lead to more powerful computers (w/Video) (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Japan are reporting development of a new so-called "photochromic" material that changes color thousands of times faster than conventional materials when exposed to light. http://www.physorg.com/news159732927.html Chemistry Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:15:54 EST news159732927 Electronics from the printer (PhysOrg.com) -- Electronic systems designed to perform simple functions, such as monitor the temperature on a yogurt pot, mustn`t cost much: This is where printed electronics are at an advantage. Researchers are now significantly improving the properties of printed circuits. http://www.physorg.com/news150393653.html Technology Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:00:53 EST news150393653