News tagged with perspex
Researchers create all seeing 'eye'
The remarkable ability of insects to look in all directions at once has been emulated by a team of international scientists who have built an artificial 'eye' with an unobstructed all-round view.
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Laboratory avalanches reveal behaviour of ice flows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Avalanches created in controlled laboratory environments are helping us to understand the potentially lethal processes that these natural disasters unleash.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Designer roots to counter drought
Recent discoveries by a University of Queensland agricultural scientist provide the basis for custom designing plant roots. Her discovery is already being used by plant breeders to develop drought-resistant ...
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Harbor seals' whiskers as good at detecting fish as echolocating dolphins
When a hungry harbour seal sets off in pursuit of a fish diner, the animal has a secret weapon in its tracking arsenal: its whiskers. Detecting hydrodynamic trails in water with their sensitive whiskers, seals ...
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Spitting cobras track first, predict later
Most venomous snakes are legendary for their lethal bites, but not all. Some spit defensively. Bruce Young, from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, explains that some cobras defend themselves by spraying ...
May 14, 2010 |
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UQ researcher exposes something fishy
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland research has found being a copycat works out pretty well for a certain reef fish.
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Fingerprints do not improve grip friction
Fingerprints mark us out as individuals and leave telltale signs of our presence on every object that we touch, but what are fingerprints really for? According to Roland Ennos, from the University of Manchester, ...
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Get a grip! Blistering new evidence on why we have fingerprints
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fingerprints do not help primates grip, as previously thought, scientists have discovered. They actually reduce the friction needed to hold onto flat surfaces. Now Dr Roland Ennos and his ...
May 29, 2009 |
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DNA gripped in nanopores
Molecular biologists, including the cool dudes from CSI, use gel electrophoresis to separate DNA fragments from each other in order to analyze the DNA. A team of researchers under the leadership of Vici winner Serge Lemay, ...
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May 14, 2009 |
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Towards a truly clever Artificial Intelligence
A pioneering new way of creating computer programs could be used in the future to design and build robots with minds that function like that of a human being, according to a leading researcher at The University of Reading. ...
Feb 04, 2005 |
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