Butterfly species' big brains adapted to give them a survival edge, study finds
Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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From birth, animals can use their spontaneous preferences (predispositions that are not learned) to decide which stimuli to attend and approach. Previous research has shown how infants and newborn chicks, with no previous ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2023
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Professor Shigeki Nakauchi's research team at Toyohashi University of Technology worked with researchers from the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) to examine preferences for color composition by Japanese and Portuguese ...
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2022
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With consumers using smartphones as a mobile entertainment centre, the ability to project photos and videos on any surface may soon become the norm.
Engineering
Jul 16, 2013
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Today at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Samsung Electronics unveiled Samsung's Curved OLED TV, breaking the barrier of innovation in home entertainment.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 9, 2013
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Are video games a form of art? New York's Museum of Modern Art thinks so, and starting in March several games will become an integral part of the museum's collection.
Other
Dec 3, 2012
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Researchers at HIIT and Max Planck Institute for Informatics show how computer vision-based hand tracking and vibration feedback on the user's hand can be used to steer the user's hand toward an object of interest. A study ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 10, 2012
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HP today announced three consumer notebooks featuring multitouch displays, including a uniquely designed hybrid PC that gives people more choice in how they access information.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 3, 2012
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As striking as it is, the illusion of depth now routinely offered by 3-D movies is a paltry facsimile of a true three-dimensional visual experience. In the real world, as you move around an object, your perspective on it ...
Engineering
Jul 12, 2012
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Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid are applying stereoscopic 3-D to record exercises on offside position for the FIFA to use as teaching material in professional training courses for assistant referees.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 3, 2012
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