A mother's prolonged use of antibacterial soaps containing the chemical triclocarban may harm nursing babies, according to a recent study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering has developed a robot fish that mimics the movements of a carp. This robot which is essentially an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is ready for applications, as it can be programmed to perform specific functions, for example, for underwater archaeology such as exploring nooks and corners of wreckage -- or sunken city which are difficult for divers or traditional AUVs to access. Other applications include military activities, pipeline leakage detection, and the laying of communication cable.
Our Solar System's Milky Way neighborhood just went upscale. We reside between two major spiral arms of our home galaxy, in a structure called the Local Arm. New research using the ultra-sharp radio vision of the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) indicates that the Local Arm, previously thought to be only a small spur, instead is much more like the adjacent major arms, and is likely a significant branch of one of them.
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope will have two opportunities in the next few years to hunt for Earth-sized planets around the red dwarf Proxima Centauri. The opportunities will occur in October 2014 and February 2016 when Proxima Centauri, the star nearest to our Sun, passes in front of two other stars.
A study presented at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013) in Montreal shows the adverse impact of invasive frog species’ songs.
During command and control operations, military personnel are frequently exposed to extreme auditory overload. Adding a visual cue, such as texting, was explored by a team of researchers in Canada as a way to overcome this problem.
Researchers trying to make an artificial cicada for underwater communication will present their work at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013), held June 2-7 in Montreal.
A new approach achieves a significant level of isolation between the front and rear listening zones within a car. The new design will be presented at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013), held June 2-7 in Montreal.
Engineers are using high-frequency sound waves to break down plant materials in order to cook up a better batch of biofuel. The team will present its findings at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013), held June 2-7 in Montreal.
A team of mechanical engineers has been assessing whether flames might change the sound of firefighters' personal safety alarms. The researchers will present their findings at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013), to be held June 2-7, in Montreal.
Using the sensitive ears of a parasitic fly for inspiration, a group of researchers has created a new type of microphone that achieves better acoustical performance than what is currently available in hearing aids. The scientists will present their results at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics, held June 2-7 in Montreal.
Scientists have modeled shipping noise on a global scale. The world-wide maps will be presented for the first time at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013), held June 2-7 in Montreal.
With the flick of a switch, inflatable sound absorbers can turn classical music halls into houses of rock. The scientist who developed the technology will present his work at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013), held June 2-7 in Montreal.
A team of speech scientists and psychologists discuss a novel approach to deciphering Armstrong’s famous moon landing quote. The work will be presented at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013), held June 2-7 in Montreal.
2011 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Jules A. Hoffmann, PhD, provided the keynote address at the Genetics Society of America’s Annual Drosophila Research Conference on April 3, 2013
A presentation on April 5 at the Genetics Society of America’s 54th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in Washington D.C., April 3-7, describes a new way to study wound healing in flies that suggests new targets for wound-healing drugs for humans.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University describe experiments that could lead to a new approach for treating Parkinson’s disease using a common sweetener, mannitol. This research is presented April 6 at the Genetics Society of America’s 54th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in Washington D.C., April 3-7, 2013.
Quetzalcoatlus pushed the very boundaries of size to the brink, considered the largest flying animal yet to be discovered. Any larger, and it would have had to walk. But its bulk caused researchers to wonder how such a heavy animal with relatively flimsy wings became airborne.
Amazingly, the small, black-and-white striped zebrafish has biological similarities to humans, and is increasingly a popular model organism for studying vertebrate development, genetics, physiology, and mechanisms of disease as featured at the ongoing 2012 International Zebrafish Development and Genetics Conference in Madison, Wisconsin
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