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• Action video games bolster sensorimotor skills, study finds
• Superconducting circuits, simplified
• Atomic trigger shatters mystery of how glass deforms
• Scientific breakthrough will help design antibiotics of the future
• Physicists sound warning to 'nail beauty fanatics'
• Plastic nanoparticles also harm freshwater organisms
• Tailored 'activity coaching' by smartphone
• Explosion first evidence of a hydrogen-deficient supernova progenitor
• Impact of offshore wind farms on marine species
• Digital archaeology changes exploration of the past
• Tuning light to kill deep cancer tumors

Action video games bolster sensorimotor skills, study finds Posted: 17 Oct 2014 08:11 AM PDT People who play action video games such as Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed seem to learn a new sensorimotor skill more quickly than non-gamers do, psychology researchers have found.

Superconducting circuits, simplified Posted: 17 Oct 2014 08:11 AM PDT New circuit design could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips.

Atomic trigger shatters mystery of how glass deforms Posted: 17 Oct 2014 08:10 AM PDT A new study has cracked one mystery of glass to shed light on the mechanism that triggers its deformation before shattering. Glass hangs in a metastable state in which the energy of the system is higher than the lowest-energy state the system could assume, a crystalline state. But its state is stable enough at room temperature to last a human lifetime.

Scientific breakthrough will help design antibiotics of the future Posted: 17 Oct 2014 07:13 AM PDT Computer simulations have been used to show how bacteria are able to destroy antibiotics -- a breakthrough which will help develop drugs which can effectively tackle infections in the future.

Physicists sound warning to 'nail beauty fanatics' Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:31 AM PDT The daily trimming of fingernails and toenails to make them more aesthetically pleasing could be detrimental and potentially lead to serious nail conditions.

Plastic nanoparticles also harm freshwater organisms Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:29 AM PDT Organisms can be negatively affected by plastic nanoparticles, not just in the seas and oceans but in freshwater bodies too. These particles slow the growth of algae, cause deformities in water fleas and impede communication between small organisms and fish.

Tailored 'activity coaching' by smartphone Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:29 AM PDT Today's smartphone user can obtain a lot of data about his or her health, thanks to built-in or separate sensors. Researchers now take this health monitoring to a higher level. Using the system he developed, the smartphone also acts as an 'activity coach': it advices the user to walk or take a rest. In what way the user wants to be addressed, is typically something the system learns by itself.

Explosion first evidence of a hydrogen-deficient supernova progenitor Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:28 PM PDT A new model is the first characterization of the progenitor for a hydrogen-deficient supernova. The model predicts that a bright hot star, which is the binary companion to an exploding object, remains after the explosion.Their findings have important implications for the evolution of massive stars.

Impact of offshore wind farms on marine species Posted: 16 Oct 2014 09:36 AM PDT Offshore wind power is a valuable source of renewable energy that can help reduce carbon emissions. Technological advances are allowing higher capacity turbines to be installed in deeper water, but there is still much unknown about the effects on the environment. Scientists have now reviewed the potential impacts of offshore wind developments on marine species and make recommendations for future monitoring and assessment as interest in offshore wind energy grows around the world.

Digital archaeology changes exploration of the past Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:06 PM PDT New ways of documenting and sharing artifacts are being explored in recent study. Archaeologists are now using the tools of the 21st century to explore the past, researchers say, and are exploring how structured light 3D scanning can capture both the surface and geometry of artifacts. This technology will eventually help put artifacts that have been excavated in pieces back together again, they hope. The same technology can produce three-dimensional models of artifacts, allowing researchers around the world to study pieces online.

Tuning light to kill deep cancer tumors Posted: 15 Oct 2014 11:32 AM PDT An international group of scientists has combined a new type of nanoparticle with an FDA-approved photodynamic therapy to effectively kill deep-set cancer cells in vivo with minimal damage to surrounding tissue and fewer side effects than chemotherapy. This promising new treatment strategy could expand the current use of photodynamic therapies to access deep-set cancer tumors.

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