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• Atom-thick CCD could capture images
• Technophobia may keep seniors from using apps to manage diabetes
• Breakthrough in optical fiber communications
• Yellowstone's thermal springs: Their colors unveiled
• A 'GPS' for molecules
• Quantum physics just got less complicated: Wave-particle duality and quantum uncertainty are same thing
• Don't be tempted to buy your teen a cheap (old) car, parents warned
• 'Deep learning' finds autism, cancer mutations in unexplored regions of genome
• How the physics of champagne and soda bubbles may help address the world's future energy needs
• Students attending summer learning programs returned to school in the fall with an advantage in math

Atom-thick CCD could capture images Posted: 19 Dec 2014 01:06 PM PST An atomically thin material may lead to the thinnest-ever imaging platform. Synthetic two-dimensional materials based on metal chalcogenide compounds could be the basis for superthin devices.

Technophobia may keep seniors from using apps to manage diabetes Posted: 19 Dec 2014 01:05 PM PST Despite showing interest in web or mobile apps to help manage their type 2 diabetes, only a small number of older adults actually use them, says a new study. Approximately 2.2 million Canadians are living with type 2 diabetes, 2 million of whom are age 50 or older. A study found that although more than 90 per cent of research participants owned a computer or had daily Internet access, just 18 per cent used applications on this technology to help manage their diabetes. While almost half owned smartphones, only 5 per cent used them to manage their disease.

Breakthrough in optical fiber communications Posted: 19 Dec 2014 10:05 AM PST Researchers from the University of Southampton have revealed a breakthrough in optical fiber communications. They developed an approach that enables direct modulation of laser currents to be used to generate highly advanced modulation format signals. The research explores a radically new approach to the generation of spectrally-efficient advanced modulation format signals as required in modern optical communication systems.

Yellowstone's thermal springs: Their colors unveiled Posted: 19 Dec 2014 10:01 AM PST Researchers have created a simple mathematical model based on optical measurements that explains the stunning colors of Yellowstone National Park's hot springs and can visually recreate how they appeared years ago, before decades of tourists contaminated the pools with make-a-wish coins and other detritus.

A 'GPS' for molecules Posted: 19 Dec 2014 07:40 AM PST In everyday life, the global positioning system can be employed to reliably determine the momentary location of one en route to the desired destination. Scientists have now developed a molecular 'GPS' with which the whereabouts of metal ions in enzymes can be reliably determined. Such ions play important roles in all corners of metabolism and synthesis for biological products.

Quantum physics just got less complicated: Wave-particle duality and quantum uncertainty are same thing Posted: 19 Dec 2014 05:51 AM PST Here's a nice surprise: quantum physics is less complicated than we thought. An international team of researchers has demonstrated that two peculiar features of the quantum world previously considered distinct are different manifestations of the same thing.

Don't be tempted to buy your teen a cheap (old) car, parents warned Posted: 18 Dec 2014 06:00 PM PST Almost half of teen drivers killed on US roads in the past few years were driving vehicles that were 11 or more years old, and often lacking key safety features, reveals research. Parents, who are usually the ones stumping up for a car, could be putting their children's lives at risk by focusing on cost, warn the researchers.

'Deep learning' finds autism, cancer mutations in unexplored regions of genome Posted: 18 Dec 2014 11:10 AM PST Scientists have built a computer model that has uncovered disease-causing mutations in large regions of the genome that previously could not be explored. Their method seeks out mutations that cause changes in 'gene splicing,' and has revealed unexpected genetic determinants of autism, colon cancer and spinal muscular atrophy.

How the physics of champagne and soda bubbles may help address the world's future energy needs Posted: 18 Dec 2014 09:05 AM PST Most power stations rely on boilers to convert water into steam, but the phase transition involved is highly complex. During the phase transition, no one is exactly sure what's occurring inside the boiler -- especially how bubbles form. Scientists have now been able to simulate bubble nucleation from the molecular level.

Students attending summer learning programs returned to school in the fall with an advantage in math Posted: 16 Dec 2014 12:46 PM PST Students attending voluntary, school district-led summer learning programs entered school in the fall with stronger mathematics skills than their peers who did not attend the programs, according to a new study.

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