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| Pop-up coffee table -- no assembly required Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:06 PM PDT Researchers have developed a deployable system that is light, compact, inexpensive, easy to manufacture, and, most importantly, easy to deploy. By harnessing the mechanical instabilities in curved beams, the system can transform objects into elaborate and customizable 3D configurations on a range of scales, from large-scale furniture to small medical devices. |
| Weird warbler reveals genetics of its mismatched colors Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:05 PM PDT An incredibly rare hybrid warbler with mismatched color patterns has allowed researchers to disentangle the genetic drivers of two traits that usually come as a package deal -- the black face mask and the black throat patch in blue-winged and golden-winged warblers. |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:05 PM PDT Some exoplanet searches could be missing nearly half of the Earth-sized planets around other stars. New findings suggest that Earth-sized worlds could be lurking undiscovered in binary star systems, hidden in the glare of their parent stars. As roughly half of all stars are in binary systems, this means that astronomers could be missing many Earth-sized worlds. |
| Unique exoplanet photobombs CHEOPS study of nearby star system Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:05 PM PDT While studying two exoplanets in a bright nearby star system, the CHEOPS satellite has unexpectedly spotted the system's third known planet crossing the face of the star. This transit reveals exciting details about a rare planet 'with no known equivalent', as the scientific team points out. |
| Using the ancient art of Kirigami to make an eyeball-like camera Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:05 PM PDT Using Kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting, a mechanical engineer has developed a camera with a curvy, adaptable imaging sensor that could improve image quality in endoscopes, night-vision goggles, artificial compound eyes and fish-eye cameras. |
| Satellite unexpectedly detects a unique exoplanet Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:29 PM PDT An exoplanet-hunting satellite has unexpectedly detected a third planet passing in front of its star while it was exploring two previously known planets around the same star. This transit, according to researchers, will reveal exciting details about a strange planet without a known equivalent. |
| Unusual prey: Spiders eating snakes Posted: 28 Jun 2021 10:38 AM PDT There are spiders that eat snakes. Observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world. Researchers consolidated and analyzed over 300 reports of this unusual predation strategy. |
| New tools for pandemic prevention research: DNA sequencing from water and leeches Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:49 AM PDT In new research, water from African and Mongolian waterholes as well as bloodmeals from Southeast Asian leeches were assessed for the ability to retrieve mammalian viruses without the need to find and catch the mammals. The scientists analyzed the samples using high-throughput sequencing to identify known viruses as well as viruses new to science. |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2021 08:41 AM PDT Scientists have discovered the first convincing evidence for a new type of stellar explosion -- an electron-capture supernova. While they have been theorized for 40 years, real-world examples have been elusive. They are thought to arise from the explosions of massive super-asymptotic giant branch (SAGB) stars, for which there has also been scant evidence. |
| Starting the day off with chocolate could have unexpected benefits Posted: 24 Jun 2021 08:43 AM PDT A new study of postmenopausal women has found that eating a concentrated amount of chocolate during a narrow window of time in the morning may help the body burn fat and decrease blood sugar levels. |
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