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In Wake of Uproar Over Facebook’s Emotional Manipulation Study, Bioethics Scholars Say New Rules Are a “Moral Imperative”
Study maps 15 years of carbon dioxide emissions on Earth
Mayo Clinic and IBM Task Watson to Improve Clinical Trial Research and Patient Care
Harassment in Science, Replicated
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Open access: researchers are positive but some uncertainty still remains
Top: Scheme showing magnetic control over light transmittance in the novel liquid crystals. B is the alternating magnetic field. The polarized light is seen in yellow. The gray rods represent the polarizers. The magnetic field controls the orientation of the nanorods (seen in orange), which in turn affects the polarization of the light and, then, the amount of light that can pass through the polarizers. Bottom: Images show how a polarization-modulated pattern changes darkness/brightness by rotating the direction of the cross polarizers. The circles and background contain magnetic nanorods aligned at different orientations. Research by the Yin Lab at UC Riverside shows that by combining magnetic alignment and lithography processes, it is possible to create patterns of different polarizations in a thin composite film and control over the transmittance of light in particular areas. IMAGE CREDIT: YIN LAB, UC RIVERSIDE.
Let There Be Light: Chemists Develop Magnetically Responsive Liquid Crystals
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Improving the human-robot connection – Eye of the beholder
Creativity and innovation via Rice University
Creativity and innovation need to talk more
The image shows a nanoballoon before (left) and after (right) being hit by a red laser. The laser causes the balloon to pop open and release the anti-cancer drugs directly at a tumor. Credit: Jonathan Lovell - See more at: http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2014/04/005.html#sthash.d1lfumAc.dpuf
Fighting cancer with lasers and nanoballoons that pop
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Combating bad science: Metaphysicians
Robots with Insect Brains
Research: It’s more than just the science
Faster testing of new pharmaceuticals
Atomic-Scale Catalysts May Produce Cheap Hydrogen
New Truths That Only One Can See