Welcome to the “SciTechDaily” news update from Hawaii Science Digest.
Views expressed in this science and technology news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Content provided by “SciTechDaily.”
Accessed on 14 September 2019, 0245 UTC.
Source:
Please click link or scroll down to read your selections.
First-Ever Interstellar Comet Captureed in Multicolor Image
The first-ever comet from beyond our Solar System has been successfully imaged by the Gemini Observatory in multiple colors. The image of the newly discovered…
NASA’s WFIRST Will Study Dark Energy and Help Uncover the Universe’s Fate [Video]
Researchers Use Light to Control High-Speed Chemical Reactions in a New Way
Earth’s Stunning Biodiversity is a Puzzle Worth Exploring
World’s Most Widely Used Insecticides Threaten Survival of Wild Birds
Climate Change Could Significantly Impact Global Banana Yields [Video]
Your Bones Secrete a Stress Hormone Causing Fight-or-Flight Response
Engineers Develop ‘Blackest Black’ Material Out of Carbon Nanotubes
Next-Generation Atomic Clock Design Features Laser ‘Tweezer’ Control
Low-Cost Device Generates Electricity Naturally in the Dark
A thermoelectric generator is built whose cold side radiates heat to the sky Night-time power generation of 25 mW/m2 is demonstrated, sufficient for an LED…
Distractions Distort Our Perceptions of Reality
Shifting attention can interfere with our perceptions of reality. We live in a world of distractions. We multitask our way through our days. We wear…
Warning: High-Fat Diets Affect Your Brain, Not Just Your Body
Much research has pointed to how an unhealthy diet correlates to obesity, but has not explored how diet can bring about neurological changes in the…
New Discovery Advances Flexible Solar Cells a Step Closer to Reality
Discovery by University of Warwick scientists challenges accepted rule of organic solar cell design. Could help to bring about low cost, flexible and stable organic…
Engineers Develop 3D-Printed Multimaterial Fiber “Ink” With Embedded Circuitry
Filaments with embedded circuitry can be used to print complex shapes for biomedical and robotic devices. A new method developed by MIT researchers uses standard…
Mathematicians Solve a 50-Year-Old Riddle: The Ever-Winning Lottery Ticket
After years of work, University of Copenhagen mathematics researchers have answered a mysterious half-century-old riddle. The mystery was all but forgotten until a Danish researcher…
Researchers Discover the Surprising Reason Why Komodo Dragons Have Such Elaborate Armor
Just beneath their scales, Komodo dragons wear a suit of armor made of tiny bones. These bones cover the dragons from head to tail, creating…
Unexpected: People Quite Unique When It Comes To Digesting Fatty Meals
People have very individualized inflammatory responses to eating a high-fat meal. These were the somewhat unexpected results of a study recently published in the Journal…
A Mysterious Jurassic Crocodile Fossil Was Found 250 Years Ago – Now They Finally Have Answers
A prehistoric crocodile that lived around 180 million years ago has been identified — almost 250 years after the discovery of its fossil remains. A…