Welcome back to Hawaii Science Digest. This blog was in hiatus while I assumed a new teaching position at the Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School. Thanks for the temporary diversion to my alternate site at https://hawaiisciencedaily.com. This site provides breaking science and technology news as it happens. Now that I’m back to my regular sci-tech site, daily posts will resume.
In this post, I feature the top science news of the week from https://phys.org.
Views expressed in this science and technology summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
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Accessed on 21 December 2019, 2230 UTC.
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Cheers! Scientists take big step towards making the perfect head of beer
Drinkers will soon be cheering all the way to the bar thanks to a team of scientists who have taken a big step forward in solving the puzzle of how to make the perfect head of beer.
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Gazing into crystal balls to advance understanding of crystal formation
Researchers at The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science conducted simulations considering and neglecting hydrodynamic interactions to determine whether or not these interactions cause the large discrepancy …
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Israeli museum explains the emojis of ancient Egypt
How does an academic explain the importance of ancient hieroglyphics to modern audiences glued to their phones? Through the cunning use of emojis.
ARCHAEOLOGY & FOSSILS
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Beleaguered Boeing’s Starliner returns early from failed mission (Update)
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft won’t achieve its mission objective of docking with the International Space Station, NASA said Friday, dealing a blow to …
SPACE EXPLORATION
DEC 20, 2019
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Higher carbon dioxide levels could muddle our thinking
A team of researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder, the Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Pennsylvania has found evidence …
High carbon footprint families identified by sweets and restaurant food, not higher meat consumption
Families with higher carbon footprints are likely to consume more confectionary, alcohol and restaurant food, according to a new study published in One Earth.
ENVIRONMENT
DEC 20, 2019
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Recent rise in CFC emissions could delay ozone hole healing by almost 20 years
The recently discovered increase in emissions of trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11) may delay the recovery of the Antarctic ozone hole by over a decade if it continues, suggests a modelling study in Nature Communications. Although …
ENVIRONMENT
DEC 20, 2019
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Could every country have a Green New Deal? Stanford report charts paths for 143 countries
Ten years after the publication of their first plan for powering the world with wind, water, and solar, researchers offer an updated vision of the steps that 143 countries around the world can take to attain 100% clean, renewable …
ENVIRONMENT
DEC 20, 2019
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Nightside barrier gently brakes ‘bursty’ plasma bubbles
The solar wind that pummels the Earth’s dayside magnetosphere causes turbulence, like air over a wing. Physicists at Rice University have developed new methods to characterize how that influences space weather on the nightside.
SPACE EXPLORATION
DEC 20, 2019
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FDA breakthrough status for screening algorithm is encouraging hopes to flag heart failure risks
Heart failure is most commonly detected by echocardiogram imaging tests, but these tests are not normally part of a routine physical exam. Access to echocardiography is in this instance limited, and yet a late diagnosis …
An interactive drone to assist humans in office environments
Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany have recently developed an interactive drone designed to assist humans in indoor environments such offices or laboratories. In a paper prepublished on arXiv, the …
Vitamin D alone doesn’t prevent fractures, new study finds
Taking calcium and vitamin D might help older adults curb the risk of a bone fracture, but vitamin D alone does not do the job, a new research review concludes.
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Research team identifies potential target for restoring movement after spinal cord injury
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have made several novel discoveries in the field of spinal cord injuries (SCI). Most recently, the team led by Xiao-Ming Xu, Ph.D., has been working to determine how to …
MEDICAL RESEARCH
DEC 20, 2019
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Introducing COMSOL Multiphysics 5.5
Now available, COMSOL Multiphysics version 5.5 includes two new add-on modules and a wide range of enhanced features and functionality. Check out the release highlights to learn more.
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Medical Xpress
FDA gives first Ebola vaccine for adults the green light
Men think they’re better liars
Strong change of course for muscle research
Does Medicaid managed care impact obstetrical care and birth outcomes?
Tailored light improves quality of life for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease
New clues about why a universal flu vaccine is so elusive
Finding familiar pathways in kidney cancer
Targeted screening could prevent one in six prostate cancer deaths
Understanding the adolescent brain
Obesity in pregnant moms linked to lag in their sons’ development and IQ
Reanalysis confirms findings of the famous marshmallow test
Untangling APOE ε4’s association to tau tangles
Engineering the immune system to tackle glioblastoma
Diagnostic test helps find bloodstream infections before they appear
Tech Xplore
‘Grow and prune’ AI mimics brain development, slashes energy use
Advances in the characterization of high dynamic range images
In first, Switzerland shuts down ageing nuclear power station
New aqueous lithium-ion battery improves safety without sacrificing performance
Free of heavy metals, new battery design could alleviate environmental concerns
Model beats Wall Street analysts in forecasting business financials
This ‘lemon’ could help machine learning create better drugs
Toyota’s humanoid duplicates movements in robotic mobility
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Until next time,
Russ Roberts
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