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- Return of the zombie cicadas: Manipulative qualities of fungal-infected flyers
- New approach refines the Hubble's constant and age of universe
- Soft robot actuators heal themselves
- Scientists discover a topological magnet that exhibits exotic quantum effects
| Return of the zombie cicadas: Manipulative qualities of fungal-infected flyers Posted: 27 Jul 2020 11:54 AM PDT Cicadas infected with the parasitic fungus Massospora unknowingly engage in trickery with their fellow insects, resulting in effective disease transmission, according to new research. Massospora manipulates male cicadas into flicking their wings like females - a mating invitation - which tempts unsuspecting male cicadas and infects them. |
| New approach refines the Hubble's constant and age of universe Posted: 27 Jul 2020 08:47 AM PDT Using known distances of 50 galaxies from Earth to refine calculations in Hubble's constant, astronomers estimates the age of the universe at 12.6 billion years. |
| Soft robot actuators heal themselves Posted: 27 Jul 2020 08:46 AM PDT Repeated activity wears on soft robotic actuators, but these machine's moving parts need to be reliable and easily fixed. Now a team of researchers has a biosynthetic polymer, patterned after squid ring teeth, that is self-healing and biodegradable, creating a material not only good for actuators, but also for hazmat suits and other applications where tiny holes could cause a danger. |
| Scientists discover a topological magnet that exhibits exotic quantum effects Posted: 22 Jul 2020 02:01 PM PDT An international team has uncovered a new class of magnet that exhibits novel quantum effects that extend to room temperature. Their findings provide insights into a 30-year-old theory of how electrons spontaneously quantize and demonstrate a proof-of-principle method to discover new topological magnets. |
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