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Haben Vegetarier den dickeren Bauch?

By Guest PostNovember 23, 2016Naturebernd herkner, dickeren bauch, fleischfresser, landwirbeltiere, marcus clauss, vegetarier

Ein europäisches Wissenschaftlerteam, darunter der Senckenberg-Wissenschaftler Dr. Bernd Herkner hat die Volumina der Rumpfhöhlen von fossilen und heutigen Landwirbeltieren untersucht. Die Forschenden zeigen in ihrer heute im „Journal of Anatomy“ veröffentlichten Studie, dass pflanzenfressende Säugetiere in der Regel größere Bauchhöhlen haben, als deren fleischfressenden Verwandte. Dieses Muster gilt aber nicht für alle an Land lebenden Wirbeltiere – Abweichungen gibt es vor allem bei den Dinosauriern. (more…)

It’s his move: World chess champion Magnus Carlsen uses Microsoft technology to collaborate with his team and keep strategies secure

By Guest PostNovember 22, 2016Sports, Technologyespen agdestein, garry kasparov, henrik carlsen, magnus carlsen, microsoft technology, mozart of chess, sergey karjakin, world chess champion

Magnus Carlsen, reigning world chess champion, has his own mobile app. He hangs out with actress Liv Tyler. He’s done professional modeling and ads. A new documentary film, “Magnus,” shares the story of the 25-year-old often described as “the Mozart of chess.” (more…)

Even physicists are “afraid” of mathematics

By Guest PostNovember 22, 2016Scienceafraid of mathematics, mathematical skills, mathematical theory, physicists, scientific work

Physicists avoid highly mathematical work despite being trained in advanced mathematics, new research suggests.

The study, published in the New Journal of Physics, shows that physicists pay less attention to theories that are crammed with mathematical details. This suggests there are real and widespread barriers to communicating mathematical work, and that this is not because of poor training in mathematical skills, or because there is a social stigma about doing well in mathematics. (more…)

IBM Named an Internet of Things Software Platform Leader, Launches Global Watson IoT Consulting Solutions

By Guest PostNovember 21, 2016Technologyforrester analyze, global watson, harriet green, ibm, internet of things, market leadership, mona abutaleb

– IBM now provides end to end business solutions that seamlessly integrate Watson IoT platform with implementation, support and transformation services to deliver new business models “as a service,” working with clients including Ricoh;
– Offers free access to IBM Watson IoT Platform for global clients, developers and startups to explore new IoT innovations (more…)

We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Fluorescent Ruby Red Roofs Stay as Cool as White

By Guest PostNovember 20, 2016Sciencefluorescent, hugo destaillats, michael zalich, paul berdahl, ronnen levinson, roof coatings, ruby red roofs, sharon chen, thomas kirchstetter

Berkeley Lab scientists use fluorescence to boost the performance of cool colored pigments

Elementary school science teaches us that in the sun, dark colors get hot while white stays cool. Now new research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found an exception: Scientists have determined that certain dark pigments can stay just as cool as white by using fluorescence, the re-emission of absorbed light. (more…)

Es bleibt in der Familie

By Guest PostNovember 20, 2016Economy, Holidays 'n Travelsfamilienunternehmen, freizeit, kmu, mike peters, nachhaltigkeit, tirol, tourismus, tourismuslandschaft, weltmeisterlich

Regionalität und Nachhaltigkeit: Die Tourismuslandschaft Tirols ist geprägt durch Betriebe in Familienhand. Der Tourismusforscher Prof. Mike Peters vom Institut für Strategisches Management, Marketing und Tourismus untersucht mit seinem Team die Charakteristika von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen. (more…)

Bacteria Show Capacity for Rapid, Beneficial Mutations

By Guest PostNovember 20, 2016Sciencebacteria, bacterial genome, e coli, jeffrey barrick, ltee, molecular biosciences, mutations, olivier tenaillon, richard lenski

AUSTIN, Texas — Scientists studying how microbes evolve have long assumed that nearly all new genetic mutations get passed down at a predictable pace and usually without either helping or hurting the microbe in adapting to its environment. In a new study published in the journal Nature, an international team of researchers studying tens of thousands of generations of E. coli bacteria report that most new genetic mutations that were passed down were actually beneficial and occurred at much more variable rates than previously thought. The finding could have implications for treating bacterial infections. (more…)

Creating 3-D Hands to keep us safe and increase security

By Guest PostNovember 19, 2016Scienceanil jain, biometrics, creating 3d hands, nicholas paulter, spoof resistant, sunpreet arora

Creating a 3-D replica of someone’s hand complete with all five fingerprints and breaking into a secure vault sounds like a plot from a James Bond movie. But Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Anil Jain recently discovered this may not be as far-fetched as once thought and wants security companies and the public to be aware. (more…)

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