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Brain imaging reveals that androids are creepy
In the first experiment of its kind, scientists used fMRI technology to shed light on the neural basis of the so-called "uncanny valley." Read more on brain imaging.
July 20, 2011
Try a bigger fork if you want to eat less
Researchers have found that when diners confront a large plate of food, eaters with bigger forks eat less and leave more on the plate.
July 20, 2011
Solar panels help shade and insulate buildings, study shows
Researchers at UC San Diego show how solar panels act like giant roof shades and insulators, keeping out sun in the summer and holding in heat in the winter.
July 20, 2011
Reduce cost of windpower with wind forecasting?
July 18 marked the launch of the Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP), which is intended to give a boost to the windpower industry, in the U.S.
July 19, 2011
Bruce Collette on the sad state of tuna stocks
Zoologist Bruce Collette told EarthSky why bluefin tuna is among the most important - and distressed - of fishes.
July 19, 2011
Invisibility cloaks could someday be a reality
Researchers have achieved the first experimental demonstration that something can be made invisible through temporal cloaking. Read more about potential invisibility cloaks.
July 18, 2011
Mapping empathy in the brain in new research
Using fMRI, researchers show the intuitive and rational parts of the brain work in tandem to create empathy. Read more about empathy in the brain.
July 18, 2011
A tiny antenna that captures light
Researchers used a combination of synthesized DNA and semiconductors to create a tiny antenna that harnesses light. Read more about it here.
July 14, 2011
Targeted drug delivery for future medicine
Robert Langer told EarthSky, "You'd like a cancer drug to go to the cancer cell - and to no other cell in the body."
July 13, 2011
Fenugreek seeds blamed in E. coli outbreak in Europe
Officials report that a shipment of fenugreek seeds from Egypt may be the culprit in a deadly E. coli outbreak that has killed 50 people and infected thousands.
July 12, 2011
