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New biosensor stimulates sweat even when patient is resting and cool

Aug 5 2017

One big drawback to biosensors that measure sweat is you have to sweat. But researchers have come up with a new biosensor that can stimulate perspiration for days on just a tiny patch of skin.

Technology tracks 'bee talk' to help improve honey bee health

Aug 5 2017

A researcher has devised a new bee monitoring system to better understand what more than 20,000 honeybees housed in hives in a local field are 'saying' to each other -- looking for clues about their health.

Tracing the path of Parkinson's disease proteins

Aug 5 2017

Researchers have developed a set of tools to observe, monitor and quantify how misfolded proteins associated with Parkinson's disease enter neurons in laboratory cultures and what happens to them once they're inside.

US in rare bull's-eye for total solar eclipse on Aug. 21

Aug 5 2017

US in rare bull's-eye for total solar eclipse on Aug. 21The US is getting prime viewing for the total solar eclipse coming up on Aug. 21


Quora: A Timeline for Colonizing the Moon

Aug 5 2017

Quora: A Timeline for Colonizing the MoonQuora Questions are part of a partnership between Newsweek and Quora, through which we'll be posting relevant and interesting answers from Quora contributors t

This massive, spiky dinosaur might have used camouflage to fool predators

Aug 5 2017

This massive, spiky dinosaur might have used camouflage to fool predatorsIn 2011, a Canadian miner accidentally stumbled upon an

Outer Space – The Next Empire?

Aug 5 2017

New Town Theatre
Freemasons Hall,
96 George St
Edinburgh
EH2 3DH
Sat, 5 Aug 2017, 13:50 – 14:50

Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas 2017 is proud to present:


Outer Space – The Next Empire?

An arts meet science show where we are exploring outer space!
Space innovation researcher Matjaz Vidmar and acclaimed author Pippa Goldschmidt tell a tale of exploration, exploitation and destruction - or perhaps they are just imagining it all?

We will be discussing:

Outer Space – The Next Empire?

Aug 5 2017

New Town Theatre, Freemasons Hall, 96 George St, Edinburgh, EH2 3DH
Sat, 5 Aug 2017, 13:50 – 14:50

Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas 2017 is proud to present:

Outer Space – The Next Empire?

Space innovation researcher Matjaz Vidmar and acclaimed author Pippa Goldschmidt tell a tale of exploration, exploitation and destruction - or perhaps they are just imagining it all?

Who owns outer space and its exploration and exploitation becoming “business as usual”?




Is Space Full of Quantum Foam?

Aug 5 2017

Here's what you would see if you were to gaze deeper and deeper into empty space until out of nothing, something suddenly appears.

This Is What the Sun's Outer Atmosphere Will Look Like During the Solar Eclipse

Aug 5 2017

With the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21 only a few weeks away, astronomers have revealed what skywatchers can expect to see as the sun disappears behind the moon.