Friday, July 24, 2015

3rd week of July in science

July 21 Scientific discovery extends life of roundworms;might be used on humans
 Elderberry Benefits Air Travelers
 Drawing a line between the quantum world & classical world
3-d model could help could solve supernova mystery
July 20 Dead galaxies thought to harbor dark matter
Search For Alien Life Just Got A $100M Boost
July 17 Nanowires give 'solar fuel cell' efficiency a tenfold boost
July 16 Plant defense hormones help sculpt root microbiome
Amateur astronomers spot one in a billion star
Model for robots with bacteria controlled brains
Health impacts of human spaceflight -Skin gets thinner?
Weyl points, predicted since 1926, observed for the first time
Futuristic brain probe allows for wireless control of neurons
After 85-year search, massless particle with promise for next-generation electronics found

July in science; July 22-31

First of all, I wasn't available the 3rd week of July to report on Science news. I cannot really find anything to report on from the 3rd week, although I'll keep looking for interesting stories.
July 30 Planetary system discovery
Organic molecules on comets: Philae's first results from Churi prove surprising
Stars in Milky Way Have Moved
July 29 Brown dwarfs
Dense Star Clusters: Binary Black Hole Factories
Meet the High-Performance Single-Molecule Diode
World's first white lasers demonstrated
July 28 A new theory for chaos?
July 27 Impact of Cosmic Wind On Galaxy Evolution
Quantum networks
Reshaping Solar Spectrum: More Electricity
July 24 New planet discovered, 60% larger than Earth, similar atmosphere & sun, habitable zone
July 22 Assembly of galaxies in early universe witnessed for first time