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Memory Trick Shows Brain Organization A simple memory trick has helped show UC Davis researchers how an area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex can contribute to forming memories. The finding expands our understanding of how those brain areas that form memories are organized.
read more ScienceBlog Thursday, August 28, 2008Caltech scientists discover why flies are so hard to swat Over the past two decades, Michael Dickinson has been interviewed by reporters hundreds of times about his research on the biomechanics of insect flight. One question from the press has always dogged him: Why are flies so hard to swat?
read more ScienceBlog Thursday, August 28, 2008New giant clam species offers window into human past Researchers report the discovery of the first new living species of giant clam in two decades, according to a report to be published online on August 28th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.
read more ScienceBlog Thursday, August 28, 2008Study says eyes evolved for X-Ray vision The advantage of using two eyes to see the world around us has long been associated solely with our capacity to see in 3-D. Now, a new study from a scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has uncovered a truly eye-opening advantage to binocular vision: our ability to see through things.
read more ScienceBlog Thursday, August 28, 2008Explosives go 'green' Certain explosives may soon get a little greener and a little more precise. LLNL researchers added unique green solvents (ionic liquids) to an explosive called TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitro... and improved the crystal quality and chemical purity of the material.
read more ScienceBlog Thursday, August 28, 2008Unexpected large monkey population discovered A WCS report reveals surprisingly large populations of two globally threatened primates in a protected area in Cambodia. The report counted 42,000 black-shanked douc langurs along with 2,500 yellow-cheeked crested gibbons in Cambodia's Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, an estimate that represents the largest known populations for both species in the world.
read more ScienceBlog Thursday, August 28, 2008Cafe Scientifique Pittsburgh features...me! I just got my e-mail about the September Cafe Scientifique get-together in Pittsburgh.
It seems I know the speaker!
read more ScienceBlog Thursday, August 28, 2008Can You Treat Composite Beams or Wings Mathematically like Isotropic Wings? Finding the effective rigidities of an advanced composite wing can simplify the analysis considerably. The application of fibre-reinforced composite materials in the aerospace industry extends from commercial to military aircraft, such as the Boeing F18, B2 Stealth Bomber, AV-8B Harrier (Jones, 1998 and [ url] The attractiveness of composites lies in their mechanical properties; such as weight, strength, stiffness, corrosion resistance, fatigue life. Composites are widely used for control surfaces such as ailerons, flaps, stabilizers, rudders, as well as rotary and fixed wings. That is why the analysis of composite structures is imperative for aerospace industry. The main advantage of composites is their flexibility in design. Mechanical properties of the laminate can be altered simply by changing the stacking sequence, fibre lay-up and thickness of each ply which leads to optimization in a design process.
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