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Researchers have found that horses not only read your emotions, but they remember them later. They showed photos of people with happy or angry faces to horses. Later, when the person met the horse with a neutral expression on their face, the horse reacted according to the earlier photograph. Once a horse sees you mad, he doesn’t forget!
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Researchers at MIT are working on a new kind of computer that doesn’t use your hands, voice, or brain waves. It uses subvocalization: the words you say in your head. The AlterEgo headset wraps around your ear and jaw. It activates when you think a command, and answers through your skull. I believe I’ll stick to voice commands!
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LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Change the “light” to “microwave” and you’ve got MASER. Masers were hard to use because they needed extremely cold temperatures. But researchers grew an artificial diamond that allows a maser to work continuously at room temperature! Now, what will they use it on first?
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Researchers in Norway are working on a way to prevent hurricanes: with bubbles. Since hurricanes form when water temperatures reach about 80 degrees Fahrenheit, they believe pumping a “bubble curtain” of cold water from deep in the ocean will help to cool the surface. Once the surface temperature cools, storms may lose power.
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“Good boy! You’re such a cute widdle doggie!” Do you talk to your dog like he’s a baby? Research shows they actually love it! Researchers tested adult dogs to see if they reacted like puppies, and found they respond most to high-pitched emotional speech using dog relevant words. Whowantstogo forawalk?
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Does it seem like your batteries are always dying? Researchers in Korea are working on a battery that can recharge in 20 seconds! They are also more eco-friendly because they use a water based solution instead of toxic chemicals. They don’t need a lot of power, so solar energy could charge them. They sound perfect!
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Researchers are studying an unusual bacterium to understand the possiblity of extraterrestrial life. Alien life forms might have something in common with the Desulforudis audaxviator, which lives nearly 2 miles underground in 140 degree Fahrenheit water in South Africa. Living without oxygen, sunlight, or organic materials, it gets its energy from radioactive uranium. It’s nuclear powered!
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Cambridge University researchers developed an online game designed to help spot fake news called “Bad News.” It rewards you for tasks like impersonating someone, creating an attack meme, and starting a national scandal. They hope that by exposing people to how fake news is created, it will help them identify it in real life.
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Vampire bats evolved from fruit-eating bats, but now subsist solely on blood. Called hematophagy, living on blood is uncommon. Excessive iron, protein, exposure to diseases, and damage to kidneys should all make their diet impossible! Researchers found their secret: vampire bats have 280 gut bacteria species that would make other mammals sick!
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What kind of fish has hands? It’s the red handfish, one of the rarest fish in the world! Researchers found a second group of red handfish off the coast of Tasmania, which doubles the known population. It uses fins that look like hands to pull itself around the ocean floor instead of swimming!
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