- Bluetooth signals can be used to identify and track smartphones - It’s the first time researchers have demonstrated it’s feasible to track individuals using Bluetooth https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/Bluetoothfingerprints 57 comments technology
- Researchers can predict what syllables a bird will sing—and when it will sing them—by reading electrical signals in its brain. Having the ability to predict a bird’s vocal behavior from its brain activity is an early step toward building vocal prostheses for humans who have lost the ability to speak https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/decoding-birds-brain-signals-into-syllables-of-song 2 comments science
- Researchers build first modular quantum brain sensor, record signal https://phys.org/news/2021-06-modular-quantum-brain-sensor.html 29 comments technews
- Researchers build first modular quantum brain sensor, record signal https://phys.org/news/2021-06-modular-quantum-brain-sensor.html 8 comments worldnews
- Polynesians, Native Americans made contact before European arrival. Researchers collected genetic data from more than 800 living Indigenous inhabitants of several South American countries, Mexico and Polynesia, conducting extensive genetic analyses to find signals of common ancestry http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/07/polynesians-and-native-americans-made-early-contact.html 3 comments science
- MIT researchers invent a technology to charge smartphones and laptops via Wi-Fi signals https://www.ibtimes.sg/mit-researchers-invent-technology-charge-smartphones-laptops-via-wi-fi-signals-42020 7 comments technology
- Analysing 30 previous studies researchers have found that social isolation could be linked to increased inflammation in the body. Inflammation is the body's way of signalling the immune system to heal and repair damaged tissue, as well as defending itself against viruses and bacteria https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/social-isolation-could-cause-physical-inflammation 29 comments science
- Researchers report a way that could help combat anxiety: When life triggers excessive fear, use a safety signal. A symbol or a sound that is never associated with adverse events can relieve anxiety through an entirely different brain network than that activated by existing behavioral therapy. https://news.yale.edu/2019/12/09/safety-signals-may-help-slow-down-anxiety 33 comments science
- Researchers ID People Through Walls Using WiFi Signals & Walking Style https://fossbytes.com/researchers-id-people-through-walls-using-wifi-signals-walking-style/ 5 comments privacy
- Through behavioral experiments and real-time recording of the female mosquito brain, researchers discovered how the mosquito brain integrates signals from two of its sensory systems — visual and olfactory — to identify, track and hone in on a potential host for her next blood meal. https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/07/18/mosquito-sensory-integration/ 5 comments science
- Consuming brands ironically is a way to secretly signal our identity or beliefs to people who know us, new research finds. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucy065 8 comments science
- When it comes to making new friends, status symbols may actually repel people from making friends with us, a phenomenon known as the “status signals paradox”, according to new research. http://spsp.org/news-center/press-releases/forget-the-bling?t=au 5 comments science
- Anxiety prone individuals tend to misread their bodily signals (i.e., fast heart rate). But now, research finds that interoceptive accuracy, as it's called, is amenable to change and training. http://brainblogger.com/2018/05/25/how-misreading-bodily-signals-causes-anxiety/ 27 comments science
- Social media posts may signal whether a protest will become violent. Researchers found that people are more likely to endorse violence when they moralize the issue that they are protesting -- and when they believe that others in their social network moralize that issue, too https://news.usc.edu/143490/social-media-posts-may-signal-whether-a-protest-will-become-violent/ 3 comments science
- Researchers discover flaw in Signal’s Disappearing Messages related to Mac Notification Center https://www.macrumors.com/2018/05/09/signals-messages-mac-notification-center/ 6 comments privacy
- Neurons in the brain that produce the pleasure-signaling neurotransmitter dopamine also directly control the brain's circadian center, or "body clock", new research finds http://www.unipaper.co.uk/article/neurons-in-the-brain-that-produce-the-pleasure-signaling-neurotransmitter 32 comments science
- Mysterious 'Wow! signal' in 1977 came from comets, not aliens, researcher reveals https://www.dailysabah.com/science/2017/06/06/mysterious-wow-signal-in-1977-came-from-comets-not-aliens-researcher-reveals 7 comments space
- Research suggests that preschool-aged children can learn bias even through nonverbal signals displayed by adults, such as a condescending tone of voice or a disapproving look. http://www.washington.edu/news/2016/12/21/study-children-can-catch-social-bias-through-non-verbal-signals-expressed-by-adults/ 8 comments science
- Fishes in distress signal for help: In a pioneering study, researchers have found that small prey fish caught by predators release chemical cues that acts as a ‘distress call’, dramatically boosting their chances for survival http://www.uu.se/en/media/news/article/?id=5466&area=2,5,10,16&typ=artikel&lang=en 16 comments science
- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego recently published a report detailing how they were able to increase the maximum power under which fiber optic signals can be transmitted and accurately decoded. http://bgr.com/2015/06/27/internet-fiber-optic-capacity-limit-ucsd/ 21 comments technology
- Wolves Might Use Their Eyes to Talk to Each Other: New research hints at the possibility that dogs and their ilk could be sending each other signals with their eyes. http://www.wired.com/2014/06/wolves-might-use-their-eyes-to-talk-to-each-other/ 5 comments science
- A tiny spear made of carbon nanotubes can probe the internal electrical activity of a single neuron, giving researchers a more refined look at how brain cells respond to signals from their neighboring cells. http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516191/nanotube-probe-gives-a-single-neurons-view-of-brain-activity/ 97 comments science
- New research shows that cells’ signaling mechanisms can tell whether their signals are being received, and then adjust the volume of their messages as needed. http://www.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/cell-signaling-received-1117.html 24 comments science
- Yale researchers have discovered the source of signals that trigger hair growth, an insight that may lead to new treatments for baldness. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-09-yale-scientists-stem-cells-hair.html 115 comments science
- Nazca Mummy Researcher Offers a Non-Human Biologic to the Peru Government to Unify University and Government Research Efforts and End Controversy While Revealing Non-Human Implants Found in the Remains Appear to Emit Mysterious Signals https://youtu.be/QpTVcPllu8s 55 comments aliens
- Researchers have shown that certain plant proteins resemble human signaling proteins of the immune system and can bind to their receptors https://www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-overview/news/plant-proteins-influence-by-imitation.html 29 comments science
- US Army-funded machine learning-driven research decodes brain signals and according to Army in the long-run, the research can allow soldiers to communicate directly through the brain without uttering a word. https://disruptiveinnovation.tech/news/us-army-funded-machine-learning-model-decodes-brain-signals/ 4 comments artificial
- The presence of a spouse helps someone calm down faster after a stressful event. Researchers saw the calming effect in real time by using infrared light to measure pupil width, a signal of the body's physiological stress response levels. https://news.byu.edu/news/relationship-benefits-can-be-seen-your-eyes 20 comments science
- Leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health: Groundbreaking research shows that neurological health depends as much on signals sent by the body's leg muscles to the brain as it does on directives from the brain to the muscles https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-05-leg-critical-brain-nervous-health.html 348 comments worldnews
- Researchers have found that the bacterium that causes pneumonia, sepsis, and other infections, communicates distress signals within a group of bacteria in response to certain antibiotics. This can allow them to develop protective behaviors that contribute to its ability to tolerate some antibiotics https://research.nd.edu/news/study-reveals-how-bacteria-communicate-in-groups-to-avoid-antibiotics/ 4 comments science
- Earthquake Early Warning: Gravity changes beat seismic signals. | Research’s have shown that large earthquakes generate significant changes in gravity that travel at nearly the speed of light away from earthquakes and can be used for Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) systems. http://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/earthquake-early-warning-gravity-changes-beat-seismic-signals-5743/amp/ 25 comments science
- Researchers have revealed how eating stimulates brain's endogenous opioid system to signal pleasure and satiety. http://www.jneurosci.org/content/37/34/8284 10 comments cogsci
- Chilean navy rescues 14 crew members from Kon-Tiki balsa rafts - The vessels were researching climate change, pollution, & marine life in the Pacific before being blown off course & sending a distress signal. Crews are from Norway, Peru, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia & Sweden. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/18/chilean-navy-rescues-14-crew-members-from-kon-tiki-balsa-rafts 3 comments worldnews
- Third-party punishment (TPP) in which unaffected observers punish selfishness, promotes cooperation by deterring defection. New research demonstrates how the costs of punishing may be recouped by the long-run benefits of signalling one’s trustworthiness. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v530/n7591/full/nature16981.html 10 comments science
- Carbon dioxide escaping from the depths of the ocean heralded the end of the last Ice Age, a study suggests. Its release into the atmosphere drove the shift towards a warmer period. The research, published in Nature, is based on analysing chemical signals in the shells of ancient plankton. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31424597 4 comments science
- Pregnancy permanently changes foot size of women. This builds on previous research showing that foot size is sexually dimorphic and men prefer women with small feet. Meaning feet are an honest signal of parity status. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/uoih-ppc030113.php 6 comments science
- NIH Decision Signals the Beginning of the End for Medical Research on Chimps. With the retirement of 110 government-owned chimpanzees, the end of medical research on man’s closest living relative may be near. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/09/nih-chimps-retired 8 comments science
- How Snakes ‘See’ in the Dark - Researchers Have an Answer: Scientists have discovered how these creatures are able to convert the heat from organisms that are warmer than their ambient surroundings into electrical signals, allowing them to “see” in the dark https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2020/october-2020/10212020sharma-snake-vision.php 4 comments science
- For Some Voters, Boorishness Sends a Positive Signal - "German researchers find certain people see a candidate's disrespectful behavior as a sign of strength." http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/trumps-boorishness-may-be-more-calculated-than-we-realize-inline 7 comments politics
- Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences, translating signals from his brain to the vocal tract directly into words that appear as text on a screen. https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2021/07/420946/neuroprosthesis-restores-words-man-paralysis 11 comments science