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- India's electronic voting machines are vulnerable to attack http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7667 7 comments
- Researchers demonstrated a smooth, durable, clear coating that swiftly sheds water, oils, alcohols and, yes, peanut butter. Called "omniphobic" in materials science parlance, the new coating repels just about every known liquid, and could grime-proof phone screens, countertops, and camera lenses. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/25566-everything-repellent-coating-could-kidproof-phones-homes 1058 comments science
- Specially timed signals ease tinnitus symptoms in test aimed at condition's root cause. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/25353-specially-timed-signals-ease-tinnitus-symptoms-in-test-aimed-at-condition-s-root-cause 4 comments science
- A surprise finding suggests that an injection of nanoparticles may be able to help fight the immune system when it goes haywire, researchers at the University of Michigan have shown. The nanoparticles divert immune cells that cause inflammation away from an injury site. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/25244-nanoparticles-can-limit-inflammation-by-distracting-the-immune-system 3 comments science
- Drug engineered from bananas shows promise in fighting deadly viruses including HIV http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/23230-drug-engineered-from-bananas-shows-promise-in-fighting-deadly-viruses 3 comments worldnews
- Kirigami art could enable stretchable plasma screens http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/slideshows/22970-kirigami-art-could-enable-stretchable-plasma-screens 4 comments science
- Pollen particles may affect weather by seeding clouds, according to a new study that flips how scientists typically thought of the relationship between weather and pollen. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/22871-pollen-and-clouds-april-flowers-bring-may-showers 9 comments science
- University of Michigan releases open source intelligent personal assistant. 'Sirius' accepts inputs as voice or image. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/22734-build-your-own-siri-an-open-source-digital-assistant 14 comments opensource
- Physicists can study and manipulate matter with 1,000 times more precision with a new, high-resolution ponderomotive spectroscopy technique. It allows them to induce quantum leaps that are forbidden with traditional spectroscopy. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/22720-forbidden-quantum-leaps-possible-with-high-res-spectroscopy#.vpspa9bw5bc.reddit 30 comments science
- 45-year physics mystery shows a path to quantum transistors http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/22557-45-year-physics-mystery-shows-a-path-to-quantum-transistors 2 comments technology
- A new magnetic behavior has been discovered and it could advance nuclear fusion, making it easier to kickstart the reaction. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/22060-magnetic-behavior-discovery-could-advance-nuclear-fusion#.uys_pnnv9-4.reddit 29 comments science
- Thermal vision: Graphene light detector first to span infrared spectrum. Researchers say it has the potential to put heat vision technology into a contact lens. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/22042-thermal-vision-graphene-light-detector-first-to-span-infrared-spectrum 3 comments science
- "Smellizing:" Advertisements with photos and smells suggestions can trigger smell memories, triggering increased consumption of cookies in a University of Michigan marketing professor's study. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/22015-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-smells 7 comments science
- University of Michigan News Service | Breaking the cycle of obesity, inflammation and disease http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21883-breaking-the-cycle-of-obesity-inflammation-and-disease 12 comments science
- Innocence Projects Lead to Arrest of Alleged Rapist/Murderer in 17-Year Old Case, Initial Man Convicted Still Behind Bars http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21851-arrest-of-new-suspect-in-1996-kalkaska-homicide-proves-jamie-lee-peterson-innocent 11 comments law
- Microbial team turns corn stalks and leaves into better biofuel: A fungus and E. coli bacteria have joined forces to turn tough, waste plant material into isobutanol, a biofuel that matches gasoline's properties better than ethanol. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/21643-microbial-team-turns-corn-stalks-and-leaves-into-better-biofuel#.uhz29uyvf3m.reddit 8 comments science
- Intelligence is not a remedy for racism: Smart people are just as racist as their less intelligent peers—they're just better at concealing their prejudice, according to a University of Michigan study. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21622-smart-enough-to-know-better-intelligence-is-not-a-remedy-for-racism#.ugli72x6rzo.reddit 45 comments science
- A murderer's donated organs or blood would be declined by some out of fear that the donor's essence would change the donor's personality, new study suggests. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21539-for-some-it-matters-who-s-donating-an-organ-blood#.ucemkvo9d_q.reddit 110 comments science
- Nano-breakthrough: Solving the case of the herringbone crystal http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21457-nano-breakthrough-solving-the-case-of-the-herringbone-crystal 8 comments science
- Self-medication in animals much more widespread than believed http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21384-self-medication-in-animals-much-more-widespread-than-believed 14 comments science
- From roaches to robots: Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their nervous system even kicks in to tell their legs what to do, U-Michigan researchers found. These new insights on how biological systems stabilize could help engineers design steadier robots. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/21233-lessons-from-cockroaches-could-inform-robotics 3 comments science
- Water on the moon: It’s been there all along http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21208-water-on-the-moon-it-s-been-there-all-along#.usebypabknq.reddit 32 comments science
- Perfect black coating completely flattens 3-d aspects of objects http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/20088-perfect-black-coating-can-render-a-3d-object-flat-raises-intriguing-dark-veil-possibility-in-astronomy 3 comments science
- An off-patent drug currently prescribed for the treatment of asthma has been found to reverse obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver in mice http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21179-old-drug-may-point-the-way-to-new-treatments-for-diabetes-and-obesity 797 comments science
- new way of making crystalline silicon, developed by U-M researchers, could make this crucial ingredient of computers and solar cells much cheaper and greener. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21128-liquid-metal-makes-silicon-crystals-at-record-low-temperatures#.uqki-1ouvwu.reddit 4 comments science
- A material most liquids won't wet: A nanoscale coating that’s at least 95 percent air repels liquid and causes droplets to recoil and bounce from treated surfaces. Researchers say it could lead to breathable protective wear and stain-proof clothing. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/21099-a-material-that-most-liquids-won-t-wet 9 comments science
- Super-fine sound beam could one day be an invisible scalpel: A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The researchers say it could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21044-super-fine-sound-beam-could-one-day-be-an-invisible-scalpel#.unjqeeb-drc.reddit 223 comments science
- What howler monkeys can tell us about the role of interbreeding in human evolution. A new study of interbreeding between two species of modern-day howler monkeys in Mexico is shedding light on why it's so difficult to determine whether Neanderthals ever bred with anatomically modern humans. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/slideshows/21025-monkey-business-what-howler-monkeys-can-tell-us-about-the-role-of-interbreeding-in-human-evolution#.umiihtqserk.reddit 8 comments science
- A bridge to the quantum world: Dirac electrons found in unique material - In a discovery that helps clear a new path toward quantum computers, physicists have found elusive, high-energy Dirac electrons in a superconducting material. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21012-a-bridge-to-the-quantum-world-dirac-electrons-found-in-unique-material#.ul_6jly-8wy.reddit 3 comments science
- Biofuel breakthrough: Quick cook method turns algae into oil. Michigan Engineering researchers can "pressure-cook" algae for as little as a minute and transform an unprecedented 65 percent of the green slime into biocrude. http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/20947-biofuel-breakthrough-quick-cook-method-turns-algae-into-oil 1316 comments science
- Students of University of Michigan create portable device to detect suicide bombers http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7214 27 comments technology
- Antibiotics in the sewer system lead to superbugs at waste water treatment plants and downstream http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7144 36 comments science
- If you could hold a giant magnifying glass in space and focus all the sunlight shining toward Earth onto one grain of sand, that would STILL not be as powerful as this laser. http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6346 47 comments science
- New plastic is strong as steel, transparent http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6084 6 comments reddit.com
- High-testosterone people reinforced by others' anger, new study finds http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=3209 32 comments reddit.com