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'Exciting' drug flushes out HIV Scientists say they have made an "exciting" step towards curing HIV by forcing the virus out of its hiding places in the body. [BBC News Africa]  Speedy computation enables scientists to reconstruct an animal's development cell by cell Researchers have developed a new computational method that can rapidly track the three-dimensional movements of cells in such data-rich images. Using the method, scientists can essentially automate much of the time-consuming process of reconstructing an animal's developmental building plan cell (...) [Science daily] Astronauts to test free-flying 'housekeeper' robots Inspired by science fiction, three bowling ball-size free-flying Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) have been flying inside the International Space Station since 2006. These satellites provide a test bed for development and research, each having its (...) [Science daily] New material puts a twist in light Scientists have uncovered the secret to twisting light at will. It is the latest step in the development of photonics, the faster, more compact and less carbon-hungry successor to electronics. A random find in the washing basket led the team to create the latest in a new breed of materials (...) [Science daily] The virus detective who discovered Ebola In 1976, a 27-year-old Belgian scientist travelled to a remote part of central Africa to tackle a mysterious deadly disease, now known as Ebola [BBC News UK] Scientists develop robotic fingers A group of MIT scientists announces the development of supplementary fingers controlled by sensors attached to the human hand. [BBC] Scientists develop robotic fingers A group of MIT scientists announces the development of supplementary fingers controlled by sensors attached to the human hand. [BBC News] Birdsongs automatically decoded by computer scientists Scientists have found a successful way of identifying bird sounds from large audio collections, which could be useful for expert and amateur bird-watchers alike. [Science daily] Cell membrane proteins give up their secrets Scientists have succeeded in analyzing transmembrane proteins in the same way they study how globular proteins fold. The results should open up new possibilities for researchers who study proteins for their implications in disease and drug design. Membrane proteins are critical to such (...) [Science daily] Fair cake cutting gets its own algorithm A mathematician and a political scientist have announced an algorithm by which they show how to optimally share cake between two people efficiently, in equal pieces and in such a way that no one feels robbed. [Science daily] Extending Moore's Law: Shrinking transistor size for smaller, more efficient computers Over the years, computer chips have gotten smaller thanks to advances in materials science and manufacturing technologies. This march of progress, the doubling of transistors on a microprocessor roughly every two years, is called Moore's Law. But there's one component of the chip-making process (...) [Science daily] Protein Structural Defects Are Enablers and Stimulators of Enzyme Catalysis, Scientist Ariel Fernandez Finds Ariel Fernandez Consultancy serves the biotechnology industry by harnessing fundamental discoveries to broaden its technological base. In line with this goal, Ariel Fernandez in a recent Communication showed that a structural defect known as dehydron , causing interfacial tension in proteins , (...) [WebWire Computer software] New technology for diagnosis of cancer cells The type of therapy a cancer patient receives largely depends on the eye of a pathologist. However, human judgment is, by its very nature, subject to variation. To enhance the quality of diagnosis, scientists have developed a software that identifies cell structures and proteins in order to (...) [Science daily] Quantum computers? First photonic router demonstrated Scientists have demonstrated for the first time a photonic router -- a quantum device based on a single atom that enables routing of single photons by single photons. This achievement is another step toward overcoming the difficulties in building quantum (...) [Science daily] Your next Angry Birds opponent could be a robot With the help of a smart tablet and Angry Birds, children can now do something typically reserved for engineers and computer scientists: program a robot to learn new skills. The project is designed to serve as a rehabilitation tool and to help kids with (...) [Science daily]
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