Hey Google, are my housemates using my smart speaker?
Added: 28.01.2020 19:22 | 8 views | 0 comments
 Surveys show that consumers are worried that smart speakers are eavesdropping on their conversations and day-to-day lives. Now researchers have found that people are also concerned about something else: friends, family and others who may have access to these devices.
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New knowledge on how different brain cell types contribute to our movements
Added: 28.01.2020 19:22 | 5 views | 0 comments
 Researchers have mapped how different nerve cells in the brain area striatum process information to plan and execute our movements at just the right time and with the right vigor. The results show that different cell types in the striatum receive signals from completely different parts of the cerebral cortex and thus respond to different types of information.
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Second of its kind 'sharpshooter' leafhopper from Brazil 'strikes' with its coloration
Added: 28.01.2020 19:22 | 5 views | 0 comments
 When, in 2014, Brazilian researchers stumbled across a red-eyed leafhopper feeding inside bromeliads, growing in the restingas of southeastern Brazil, they were certain it was a one-of-a-kind discovery. Several years later, however, fieldwork in a mountainous area in the region ended up with the description of the second known case of a bromelicolous leafhopper. Thanks to its striking coloration, the new sharpshooter appeared even more spectacular.
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Major Asia gene study to help doctors battle disease
Added: 28.01.2020 19:22 | 5 views | 0 comments
 'Under-representation of Asian populations in genetic studies has meant that medical relevance for more than half of the human population is reduced,' one researcher said.
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Biomarkers of brain function may lead to clinical tests for hidden hearing loss
Added: 28.01.2020 19:22 | 4 views | 0 comments
 A pair of biomarkers of brain function -- one that represents 'listening effort,' and another that measures ability to process rapid changes in frequencies -- may help to explain why a person with normal hearing may struggle to follow conversations in noisy environments. The researchers hoped the study could inform the design of next-generation clinical testing for hidden hearing loss, a condition that cannot currently be measured using standard hearing exams.
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19th-century bee cells in a Panamanian cathedral shed light on human impact on ecosystems
Added: 28.01.2020 19:22 | 4 views | 0 comments
 About 120 clusters of 19th-century orchid bee nests were found during restoration work on the altarpiece of Basilica Cathedral in Casco Viejo (Panamá). Having conducted the first pollen analysis for these extremely secretive insects, the researchers identified the presence of 48 plant species, representing 23 families. The findings give a precious insight into the role of natural ecosystems, their component species and the human impact on them.
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U.S. charges three, including Harvard researcher, with lying about China ties
Added: 28.01.2020 19:03 | 7 views | 0 comments
 A Harvard University department chair and two Chinese nationals who were researchers at Boston University and a Boston hospital were charged on Tuesday for lying about their links to the Chinese government.
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Watch This Teacher's A+ Reaction to Her Student Getting Into His Dream College
Added: 28.01.2020 17:05 | 14 views | 0 comments
 Congratulations are in order for Max Pacheco!
The 17-year-old high school student was recently admitted to the Georgia Institute of Technology. However, nobody seemed more excited about...
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Holocaust: SS officer's photos reveal Sobibor death camp
Added: 28.01.2020 16:52 | 5 views | 0 comments
 Two out of 361 previously unseen photos show notorious SS guard John Demjanjuk, researchers say.
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For cheaper solar cells, thinner really is better
Added: 28.01.2020 16:47 | 16 views | 0 comments
 Researchers have outlined a pathway to slashing costs further, this time by slimming down the silicon cells themselves.
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