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Indian Railways To Run On Diesel That Used To Be Plastic
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Petroleum have developed a method to convert plastic into diesel.
How Inversion Tricks The Brain
Researchers have mapped the neural pathways required for the normal recognition of faces, explaining why orientation makes inversions difficult to spot.
IRBIT Linked To Balanced Social Behaviors In Mice
A study in mice has linked the lack of a protein that regulates the levels of dopamine in the brain to abnormal social interactions in mice.
Measuring The Value Of Science: It’s Not Always About The Money
Monetary gains are just one way of quantifying the benefits of doing science, writes Rod Lamberts.
Supergene Controls Batesian Mimicry In Butterflies
An inversion of the supergene containing the doublesex gene determines whether or not female butterflies can mimic their unpalatable relatives.
CAS Trials Industrial Production Of Antibacterial Stainless Steel
The antibacterial steel developed by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences could find applications in medical devices and implants.
CiRA & Takeda Undertake US$267 Million iPS Collaboration
The ten-year research collaboration to be hosted at Takeda's Shonan Research Center will focus on developing clinical applications for iPS cells.
A Hyper-Stretchable Energy Harvester
Flexible energy generating devices such as the stretchable elastic-composite generator could be used to power wearable devices.
Innovation Falling Behind In Parts Of Developing World
Many poorer countries are producing fewer innovations than they did in the 1990s, study says.
