The Life Technology™ News Blog: 02/18/19

Monday, February 18, 2019

Self-driving rovers explore Moroccan desert, shooting for Mars

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Self-driving rovers explore Moroccan desert, shooting for Mars

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:00:06 EST

Ever since the first successful landing on Mars in the 1970s, scientists have striven to deepen their knowledge of the red planet's surface. The first successful rover, the Sojourner, was deployed on Mars's surface in July 1997. Since then, there have been another three successful robotically operated rovers on the planet, collecting information on water, rocks, soils and minerals, and the presence of organic material.

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Will sugar substitutes help you lose weight?

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Will sugar substitutes help you lose weight?

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:47:33 EST

(HealthDay)—The term "sugar substitutes" is a catch-all that covers a wide range of alternatives, starting with those little pink, blue and yellow packets. But their value as a health or diet aid is still uncertain.

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Flexible display talk: Smartphone might fold around your wrist

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Flexible display talk: Smartphone might fold around your wrist

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:00:01 EST

A phone that folds? Smartphone vendors think it can capture imaginations as they work to come up with newer gee-whiz designs to sell phones. This month, there is one foldable phone in the wings that is capturing special attention because it can transform into a smartwatch.

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World's biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are found in young forests

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World's biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are found in young forests

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:10:02 EST

More than half of the carbon sink in the world's forests is in areas where the trees are relatively young—under 140 years old—rather than in tropical rainforests, research at the University of Birmingham shows.

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Sound waves let quantum systems 'talk' to one another

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Sound waves let quantum systems 'talk' to one another

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 08:40:02 EST

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have invented an innovative way for different types of quantum technology to "talk" to each other using sound. The study, published Feb. 11 in Nature Physics, is an important step in bringing quantum technology closer to reality.

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Mapping brain circuits in newborns may aid early detection of autism

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Mapping brain circuits in newborns may aid early detection of autism

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:00:03 EST

A new map of newborn babies' brains offers details of structure that will provide a new reference for researchers studying both typical brain development and neurological disorders. Using noninvasive, 20-minute magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, researchers have revealed some of the complex and precisely organized brain architecture that emerges as the brain reshapes itself during the third trimester of pregnancy.

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Raising awareness of lung cancer risk in people with COPD

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Raising awareness of lung cancer risk in people with COPD

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 08:50:02 EST

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) need more support when understanding and acting on new chest symptoms, a study in the journal Psycho-Oncology reports.

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