Whole Foods' wine business replaces Amazon's; WineWoot founder sees an opening
Amazon.com's purchase of Whole Foods Market is showing up in the wine category. Amazon has shut down Wine.Woot and its own wine marketplace in favor of Whole Foods expansive wine operation.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-foods-wine-business-amazon-winewoot.html
California company gets FCC approval for at-a-distance device charging
Energous, a San Jose, Calif., company, is the first firm to receive federal approval for a wireless charging system purported to power devices from up to 3 feet away, the company said.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-california-company-fcc-at-a-distance-device.html
How good is your New Year's bubbly? Listen closely
Pop! goes the New Year's corks—and the bubbles that result might point to how high-quality your champagne is, researchers say.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-good-year.html
Streams can be sensors
Scientists at Michigan State University have shown that streams can be key health indicators of a region's landscape, but the way they're being monitored can be improved.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-streams-sensors.html
A phospholipid pathway from plants to parasites
Recent findings by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis may aid in the development of therapies to treat parasitic infections, including malaria, and may help plant scientists one day produce hardier crops. The research team's work is published in the Dec. 29 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-phospholipid-pathway-parasites.html
Experts try to keep Georgia O'Keeffe paintings from fading
Chemical reactions are gradually darkening many of Georgia O'Keeffe's famously vibrant paintings, and art conservation experts are hoping new digital imaging tools can help them slow the damage.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-experts-georgia-okeeffe.html
Methane still leaking from the ground at site of gas explosion decades ago
A team with members from several institutions in the Netherlands has found that the area around a site where a gas explosion occurred in 1965 is still emitting methane gas from the ground into the air. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes their study of the area and the degree of hazard the gas leak poses.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-methane-leaking-ground-site-gas.html
Ancient jumping genes may give corals a new lease on life
A particular gene is shown by KAUST researchers to help the heat tolerance of an alga that lives symbiotically with coral, which could potentially help Red Sea corals adapt to some warming.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-ancient-genes-corals-lease-life.html
AI is learning from our encounters with nature – and that's a concern
The idea seems wonderful—a phone app that allows you to take a photo of a plant or animal and receive immediate species identification and other information about it. A "Shazam for nature" so to speak.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-ai-encounters-nature.html
The day zero was banned from British roulette – how times have changed
On December 30, 1967, senior detectives from Scotland Yard sent owners of gambling clubs into a proverbial spin. Anyone operating a roulette wheel that contained the number zero would be prosecuted, they warned. From now on the whirl of numbers would all be reds and blacks – starting with the number one.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-day-british-roulette.html
Video: The diet that helps fight climate change
You don't have to go vegan to fight climate change. Research shows that small changes to our diets can make big differences.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-video-diet-climate.html
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