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Electric current sufficient to light a string of LEDs, activate an e-paper display or even trigger action by a computer can be generated by tapping or rubbing simple, flexible generators made of paper, thin sheets of plastic and other everyday materials, researchers at Disney Research, Pittsburgh, have demonstrated.
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-disney-harvest-energy-paper-like-material.html
Craig Venter leads a tour of his new J. Craig Venter Institute campus, under construction on Torrey Pines Mesa.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/oct/05/craig-venter-biotech-science-institute-jolla/
Last summer, researchers at Yale published a study proving that physicists, chemists and biologists are likely to view a young male scientist more favorably than a woman with the same qualifications. Presented with identical summaries of the accomplishments of two imaginary applicants, professors at six major research institutions were significantly more willing to offer the man a job.
Covered California, the state insurance marketplace, debuts to strong consumer demand, computer glitches and delays.
http://www.latimes.com/health/healthcare/la-fi-obamacare-california-launch-20131002,0,4856547.story
Along with the honor, Baran and the other recipients each get $625,000 over the next five years, the largest amount ever — $125,000 more than last year. This year's crop of MacArthur fellows form a diverse group, including artists, doctors and historians as well as scientists. They are free to spend the money as they please.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/sep/24/phil-baran-macarthur-genius-grant/
In 2010, however, Nature had also noted rising concerns about fraud in Chinese research, reporting that in one Chinese government survey, a third of more than 6,000 scientific researchers at six leading institutions admitted to plagiarism, falsification or fabrication.
Despite his perhaps bizarre appearance, a man in China who is growing a new nose on his forehead is the beneficiary of a rather common nose reconstruction technique.
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/mans-forehead-nose-common-reconstruction-technique-8C11264612
By binding photons together to form molecules, scientists from Harvard and MIT have created a never-before-seen form of matter.
http://scitechdaily.com/harvard-mit-scientists-create-never-seen-form-matter/
Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a type of herpes virus, is carried by about 70 per cent of people and, although it usually doesn't cause illness, shaves 3.7 years off life expectancy.
Women with a higher-than-usual risk for developing breast cancer should consider taking one of two medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce that risk, a federal panel has concluded. But the medications, which can raise a woman's risk of developing blood clots, are not for everyone and should not be taken for breast cancer reduction by most women, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said.
