Human beings create impressions almost instantly from strangers; in a similar way it happens with the world of internet and, in this specific case, of the social network Facebook. Thanks to a recent study, we now know that the more popular you are on the social network, the more attractive they see you, producing a very clear cause-effect relationship. The results will be published in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.
A new study in which scientists from five different countries have collaborated, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and France, affirms that the rate of change in the thickness of the cerebral cortex is a determining factor in the intelligence quotient (IQ) of a person and that this is not a fixed value throughout life. The work has been published in the journal NeuroImage.
A team of researchers from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Barcelona has managed for the first time in history to capture and move a nano-object in 3D using only the force of light, thanks to nano-sized optical tweezers. The study has been published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
From the confines of the solar system comes this image captured by the NEOWISE infrared space telescope (Near-earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) whose mission is to help NASA identify the population of potentially dangerous near-Earth objects. This is the first discovery of this space telescope since it was reactivated in September 2013 after two years of hibernation.
A team of researchers from the French National Center for Scientific Research has recovered a virus trapped in permafrost, a frozen layer of soil that covers large areas of the polar regions or near glaciers, and has managed to restore its infectious capacity.
X-rays of a specific wavelength emanating from the hearts of galaxies and galaxy clusters could be signs of dark matter particles, according to two independent teams of astronomers whose work has been featured in the journal The Astrophysical. Journal.
Google Glass, those augmented reality glasses (with a tiny computer on a screen attached to the lens) created by the "Google X" laboratory and which are not yet available to the general public, could have a very important social function. A recent study by the world's largest scientific society, the American Chemical Society, ruled that these peculiar glasses could save lives, especially in isolated locations from urban centers. The conclusions of the work have been published in the journal ACS Nano.
The Kepler space telescope has discovered 715 new planets outside our solar system, including four that could be habitable, according to the US space agency (NASA).
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
