This week in science and technology, highlights
- Scientists have discovered a new species of parasitic euglenids.
- Astronomers have discovered unexpectedly strong surface magnetic fields in some stars, challenging current star evolution models.
- Researchers at Queen Mary University have engineered a self-sensing, variable-stiffness artificial muscle that mimics natural muscle characteristics.
- An international group of scientists managed to produce slow electrons in a solution, which could potentially enhance the efficiency of certain chemical reactions.
- Researchers from the Human Brain Project at Charité University Berlin and their colleagues have found that intelligent people do not necessarily think faster than others when solving problems.
- Stanford researchers have found a way to treat depression by reversing brain signals traveling the wrong way.
