多核心的微芯片

其实，微芯片行业的变脸从来就不是一个发不发生的问题，而只是一个何时发生、为什么发生的问题。传统上，微芯片行业每隔两年就推出晶体管尺度小得多、时钟速度高得多的新一代芯片，用户定期将电脑升级为速度更快的产品成了一种不可阻挡的诱惑。那么推动微芯片行业向前发展的这一主要动力究竟何时开始势头减缓了呢?     

“生命砖”构建生命

生物学家正在建立可通用的DNA部件数据库，并把部件组装到微生物体内，创造出程控生命机器。     

“恶意代码”混战——在这场蠕虫病毒的战争中，孰恶孰善

刚过去的八月，攻击Internet的蠕虫病毒纷纷发作，其中一种的生存伎俩不同寻常。大无极（Sobig．F)蠕虫病毒通过恶意邮件阻塞网络，冲击渡(Blaster)蠕虫病毒强迫寄主计算机每隔几分钟就要重启，但冲击波杀手     

Using digital images of the zebra finch song system as a tool to teach organizational effects of steroid hormones: a free downloadable module

Zebra finch song behavior is sexually dimorphic: males sing and females do not. The neural system underlying this behavior is sexually dimorphic, and this sex difference is easy to quantify. During development, the zebra finch song system can be altered by steroid hormones, specifically estradiol, which actually masculinizes it. Because of the ease of quantification and experimental manipulation, the zebra finch song system has great potential for use in undergraduate labs. Unfortunately, the underlying costs prohibit use of this system in undergraduate labs. Further, the time required to perform a developmental study renders such undertakings unrealistic within a single academic term. We have overcome these barriers by creating digital tools, including an image library of song nuclei from zebra finch brains. Students using this library replicate and extend a published experiment examining the dose of estradiol required to masculinize the female zebra finch brain. We have used this library for several terms, and students not only obtain significant experimental results but also make gains in understanding content, experimental controls, and inferential statistics (analysis of variance and post hoc tests). We have provided free access to these digital tools at the following website: http://mdcune.psych.ucla.edu/modules/birdsong.     

2002-2012年达累斯萨拉姆城市蔓延特征及影响因素

以坦桑尼亚首位城市达累斯萨拉姆2002、2007和2012年土地利用分类数据为基础,结合实地调研,运用扇形分析和同心圆分析等方法,以及用地增长弹性系数、扩展强度指数、紧凑度、分形维数等指标,研究达累斯萨拉姆近年来城市蔓延的总体态势和空间格局特征。研究结果表明：1）2002-2012年间达累斯萨拉姆城市蔓延特征明显,蔓延程度较高,蔓延速度不断加快,主要表现为非正式聚落不断增长情况下的城乡混合发展,侵占的土地类型主要为裸地,其次为植被;2）2002-2007年城市建成区主要沿交通干道以及在市中心周边进行轴线式蔓延,2007-2012年主要在交通干道间及城市边缘地区进行填充式蔓延,城市空间形态由指状向团块状演变;3）城市蔓延方向性明显,向西北、西、西南和东南扩展较多,东南方向成为新的扩展热点,且表现出明显的距离衰减特征;4）城市蔓延主要受到人口与经济增长、交通条件改善、政策变化及土地制度缺陷等因素的影响,其中交通设施起到重要的空间引导作用。