Science of the Week, 8/30/13

Here are some of the most interesting science articles I read this week:

Statins may slow human aging by protecting against telomere shortening

Playing it by ear: echolocation possible for humans (Susan Curnow, you'd like this!)

Ultracold Big Bang experiment successfully simulate evolution of early universe

Transparent artificial muscle doubles as an audio speaker

Developing a low-cost device to detect cancer--with magnets

Humans and robots team up for high-tech fruit harvest

Doctor shows promise of Google Glass in live surgery

Titan data indicates a rigid, weathered ice shell

Researchers discover a potential cause for autism

Researcher controls colleague's motions in first human brain-to-brain interface

Existence of new element, 115, confirmed

Architecture of chromosomes: a key to success or failure

That's it for this week. Enjoy your weekend, and if you have Labor Day off, come on over here for a BRoP interview.