Does Skype help or hinder communication?
Speech is the one of the most important forms of communication between humans.
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Atoms in a nanocrystal cooperate, much like in biomolecules
(Phys.org) —Researchers have long thought that biological molecules and synthetic nanocrystals were similar only in size. Now, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chemists have found that they can add reactivity ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 17, 2013
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Australia's gum trees 'at risk'
Many of Australia's iconic eucalypt ecosystems could change beyond recognition due to increased climate stress.
Ecology
Dec 17, 2013
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Buffalo is serving as an incubator for the bus of the future
A temporary building on the University at Buffalo's South Campus houses a humble-looking contraption that could serve as a spark for improving public transit everywhere: a full-scale replica of a 40-foot public bus, complete ...
Engineering
Dec 17, 2013
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Researchers use cells to expand nature's repertoire
Using a cell's own internal machinery, Yale researchers have produced proteins not found in nature that can cause cancer in mice, they report Dec. 16 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2013
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Video: Collaborative robots learn as they go
Meet CoBot—short for "Collaborative Robot." You might call it "help on wheels." With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), computer scientist Manuela Veloso and her team at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) ...
Robotics
Dec 17, 2013
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Innovative technology addresses wireless interference
Imagine a room with several people in it, all talking at the same time. With everyone competing to speak, it's hard to hear any one person clearly. Wireless networks, being a shared medium, struggle with a similar problem ...
Telecom
Dec 17, 2013
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Fungal pathogen shows profound effects from spaceflight
At Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, Cheryl Nickerson and her team have been investigating the intriguing effects of spaceflight on microbial pathogens.
Cell & Microbiology
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Researchers find new recipe for novel proteins
(Phys.org) —Yale researchers have discovered a targeted way to make proteins not generally found in nature by expanding the information encrypted in the genetic code.
Biochemistry
Dec 17, 2013
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Some Polynesian islanders combined binary and decimal math
(Phys.org) —When we think of binary math, we think of computers. A number system with only two digits makes calculations quick and easy. However, binary numbers can be very long and, therefore, unwieldy. While binary numbers ...
