News tagged with community environment
A camera that peers around corners (w/ video)
In December, MIT Media Lab researchers caused a stir by releasing a slow-motion video of a burst of light traveling the length of a plastic bottle. But the experimental setup that enabled that video was des ...
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Sony commercializes TransferJet compatible LSI
Sony today announced the commercialization of "CXD3271GW" LSI, for use in the close proximity wireless transfer technology TransferJet. This LSI realizes a 350Mbps transmission speed and the industry's highest ...
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Smart paint could revolutionize structural safety
An innovative low-cost smart paint that can detect microscopic faults in wind turbines, mines and bridges before structural damage occurs is being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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US joins effort to draw up space 'code of conduct'
The United States pledged Tuesday to join an EU-led effort to develop a space "code of conduct" that would set rules for orbiting spacecraft and for mitigating the growing problem of orbiting debris.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 17, 2012 |
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MU engineers developing military applications for smartphones
Tracking military targets? The University of Missouri's College of Engineering has an app for that.
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Talk to the virtual hands
Body language of both speaker and listener affects success in virtual reality communication game.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 12, 2011 |
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CSI: PCR-free techniques ID the most active microbes on the scene
Anyone who has watched one of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation television shows knows that PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is a technology used to amplify the tiniest samples of DNA into forensic evidence ...
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Study details bacterial communication
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you think your family talks too loud at times, just consider what the noise level would be if you could hear what the bacteria around you are saying.
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Parents' influence on children's eating habits is limited
As primary caregivers, parents are often believed to have a strong influence on children's eating behaviors. However, previous findings on parent-child resemblance in dietary intakes are mixed. Researchers from the Johns ...
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Researchers show how to improve wireless location-detection systems
In the last 10 years, the possibility of using wireless connections to deduce mobile devices' locations has been a hot research topic in industry and academia. GPS systems frequently fail in large buildings, ...
Sep 09, 2010 |
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Scientists provide an atomic view of the destruction caused by radiation in extreme environments
(PhysOrg.com) -- In extreme environments, some materials quickly recover from being hit by energetic ions, while other materials are permanently scarred, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National ...
Jul 16, 2010 |
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Could life survive on Mars? Yes, microbiologist says
Researchers at McGill's department of natural resources, the National Research Council of Canada, the University of Toronto and the SETI Institute have discovered that methane-eating bacteria survive in a ...
Jun 04, 2010 |
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Better computing, communication for emergency personnel at disaster sites
Hurricane Katrina. The Southeast Asian tsunami. Now the killer earthquake in Haiti, which has claimed upwards of 50,000 lives. In each case, the response to a natural disaster has been further complicated by the difficulty ...
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Money won't buy happiness: Poverty-reduction programs need to also look at improving people's well-being
There is more to life satisfaction than money, and public policy programs aiming to tackle poverty need to move beyond simply raising people's income to also improving their quality of life in other areas. These findings1 ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 07, 2009 |
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Online educational empowerment
Online learning communities flourish best if individual learners have self-governance. That is the conclusion of a US study published in the International Journal of Web Based Communities.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 22, 2009 |
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