News tagged with control mechanism

Lenovo applies for a patent for a grip tablet keyboard

(Phys.org) -- With the introduction of the tablet computer, users of such devices have been forced to make some tradeoffs regarding keyboards. Virtually all tablets make use of image display and finger touching ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast weblog

Powerful systems biology

An international team of researchers headed by ETH-Zurich scientists has demonstrated for the first time how to extract testable hypotheses from a vast amount of different measurement data for cells that are ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stress-induced genomic instability facilitates rapid cellular adaption in yeast

Cells trying to keep pace with constantly changing environmental conditions need to strike a fine balance between maintaining their genomic integrity and allowing enough genetic flexibility to adapt to inhospitable conditions. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How good are your horse's brakes?

Horseriding is a popular summer holiday activity, but few people know that horses kill more Australians annually than any other animal. Professor Paul McGreevy, from the University of Sydney's Faculty of Veterinary ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Breakthrough in the production of flood-tolerant crops

As countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and parts of the United States and United Kingdom have fallen victim to catastrophic flooding in recent years, tolerance of crops to partial or complete submergence ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Which direction are herbicides heading?

2,4-D is coming back. What many might consider a "dinosaur" may be the best solution for growers fighting weed resistance today, said Dean Riechers, University of Illinois associate professor of weed physiology.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fujitsu develops compact silicon photonics light source for high-bandwidth CPU interconnects

Fujitsu Laboratories announced the development of a compact silicon photonics light source for use in optical transceivers required for optical interconnects capable of carrying large volumes of data at high ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

GPS monitoring of Arizona sex offenders

The use of GPS technology to monitor sex offenders should be viewed as a tool rather than a control mechanism, a team of researchers at Sam Houston State University found in a recent study.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Sea squirt cells shed light on cancer development

Specialized structures used by cancer cells to invade tissues could also help them escape protection mechanisms aimed at eliminating them, a UA-led research team has discovered.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Giant robotic worm mimics C. elegans nematode (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Leeds researcher has drawn inspiration from biology to build a giant robotic worm that can wiggle its way around obstacles.

Electronics / Robotics

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Developers of machines receive help from PC game technology

Siemens has used computer games technology in a development software that makes it quicker and easier to design new machines and to simulate their complex functions at an early stage.

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 11, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Study examines outcomes of early vs. late tracheotomy for mechanically ventilated ICU patients

Adult ICU patients who received tracheotomy 6 to 8 days vs. 13 to 15 days after mechanical ventilation did not have a significant reduction in the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study in the April ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chest X-rays can help predict which H1N1 patients are at greatest risk

A new study published in the April issue of Radiology suggests that chest x-rays may play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of H1N1 influenza by predicting which patients are likely to become sicker.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists Identify Transition Between Easy and Difficult Tasks

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the primary ways in which we as humans can manipulate our environment involves working with our hands, using them to point, reach, and handle tools such as pens, needles, and screwdrivers. ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 9 | with audio podcast feature

Researchers identify workings of L-form bacteria

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have for the first time identified the genetic mechanisms involved in the formation and survival of L-form bacteria. Their findings are described in a study ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0